Credit Card Account and no other account held with the Bank. • HDFC Bank reserves the right to revoke/stop this facility
if the credit behaviour on the card is unsatisfactory. The Cardholder agrees that he would fill up a new SmartPay
application form when the Credit Card Account number, address or any specific utility customer ID specified in the
application form, is transferred or changed. • It will be the responsibility of the Cardholder to inform HDFC Bank in
writing of any change or withdrawal of the SmartPay facility thus availed. Such change or withdrawal will take 30 days to
be effected. Failure of the Cardholder to do the same and subsequent debits if any towards utility payments will
constitute valid transactions and the Cardholder will be liable to pay the same. • Certain Utilities/Service providers may
specify the date on which payment is to be made and notwithstanding any instructions given by the Cardholder in this
regard, HDFC Bank shall remit the payment anytime before the Payment Due Date specified by the Utilities/Service
providers. • Without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid processing of all the instructions is subject to the
availability of free, clear and available limits in the Cardholder’s HDFC Bank Credit Card Account at the time of processing
the transaction. In the event of Credit Limits not being wholly available, HDFC Bank shall not process the instructions and
shall not make payments to the utility company. • Any disputes arising out of disconnection of the utility facility, penalty
from government and late charges on instalment dues arising due to change/revocation of the facility will be the sole
responsibility of the Cardholder and the Cardholder will not hold HDFC Bank responsible/liable for the same. • The
Cardholder indemnifies HDFC Bank from and against all actions, suits, claims, liabilities and proceedings due to or arising
out of any or all disputes between the Cardholder and Utility companies or by reason of HDFC Bank acting in good faith
or refusing to take or omitting to act on the SmartPay facility. • HDFC Bank shall not be liable to the Cardholder for any
loss or damage whatsoever or howsoever arising directly or indirectly including without limitation due to delay or failure
to give effect to the SmartPay facility. • HDFC Bank will endeavour to effect payments/carry-out instructions received by
it within the Payment Due Date to each utility company. However, HDFC Bank does not warrant that payment/fulfilment
of instructions will not be delayed for reasons beyond its control. As the instructions would depend on various electronic
technology used from time to time, there could be delays in receipt of any instructions by HDFC Bank from the Cardholder
and by the provider of Utilities/Services. • HDFC Bank will not in any way be connected with the disputes between utility
companies and the Cardholder. • This facility is available only for utility bills pertaining to residential uses. No commercial
utility bills will be paid under this scheme. • Signing of the SmartPay application form does not ensure automatic approval
of this facility. • The SmartPay facility is in respect of the entire charges or to the extent of the limit set by the Cardholder
on the utility outstanding and the said instruction shall be valid and binding for the validity period and subsequent
renewal period of the Card Account unless and until rescinded by the Cardholder in writing to HDFC Bank. No receipt will
be given for bills paid through this facility, Cardholder statement is adequate proof that such payment was paid to utility
company. • HDFC Bank neither endorses the Utilities/ Services offered, nor is it in any manner party to the contracts that
may be executed between the Cardholder and the providers of such Utilities/Services. The providers of Utilities/Services
shall be solely responsible to the Cardholder to render the Utilities/Services for which payment is to be made by HDFC
Bank and HDFC Bank shall not be responsible/liable for any deficiency in the same including, but not limited to, deficient
quality, delivery, quantity etc. and shall not be made party to any disputes between the Cardholder and any providers of
Utilities/Services. The Cardholder shall not hold HDFC Bank liable for any non-service, delayed service or faulty service
rendered by the provider of Utilities/Services and shall not contact or communicate in any manner whatsoever, inter
alia, by electronic mail, phone, post, SMS or personal meeting with HDFC Bank in this regard.
• HDFC Bank shall be entitled (without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have) to charge the Cardholder late
payment interest at the applicable rate for delayed payment on all late payments from the date the charge was required
to be paid until the actual date of payment. • HDFC Bank may, in its sole discretion, accept any cancellation request by
the Cardholder, provided that HDFC Bank has not already made the utility payment for the month for which the
cancellation request is made. • Nothing contained herein shall prejudice or affect the Terms and Conditions of the
Cardmember Agreement. The terms of this facility shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the terms contained in
the Cardmember Agreement. • Nothing contained in the SmartPay facility shall be construed as binding obligation on
HDFC Bank or any participating utility company to continue the facility after the facility termination date or substitute by
a new or similar facility.• As and when other communication channels are introduced HDFC Bank may be entitled to rely
upon all electronic communications orders or messages to HDFC Bank from the Cardholder whether received by email,
SMS, on telephone or otherwise in the manner prescribed for the same from time to time by HDFC Bank and HDFC Bank
shall not be obliged to verify or make further inquiry into the identity of the sender or the message integrity, of any
communications, orders or messages. The Cardholder shall in no circumstance dispute such reliance by HDFC Bank. • All
disputes arising out of the SmartPay facility shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent courts in Chennai.
• The SmartPay nomination will be effective subject to HDFC Bank Credit Card being valid and in good standing. • HDFC
Bank may at its sole discretion accept or decline the said SmartPay application form. The record of charges in respect of
the above services received or availed by me and
submitted
by utility companies to my Card Account will neither bear my
signature nor the imprint of my card. I therefore undertake to unconditionally honour and pay without demur and
contestation all the said charges including interim charges booked by me under this facility, as and when I am billed for
the same by HDFC Bank. This Recurring Transaction Instruction shall subsist during the validity period of my card and
subsequent renewals thereof. • HDFC Bank is not responsible or liable for any service and/or billing deficiencies or
inadequacies of utility companies as the case may be. Furthermore, I affirm that I am liable to honour all my Credit Card
commitments irrespective of any grievances/complaints I may have with utility companies. • Cardmember will continue
making payments towards the above utility outstanding until I receive an SMS/email/letter confirmation from HDFC Bank
indicating that my SmartPay facility has been activated. • Cardmember agrees to communicate termination of facility to
HDFC Bank in writing failing which the payment made to the utility company will be construed as valid and binding on
me. • Cardmember agrees to resolve disputes (if any) of whatsoever nature directly with the utility company and will not
hold HDFC Bank liable for any deficiency of services provided by the utility company. HDFC Bank may change from time
to time the utility companies for which SmartPay facility is extended.