2006

Payflow Link Recurring Billing Service User’s Guide 11
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Obtaining Consent to Bill
Customers Using Recurring
Billing
You must obtain each customer’s consent to bill them on an automated schedule.
Here is the relevant section from PayPal’s Merchant Services Agreement:
Merchant shall be solely responsible for:
z Obtaining all necessary approvals required from each customer authorizing Merchant to
bill such customer’s credit card account. Merchant hereby represents and warrants that
Merchant has the authorization to bill its customers’ credit card accounts in the manner, for
the amounts and for the period of time indicated by Merchant at the time Merchant enrolls
with PayPal.
z Complying with all applicable bank and credit card rules with respect to recurring billing of
consumers’ credit cards. Merchant hereby represents and warrants that Merchant has
complied with all applicable bank and credit card rules in billing its customers’ credit card
and in its use of the PayPal Merchant Services.
z Providing accurate information regarding the credit cards to be billed, the amounts, the
billing cycles, billing period and any other information requested by PayPal that is
necessary to properly process such Transactions.