Limited Acceptance If appropriately indicated herein, Merchant shall be a Limited Acceptance Merchant, which means that Merchant has elected to accept only certain Visa and MasterCard card types as indicated on the Merchant Application, or via later notification. The Visa or MasterCard Credit acceptance option on the Merchant Application refers to Visa Credit and Business transactions, and is what MasterCard refers to as “Other Card” transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Application, Merchant can elect (i) to accept only Visa or MasterCard non-PIN based debit/stored value/electronic benefit transactions (sometimes referred to as “signature debit” transactions, whether or not an actual signature is required), or (ii) to accept only Visa or MasterCard Credit transactions, or (iii) to accept all Visa or MasterCard Credit and signature debit transactions; provided, however, that a Merchant who accepts any Visa or MasterCard Card types must accept all valid Visa or MasterCard Card types issued by a non-U.S. issuer. Merchant is not required to accept Card brands other than Visa or MasterCard in order to accept Visa or MasterCard Cards (except that transactions using Diner’s International Cards which also carry the MasterCard Xxxx must be accepted if Merchant accepts MasterCard Card transactions of the same type). Bank has no obligation other than those expressly provided under the Operating Rules and applicable law as they may relate to Limited Acceptance. Bank’s obligations do not include policing card types at the point of sale. Merchant will be solely responsible for the implementation of its decision for limited acceptance including but not limited to policing the card type(s) of transactions at the point of sale submitted for processing by Bank. Should Merchant submit a transaction for processing for a card type it has indicated it does not wish to accept, Bank may process that transaction and Merchant will pay the applicable fees, charges, and assessments associated with that transaction. Merchant will comply with any applicable laws and Operating Rules for the card type processed.
