UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TERMS. A. To the extent that the activities for which the Postal Service is obligated to perform particular functions, those functions will be governed by the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, as may be amended from time to time, or its successor, in effect at the time of the obligation. Specifically, to the extent that the Postal Service provides refunds to customers using postage evidencing devices, the policy and procedure governing the payment of refunds will be conducted in accordance with the Domestic Mail Manual, as amended, in effect at that time.
B. If the meter is used in any fraudulent or unlawful scheme or enterprise, or is not used for any consecutive 12 month period, or if the Customer takes the meter or allows the meter to be taken outside the United States without proper written permission of the X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000, or if the Customer otherwise fails to abide by the signs of postal regulations and this Rental Agreement regarding care and use of the meter, that this Agreement and any related postage meter rental may be revoked. The Customer further acknowledges that any use of this meter that fraudulently deprives the U.S. Postal Service of revenue can cause the Customer to be subject to civil and criminal penalties applicable to fraud and/or false claims against the United States. The submission of a false, fictitious or fraudulent statement can result in imprisonment of up to five (5) years and fines of up to $10,000 (18 U.S.C. 1001). In addition, a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and an additional assessment of twice the amount falsely claimed may be imposed (3 U.S.C. 3802). A false statement in this application or the mailing of matter bearing a fraudulent postage meter imprints are examples of violations of these statutes.
C. The Customer is responsible for immediately reporting (within seventy-two hours or less) the theft or loss of the postage meter that is subject to this Rental Agreement. Failure to comply with this notification provision in a timely manner may result in the denial of refund of funds remaining on the postage meter at the time of the loss or theft.
D. The Customer understands that the rules and regulations regarding use of this postage meter as documented in the USPS Domestic Mail Manual may be updated from time to time by the United States Postal Service and it is the Customer’s obligation to comply with any current or future rules and regulations regarding its use.
