United States Affirm Service Terms
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Last Updated: April 10, 2024
Capitalized terms used but not defined in the Affirm Service Terms are defined in the Order Form or Merchant Agreement.
1. Integration Overview. Affirm will: (a) provide Merchant with access to and use of certain integration resources and documentation through Affirm’s support pages located at https://docs.affirm.com/affirm-developers/docs/direct-overview and other pages on Affirm’s website (“Documentation”); and (b) upon Merchant’s reasonable request, code review related to the Integration to ensure that Merchant’s code is accurate and complies with Affirm’s technical and solution design. Merchant’s integration of the Services (the “Integration”) will be in accordance with the Documentation and Affirm’s instructions. Affirm will make public and private API keys for live and test transactions available to Merchant. Private API keys are Affirm’s Confidential Information and will be treated as such in accordance with the Agreement. Merchant will contact Affirm immediately if Merchant becomes aware of any unauthorized use of any of its private API keys. Affirm will have no liability for any Losses resulting from Merchant incorrectly integrating the Services or failing to comply with Affirm’s integration instructions or the Documentation. Affirm may from time-to-time at its sole discretion, make changes to the Services (including by adding or removing functionality) and the Documentation. Affirm will not be required to perform software development or any other manual integration assistance in connection with such assistance.
2. License Grants.
2.1 API License. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement, Affirm hereby grants Merchant a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to integrate and access the APIs, during the Term, for the sole purpose of providing and displaying the Services in the Territory and enabling Customers to access and use the Services in the Territory.
2.2 Open Source Software. The Services may include software subject to open source or free software licenses (“Open Source Software”). Affirm provides no, and expressly disclaims any and all, representations, warranties, and conditions concerning any Open Source Software. Nothing in the Agreement grants Merchant rights that supersede the terms and conditions of any applicable Open Source Software license.
3. Privacy; Data Processing and Security. Each Party will comply with the Data Processing Addendum located at: https://www.affirm.com/terms/merchant-policies/global-dpa.
4. Risk Evaluation. If Affirm has reasonable concerns about the eligibility of Merchant (or any third party that Merchant enables to offer the Services) to offer the Services in compliance with the Agreement, Merchant will reasonably cooperate with Affirm to allow Affirm to evaluate such party’s eligibility or compliance, which may include providing Affirm with information reasonably requested by Affirm (except, in each case, to the extent such party is a publicly traded company, in which case Affirm will access publicly available information). Any information provided pursuant to this Section that is Merchant Confidential Information will be treated as such in accordance with the Agreement.
5. Fraudulent Transactions.
5.1 The Parties will work together to prevent fraudulent Customer transactions and minimize the associated risk of loss. Merchant will designate an individual who will serve as the single point of contact for fraud matters related to the Services.
5.2 Except as otherwise stated in the Agreement, Affirm assumes the risk of loss resulting from fraud by Customers with respect to Successful Transactions. Merchant assumes the risk of loss resulting from fraud (a) caused by Merchant or Merchant’s employees, contractors, representatives, or agents, (b) if applicable, caused by Merchant’s third-party sellers selling goods and/or services through a Merchant Channel or such third-party sellers’ employees, contractors, representatives, or agents, and/or (c) in connection with a Customer changing information (including shipping information) previously communicated to Affirm in the checkout flow after Affirm has approved such Customer and prior to the order being submitted to Merchant in the checkout flow (an “Updated Checkout”), unless Merchant requests Affirm’s approval via email to internationalorderreview@affirm.com and Affirm provides prior written approval. Affirm may terminate the Agreement immediately for Merchant’s breach of the foregoing. After a Customer’s order is submitted to Merchant in the checkout flow, Merchant will notify Affirm of any shipping address changes by sending updated order information via the Update Transaction API (as described in the Documentation). In the event the Update Transaction API is not available, Merchant will use best efforts to identify suspicious shipping address changes and notify Affirm of such suspicious changes by email to Affirm at internationalorderreview@affirm.com.
5.3 If Affirm informs Merchant that a transaction is fraudulent or likely fraudulent before the sale is Captured (or, in the case of an electronically delivered Merchant Product, before any applicable regulatory void period has expired), and Merchant subsequently ships or provides (or, in the case of an electronically delivered Merchant Product, does not cancel) the applicable Merchant Product despite such information, Merchant will be liable for any loss resulting from such transaction. If Affirm discovers that a Successful Transaction is fraudulent after the applicable sale is Captured, but before the applicable Merchant Product is delivered or otherwise made available to Customer, and notifies Merchant (such notice, “Affirm Fraud Notice”), Merchant will use best efforts to communicate with the applicable carrier to recall the shipment, or, as applicable for services or electronically delivered Merchant Product, cancel the provision of the applicable Merchant Product. Merchant will respond to the Affirm Fraud Notice within 24 hours and will include (a) the current status of the order; (b) what actions are being taken with respect to the fraudulent transaction; and (c) if the Merchant Product has already shipped, the tracking information, where applicable. Merchant will be liable for any loss resulting from such Successful Transaction if Merchant fails to respond to an Affirm Fraud Notice within such time period.
6. Prohibited Business Policy. Merchant will not allow the Services to be used in connection with any Prohibited Business. The categories of business and business practices described in the Prohibited Business Policy (each, a “Prohibited Business”) are located at: https://docs.affirm.com/affirm-developers/docs/compliance_and_guidelines. In addition, Merchant will not market or offer the Services, or allow the Services to be used, in connection with any Merchant Product that is subject to delayed fulfillment (e.g., preorders or backorders), unless Merchant clearly discloses on the product and checkout pages that such Merchant Product is subject to such delayed fulfillment. Merchant will not discuss Affirm or the Services with customers at any place other than Merchant’s usual place of business, where such prohibition includes, by way of example, discussions in such places as a Customer’s home, a consumer’s workplace, dormitory lounges, and facilities rented on a temporary or short-term basis, such as hotel or motel rooms, convention centers, fairgrounds, and restaurants.
7. Exclusivity. Except for the Services, during the Term, Merchant will not integrate, market, offer, sell, or promote any financial products or services in the Territory that: (a) are similar to an Affirm Product, including any closed-end installment loan or payment deferral options; or (b) are open-ended credit programs. Merchant will not be prohibited under this Section from accepting generally accepted multi-purpose credit, charge cards, or debit or secured cards (e.g., MasterCard or Visa cards), provided that Merchant will not permit any such cards to (i) be co-branded, sponsored, or co-sponsored by Merchant, or (ii) bear Merchant Marks.
8. No Discrimination or Other Disparate Treatment. Merchant will not discriminate against or otherwise disadvantage (relative to Merchant’s transactions involving other methods of payment) its customers who use or desire to use the Services to purchase a Merchant Product, which discrimination or disadvantaging may include, but is not limited to, (a) imposing surcharges, fees, or other costs on such customers; (b) excluding such customers from receiving or participating in any discounts, rebates, savings, offers, incentives, loyalty program benefits, points, or rewards; and (c) acting in a manner that violates Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. § 1026.
9. Payout and Payment Terms.
9.1 Transactions. “Successful Transaction” means a sale of a Merchant Product to a Customer using the Services that is Captured by Merchant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Successful Transactions under this Agreement may occur via a direct API (“Direct”) Integration, a one-time use virtual card (“Virtual Card”), Affirm Card™ (Virtual Cards and Affirm Card™ together are referred to herein as a “Card