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Terms & Conditions for Debit Cards

These Terms and Conditions apply to and regulate the issuance and usage of debit cards
offered by ICICI Bank to Accountholder and/or any person as may be specified by the
Accountholder.
These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) shall be in addition to any other terms as stipulated by
ICICI Bank from time to time. All annexure to the Terms shall form an integral part of the Terms.

DEFINITIONS:
In these terms and conditions, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context
thereof, the following words / expressions shall have the meaning as stated herein under:
"Account" refers to the savings and /or current account designated by ICICI Bank to be eligible
account/s for operations through the use of the Card.
"Account Statement" means the periodical statement of Account sent by ICICI Bank to a
Cardholder, from time to time, setting out the Transactions carried out and balance in the
Account as on that date, and any other information as ICICI Bank may deem fit to include.
"Accountholder" refers to individuals, proprietorships, partnership concerns or company holding
an Account with ICICI Bank. Provided however in case of savings account, the expression
“Accountholder” refers to only individuals holding such account with ICICI Bank.
"Affiliate" means and includes:
Any company which is the holding or subsidiary company of ICICI Bank, or
A person under the control of or under common control with ICICI Bank, or
Any person in whom ICICI Bank has a direct or beneficial interest or control of more than
26% of the voting securities.
For the purpose of this clause, "control" together with grammatical variations when used with
respect to any person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of the vote carrying securities, by contract
or otherwise howsoever; and "person" means a company, corporation, a partnership, trust or
any other entity or organization or other body whatsoever.

"ATM" means any Automated Teller Machine, whether in India or overseas, whether of ICICI
Bank or a specified Shared Network, at which, amongst other things, the Cardholder can use
his Card to access his funds in his Account, held with ICICI Bank.
"Card" refers to the ICICI Bank debit card issued to the Accountholder in India and/or any other
person specified by the Accountholder to ICICI Bank.

"Cardholder" refers to the Accountholder of ICICI Bank or any such person authorized by the
Accountholder to whom a Card has been issued and who is authorized to hold the Card.
"ICICI Bank" or “the Bank” shall mean ICICI Bank Limited, a company incorporated under the
Companies Act, 1956 and a bank within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,
having its registered office at Landmark, Race Course Circle, Vadodara 390 007, and its
corporate office at ICICI Bank Towers, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai 400 051 (which
expression shall, unless it be repugnant to the subject or context thereof, include its successors,
representatives and assigns), the proprietors / owners of the Card.

"ICICI Bank 24-Hour Customer Care Center" refers to ICICI Bank -Phone Banking Service
provided by ICICI Bank, which shall be available to all Cardholders. All Cardholders availing of
the ICICI Bank 24-Hour Customer Care Center shall be bound by the terms and conditions
stipulated by ICICI Bank in this regard.

"PAYBACK" refers to the customer rewards program, managed and operated by Loyalty
Solutions and Research Limited, a public company incorporated under the Companies Act,
1956 and having its Registered Office at Florence, J.L.Nehru Road, Vakola, Santacruz (E).
Mumbai 400055 (“LSRL, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the subject or context
thereof, include its successors and assigns”) offering benefits, facilities or arrangements under
the brand name of PAYBACK, to PAYBACK members.

"PAYBACK Card" means the card issued by LSRL to PAYBACK members as per the terms
specified by LSRL.

"PAYBACK member" means the Accountholder who is also enrolled as a member of LSRL and
to whom a valid PAYBACK Card has been issued and who is authorized to hold the PAYBACK
Card.

"International Transactions" refers to the Transactions entered into by the Cardholder on his
internationally valid Card outside of India, Nepal and Bhutan.

“Internet Website” shall mean websites of the Merchant Establishments wherever located which
honor the Card for payments to be made by the Cardholder of the goods and services
purchased through these websites or otherwise and shall include among others, the websites of
stores, shops, restaurants, hotels, utility companies, railways and airline organizations
advertised as honoring the Card.

"Merchant Establishment" shall mean such physical and/or virtual establishments, wherever
located, which honor a VISA / VISA Electron card or MasterCard and shall include, among
others, stores, shops, restaurants, hotels and airlines cash advance points including ATMs and
mail order advertisers (whether retailers, distributors or manufacturers).
"Merchant" means any person who owns or manages or operates a Merchant Establishment.
"PIN" means the Personal Identification Number allocated to the Cardholder by ICICI Bank or
chosen by the Cardholder/ Bank from time to time, in relation to the Card.
"POS Terminal" means the point of sale (POS) electronic terminals at Merchant Establishments
whether in India or overseas, capable of processing card transactions and at which, amongst
other things, the Cardholder can use his Card to access the funds from the Account linked with
the Card to make purchases.
"Primary Account" shall mean such primary Account that is linked to the Card.
"Reward Points" shall mean points awarded by ICICI Bank under the Reward Program.
"Reward Program" refers to the program wherein the Cardholder shall get Reward Points on the
amounts spent by him/her using the Card at the Merchant Establishments.
"Shared Network" shall mean VISA or MasterCard or any other networks which honor the Card.
"Shared Network" shall mean VISA or MasterCard or any other networks which honor the Card.
'Tariff Annexure' means an annexure detailing the charges applicable for the services offered on
the Card. These charges are subject to changes at the sole discretion of ICICI Bank. However
normally such changes in charges may be made only with prospective effect giving prior notice
of 1 month to the Cardholder.
"Valid Charge" means a charge incurred by the Cardholder for purchases of goods or services
on the Card and any other charge as may be included by ICICI Bank from time to time for the
purpose of this Reward Program.
"High Risk Countries (HRC)" means those countries where the risk of data pertaining to the
Card getting compromised post any transaction being carried out in such countries is high and
are categorized as high risk countries by ICICI Bank based on the Cards being used in such
countries by the Card Member and various disputes and/or frauds that are reported by the Card
Member's from time-to-time.

INTERPRETATION:
a) All references to singular include plural and vice versa and the word "includes" should be
construed as "without limitation".
b) Words importing any gender include the other gender.
c) Reference to any statute, ordinance or other law includes all regulations and other
instruments and all consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements for the time
being in force.
d) All headings, bold typing and italics (if any) have been inserted for convenience of reference
only and do not define limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of the Terms.
e) References to VISA/MASTERCARD regulations pertain to the guidelines issued by
VISA/MASTERCARD to all the member banks of its network.
f) The rules of interpretation as set out in the General Clauses Act shall, unless it is repugnant to
the subject or context thereof, apply to the Terms as if incorporated herein.

APPLICABILITY OF TERMS:
The Terms form the contract between the Cardholder and ICICI Bank. The Cardholder shall be
deemed to have unconditionally agreed to and accepted the Terms by signing the Card
application form, or acknowledging receipt of the Card in writing, or by signing on the reverse of
the Card, or by performing a transaction with the Card or by requesting POS activation of the
Card or activation through ATM or by requesting through ICICI Bank's 24-Hour Customer Care
Center or after 10 days have elapsed since the Card was dispatched to his address on record.
The Terms will be in addition to and not in derogation of the terms and conditions relating to the
Account of the Cardholder. The Cardholders availing of any services / facilities including but not
limited to enquiry on transactions, Statement details through ICICI Bank 24-Hour Customer
Care Center, ICICI Bank internet banking and/or any other channels, shall at all times continue
be bound by the terms and conditions stipulated by ICICI Bank from time to time for such
services / facilities.
BENEFITS OF CARD:
The Cardholder can access cash at the ATM/ at ICICI Bank branch, make payments at
Merchant Establishments, ascertain information about his Account balance through the use of
the Card at ATMs/ICICI Bank 24 Hour Customer Care/ Infinity /Corporate Internet Banking / by
using Corporate Care Services or otherwise, place request for renewal of the fixed deposit held
with ICICI Bank, or any such services as specified by ICICI Bank from time to time. The
Cardholders availing of any such services through the use of the Card shall be bound by the
terms and conditions stipulated by ICICI Bank, and as amended from time to time, with respect
to such services. The Card is valid for use at ATMs and Merchant Establishments in India and
abroad. However, the Card is not valid for payment in foreign exchange at Merchant
Establishments in India, Nepal and Bhutan. The Card is valid up to the last day of the month
indicated on the Card. Upon occurrence of the Transaction, the Account linked with the Card
shall be instantaneously debited by ICICI Bank.

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:


To enable the Cardholder to use the Card, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) will be issued
to him in the first instance. ICICI Bank exercises utmost care and caution when issuing the
PIN/s and also ensures, to the maximum extent possible, that the same is not disclosed to
anyone except the Cardholder. The PIN shall be mailed to him and the Cardholder shall ensure
that the same is received in a sealed envelope. This PIN may subsequently, be changed by the
Cardholder, at his own risk, at any ICICI Bank ATM or at designated ICICI Bank branches or at
the ICICI Bank 24Hour Customer Care Center. The Cardholder acknowledges, represents and
warrants that the PIN issued to it provides access to the Account and that the Cardholder
accepts the sole responsibility for use, confidentiality and protection of the PIN, as well as for all
orders and information changes entered in to the Account using such PIN. The Cardholder shall
not record the PIN in any form so as to facilitate PIN coming to knowledge of a third party. The
Cardholder grants express authority to ICICI Bank for carrying out transactions and instructions
authenticated by the PIN and shall not revoke the same. ICICI Bank has no obligation to verify
the authenticity of the transaction instruction sent or purported to have been sent from the
Cardholder other than by means of verification of the Cardholder's PIN. The Cardholder shall at
all times take all appropriate steps as mentioned in the Terms to maintain the security of the
PIN. ICICI Bank may, in its absolute discretion issue a new PIN on the existing Card. Subject to
the provisions stated herein and as specified by ICICI Bank from time to time, the Cardholder
will not hold ICICI Bank liable in case of any improper/ fraudulent/unauthorized/
duplicate/erroneous use of the Card and/or the PIN. ICICI Bank will also not be liable for any
consequences connected with the use/ misuse of the Card by any third party due to the Card
falling in the hands of any third party or the PIN coming to the knowledge of any third party. If
any third parties gain access to the services, including the Account, the Cardholder will be
responsible and shall indemnify ICICI Bank against any liability, costs or damages arising out of
such misuse / use by third parties based upon or relating to such access and use or otherwise.

LOST OR STOLEN CARDS:


If a Card is lost or stolen, the Cardholder must file a report with the local police and send a copy
of the same to ICICI Bank. The Cardholder may report a Card loss over the telephone to any of
ICICI Bank's 24-Hour Customer Care Centers or by way of written communication or by fax to
his branch of ICICI Bank or such other mode as may be acceptable to ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank
upon adequate verification will temporarily suspend the Card, and will subsequently hot
list/cancel the Card during working hours on a working day of ICICI Bank following the receipt of
such intimation. If the Cardholder loses his Card overseas, he may either follow the above
procedure or may report the loss through the VISA/MASTERCARD Global Emergency
Assistance help lines; the charges for the usage of such services shall be borne by the
Cardholder. The Cardholder is responsible for the security of the Card and shall take all steps
towards ensuring the safekeeping thereof. Subject to Clause 10 of the Terms, the Cardholder
will be liable for all charges incurred on the Card until the Card is hot listed/ cancelled. Further,
in the event ICICI Bank determines that the aforementioned steps are not complied with,
financial liability on the lost or stolen Card would rest with the Cardholder The Cardholder shall
take cognizance of the fact that once a Card is reported lost, stolen or damaged and is
subsequently found, the same shall be promptly cut in half, returned to ICICI Bank and
adequate care taken to prevent its misuse.
ICICI Bank constantly monitors the risk of using the Card in the High Risk Countries . ICICI
Bank will attempt to call the Card Members to inform them about the probable fraud risk that
could emanate from such Card usage at High Risk Countries and shall seek consent from the
Card Member to block the Card from further usage. In the event, the Card Member chooses not
to block the Card after being informed by ICICI Bank of probable fraud risk or are not
contactable by ICICI Bank, ICICI Bank shall not stand liable or responsible in any manner for
any fraudulent transactions reported to it thereafter on account of fraudulent usage of the Card
or otherwise.

SURRENDER/REPLACEMENT OF CARD:
The Card issued to the Cardholder shall remain the property of ICICI Bank and will be
surrendered to ICICI Bank, on request. The Cardholder shall return the Card to ICICI Bank for
cancellation in the event the Cardholder no longer requires the services or if the services are
withdrawn by ICICI Bank for any reason whatsoever. ICICI Bank, may, in its absolute discretion
issue a replacement Card along with a new PIN to the Cardholders, including for any loss/
stolen Card.

TERMINATION:
The Cardholder may discontinue/ terminate the Card anytime by a written notice to ICICI Bank
accompanied by the return of the Card cut into two pieces diagonally. The Cardholder shall be
liable for all charges incurred, up to the receipt of the written notice duly acknowledged by ICICI
Bank. ICICI Bank may at any time, with or without notice, as to the circumstances in ICICI
Bank's absolute discretion require, terminate the Card.

USAGE GUIDELINES:
The Cardholder shall at all times ensure that the Card is kept at a safe place and shall under no
circumstances whatsoever allow the Card to be used by any other individual. The Cardholder
will sign the Card immediately upon receipt. The Cardholder must change the PIN assigned by
ICICI Bank after the first usage and choose another PIN as a safety measure for secured usage
of the Card. The Cardholder will be responsible for all facilities granted by ICICI Bank and for all
related charges and shall act in good faith in relation to all dealings with the Card and ICICI
Bank. ICICI Bank reserves the right to change the types of Transactions supported by the Card
subject to a notice being given to the Cardholder in accordance with Clause 24. The Cardholder
shall notify ICICI Bank immediately of any error or irregularity in maintaining the Account/ Card
by ICICI Bank at any ICICI Bank's 24-Hour Customer Care Centers or by way of written
communication or by fax to his branch of ICICI Bank or such other mode as may be acceptable
to ICICI Bank. International Debit Cards can be used only for permissible current account
transactions under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (and/or any other
applicable laws) and the item-wise limits as mentioned in the Schedules to the Government of
India Notification No.G.S.R. 381(E) dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time, are
equally applicable to payments made through use of these Cards. International Debit Cards can
be used on Internet for any purpose for which exchange can be purchased from an authorized
dealer in India. International Debit Cards cannot be used on internet for purchase of prohibited
items like lottery tickets, banned or proscribed magazines, participation in sweepstakes, and
payment for call-back services, remittance in any form towards overseas forex trading, margin
calls to overseas exchanges/overseas counterparty, trading in foreign exchange in
domestic/overseas markets etc. or any illegal activities; no withdrawal of foreign exchange is
permitted for such items /activities. The Cardholder is under an obligation not to countermand
an order/ Transaction which he/she has conducted with the Card

LIABILITY IN CASE OF UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS


If a Card is lost or stolen or in the event of any unauthorized transaction on the Card, the Card
Member must immediately report the loss/theft to ICICI Bank in accordance with the provisions
detailed herein above. The Cardholder must also immediately notify the loss/ theft of the Card
by calling the ICICI Bank’s 24hour Customer Care Center or by way of a written communication
or fax to his branch of ICICI Bank or such other mode as may be acceptable to ICICI Bank.
The Cardholder shall not bear any financial liability, to the extent of and in accordance with the
provisions of this section, for an unauthorized transaction (except ATM cash withdrawal and
online Debit Card usage) provided he/ she notifies ICICI Bank in writing immediately of such
unauthorized transaction and the Cardholder is not, in the opinion of ICICI Bank, guilty of
negligence, fraud or collusion.
The said benefit shall be available to Cardholder subject to the terms contained herein and the
amount of the above referred unauthorized transaction shall be credited to the Account, only in
the event the following conditions are fulfilled:
i. If the Card is duly reported to be lost/ stolen by the Cardholder as per the procedure laid
down by ICICI Bank and upon the Cardholder submitting a copy of the FIR reporting
such loss/ theft of the Card to ICICI Bank; If the said unauthorized transaction/s is/ are
conducted within a period of 15 days prior to the date of such reporting of loss/ theft of
the Card to ICICI Bank;
ii. If the Cardholder has conducted at least one purchase transaction using the Card, within
3 months prior to the date of such reporting of loss/ theft of the Card; and
iii. If the Cardholder has registered his mobile number with ICICI Bank for mobile banking
facility.
However ICICI Bank may, at its sole discretion deny the Cardholder the said benefit entirely
or increase the amount of the Cardholder’s liability in this regard:
i. If ICICI Bank, in its sole opinion, determines, based on available evidence (provided by
the Cardholder and/ or otherwise obtained) that the Cardholder was grossly negligent or
fraudulent in the handling of the Account or the Card (including protecting the Card, or
Account or PIN, and reporting the loss or unauthorized Transactions) and/ or
ii. If ICICI Bank, in its sole opinion, determines that further investigations are required,
including those for the unauthorized transactions and/or merchant types; and/or
iii. If the prior account history of the Cardholder is unsatisfactory;

The responsibility of ICICI Bank for the non-execution or defective execution of an unauthorized
transaction is limited to the principal sum and the loss of interest, subject to the provisions of the
law governing the terms. Provided further that the total liability of ICICI Bank in this regard for
any unauthorized transaction conducted on the Card shall be limited to Rs. 1,00,000 (Rupees
One Lakh only) only and the same is subject to change, at the sole discretion of ICICI Bank,
from time to time.

MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
The Cardholder agrees that in case he has multiple accounts with ICICI Bank, ICICI Bank will
decide the number of accounts, which will have the Card facility on them. In case of Cards
linked to multiple Accounts, fast cash Transactions on ICICI Bank ATMs, all Transactions done
on Shared Network ATMs and POS Terminal Transactions carried out with the Card will be
affected only on the Primary Account. ICICI Bank will debit the Accounts linked to the Card for
the value of all purchases of goods or services, cash, fees, charges and payments payable by
the use of the Card. All Transactions will be reflected in the Account Statement of the
Account(s), which are linked to the Card.

STATEMENTS AND RECORDS


The Cardholder can get a verbal or written history of his Transactions by calling the ICICI Bank
24Hour Customer Care Center. The Cardholder can also check the transaction records from the
Account Statement available online at ICICI Bank’s website and last 10 transactions on ICICI
Bank ATM. The Cardholder will inform ICICI Bank in writing within 15 days, if any irregularities
or discrepancies exist in the transactions/ particulars of the Account on any Account Statement
that is made available to the Cardholder. If ICICI Bank does not receive any information to the
contrary within 15 days ICICI Bank may assume that the Account Statement and the
transactions are correct. To ensure the Cardholder's interests, ICICI Bank may record on
camera or on videotape, at its own discretion the access to and the presence of any person
while availing the use of the Card facilities. All records maintained by ICICI Bank, in electronic or
documentary form of the instructions of the Cardholder and such other details (including but not
limited to payments made or received) pursuant to the Terms, and all camera/video recordings
made as mentioned above shall as against the Cardholder, be deemed to be conclusive
evidence of such instructions and such other details.

ATM USAGE:
The Card can be used at the ATM locations with the help of the confidential PIN. All
Transactions conducted with use of the PIN will be the Cardholder's responsibility. The
Cardholder agrees that he will be allowed to withdraw only a certain amount of cash per
transaction per day as determined by ICICI Bank irrespective of the credit balance in the
Account(s). This amount will be announced from time to time. Any attempt to violate this limit
may lead to withdrawing of his Card facility. When the Cardholder completes a transaction
through an ATM he can opt to receive a printed transaction record i.e. the transaction slip/ ATM
receipt. The amount of available funds is shown on this ATM receipt when the Cardholder uses
his Card. The Cardholder is advised to retain the record of Transactions generated by the ATM
with him. The Cardholder agrees not to attempt to withdraw using the Card unless sufficient
funds are available in the Account. The onus of ensuring adequate Account balances is entirely
on the Cardholder.

MERCHANT LOCATION USAGE:


The Card is acceptable at all Merchant Establishments in India and abroad which display the
logos of ICICI Bank/VISA/MASTERCARD and/or such other agencies recognized by ICICI Bank
and which have a POS terminal. The Card is for electronic use only as in the case of the charge
slip/ sales slip printed electronically from the POS terminal. The Cardholder must sign a sales
slip whenever the Card is used at a Merchant Establishment and should retain his copy. The
Bank at an additional charge may furnish copies of the sales slip. Any sales slip not personally
signed by the Cardholder, but which can be proved as being authorized by the Cardholder will
be his liability. The Card is operable with the help of the Cardholder's signature or the PIN at
POS terminals installed at Merchant locations depending on the functionality of the POS
Terminal. The Bank will not accept responsibility for any dealings, which the Cardholder may
have with the Merchant including but not limited to the supply of goods and services. In the
event the Cardholder has any complaints concerning any Merchant Establishment, the
Cardholder with the Merchant Establishment should resolve the matter and failure to do so will
not relieve him from any obligations to ICICI Bank.
However, the Cardholder should notify ICICI Bank of this complaint immediately. ICICI Bank
accepts no responsibility for any surcharge levied by any Merchant Establishment and debited
to the Account linked with the Card with the Transaction amount. Any charge or other payment
requisition received from a Merchant Establishment by ICICI Bank for payment shall be
conclusive proof that the charge recorded on such requisition was properly incurred at the
Merchant Establishment for the amount and by the Cardholder using the Card referred to in that
charge or other requisition, except where the Card has been lost, stolen or fraudulently
misused, the burden of proof for which shall be on the Cardholder. In case a Cardholder wishes
to cancel a completed transaction due to an error or on account of merchandise return, the
Merchant must cancel the earlier sales slip and the Cardholder must retain a copy of the
cancelled sales slip. In the event of reversal/refund of debits due to such Transactions charge
slip / sales slip needs to be produced by the Cardholder, if called for. The Card is not to be used
at hotels during check-in and also at other locations where paying arrangement is done before
completion of the purchase transaction or service.

REWARD PROGRAM
Under the Reward Program, ICICI Bank shall award Reward Points for Valid Charges incurred
by the Cardholders on the Card. ICICI Bank shall also at its sole discretion award additional
Reward Points to the Cardholder. ICICI Bank Reward Points, as earned by the Cardholder, shall
be indicated in the account statement sent to the Cardholder from time to time. It is to be noted
that Reward Program shall not be applicable to partnership concerns or company (ies) holding
an Account with ICICI Bank. The Reward Points can be redeemed by the Cardholder only upon
the Cardholder becoming an PAYBACK member and by use of the PAYBACK Card against the
item(s) available in the PAYBACK reward catalogue as may be communicated by LSRL to the
PAYBACK Members. For details in order to become a PAYBACK card member, the Cardholder
may visit the PAYBACK website at “www.PAYBACK.in”. In addition to these terms and
conditions, the Cardholders shall also be governed by the terms pertaining to PAYBACK Card
issued by LSRL. On redemption, the Rewards Points so redeemed will automatically stand
reduced from the accumulated Reward Points in the Card-Account. Computation of the Reward
Points shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Cardholder and will not be liable to any
dispute or questioning. Any tax (es) or charges payable to the Government or any other
authority or body or any participating establishment which may arise or accrue to the Cardholder
by redemption as aforesaid or otherwise as a result of this Reward Program, shall be to the sole
account of the Cardholder. ICICI Bank expressly reserves the right, at any time and without prior
notice to the Cardholders, to add to and /or alter, modify, change or vary all or in part, this
Reward Program, or withdraw it altogether. Nothing contained in this Reward Program shall be
construed as a binding obligation upon ICICI Bank or any participating establishment to
continue the Reward Program in the event of the termination of the Reward Program or
otherwise. This Reward Program is voluntary and it is understood that a Cardholder in the
normal course of Card usage voluntarily incurs all charges. Disputes, if any, arising out of or in
connection with, or as a result of this Reward Program or otherwise shall be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts/tribunals in Mumbai only. Further, disputes
pertaining to PAYBACK Card and/ or Reward Points redemption shall be resolved directly by
the Cardholders with LSRL, without involving ICICI Bank in any manner whatsoever and ICICI
Bank shall not be liable for any such dispute that may arise between the Cardholder and LSRL.
ICICI Bank reserves the right to nullify the Reward Points in case of ICICI Bank induced closure
of the Account or the termination / cancellation of the Card.
GLOBAL CARDHOLDER ASSISTANCE SERVICES (VISA/MASTERCARD) GLOBAL
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE HELPLINES)
The multi-lingual VISA/MASTERCARD Emergency Assistance Services Programme offers
worldwide emergency referral assistance to VISA/MASTERCARD Cardholders when traveling
overseas. These include a wide range of legal, medical and other services. The
communications and arrangements of services of the emergency assistance programme are
provided by a third party service provider and are paid for by VISA/MASTERCARD International
and the Cardholder is responsible for the cost of any and all medical, legal or other services
used. Assistance is provided on a best effort basis and may not be available due to problems of
time, distance or locations. The medical and/or legal professionals suggested and/or designated
by VISA/MASTERCARD International are not employees of VISA/MASTERCARD International
and, therefore, they are not responsible for the availability, use, acts, omissions or results of any
medical, legal or transportation service. The Bank does not accept any responsibility for the
arrangement or the use of such services.

EXCLUSION FROM LIABILITY


In consideration of Bank providing the Cardholder with the facility of Card, the Cardholder
hereby agrees to indemnify and keep ICICI Bank and /or its employees indemnified from and
against all actions, claims, demands, proceedings, losses, damages, costs, charges and
expenses whatsoever which ICICI Bank may at any time incur, sustain, suffer or be put to as a
consequence of or by reason of or arising out of providing the Cardholder the said facility of the
Card or by reason of ICICI Bank's acting in good faith and taking or refusing to take or omitting
to take action on the Cardholder's instructions, and in particular arising directly or indirectly out
of the negligence, mistake or misconduct of the Cardholder; breach or noncompliance of the
Terms and the terms and conditions pertaining to the Account and/or fraud or dishonesty
relating to any Transaction by the Cardholder or his employee or agents. The Cardholder shall
indemnify and hold harmless ICICI Bank from any and all consequences arising from the
Cardholder not complying with the Exchange Control Regulations of the RBI, breach of Foreign
Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and the rules and regulations made there under and/or any
other Act/Authority. The Cardholder shall also indemnify ICICI Bank fully against any loss on
account of misplacement by the courier or loss-in-transit of the Card/PIN. Without prejudice to
the foregoing, ICICI Bank shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Cardholder in respect of
any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly out of: Any defect in quality of goods or services
supplied. The refusal of any person to honor to accept a Card. The malfunction of any computer
terminal/ system not within ICICI Bank’s control. Effecting Transaction instructions other than by
a Cardholder. Handing over of the Card by the Cardholder to anybody other than the designated
employees of ICICI Bank at ICICI Bank's premises. The exercise by ICICI Bank of its right to
demand and procure the surrender of the Card prior to the expiry date exposed on its face,
whether such demand and surrender is made and/or procured by ICICI Bank. The exercise by
ICICI Bank of its right to terminate any Card.

Any injury to the credit, character and reputation of the Cardholder alleged to have been caused
by the re-possession of the Card and/or, any request for its return or the refusal of any Merchant
Establishment to honor or accept the Card. Any misstatement, misrepresentation, error or
omission in any details disclosed by ICICI Bank except as otherwise required by law, if ICICI
Bank receives any process, summons, order, injunction, execution distrait, levy lien, information
or notice which ICICI Bank in good faith believes/ calls into question the Cardholder's ability, or
the ability of someone purporting to be authorized by the Cardholder, to transact on the Card,
ICICI Bank may, at its option and without liability to the Cardholder or such other person, decline
to allow the Cardholder to obtain any portion of his funds, or may pay such funds over to an
appropriate authority and take any other steps required by applicable law. ICICI Bank reserves
the right to deduct from the Cardholder's Account a reasonable service charge and any
expenses it incurs, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, due to legal action
involving the Cardholder's Card. Any statement made by any person requesting the return of the
Card or any act performed by any person in conjunction; In the event a demand or claim for
settlement of outstanding dues from the Cardholder is made, either by ICICI Bank or any person
acting on behalf of ICICI Bank, the Cardholder agrees and acknowledges that such demand or
claim shall not amount to be an act of defamation or an act prejudicial to or reflecting upon the
character of the Cardholder, in any manner. The Cardholder agrees to indemnify ICICI Bank for
any machine/mechanical error/failure. However, ICICI Bank shall be liable for all direct losses
incurred by the Cardholder, caused due to a technical error/ malfunction, which is directly within
ICICI Bank's control. However, ICICI Bank shall not be liable for any loss caused due to a
technical breakdown of the payment system if the same was recognizable by the Cardholder by
a message on the display of the device or was otherwise known/ communicated. The liability of
ICICI Bank in cases of non-execution1 or defective execution of the Transaction shall be limited
to the principal value of the Transaction and the interest thereof, if any, subject to ICICI Bank’s
policies and applicable law/s

ADDITION/WITHDRAWAL OF FACILITIES:
ICICI Bank may, at its discretion, make available to the Cardholder more services on the Card,
ATMs, POS Terminals, Internet or otherwise and/or other devices through Shared Networks for
the Cardholder's convenience and use. All fees and charges related to Transactions done by
the Cardholder at these devices, as determined by ICICI Bank from time to time will be
recovered by a debit to the Account linked with the Card. The Cardholder understands and
agrees that the Shared Networks may provide different functionalities and service offerings and
different charges for different services. ICICI Bank shall also, in its sole discretion, at any time,
without notice to the Cardholder, be entitled to withdraw, discontinue, cancel, suspend/or
terminate the facility to use the Card and/or services related to it, at ATMs / POS
Terminal/Internet / other devices within/outside India and shall not be liable to the Cardholder for
any loss or damage suffered by him resulting in any way from such suspension or termination.

DISCLOSURES:
The Cardholder hereby agrees that in case the Cardholder commits a default in payment or
repayment of any amount due on the Card, ICICI Bank and/or the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
will have an unqualified right to disclose or publish the details of the default including the name
of the Cardholder and/or its directors/partners/ co-applicants, as applicable, as defaulters in
such manner and through such media as ICICI Bank or RBI in their absolute discretion may
think fit. The Cardholder hereby authorizes ICICI Bank to exchange, share or part with all the
information relating to the Cardholder's details and repayment history information and all
information pertaining to and contained in the Terms or as expressed in the application made for
the Card to its Affiliates/ banks / financial institutions/ credit bureaus / agencies / statutory
bodies as may be required and undertakes not to hold ICICI Bank/its Affiliates/the other group
companies of ICICI Bank Group and their agents liable for use of the aforesaid information.

FEES AND CHARGES:


The annual fees for the Card will be debited to the Primary Account linked with the Card on
application/renewal at the Bank's prevailing rate. The fees are not refundable. The Cardholder
shall maintain at all times such minimum balance in the Account, as ICICI Bank may stipulate
from time to time. ICICI Bank reserves the right at any time to charge the Cardholder for the
issue or reissue of a Card and/or any fees/charges for the transactions carried out by the
Cardholder on the Card. Any government charges, duty or debits, or tax payable as a result of
the use of the Card shall be the Cardholder's responsibility and if imposed upon ICICI Bank
(either directly or indirectly), ICICI Bank shall debit such charges, duty or tax against the
Account. In addition, operators of Shared Networks may impose an additional charge for each
use of their ATM/ POS Terminal/other device, and any such charge along with other applicable
fees/charges will be deducted from the Cardholder's Account. There will be separate service
charges levied for such facilities as may be announced by the Bank from time to time and
deducted from the Cardholder's Account. In the situation that the Account does not have
sufficient funds to deduct such fees, the Bank reserves the right to deny any further
Transactions. In case of Accounts classified as overdrawn Accounts, the Cardholder will have to
rectify the Account balance position immediately. In every such situation where the Account
gets overdrawn, a flat charge could be levied in addition to the interest to be charged on the
debit balance in the Account. This charge will be determined by the Bank and will be announced
from time to time. In the event of an Account being overdrawn due to Card Transactions, the
Bank reserves the right to setoff this amount against any credit lying from any of the
Cardholder's other Accounts held jointly or singly without giving any notice. Nothing in the
Terms shall affect the Bank's right of setoff, transfer and application of monies at law or
pursuant to any other agreement from time to time subsisting between the Bank and
Cardholder. The Cardholder also authorizes ICICI Bank to deduct from his Account, and
indemnifies ICICI Bank against any expenses it may incur in collecting money owed to it by the
Cardholder in connection with the Card. (including without limitation reasonable legal fees).
ICICI Bank may, at its discretion levy penal charges for non-maintenance of the minimum
balance. In addition to the minimum balance stipulation ICICI Bank may levy service and other
charges for use of the Card, which will be notified to the Cardholder from time to time. In the
case of transactions entered into by the Cardholder through his internationally valid Debit Card,
the equivalent in the currency in which the Cardholder's Account is held, along with processing
charges, conversion charges, fees if any charged as per VISA/MASTERCARD regulations, any
other service charges for such transactions shall be debited to the Account linked with the Card
held at ICICI Bank in India. The Cardholder authorizes ICICI Bank to recover all charges related
to the Card as determined by ICICI Bank from time to time by debiting the Account linked with
the Card. Details of the applicable fees and charges as stipulated by ICICI Bank will be
displayed on the website and / or at the branches. Please refer Annexure IV for details on the
tariff applicable as on date.

DISPUTES:
ICICI Bank accepts no responsibility for refusal by any Merchant Establishment to accept and/or
honor the Card. In case of dispute pertaining to a Transaction with a Merchant Establishment a
charge/sales lip with the signature of the Cardholder together with the Card number noted
thereon shall be conclusive evidence as between ICICI Bank and the Cardholder as to the
extent of liability incurred by the Cardholder and ICICI Bank shall not be required to ensure that
the Cardholder has duly received the goods purchased/to be purchased or has duly received
the service availed/to be availed to the Cardholder's satisfaction. In case the Cardholder has
any dispute in respect of any charge indicated in the Account Statement, the Cardholder shall
advise details to ICICI Bank within 15 days of the Account Statement date failing which it will be
construed that all charges are acceptable and in order. ICICI Bank may at its sole discretion
accept any disputes on charges older than 15 days. ICICI Bank shall make bonafide and
reasonable efforts to resolve an aggrieved Cardholder's disagreement with the applicable
charge indicated in the Account Statement within two months of receipt of the notice of
disagreement. If after such effort ICICI Bank determines that the charge indicated is correct then
it shall communicate the same to the Cardholder along with details including a copy of the Sales
Slip or payment requisition. Any dispute in respect of a Shared Network ATM Transaction will be
resolved as per VISA/MASTERCARD regulations. ICICI Bank does not accept responsibility for
any dealings the Cardholder may have with Shared Networks. In the event the Cardholder has
any complaints concerning any Shared Network ATM, the Cardholder with the Shared Network
should resolve the matter, and failure to do so will not relieve him from any obligations to ICICI
Bank. However, the Cardholder should notify ICICI Bank of the complaint immediately.
QUALITY OF GOODS AND SERVICES:
ICICI Bank shall not in any way be responsible for merchandise, merchandise warranty or
services purchased, or availed of by the Cardholder from Merchant Establishments, including on
account of delay in delivery, non-delivery, non-receipt of goods or receipt of defective goods by
the Cardholder. It must be distinctly understood that the Debit Card is purely a facility to the
Cardholder to purchase goods and/or avail of services, ICICI Bank holds out no warranty or
makes no representation about quality, delivery or otherwise of the merchandise. The Card
Member with the Merchant Establishment must resolve any dispute or claim regarding the
merchandise. The existence of the claim or dispute shall not relieve the Card Member of his/her
obligation to pay all the Charges due to ICICI Bank and the Card Member agrees to pay
promptly such charges.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION:


ICICI Bank and Cardholder agree that any legal action or proceedings arising out of Terms shall
be brought in the courts or tribunals at Mumbai in India and irrevocably submitting themselves to
the jurisdiction of that court or tribunal. ICICI Bank may, however, in its absolute discretion
commence any legal or proceedings arising out of these Terms and Conditions in any other
court, tribunal or other appropriate forum, and the Cardholder hereby consents to the
jurisdiction. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
India.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES:
ICICI Bank shall have the absolute discretion to amend or supplement any of the Terms,
features and benefits offered on the Card including, without limitation to, changes which affect
interest charges or rates and methods of calculation at any time. The Cardholder shall be liable
for all charges incurred and all other obligations under these revised Terms until all amounts
under the Card are repaid in full. ICICI Bank may communicate the amended Terms by hosting
the same on the ICICI Bank’s website or in any other manner as decided by ICICI Bank from
time to time. The Customer shall be responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms and
Conditions including amendments thereto as may be posted on ICICI Bank’s website. In the
event the Cardholder, as a consequence of the change in the Terms, desires to discontinue the
Card he may do so within a period of two months from the date of communication/ uploading of
the amended Terms on the ICICI Bank’s website. However, he shall be deemed to have
accepted the amended Terms by continuing to use the Card post notification of such amended
Terms. . Any change in the Terms and Conditions shall be communicated to the Card Member,
in the manner as aforesaid, one month prior to the date of their implementation.

INSURANCE BENEFIT:
The Cardholder may, under the Card, be offered various insurance benefits from time to time by
ICICI Bank through a tie-up with an insurance company, The Cardholder specifically
acknowledges that he shall not hold ICICI Bank responsible for any matter arising out of or in
conjunction with such insurance cover, whether for or in respect of any deficiency or defect in
such insurance cover, recovery or payment of compensation, processing or settlement of claims
or otherwise howsoever, and all such matters shall be addressed to and sorted out directly with
the insurance company. The insurance company will be solely liable for settlement of the claim.
Further, the Cardholder also agrees that ICICI Bank may at any time (in its sole discretion and
without giving any notice thereof to the Cardholder or assigning any reason thereof) suspend,
withdraw or cancel the benefit of such insurance cover, and there will be no binding obligation
on ICICI Bank to continue this benefit.
ANNEXURE II

DEBIT CARD FOR CURRENT ACCOUNT CORPORATE CARE AND CORPORATE


INTERNET BANKING
Corporate Internet Banking: The Cardholder agrees that the Cardholder will need to use the
Login id and Password (“Login Id” and “Password” refers to the 16 digit debit card number and
the four digit PIN) issued to the Cardholder to access the Corporate Internet Banking website.
The Cardholder can use the Card for viewing information/ transactions of the Account(s). The
Cardholder agrees that he shall comply with the terms and conditions for the usage of the
Corporate Internet Banking. Corporate Care Services: The Cardholder can use the Login id and
Password to access the Corporate Care Services. The Cardholder agrees that the Card will be
used to access ICICI Bank's Corporate Care Services for seeking the Account related
information and performing transactions. The Cardholder agrees that he shall be able to perform
transactions through the Corporate Care Services only on acceptance of the application for the
said Service by ICICI Bank and subject to the terms and conditions for the Corporate Care
Service. By availing the Corporate Care Services and the Corporate Internet Banking Services,
the Cardholder shall be governed by the respective terms and conditions pertaining to the said
services, which terms and conditions shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the Terms
and the terms and conditions relating to current account of the Cardholder. Inquiry Card The
expression “Card” for the purposes of Account shall include Inquiry card issued to the
authorized signatories of the Account who may/may not have applied for Cards or Corporate
Care Services specifically. Inquiry card is issued by ICICI Bank for the purpose of providing view
access to the Account information at ATM, Corporate Internet Banking and Corporate Care
Services and cannot be used for performing any transactions including ATM and POS
transactions. However, the authorized signatories may apply to ICICI Bank requesting for
upgradation of the Inquiry card so as to include transaction access.
ICICI Bank shall at its sole discretion decide whether it should provide the said Cardholder with
transaction access on the Inquiry card. Upon receiving such request and the required
documents to its satisfaction, ICICI Bank may provide with a transaction/usage limit, to the
extent it may deem fit, on the Inquiry card.
ANNEXURE III

Cash withdrawal at Point-of-sale merchant terminals

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) apply to and regulate the cash at POS facility (the
“Facility”) provided by ICICI Bank and are in addition to and not in derogation of the Terms and
Conditions governing the Debit Card facilities of ICICI Bank (the “Primary Terms and
Conditions”) as available on www.icicibank.com. To the extent of any inconsistency between
these Terms and the Primary Terms and Conditions, these Terms shall prevail. Terms used in
capitalised form, however not defined herein under shall have the meaning assigned to them
under the Primary Terms and Conditions.

I Definitions:

For the purposes of these Terms, the following terms shall have the meaning assigned to them
herein under:

"Cash Amount" refers to the amount of cash withdrawn by the Cardholder in accordance with
the Facility
“Cash Transaction” refers to the transactions made by the Cardholder for withdrawal of cash
from a POS terminal, in accordance with the Facility
“Cash Withdrawal Limit” refers to the maximum limit of cash which can be withdrawn from a
POS Terminal through the usage of Card, by the Cardholder in a day, in accordance with the
Facility
"Charge Slip" refers to the physical record confirming the Cash Transaction made by the
Cardholder, which is generated by the POS Terminal.
"Fee" refers to the charges levied on the usage of the Facility provided by ICICI Bank to the
Cardholder.
"Purchase Transaction" refers to the Transactions made by the Cardholder for making a
purchase at a Merchant Establishment and paying for such purchase by using his Card at a
POS Terminal

II Terms of the Facility:


(a) The Facility is available to the Cardholders for Cash Transactions made at POS Terminals at
select Merchant Establishments, that are located in India, and offer the said Facility.
(b) The Cardholder shall specifically request for such cash withdrawal at the Merchant
Establishment that offers the Facility. The Cardholder shall sign 2 copies of the Charge Slip
generated by the POS Terminal, which, shall each display the Purchase Transaction and Cash
Transaction separately in case the said Facility is availed by the Cardholder along with a
Purchase Transaction. In the absence of any Purchase Transaction, the Charge Slip shall
contain only the details of the Cash Transaction. There shall be two (2) copies of the Charge
Slip that shall be generated for every Cash Transaction. The Cardholder shall sign both such
copies of the Charge Slip. The Cardholder shall retain his copy of the Charge Slip and return the
Merchant’s copy of the Charge Slip to the Merchant Establishment. The Cardholder’s signature
on the Charge Slip constitutes the Cardholder’s consent to the said Transaction and the
applicable Terms. ICICI Bank reserves the right to approve/reject a Cash or Purchase
Transaction made at the POS Terminal by the Cardholder. Any payment requisition received
from a Merchant Establishment by ICICI Bank for payment under the said Facility, shall be
conclusive proof that the payment recorded was properly incurred at the Merchant
Establishment for the said amount and by the Cardholder using the Card, except where the
Card has been lost, stolen or fraudulently misused, the burden of proof for which shall be on the
Cardholder.

(c) The Cash Withdrawal Limit, under the said Facility is Rs. 1000/- (Rupees thousand only) per
day, irrespective of the credit balance in the Account(s). It is not mandatory for the Cardholder
to make a Purchase Transaction at the Merchant Establishment, to make a Cash Transaction
under the said Facility.

(d)ICICI Bank shall charge the Cardholder a Fee for every Cash Transaction made under the
said Facility. Details regarding the said Fee are available on the section on "Fees & Charges"
available at our branches and on our website http://www.icicibank.com/service-
charges/common-service-charges.html. ICICI Bank reserves the right to modify/change the Fee
that shall be charged to the Cardholder for the said Facility, at its own discretion.
(e) The Cardholder agrees to not attempt to withdraw cash under the said Facility, using his/her
Card, unless sufficient funds are available in his/her Account. The onus of ensuring adequate
Account balances is entirely on the Cardholder
(f) ICICI Bank reserves the discretion to decline any Cash Transaction made by the Cardholder
under the said Facility, originating from a Merchant Establishment located outside India, without
assigning any reason .
(g) Neither ICICI Bank nor its Affiliates shall be liable for any unauthorized Cash Withdrawal
Transactions at POS Terminal.
(h) ICICI Bank reserves the right, at its own discretion, to modify/change/alter the Terms of the
said Facility, without any prior notice and continued usage of the Facility by the Cardholder shall
amount to deemed acceptance by the Cardholder of such modified/revised Terms .
(h) ICICI Bank reserves the right, at its own discretion, to modify/change/alter the Terms of the
said Facility, without any prior notice and continued usage of the Facility by the Cardholder shall
amount to deemed acceptance by the Cardholder of such modified/revised Terms .
(i) ICICI Bank shall not be liable for any error in the Transaction made by the Merchant
Establishment. The Cardholder should resolve the matter with the Merchant
Establishment and failure to do so shall not relieve him from any obligations to ICICI
Bank. However, the Cardholder should notify ICICI Bank of this complaint immediately

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