-
The Card may be used only by the Cardholder to whom it was issued. The Cardholder is prohibited from handing over the Card or the Card data (including 3D Secure one-time passwords) to third parties. The respective information shall be kept safe and confidential at all times.
-
The Cardholder may use the Card for the purpose of carrying out the Transactions (including purchases, withdrawals of cash) and for checking the Account (Card) balance at the ATM and other use cases designed by Visa or Us.
-
Transactions require Cardholder’s authorisation. A Transaction is considered to be authorised by the Cardholder if he/she has given consent to perform the Transaction. The Cardholder gives consent to perform the Transaction by confirming the Transaction with Security Credentials or otherwise giving consent to perform the Transaction. Cardholder may confirm the Transaction by
- Entering PIN at Card Present transactions;
- Entering the OTP code for online Transactions, sent to the Cardholder’s verified phone number or Genome Mobile App;
- Providing Your Card details or other details requested (e.g., name, surname, card number, card expiry date, CVV); With Transactions via the Internet, only the brand of Card, the Cardholder’s name, the Card number, the period of validity, CVV and the verification code may be given, but never the PIN.
- Connecting, waving, or swiping the Card over a device, accepting Cards, and allowing the device to process the Card data with or without entering the PIN. For the purpose of clarity, not all Transactions will require entering the PIN at the points of sale. Transactions that can be performed without entering the PIN are limited by the amount and (or) number of such Transactions according to VISA Rules.
- Providing biometric information, such as fingerprint or face scanning –in each case depending on the settings of the Cardholder’s device, which allows relevant functions as Genome does not collect such data;
- By signing a receipt or other document confirming the amount of Transaction;
- By performing other certain deliberate and consecutive actions.
If a Transaction is confirmed in any of the ways set out in this Clause, then such confirmation will constitute the Cardholder’s consent, and such consent will have the same legal force and effect as a document signed in their own hand by the Cardholder and will be considered as sufficient proof in dealing with any possible disputes between parties. You shall not be entitled to dispute Transactions that are based on consent given as set forth in this Clause.
For the avoidance of doubt, if You are using the Card for subscription or regular payments (recurring payments), You may not be required to give consent to each recurred Transaction. Confirming the first Transaction or linking Your Card data to the relevant subscription account in such a case, You are giving consent to perform future recurred Transactions until You cancel the subscription or regular payments. In case of using recurring payments, Your Card is automatically enrolled in the Visa Account Updater Service (VAU). This service is provided by Visa in order to facilitate uninterrupted processing and continuity of recurring payments you have authorised. Under the VAU service, we provide notice to Visa when your Card number or expiration date change (i.e., when renewing an expiring Card). If you have authorised a merchant to bill your Card for recurring payments, Visa notifies the merchant of your new Card number and expiration date. Card numbers are only supplied to merchants who participate in the VAU service. As not all merchants participate in the VAU service, you should still notify each merchant when your Card number changes in order to permit recurring payments to continue to be charged to your account. If you do not want to be enrolled in the Visa Account Updater Service (VAU) or change your mind, apply to our Customer support to change the default settings and choose the appropriate option (opt-out or opt-in).
-
When carrying out Transactions at the point of sale, the Cardholder has a duty to request that the Transaction with the Card be carried out in his/her presence, as well as not being obliged to sign any receipts that do not specify the Transaction amount.
-
Before entering a PIN, CVV2, or otherwise authorizing the Transaction (giving consent to perform the Transaction another way), the Cardholder has a duty to verify the Transaction amount.
-
After authorisation, the Cardholder can no longer revoke the payment order with Us, but You may refer to the merchant for revocation of authorisation. If the PIN and/or a signature are additionally required for authorisation, authorisation is not completed until they have been entered/signed respectively. This authorisation also contains the express consent to the processing, transmission, and storing of the Cardholder’s personal data necessary for the execution of the payment order by Us.
-
We shall start executing the Card Transaction from the moment of receiving the payment order. We shall execute the Transaction under the terms stated in General T&Cs.
-
A Transaction that appears in the history of Transactions in Your Account linked to the Card may change its status, the amount, the currency, and other parameters, i.e., before the Transaction is completed and the funds are debited from the Account, the Transaction is in process. That means that We reserve the amount of funds required for the performance of the Transaction and for covering the Fees related to such Transaction in the Account linked to the Card until the moment of debiting the funds.
We shall debit the funds required for the performance of the Transaction and related Fees from the Account linked to the Card once the transaction has been submitted by Visa for payment.
-
You understand that in certain cases, including the case where the currency of the Account (default or additional) linked to the Card does not match the currency of the Transaction, which requires a currency exchange, the reserved amount of funds in the Account may be different from the amount of funds debited from the Account upon the transaction has been submitted by Visa for payment. Such a difference occurs due to fluctuations in exchange rates at the time of the Transaction initiation and at the time of the Account debiting and, in other cases, processed in accordance with Visa Rules.
-
Fees may be deducted at the time of Transaction authorisation or when the transaction has been submitted by Visa for payment.
-
You must ensure the Account linked to the Card has the amount of money necessary for Transactions and Fees.
You shall not initiate Transactions by Card that exceed the balance of funds available on the Client’s Account. The Client’s Account balance will be reduced by the value of each Transaction that is made by proper authorisation, as well as by the number of Fees related to such Transaction. If any Transaction exceeds the available funds in the Client’s Account or Card Limits applicable to the Account, the Transaction will be declined. In case such a Transaction has been settled, You have to top up the Account immediately.
For the purpose of clarity, from the moment of authorisation of the Transaction, You may not dispose of and use the amount of funds required for the performance of the Transaction and for covering the Fees related to such Transaction, which is reserved in the Account linked to the Card until the moment of debiting the funds.
Cancellation of funds reservation does not affect the confirmation of the Transaction, and the Client shall cause the Card Account to contain funds necessary for the performance of the Transaction and for covering the related Fees unless the Card acceptor has cancelled the Transaction.
-
You authorize Us to debit and credit (in case of a refund or OCT) Your Account(s) linked to the Card for any amounts that constitute Transactions effected by the Card and for any Fees stated in Genome Fees and Charges.
For the purpose of clarity, You may not dispose of and use the amount of funds transferred to Your Account linked to the Card as a refund or OCT until the relevant amount of funds is credited to Your Account.
-
We are entitled to decline a payment order if the Cardholder has not authorised it in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and (or) if the Card Limits applied to Cardholder are not sufficient for the Transaction order, agreed or prescribed limits, and (or) if the Card has been blocked or funds in Account are suspended.
-
We reserve the right to reverse any duplicate or erroneous Transaction from Your Account upon receipt of reversal information.
-
If You or the Cardholder deny that consent has been given to an already executed Transaction or claims that the Transaction has been executed incorrectly, We shall ensure that an appropriate investigation is carried out, checking whether the Transaction was executed under instructions of the Cardholder, as well as whether the Transaction is recorded correctly in Your Account and whether any error has occurred.
-
Unless You are a Consumer, where You or the Cardholder deny having authorised an executed Transaction or claim that the Transaction was not correctly executed by Us, the burden shall be on You to prove that the Transaction was not authenticated, accurately recorded, entered in the accounts or was affected by a technical breakdown or some other deficiency of the service provided by Us.
-
Full information about each Transaction, including charges, will be available to view on the statement of Your Account linked to the Card by accessing it through Your Genome User Portal or Genome Mobile App. Your statement will show:
- Information on the payee of each Transaction and a reference enabling You to identify each Transaction;
- The amount of the Transaction shown in the currency in which the Transaction was paid or debited to the Account;
- The number of charges for the Transaction;
- The exchange rate used in the Transaction (where applicable); and
- The date when the Transaction was authorised (if available);
- The date when the Transaction was executed.
-
You are obligated to check information about the executed Transactions and to control all Transactions on Your Genome Wallet at least one (1) time per month and contact Us immediately if any questions or mismatches arise in connection with the Transactions.
Should You establish any difference between the Transactions carried out or the value thereof and the respective amounts shown in Your Account statement (except for any differences in Transaction value resulting from currency exchange), You shall notify Us immediately after becoming aware of any such unauthorised or incorrect Transaction but in any event not later than within ninety (90) days thereof. If You submit a request for Dispute after the specified deadline, You can provide Us with the information about the disputed Transaction, but You should be aware that violation of the submission deadline may lead to the impossibility of returning the disputable funds to You.
In the event of a potential Dispute procedure, it is recommended to first contact the merchant or recipient of funds (e.g., retailer of goods or provider of services) and try to settle the dispute by requesting a refund of the amount of disputable Transaction. You should keep the relevant communication confirmations in order to support Your Dispute if the refund was rejected, left without a reply, or You could not resolve the issue with the merchant on the return of funds for the relevant goods or services.
Transactions that You consider to be fraudulent can be disputed only under the condition that You block and/or reissue Your Genome Card. Genome may apply fees for Card replacement in accordance with Genome Fees and Charges.
To start the Dispute procedure for a particular Transaction, You have the option to fill dispute form via Genome Mobile App or Genome desktop version. You will have to choose the disputable Transaction, fill out a special form, answer the questions, provide supporting documents, and submit a request for Dispute to Us. You agree that We may ask You to provide additional documents and information related to the disputable Transaction.
The request for Dispute is initiated and processed by Us on Your behalf according to VISA Rules.
If We receive a positive resolution regarding Your request, the amount of the disputable Transaction will be credited to Your Account not earlier than thirty (30) days from the date of the Dispute initiation through the Visa international payment system. If the acquirer protests against the return of funds, the claim period and reimbursement of funds (in case of a positive result to a disputed Transaction) may be extended to ninety (90) days.
Note that as Dispute is processed by the VISA scheme, we will credit the exact amount reverted by the VISA scheme, and normally it will be an amount in Euros, regardless of the currency of your Transaction or Account.
If We receive a negative resolution regarding Your request, We will inform You about the reasons for this in writing.
For the avoidance of doubt, Genome shall have the right not to reimburse the funds on Client's request for the Transactions made with the correct PIN code of Your Genome Card, as well as in some other cases provided for by VISA Rules and applicable laws or regulations.
You accept that Genome may apply a Dispute representment fee (per each disputable Transaction), as detailed in Genome Fees and Charges. The Dispute representment fee shall apply only if Genome initiates the Dispute procedure before VISA at Your request and receives a negative resolution regarding such request and/or a reasonable reply that the Transaction was duly authorised by the Cardholder and/or the chargeback is groundless or unjustified. Subject to the conditions listed above, the Dispute representment fee can be applied only after We receive a final response as to the resolution of Your request.
-
We shall not execute the Transactions if the instructions to perform the Transactions do not comply with these Terms and Conditions and/or requirements of Us and other cases provided by law, the General T&Cs, or another agreement. We have the right not to execute the Transactions if the funds in the Account that is linked to the Card are seized, or the right to dispose of the funds in the Account is otherwise restricted, as well as if there are insufficient funds in the Account.