Terms & conditions

UAB STANHOPE FINANCIAL SERVICE AGREEMENT GENERAL CONDITIONS
UAB STANHOPE FINANCIAL is a private limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania with company registration number 305574870, having its registered office at Konstitucijos pr. 7, Vilnius, Lithuania;data on the company is registered and kept in the Register of Legal Entities (hereinafter – Stanhope Financial).
Stanhope Financial is a licensed electronic money institution (Electronic money institution license number 78),
authorized by the Bank of Lithuania to issue electronic money and provide certain payment services.

1. General provisions

1.1. Terms used in this document shall have the following meanings:

1.1.1. Stanhope Financial – UAB STANHOPE FINANCIAL, a private limited liability company,

registered under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania with company registration number

305574870, registered office is at Konstitucijos pr. 7, Vilnius, Lithuania; data on the company

registered and kept in the Register of Legal Entities.

1.1.2. Bank of Lithuania – the Bank of Lithuania (address: Gedimino pr. 6, LT-01103 Vilnius, phone: +370 52680029, e-mail: info@lb.lt, internet website: http://www.lb.lt).

1.1.3. E-mail address of Stanhope Financial – payments@sh-financial.com.

1.1.4. Client – a legal person or a natural person who has concluded an agreement on the provision of financial services with Stanhope Financial.

1.1.5. Party – means the Client or Stanhope Financial individually; the Parties – the Client and Stanhope Financial.

1.1.6. Client’s Representative – the executive manager of the Client (legal person), or the Client’s other representative, who is authorized to represent the Client in cooperation with Stanhope Financial under legal acts and/or activity documents of the legal person.

1.1.7. T&C – these General Conditions on provision of services of Stanhope Financial, approved by the Stanhope Financial, which along with all amendments and supplements constitute an integral part of the agreement and are available to the Client on the Stanhope Financial’s website at https://sh.financial/.

1.1.8. Special Conditions – integral part of the Agreement signed by both Parties with specific terms and conditions that sets out the rights and obligations of the Parties.

1.1.9. Agreement – T&C along with Special Conditions (including all annexes, supplements,

amendments, Fees, any additional terms and conditions applicable to certain services

Stanhope Financial may provide etc.) concluded between Stanhope Financial and the Client.

1.1.10. Fees – means fees levied for Services of Stanhope Financial.

1.1.11. Services – the service of issuance and redemption of electronic money, a payment service, foreign exchange service, and any other financial service provided by Stanhope Financial.

1.1.12. Personal Data – any information related to the natural (private) person whose identity is known or can be directly or indirectly determined by using a personal code, date of birth and one or more physical, physiological, psychological, economic, cultural or social features

specific to the individual.

1.1.13. Business Day – a day when Stanhope Financial provides its services. Unless the Agreement establishes otherwise, a Business Day means a day, other than Saturday or Sunday, or any other day off or holiday established in legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.

1.1.14. Electronic Money – the Client’s money charged or transferred to and held in a Stanhope Financial Account, designated for Payment Transactions via the Platform.

1.1.15. Recipient – a natural or legal person, specified in the Payment Order as a recipient of the funds of the Payment Transaction.

1.1.16. Statement – a document prepared and provided by Stanhope Financial, which includes information about Payment Transactions executed during a specific period of time.

1.1.17. Identification – verification of the identity of the Client, Client’s Representative and/or their beneficial owners under the procedure established by Stanhope Financial.

1.1.18. Fee – a fee charged by Stanhope Financial for a Payment Transaction, currency exchange and/or related services.

1.1.19. Payment Transfer – a payment transaction wherein funds are transferred to a payment account of the Recipient under the initiative of the Payer.

1.1.20. Payment Order – an order (payment transfer) from the Payer or the Recipient to the provider of payment services to execute a Payment Transaction.

1.1.21. Payment Transaction – a money transfer initiated by the Payer, in the Payer’s name, or by the Recipient.

1.1.22. Payment Service – transactions related to the management of the payment account;

payment transactions, including transfer of money held on the payment account opened in

the institution of the payment service provider of the user of payment services, or in another

payment institution.

1.1.23. Payer – a natural (private) or legal person, that has a payment account and allows to execute a payment order from its account.

1.1.24. Account– an account opened in the name of the Client with Stanhope Financial and used to provide payments, foreign exchange services and other financial services.

1.1.25. Profile – Client’s profile in the Platform for the use of Services.

1.1.26. Platform – a software solution allowing the Client to perform Payment Transactions and use other Services online in the manner established in the Agreement.

1.1.27. System – a software solution that Stanhope Financial’s uses for the provision of Services for Clients.

1.1.28. Consent – consent of the Payer to perform a Payment Transaction submitted under the procedure set forth by Article 7 of the T&C.

1.1.29. Password (Passwords) – any code created by the Client in the System or a code provided to the Client for access to the Profile and/or the Account, or for the initiation, confirmation, and management of separate services of Stanhope Financial, and/or initiation, authorization, implementation, confirmation, and reception of a Payment Transaction.

1.1.30. Unique Identifier – combination of letters, numbers or symbols which Stanhope Financial, as a provider of payment services, provides to the user of payments services, and which is used to identify the user of payment services participating in the Payment Transaction, and/or the account of the user used in the Payment Transaction.

1.2. The Agreement shall apply to relationship between the Client and Stanhope Financial pertaining to the provision of Services arising prior to and continuing after the enforcement of the Agreement and arising after the enforcement of the Agreement. In addition to the Agreement, relationship pertaining to the provision of Services shall also be governed by laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.

1.2. The Agreement shall apply to relationship between the Client and Stanhope Financial pertaining to the provision of Services arising prior to and continuing after the enforcement of the Agreement and arising after the enforcement of the Agreement. In addition to the Agreement, relationship pertaining to the provision of Services shall also be governed by laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Eligibility, identification, logging into the Platform and additional information

1.2. The Agreement shall apply to relationship between the Client and Stanhope Financial pertaining to the provision of Services arising prior to and continuing after the enforcement of the Agreement and arising after the enforcement of the Agreement. In addition to the Agreement, relationship pertaining to the provision of Services shall also be governed by laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2.1. To use the Services, the Client must apply to, and be accepted by Stanhope Financial. Stanhope Financial has the right to refuse to start business relationship with the new Client without indicating the reasons, however, Stanhope Financial assures that the refusal to start business relationship will always be based on significant reasons which Stanhope Financial does not have to or does not have the right to reveal.

 

2.2. To apply to use the Services, the Client must provide Stanhope Financial with the requested information and documents regarding the business. This information/documentation might include organizational structure, information about representatives and management, website, business
activities type and description, average transaction amount, highest transaction amount, average monthly volumes, chargeback ratio, tax information, length of product fulfilment, the countries in which Client will be carrying out its business activities, or any other information that Stanhope
Financial asks for (hereinafter – the Information). The Client must provide Stanhope Financial with true, complete and accurate Information.

2.3. Once Stanhope Financial has received Client’s completed application and Information, Stanhope Financial will make various checks to ensure that Client is eligible for Services and complies with legal requirements. Stanhope Financial may have to ask for additional information or documents as well as collect additional information about Client and its business from third parties. These third parties may include service providers, credit reporting agencies, background check companies, information bureaus, etc. By agreeing to these T&C, the Client agrees that Stanhope Financial may retrieve this information, and the Client also agrees that Client will provide Stanhope Financial with any reasonable assistance to provide that information.

2.4. When Stanhope Financial approves Client’s application and confirms that business relationship can start, the Parties sign the Agreement. In order to use the Services, the Client (legal person) must appoint the Client’s Representatives who would operate Client’s account in the Platform and use the Services on behalf of the Client. Each Client (natural person) or Client’s Representative (in case Client is a legal person) gets personal Profile after the proper Identification. Stanhope Financial provides each Client or Client’s Representative with Platform’s login details under Stanhope Financial established procedure. By logging into the Platform, the Client and its Representatives confirm that they agree to the terms of the Agreement and undertakes to observe them.

2.5. When the Client’s Representative logs in the Platform, he confirms that he is duly elected or appointed to represent the Client, also that the legal entity represented by him is properly established and operates lawfully. The Client’s Representative must keep her/his email account(s) and other online accounts secure as Stanhope Financial will act on instructions Stanhope Financial reasonably believes to be from Client. The Client must use up to date anti-virus software and ensure any information Client and Client’s Representatives send to Stanhope Financial is free from viruses. Client and Client’s Representative must ensure that viruses are not introduced to Platform or other systems while he/she is using Services.

2.6. The Client shall be responsible for the acts (or omissions) of any other person Client has authorized to act on Client’s behalf. Stanhope Financial will not be responsible for any act (or failure to act) of anyone that the Client authorized. The Client should ensure all Client’s Representatives comply with the obligations under these T&C. The Client confirms that it has provided the correct data when applying to use the Services and, if there is a need to change or add any data, the Client will submit correct data only. The Client shall bear any losses that may occur due to the submission of invalid data.

2.7. In specific cases, when performing duties established by the laws or if it is required due to the type of the document (e.g. the original of the document has to be provided), Stanhope Financial has the right to demand from the Client and/ or Client’s Representatives to perform the Client and Client’s Representatives Identification procedure by a specific method indicated by Stanhope Financial.

2.8. The Parties agree that the Client can confirm (sign) documents (e.g. agreements, consents, etc.) by electronic means, including, but not limited to, by using electronic signature or confirming specific actions in the Platform. 

2.9. Stanhope Financial has a right to demand additional information and/ or documents related to the Client or transactions executed by it and has the right to suspend a transaction of the Client until the Client provides additional information and/ or documents related to the suspended transaction. Stanhope Financial also has the right to request the Client to fill in and periodically update the Client’s questionnaire. If the Client does not provide additional information and/or documents within a reasonable time period set by Stanhope Financial, Stanhope Financial has the right to suspend the provision of all or a part of the Services to the Client. Stanhope Financial has the right to demand copies of the documents certified by a notary/ legalized with Apostille and/ or translated into English. All documents and information are prepared and provided at the expense of the Client. If the Client fails to provide additional information and/ or documents Stanhope Financial asked for, the contractual penalty might be applied. 

2.8. The Parties agree that the Client can confirm (sign) documents (e.g. agreements, consents, etc.) by electronic means, including, but not limited to, by using electronic signature or confirming specific actions in the Platform. 

2.9. Stanhope Financial has a right to demand additional information and/ or documents related to the Client or transactions executed by it and has the right to suspend a transaction of the Client until the Client provides additional information and/ or documents related to the suspended transaction. Stanhope Financial also has the right to request the Client to fill in and periodically update the Client’s questionnaire. If the Client does not provide additional information and/or documents within a reasonable time period set by Stanhope Financial, Stanhope Financial has the right to suspend the provision of all or a part of the Services to the Client. Stanhope Financial has the right to demand copies of the documents certified by a notary/ legalized with Apostille and/ or translated into English. All documents and information are prepared and provided at the expense of the Client. If the Client fails to provide additional information and/ or documents Stanhope Financial asked for, the contractual penalty might be applied.

2.10. The Client shall receive a notification about the confirmation of the Profile, provision of a new Service,
or renewed provision of a suspended Service via the email address that was specified by the Client or Client’s Representative during registration in the System or via SMS message if only a mobile telephone number was provided during registration. 

3. Prices of Services and the payment procedure

3.1. The prices and terms for the provision of Services are stated in the Special Conditions or in the annex dedicated to a specific Service.

 3.2. If Stanhope Financial reduces the general prices for the provision of the Services that are stated in the System, the new prices will be applied immediately upon their publication without regard to whether the Client has been informed, but only if the Prices have not been changed in the manner stated in Article 10. 

3.3. Stanhope Financial Fees are deducted: 

   3.3.1. at the time of the Payment Transaction and /or at the time the service is provided (the required action is performed);

   3.3.2. once per month for all Services provided that month. 

3.4. If Fees were not deducted when executing a Payment Transaction, Stanhope Financial has the right to deduct them later, but not later than within 2 (two) years after the Payment Transaction was executed. The Client is informed about the Fees deducted under the procedure laid down in this clause by the Fees report for the period of time when the Fee was deducted. 

3.5. The Fee for the transaction is indicated to the Client after the Payment Transaction was performed (unless otherwise stated in the Special Conditions). 

3.6. Depending on the complexity of a provided Service and/or the individual risk level of the Client, Stanhope Financial has the right to set individual pricing for the Client, which differs from the standard pricing applied by Stanhope Financial. Such pricing shall be applied to the Client as of the day the Account is opened (or from the first enhanced Client verification) or within 30 (thirty) days from the day the Client is informed about the application of individual pricing. If the Client disagrees with the applied pricing, they have the right to terminate the Agreement till the day the pricing comes into force. 

3.7. The Client confirms that it has carefully studied the Fees and terms of Payment Transfers and other Services that are applied and relevant to the Client.

 3.8. Stanhope Financial has the right to deduct Fee from the Account of the Client where the Payment Transaction has been performed or from any other Stanhope Financial Account opened by the Client.

 3.9. The Fee shall be paid in the currency indicated in the Agreement.

3.10. The Client undertakes to ensure a sufficient amount of money in its Account to pay or deduct the Fee. If the amount of funds in the indicated currency is insufficient to cover the Fee, Stanhope Financial has the right, but not the obligation, to deduct the Fee from funds held in the Account in another currency, converting the currency into the necessary one in accordance with the currency exchange rate applied by Stanhope Financial to the Client. If there is money in several different currencies, Stanhope Financial may exchange it to the payable currency by the alphabetical order of the international abbreviations of the currencies. 

3.11. The Client, having failed to pay Stanhope Financial the remuneration for provided Services, at the demand of Stanhope Financial must pay 0.05% interest for each day of overdue.

4. Account opening, Electronic money issuance and redemption terms

4.1. Under the present Agreement, Stanhope Financial Account is opened for the Client for an indefinite period of time.
4.2. Purpose of the Account is agreed between Parties under the Special Conditions.
4.3. Funds held in the Client’s Account are considered Electronic Money, which Stanhope Financial issues after the Client transfers or deposits money to their Account. Having received the money, Stanhope Financial credits it to the Account, at the same time issuing Electronic Money at the nominal value. The Electronic Money is credited, held and stored in the Account in accordance with applicable laws.
4.4. Stanhope Financial as electronic money institution operating under requirements of Law on Electronic Money and Electronic Money Institutions of the Republic of Lithuania, is required to implement safeguarding measures to protect Client’s funds. Stanhope Financial has taken the appropriate step of safeguarding its Client’s funds by segregating and placing them in protected Client’s funds bank account. Client shall retain the ownership of the funds transferred to Stanhope Financial for issuance of Electronic money. In the unlikely event that Stanhope Financial becomes insolvent, Client’s Electronic money may become worthless and unusable, and as a result Client may lose its Electronic money. Nevertheless, funds placed on Stanhope Financial Clients’ funds bank account are protected against any claims made by creditors; therefore, Client can be assured to suffer no losses should such a situation occur.
4.5. Electronic Money held in the Account is not a deposit and Stanhope Financial does not, in any circumstances, pay any interest for the Electronic Money held in the Account and does not provide any other benefits associated with the time period the Electronic Money is stored.
4.6. The Client can open multiple currencies Account or several Accounts.
4.7. At the request of the Client, Electronic Money held in its Account shall be redeemed at their nominal value at any time, except for cases set forth in the Agreement when limitations are applied to the Account of the Client.
4.8. The Client submits a request for redemption of Electronic Money by generating a Payment Order to transfer Electronic Money from Account to other account specified by the Client. Stanhope Financial has the right to apply limitations for redemption of Electronic Money specified here.
4.9. No extra charges shall be applied for the redemption of Electronic Money. In the event of Electronic Money redemption, the Client pays the usual Fee for the performed Payment Transfer, which depends on the Payment Transaction carried out by the Client.
4.10. Provided that the Client terminates the Agreement and applies with the request to close its Account, or, if Stanhope Financial terminates the provision of the services to the Client in cases provided in the Agreement, the funds held in the Account shall be transferred to the Client’s bank account or to an account in another electronic money/ payment institution indicated by the Client. Stanhope Financial has the right to deduct from the repaid money the amounts that belong to Stanhope Financial (Fees for services provided by Stanhope Financial and expenses which have not been paid by the Client, including, but not limited to, fines and damages incurred by Stanhope Financial due to a breach of the Agreement committed by the Client, which have been imposed by financial institutions and/ or state institutions). In the event of a dispute between Stanhope Financial and the Client, Stanhope Financial has the right to detain funds under dispute until the dispute is resolved.

4.11. In case Stanhope Financial fails to repay the money to the Client due to reasons beyond the control of Stanhope Financial, the Client shall be notified thereof immediately. The Client shall immediately indicate another account or provide additional information necessary to repay the money (execute a payment).

5. The use of the Account

5.1. The Client (natural person) or Client’s Representative (legal person), who is authorized to manage the Account, can manage it via the internet by logging in to the Platform with the personal login name and Password and carrying out additional authentication. 

5.2. Payment Transactions from the Account can be executed to another user’s account within Stanhope Financial, worldwide bank accounts and other electronic payment institutions with certain exceptions indicated by Stanhope Financial personally to the Client. Fees applied for transfers and transfer terms, are specified in https://sh.financial/. 

5.3. Currency exchange is based on the exchange rate of Stanhope Financial valid at the moment of conversion and is constantly updated and can be found in Platform (currency exchange rates are applied immediately and without separate notice).

5.4. Account opening and maintenance prices are provided in the Special Conditions. If the Client did not log in to the Platform and perform transactions in the Account of the Client for more than 12 (twelve) months, Stanhope Financial shall deem the Profile and the Account(s) are not in use (inactive). Stanhope Financial has the right to terminate the Agreement and close the Profile and the Account(s), informing the Client about the inactive Profiles and Accounts 30 days prior to termination, provided the Profiles and Accounts are not in use and there are no funds in the Accounts. If at least one inactive Account has funds in it, Stanhope Financial shall leave the Profile open and close the inactive Account(s) only. If the Client’s Profile and the Account(s) with funds in them remain inactive for 12 (twelve) months, Stanhope Financial shall begin applying the Fee for the maintenance of the inactive Profile. 5.5. Stanhope Financial may apply fees for transferring money from the Account to the Client’s bank account, card, or payment account of another electronic money/ payment institution’s account, as well as for transferring money from a bank account, card, or another electronic payment institution to the Account. 

5.6. Fees for Stanhope Financial Services are deducted from the Account. In case the amount of funds in the Account is less than the amount of the Payment Transfer and the price of the Service, the Payment Transfer is not executed.

 5.7. In case the Payer indicates incorrect data of the Recipient, and the Payment Order is executed according to the data provided by the Payer (e. g. the Payer indicates a wrong account number), it shall be considered that Stanhope Financial has fulfilled its obligations properly and shall not repay the transferred amount to the Payer. Stanhope Financial commits to take all necessary actions to track the payment transaction and will seek to return the funds of the payment transaction, however, SH⫶FINANCIAL in the event of failure to do so, the Payer shall directly contact the person who has received the transfer, on the issue of returning the money. 

5.8. The Client is obliged to provide a Payment Order for the execution of the Payment Transaction in accordance with the instructions specified in the Platform and valid at moment of the transfer. In case the Client is the Recipient, it is obligated to provide detailed and precise information to the Payer, so that the Payment Order for the Payment Transaction in all cases complies with the instructions in the Platform and is valid at the moment of transfer. Before sending a Payment Order for the execution of a Payment Transaction or sending information to another Payer, the Client is required to check and update the account top-up instructions. Such instructions and the data provided therein shall be deemed as Unique Identifiers, required in order to carry out a Payment Transaction in a proper manner. 

5.9. If the Payer submits an incorrect Payment Order or indicates incorrect data for the Payment Transfer, but the Payment Transfer has not been executed yet, the Payer may request to correct the Payment Order. In this case, a fee for the correction of the Payment Order may apply, as indicated in the Platform. 

5.10. If Stanhope Financial has received the funds, but is unable to credit the funds indicated in the Payment Order to the Recipient’s account (e.g. the Recipient’s account is closed, the indicated IBAN number does not exist, or else), Stanhope Financial shall return the transaction amount to the sender not later than within 2 (two) business days. In this case, charges for returning a Payment Order provided for in the Platform may be applied. If Stanhope Financial cannot credit the funds indicated in the Payment Order to the Recipient due to errors the Payer made in the Payment Order, but the Payer requests to return the funds indicated in the Payment Order, the Payment Order may be cancelled and funds may be returned to the Payer, but only under a written request of the Payer and if the Recipient agrees to return the funds to the Payer (if the Recipient can be identified). In such a case, the fees for the cancellation of the Payment Order indicated in the Platform are applied. 

5.11. In all cases, when Stanhope Financial receives a Payment Order but the funds cannot be credited due to errors in the Payment Order or insufficiency of information, and neither the Payer nor the Recipient have contacted Stanhope Financial for specification of the Payment Order or return of the funds, Stanhope Financial undertakes all possible measures to track the Payment Transaction in order to receive accurate information and execute the Payment Order. To track the Payment Transaction, the following measures may be used: 

 

    5.11.1. If Stanhope Financial has the contact details of the Payer (email address or phone number), Stanhope Financial contacts the Payer for the Payment Order specification. 

    5.11.2. If Stanhope Financial does not have the contact details of the Payer and neither the Payer nor the Recipient contact Stanhope Financial regarding the funds indicated in the Payment Order, Stanhope Financial contacts the provider of payment services of the Payer who has sent the funds indicated in the Payment Order with a request to contact the Payer for the information specification. This measure is applied if there are possibilities to contact the provider of payment services of the Payer by electronic means. 

5.12. In all cases specified in clause 5.11, the fee for specification of the Payment Order indicated in the System is applied by debiting it from the amount of the transfer before crediting the transfer to the Account of the Client-Recipient. 

5.13. In case it is impossible to apply any of the measures listed in clause 5.11 for tracking the Payment Transaction, and in other cases when it is still impossible to identify the Recipient according to the indicated or corrected data, the funds are stored in the Stanhope Financial system until the Payer or the Recipient contact and additional data allowing to credit the funds to the Recipient is provided SH⫶FINANCIAL (after debiting the fee for specifying or correcting the Payment Order from the transferred amount before crediting it to the Account of the Client-Recipient). Such funds may also be returned to the Payer under a written request of the Payer. In this case the fee for returning the funds, which is indicated in the System, will be debited from the transferred amount before returning it to the Payer. 

 

5.14. After opening an Account, standard limits for transfers shall be applied towards the Client. The Client has the right to change the Payment Transfer limits by logging in to their Account and setting other limits at their own discretion. Stanhope Financial has the right to limit the amount of transfer limits and request the Client to provide additional information. The Client will be notified about enabling the new limits by e-mail. 

5.15. The Client can check the account balance and history by logging in to the Platform. There is also information about all applied Fees and other fees deducted from the Account of the Client during a selected period of time. 

5.16. The Client ensures that (i) incoming funds in its Account are not obtained as a result of criminal activity; (ii) the Client will not use Services provided by Stanhope Financial for any illegal purposes, including actions and transactions in order to legalize funds derived from criminal or other illegal activities. 

5.17. The Client can manage the Account and perform Payment Transactions from the Account in the following ways: 

        5.17.1. via the Platform; 

        5.17.2. by other ways indicated by Stanhope Financial after the Client has agreed to the conditions of using such ways (e. g. in exceptional cases Client can submit the Payment Order by an email, if the Platform is not working).

 5.18. Execution of Payment Orders from the Account via the Platform: 

        5.18.1. In order to execute a Payment Transaction via the Platform, the Client (natural person) or Client’s Representative (legal person) must fill in a Payment Order in the Platform and submit it for execution, electronically confirming in the Platform the Client’s Consent to execute the Payment Order.

       5.18.2. Submission of a Payment Order in the Platform is an agreement of the Client to execute the Payment Transaction which cannot be cancelled (cancellation of the Payment Order is only possible until the execution of the Payment Order has been started). 

       5.18.3. In case the Payment Order has been filled in incorrectly, the Payment Transfer is not executed, unless Stanhope Financial, at its own initiative, in exceptional cases corrects the Payment Order or has a sufficient amount of information to determine the correctness of information to execute the Payment Order under a regular procedure. 

      5.18.4. In case the amount of money in the Account of the Client is insufficient to execute the Payment Transfer, the Payment Transfer is not executed. If the amount of money in the Account is insufficient in one currency, but there is a sufficient amount of money in another currency, the Payment Transfer shall not be executed until the Client converts the other currency to the currency of the payment.

5.19. Information on executed and received transactions is provided in the Platform. The Client may log in to Platform and view this information free of charge or have it printed out at a selected frequency.

6. The point of time of receipt of the Payment Order by Stanhope Financial, requirements applicable to the Payment Order and refusal of the Payment Order

6.1. When the Client is a Payer, the Payment Order shall be deemed to have been received by Stanhope Financial (calculation of the time of execution of such Payment Order shall be started) on the day of SH⫶FINANCIAL its receipt, and if the point of time of receipt of the Payment Order is not a Business Day– on the following Business Day, with the exception of the following cases: 

      6.1.1. the Payment Order received by Stanhope Financial on the Business Day after the hour established in the SH-Payment Currency Guide shall be deemed to have been received by Stanhope Financial on the nearest Business Day. 

     6.1.2. on agreement of the Payer and Stanhope Financial, the execution of the Payment Order may be started on a particular day or at the end of a certain period. In the cases specified in this clause, the Payment Order shall be deemed to have been received by Stanhope Financial and if such agreed day is not a Business Day, the Payment Order shall be deemed to have been received by Stanhope Financial on the nearest Business Day.      

 

       6.1.3. when Stanhope Financial agrees to accept the Payer’s Payment Order which does not contain full information necessary for the execution of the Payment Order (the Recipient’s name, Recipient’s account number, etc.) and for the purpose of processing the information in the Payment Order and/or generation of the final Payment Order Stanhope Financial shall involve third parties, such Payment Order shall be deemed to have been received by Stanhope Financial when the aforementioned third parties provide to Stanhope Financial all information required by Stanhope Financial for the execution of the Payment Order (for the processing of the information provided in the Payment Order and/or generation of the final Payment Order). 

6.2. Stanhope Financial has the right to record and keep any Payment Orders submitted in any manner agreed with Stanhope Financial, as well as to record and store the information about all Payment Transactions executed by the Client or carried out according to the Client’s Payment Order. The records mentioned in this clause may be provided by Stanhope Financial to the Client and/or third parties as a proof of submitted Payment Orders and/or executed Payment Transactions. 

6.3. The Client may submit to Stanhope Financial only such Payment Orders and only in such manner as agreed between Parties. Payment Orders submitted by the Client must meet the requirements of legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and the requirements established by Stanhope Financial for the submission and/or content of such Payment Order. Payment Orders submitted by the Client must be formulated in a clear, unambiguous and executable manner and must contain a clearly expressed will of the Client. Stanhope Financial shall not be held liable for mistakes, irregularities, repetitions and/or contradictions existing in the Payment Orders submitted by the Client, including, but not limited to, the accuracy of requisites of the Payment Orders submitted by the Client. Where Payment Orders submitted by the Client do not contain sufficient data or have other deficiencies, Stanhope Financial depending upon the type of deficiencies of the Payment Order can either refuse executing such Payment Order or execute the Payment Order according to the data contained in it. 

6.4. Stanhope Financial shall have the right to refuse executing the submitted Payment Order, where it has reasonable doubts that the Payment Order was submitted not by the Client or legal representative thereof, or that the data submitted to Stanhope Financial is false. Where Stanhope Financial has reasons to suspect that the Payment Order was submitted not by the Client or Client’s Representative thereof, or has doubts about the authenticity of documents submitted to it, or any other doubts concerning the lawfulness or content of the submitted Payment Order, Stanhope Financial shall have the right to demand that the Client, for his own account and in the manner acceptable to Stanhope Financial, confirms the Payment Order and/or furnishes Stanhope Financial with the documents supporting the right of persons to dispose the funds available in the Account, or other documents specified by Stanhope Financial. Stanhope Financial in order to protect the legitimate interests of the Client and/or Stanhope Financial shall have the right to temporarily refuse the execution of Payment Orders of the Client’s Representative until the check of documents supporting the powers of the Client’s Representative is performed. In the cases referred to in this clause, Stanhope Financial shall seek to protect the legitimate interests of the Client, Stanhope SH⫶FINANCIAL Financial and/or other persons, and, therefore, Stanhope Financial shall not be held liable for losses which might arise from the refusal to execute the submitted Payment Order. 

6.5. The Client shall ensure a sufficient amount of money in a relevant currency on their Account to execute the Payment Order. 

6.6. Before executing a Payment Order submitted by the Client, Stanhope Financial has the right to require the Client to provide documents proving the lawfulness of the origin of funds related to the Payment Order. In case the Client fails to submit such documents, Stanhope Financial has the right to refuse to execute the Payment Order. 

6.7. Stanhope Financial has the right to involve third parties to partially or fully execute the Payment Order of the Client, if the Client’s interests and/ or the essence of the Payment Order require so. In cases where the Payment Order of the Client requires sending and executing the Payment Order further through another financial institution, but this institution suspends the Payment Order of the Client, Stanhope Financial is not responsible for such actions of the financial institution but makes attempts to find out the reasons for the suspension of the Payment Order. Stanhope Financial has the right to suspend and/ or terminate the execution of the Payment Order of the Client, if required by law or in case it is necessary for other reasons beyond the control of Stanhope Financial. 

6.8. Stanhope Financial shall have the right to suspend and/ or terminate the execution of the Payment Order submitted by the Client where legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and/ or other legal acts applicable to Stanhope Financial require so, or where this is necessary for other reasons which do not depend on and are not controlled by Stanhope Financial. Stanhope Financial, having refused to execute the Payment Order submitted or the Payment Transaction initiated by the Client, shall notify about that the Client or enable the Client to get familiarized with such notification, except where such notification is technically impossible or prohibited by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania. 

6.9. Stanhope Financial shall not accept and execute Payment Orders of the Client to perform operations on the Account if funds on the Account are arrested, the right of the Client to manage the funds is otherwise legally limited, or in case operations are suspended by applicable legal acts. 

6.10. If money transferred by the Payment Order is returned due to reasons beyond the control of Stanhope Financial (inaccurate data of the Payment Order, the account of the Recipient is closed, etc.), the returned amount is credited to the Account. Fees paid by the Payer for the Payment Order execution are not returned, and other fees related to the returning of money and, applied to Stanhope Financial, can be deducted from the Account. 6.11. Stanhope Financial shall credit the funds to and debit them from the Account according to the Unique Identifier specified in the Payment Order received by Stanhope Financial – the Account number of the Client assigned to by Stanhope Financial according to the standard of the international bank account numbers, i.e. IBAN. If Stanhope Financial receives a Payment Order to transfer funds to a payment account opened with the institution of another payment services provider in a EU member state, such Payment Transaction shall be executed by Stanhope Financial according to the Unique Identifier specified in the Payment Order received by Stanhope Financial – the Recipient’s payment account number according to the IBAN standard. Stanhope Financial shall not be held liable for the failure to specify the aforementioned Unique Identifier in the Payment Order and/ or for specifying of a wrong Unique Identifier, and/ or when the Recipient’s payment services provider may have established a different Unique Identifier for the proper execution of such Payment Transaction (crediting of funds to the Recipient’s payment account) or requested the provision of additional information. Stanhope Financial shall have the right to establish additional and/ or other mandatory information (e.g., amount and currency of the Payment Transaction, the Recipient’s forename and surname/name, payment code), which must be submitted to Stanhope Financial for the proper execution of the SH⫶FINANCIAL Payment Order. Such additional and/ or other information shall be provided in the Special Conditions, Payment Order forms, etc. 

6.12. Stanhope Financial in executing Payment Orders initiated by the Client shall transfer to the Recipient’s payment services provider the information contained in the Payment Order (also including Personal Data of the Client specified in the Payment Order). Where the funds are credited to the account when the payer has specified a wrong Unique Identifier in the Payment Order and the Recipient does not agree to repay the funds and has not submitted a legally valid disagreement regarding the transmission of personal data (applicable in the case of a natural person), Stanhope Financial shall transmit the Recipient’s personal data to the Payer’s provider of payment services.

7. Submission and cancellation of the Consent, cancellation of the Payment Order

7.1. The Payment Transaction is considered authorized only if the Payer provides Consent. The Client (Payer) may provide Consent in the manner determined by Stanhope Financial or agreed upon with the Client. Consent submitted in writing must be signed by the Client or Client’s representative. Consent may also be confirmed by electronic signature, password, codes, and/or other identity verification means on which Stanhope Financial and the Client agreed. Consent to execute a payment transaction or several payment transactions can also be granted through the Recipient or the payment initiation service provider. In all cases stipulated in this clause, the Consent shall be deemed duly approved by the Client (Payer), having the same legal validity as the paper document (the Consent) signed by the Client (its representative), and is permissible as means of proof in resolving disputes between Stanhope Financial and the Client in courts and other institutions. The Client shall not be entitled to contest the Payment Transaction executed by Stanhope Financial, if the Payment Order has been approved by the Consent provided in the manner set out in this clause. 

7.2. The Consent of the Client (Payer) is submitted prior to the execution of the Payment Transaction. On agreement of the Client (Payer) and Stanhope Financial, the Payment Transaction may be authorized, i.e. such Consent of the Client may be given after the execution of the Payment Transaction.

7.3. The Client agrees that, in executing Payment Orders, Stanhope Financial will transmit information specified in the Payment Order (including Personal Data of the Client), to persons directly related to the execution of the Payment Transaction, such as the operator of the payment system for execution of the Payment Transaction, the Recipient, etc.

 7.4. The Client (Payer) may withdraw the Consent at any time before the point of time of irrevocability under clause 

7.5 of the T&C. The Client must notify Stanhope Financial of the withdrawal of the Consent in writing or in any other manner acceptable to Stanhope Financial. 

7.5. The procedure of cancellation of a Payment Order: 

       7.5.1. the payment order cannot be canceled after Stanhope Financial has received it, except for the cases described in the T&C; 

       7.5.2. upon expiry of the terms stipulated in clause 7.5.1 of the T&C, a Payment Order may be canceled only in case the Client (Payer) and Stanhope Financial agree on this. 

8. Prohibited activities

8.1. The Client using Stanhope Financial services is prohibited from, included, but not limited to: 

       8.1.1. not complying with the T&C, Special Conditions, legislation and other legal acts;       

       8.1.2. violating the rights of Stanhope Financial and third parties to trademarks, copyrights, commercial secrets, and other intellectual property rights; 

       8.1.3. providing false, misleading or incorrect information to Stanhope Financial; SH⫶FINANCIAL 

       8.1.4. refusing to provide information or undertake other actions that are reasonably requested by Stanhope Financial; 

       8.1.5. executing or receiving transfers of illegally acquired funds, if the Client is aware or should be aware of it; 

       8.1.6. using the services of Stanhope Financial in a way which causes losses, responsibility, or other negative legal or financial consequences or damage to the business reputation of Stanhope Financial or third persons; 

      8.1.7. providing services that are prohibited by the law or contradict public order and moral principles. 

8.2. The Client shall reimburse all damages, fines, and other monetary sanctions applied to Stanhope Financial due to non-observance or violation of the T&C, including but not limited to clause 8.1 of T&C due to fault of the Client. 

8.3. The Client is responsible and undertakes to reimburse any losses incurred by Stanhope Financial, other Stanhope Financial clients, and third parties due to using Services and violating the Agreement or its supplements by the Client. In all cases, Stanhope Financial shall contact the law enforcement authorities if any signs of illegal activity are detected.

9. Communication between the Client and Stanhope Financial

9.1. The Client confirms that Client agrees that Stanhope Financial notifications will be provided to the Client by placing them on the Platform and by sending an email, which was indicated by the Client at the time of registration in the Platform, or by sending it to the address, indicated by the Client at the time of registration in the Platform, or by sending an SMS message in cases where the Client has indicated only a mobile phone number. The Client acknowledges that Stanhope Financial notifications, submitted in any of the abovementioned ways, shall be deemed as properly provided. Notifications by post or SMS messages are sent only if the Client has not indicated its e-mail address or it is not working properly. If such notifications are not related to the substantive amendment to the Agreement, it shall be deemed that the Client received the notification within 24 hours from the moment it was posted on the Platform or sent to the Client by e-mail or SMS message. If the notification is sent by post, it shall be deemed that the Client received it within 5 (five) business days after it was sent (in case it was sent not to the Republic of Lithuania – within 14 (fourteen) calendar days of the day of its sending), unless the Client actually receives the notification later than in terms specified in this part of the Agreement. It shall be deemed that messages (claims, requests, or complaints) from Clients are received on the day of their submission, if they are submitted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EET). Messages submitted outside the specified time frame shall be deemed received on 9 a.m. (EET) of the next day.

9.2. All communication with Client shall be conducted in English language. On consent of Stanhope Financial, the Client’s notification may be drawn up in any other language (Lithuanian, for example), but in such case Stanhope Financial shall be entitled to require from the Client to refund the costs of translation of the notifications into the English language (if any).
9.3. All documents submitted to Stanhope Financial shall be drawn up in English language. If documents submitted to Stanhope Financial are drawn up in a foreign language, Stanhope Financial shall have the right to require their translation into the English language by a competent translator acceptable to Stanhope Financial. Additionally, Stanhope Financial shall have the right to request that the authenticity of the translator’s signature is certified by a notary. Moreover, Stanhope Financial shall have the right to require that documents drawn up abroad are legalized or certified by the Apostille.
9.4. If documents furnished by the Client to Stanhope Financial are inconsistent with the requirements established by legal acts and/ or by Stanhope Financial, or if Stanhope Financial has reasonable doubts as to the authenticity or correctness of the submitted documents, Stanhope Financial shall have the right to refuse to execute the Payment Orders submitted by the Client and/ or demand from the Client the submission of additional documents.
9.5. The Client shall have the right to get familiarized with the applicable version of the T&C and other mandatory documents at any time on the internet website of Stanhope Financial and if they are not posted there and if a separate request of the Client is received, they must be furnished to the Client in written form or using any other durable medium acceptable to Stanhope Financial.
9.6. The Client undertakes to check its email and other instruments for reception of notifications regarding Services, as well as Platform, on a regular basis in order to notice notifications about amendments to the Agreement/Services in a timely manner.
9.7. The Client undertakes, in case of amendments, immediately update the contact data (telephone number, email address, and post address), which Stanhope Financial could use to urgently contact the Client or representatives of the Client. In case the Client does not update the contact data, all consequences due to the failure of Stanhope Financial to submit notifications to the Client shall fall on the Client.
9.8. In order to protect the funds of the Client from possible illegal actions of third persons, the Client shall also immediately inform Stanhope Financial about theft or other loss of the personal identity document of the Client’s Representative.
9.9. The Client can receive a consultation regarding all issues related to the Platform and execution of the Agreement by sending its questions to the email address indicated on the Stanhope Financial website. Client messages related to the Agreement shall be sent to the email address given on the Stanhope Financial website or to the Stanhope Financial post address indicated in the Agreement.
9.10. Stanhope Financial shall notify the Client in advance (if possible), in accordance with the procedure stated in clause 9.1. of the Agreement, about known and possible technical failures of the Platform and systems or equipment of third parties involved by Stanhope Financial in the provision of services, which have an impact on the provision of Services.

9.11. Stanhope Financial may change the solution for technical integration of services without constraint and at any time. Notification about any changes which require corrections in the software of the Client shall be sent at least 90 (ninety) days in advance. Changes, required from the side of the Client, shall be made at the expense of the Client.
9.12. The Parties shall immediately inform each other about any circumstances significant for the execution of the Agreement. The Client shall submit documents substantiating such circumstances (e.g. changes in the name, address, email address, phone number, and other contact data; changes of the Client’s Representatives authorized to manage funds on the Account; changes in signatures of representatives of the Client; initiation and opening of restructuring or bankruptcy proceedings against the Client; liquidation, reorganization, etc.), regardless of whether this information has already been transferred to public registers or not.

9.13. All costs for conclusion, submission, confirmation, and translation of documents provided to Stanhope Financial shall be covered by the Client.

10. Amendments to the Agreement

10.1. Stanhope Financial shall notify the Client about amendments to the Agreement 30 (thirty) days in advance. It shall be deemed that the Client has received the notification and the amendments to the Agreement come into force within 30 (thirty) days after the notification has been sent to the Client SH⫶FINANCIAL by email or via any other means that had been indicated by the Client during registration. Information on amendments to the Agreement might be additionally published on the website of Stanhope Financial. 

 

10.2. The 30 (thirty) days notification period shall not be applied and notifications shall be provided in accordance with the order laid down in clause 9.1, if: 

    10.2.1. the Agreement is changed due to changes in mandatory requirements of the legislation;

    10.2.2. the prices of services are reduced or other favorable conditions are established for the Client; 

    10.2.3. the prime cost of provided services increases which leads to an increase in the prices of Stanhope Financial services; 

    10.2.4. a new service or a part of a service appears, which may be used or not used by the Client at their own choice. 

    10.2.5. The Client has no right to unilaterally change and/or amend the conditions of the Agreement. 

10.3. The Client may agree or disagree with such amendments prior to the proposed enforcement date of such amendments. It shall be considered that the Client agrees with such amendments and they shall enter into force on the specified enforcement date, if prior to the day of their enforcement the Client does not notify Stanhope Financial of his disagreement with the changes. The Client, who disagrees with the aforementioned amendments proposed by Stanhope Financial, shall have the right to terminate the Agreement which is directly related with such amendments by notifying Stanhope Financial in writing or in any other manner acceptable to Stanhope Financial about termination of such Agreement prior to the day on which the application of such changes begins. 

10.4. The Parties may agree on additional conditions which are not provided in the Agreement and its annexes, by a separate written agreement. Such agreement shall become an integral part of the Agreement.

11. Blocking of Service

11.1. Stanhope Financial, at its own discretion, and taking into consideration a specific situation, giving preference to execution of legal acts applied to the activity of Stanhope Financial, and interests of the Client, has the right to unilaterally and without a prior notice apply one or several of the following measures: 

    11.1.1. to block execution of one or several Payment Transfers; 

    11.1.2. to block the provision of all or part of services to the Client; 

    11.1.3. to detain the Client’s funds that are a matter of dispute; 

    11.1.4. to block the Account (i. e. fully or partially suspend Services on the Account);    

    11.1.5. to refuse to provide Services; 

    11.1.6. to return suspended funds from the Account of the Client to the primary sender of funds. 

11.2. Measures indicated in clauses 11.1.1–11.1.6 of the Agreement may be applied only in the following exceptional cases: 

    11.2.1. if the Client essentially violates the Agreement, or a real threat of essential violation of the Agreement by the Client arises; 

    11.2.2. if the activities of the Client using the Account have the potential to harm Stanhope Financial’s business reputation; 

    11.2.3. if the Client fails to complete the necessary identification procedures, or submit information required by Stanhope Financial, or the Client provides information that does not conform to the requirements stipulated by legislation or Stanhope Financial, or doubts concerning the veracity and authenticity of submitted documents arise to Stanhope Financial; 

    11.2.4. if, due to further provision of services and activity of the Client, justified interests of third parties may be harmed; SH⫶FINANCIAL 

    11.2.5. if, due to objectively justified reasons related to the safety of funds on the Account and/or the Platform, unauthorized or fraudulent use of money on the Account and/or the Platform is suspected; 

    11.2.6. if Stanhope Financial has suspicions that funds in Account are/is being used illegally, for criminal activities or in bad faith; 

    11.2.7. if Stanhope Financial receives substantiated information about the Client’s liquidation or bankruptcy case; 

    11.2.8. in cases specified by laws; 

    11.2.9. in other cases stated in the Agreement. 

11.3. The measure indicated in clause 11.1.6 of the Agreement can be applied to the Client in the event that Stanhope Financial has reasonable suspicion that the Client is engaged in fraudulent activities. In this case, at first the funds of the primary payers in the Account of the Client are frozen and, if the Client does not perform the necessary actions (complete an additional identification procedure, provide the requested documents) or provide a reasoned explanation of the specified case in time, the frozen funds may be returned to the primary payers. This measure is also applied in cases where Stanhope Financial has a law enforcement order to return frozen funds to the primary payer. 

11.4. Stanhope Financial will inform Client about the blocking or the reasons of blocking of Accounts and / or Platform prior to or immediately after the blocking. Stanhope Financial will not inform Client in cases where this is prohibited under the law or where this would lead to the weakening of security. Blocking of the Account and / or Platform done on Stanhope Financial’s initiative will be lifted as soon as reasons for the blocking are eliminated. 

11.5. In the event of a reasonable suspicion that money laundering, terrorist financing, or other criminal activity is being executed through the Client or the Account of the Client, Stanhope Financial has the right to partially or completely block provision of the Services to the Client for a period of 30 (thirty) days with the right to extend it an unlimited number of times. 

11.6. In case of reasonable suspicion by Stanhope Financial that the Account or the Profile of the Client has been hacked, Stanhope Financial has the right to partially or completely suspend provision of Services to the Client without prior notice. In such case, Stanhope Financial will inform the Client about the suspension and provide further information on actions that have to be performed by the Client in order to resume provision of services to the Client. 

11.7. The Account and/or the Platform log in may be blocked at the initiative of the Client if the Client submits an appropriate request to Stanhope Financial and informs Stanhope Financial that the Platform’s login details of the Client has been stolen or lost, or funds on the Account and/or the Platform are used or may be used illegally. Stanhope Financial has the right to demand from the Client to later confirm the orally submitted request to block the Account and/or Platform log in in writing or another way acceptable to Stanhope Financial. If the Account and/or the Platform log in has been blocked at the initiative of the Client, Stanhope Financial has the right to cancel the blockage only after receiving a written request from the Client or apply other Client identification procedures, unless the Agreement states otherwise. 

11.8. Stanhope Financial is not liable for losses incurred by the Client due to blockage of Service provision, blockage of the Account and/or Platform log in, or other actions, if those actions have been performed in accordance with the procedures stated in the Agreement and under circumstances on the basis specified in the Agreement. 

11.9. Following the procedure set forth by the law, Stanhope Financial has the right to withhold money of the Payment Transaction for up to 10 (ten) business days or for a longer period of time stated by the law or the Agreement.

12. Termination of the Agreement

12.1. Stanhope Financial may terminate the Agreement notifying the Client about the termination in writing or using any other durable medium individually or by way of publishing (e.g., on the internet website of Stanhope Financial) no later than 30 (thirty) calendar days in advance of its termination, excluding the cases when laws of the Republic of Lithuania establish otherwise. In cases established by laws of the Republic of Lithuania Stanhope Financial shall have the right to terminate the Agreement immediately, without the above specified advance notification of the Client. The Client shall have the right to terminate the Agreement by notifying Stanhope Financial of the termination no later than 30 (thirty) calendar days in advance of its termination. 

12.2. In case of termination of the Agreement, Stanhope Financial deducts from the Account of the Client the money amounts payable for Services provided to the Client, also fines, forfeits, losses, and other amounts paid to third parties or the state, which Stanhope Financial has incurred due to the fault of the Client. In case the amount of money on the Stanhope Financial Account(s) of the Client is insufficient to cover all payable amounts specified in this clause, the Client undertakes to transfer the provided amounts to the account of Stanhope Financial within 3 (three) business days. In case Stanhope Financial regains a part of the amounts paid to third parties, Stanhope Financial undertakes to return the regained amounts to the Client immediately. 

12.3. Termination of the Agreement shall not exempt the Client from the due discharge of all obligations to Stanhope Financial arising before the day of its termination. 

12.4. After terminating the Agreement, the Client shall choose the means for the redemption of its electronic money. The Client agrees to perform the actions necessary to redeem the electronic money and understands that by such means Stanhope Financial aims to reduce the risk of fraud and seeks to comply with anti-money laundering and other legal requirements.

13. Confidentiality and Personal Data protection

13.1. The Parties undertake to keep the technical and commercial information of each other secret, except for publicly available information which has become known to them while executing the Agreement, and not transfer it to third parties without written consent from the other Party or its legal representatives. 

13.2. The Client agrees for Stanhope Financial to manage their Personal Data with an aim to provide Services and execute other responsibilities under the Agreement. The Parties guarantee the security of Personal Data received while executing the Agreement. 

13.3. The data retention and protection issues are governed by the Privacy Policy, which is an integral part of this Agreement and by signing this Agreement Client commits Privacy Policy as well. 

13.4. The Client undertakes to protect and not to disclose any Passwords, created or provided to them under the Agreement, or other personalized security features to third persons and not to allow other persons to use services under the name of the Client. If the Client has not complied with this obligation and/or could but has not prevented it and/or performed such actions on purpose or due to own negligence, the Client fully assumes the losses and undertakes to reimburse the losses of other persons incurred due to the indicated actions of the Client or its failure to act. 

13.5. In the event of loss of an Platform Password or other Passwords by the Client or the Password(s) are disclosed not due to the fault of the Client or Stanhope Financial, or in case a real threat has occurred or may occur to the Account, the Client undertakes to change the Passwords immediately or, if the Client does not have the possibility to do that, notify Stanhope Financial thereof immediately. Stanhope Financial shall not be liable for the consequences originating due to the notification failure. 

13.6. After Stanhope Financial receives the notification from the Client as indicated in clause 13.5, Stanhope Financial shall immediately suspend access to the Platform for the Client and the provision of Stanhope Financial services until a new password is provided or created for the Client. 

13.7. Stanhope Financial draws the attention of the Client to the fact that the emails linked to the Stanhope Financial Account and also other instruments (e.g. a mobile telephone number), which under the Client’s choice are linked to their Stanhope Financial Account, are used as instruments for communication or identification of the Client, therefore these instruments and login credentials shall be protected by the Client. The Client is completely responsible for the safety of their email passwords and all the other instruments used by them, as well as their login passwords. The Passwords are secret information, and the Client is responsible for its disclosure and for all operations performed after the Password used by the Client for a relevant Account. 

13.8. Stanhope Financial has the right to transmit all collected important information about the Client and their activity to other law enforcement institutions, state, and other financial institutions, if such duty is determined by the legislation, and in order to identify whether this Agreement and relevant legislation have not been or will not be violated. 

13.9. The Client grants Stanhope Financial the right to undertake the necessary measures, including but not limited to, submitting requests to third persons directly or via third parties in order to determine the identity of the Client and accuracy of other data (e.g. a register of legal entities, systems for checking the validity of personal documents, etc.) submitted by the Client. 

13.10. Stanhope Financial points out that in all cases Stanhope Financial operates only as a service provider for the Client, which does not provide or offer any services to the Recipient until they become a Client of Stanhope Financial. 

13.11. Stanhope Financial has the right to record telephone conversations with the Client (natural person) or Client’s Representatives (legal person). The Parties agree that telephone conversations and messages transferred via mail, email and other telecommunication means may be deemed evidence when settling disputes between the Parties. By the present Agreement, the Client confirms that they understand and agree to Stanhope Financial recording telephone conversations with the Client or Client’s Representatives. The Client also has the right to record and store telephone conversations and other correspondence for the purposes of lawful objectives set forth by the Client’s privacy policy and rules for processing personal data. 

13.12. The Client agrees that their Account number and personal data required for the execution of a payment transfer may be detected and displayed to another Stanhope Financial user, who intends to make a payment transfer to the Client if another Stanhope Financial user enters a confirmed identifier of the Client (the legal person’s name, bank account number, e-mail address or phone number). 

13.13. Under the Client’s consent, the Client’s data may also be transmitted to payment initiation or account information service institutions. Stanhope Financial may refuse to provide an account information service provider or a payment initiation service provider with access to the Client’s Account based on objective and duly reasoned grounds relating to unauthorized or unfair access to the Account, gained by that account information service provider or payment initiation service provider, including unauthorized or unfair payment transaction initiation. In such cases, Stanhope Financial shall inform the Client about the refusal to grant access to the Account and indicate the reasons for such action. This information should be provided to the Client prior to refusal to grant access to the Account, if possible, and not later than upon refusal to grant it, unless the provision of such information could weaken the safety measures or was prohibited under legislation.  

14. Liability of the Parties

14.1. Each Party is liable for all fines, forfeits, and other losses which the other Party incurs due to violation of the Agreement by the guilty Party. The guilty Party undertakes to reimburse direct damage incurred due to such liability to the affected Party. In all cases, the liability of Stanhope Financial under the Agreement is limited by the following provisions:     

      14.1.1. Stanhope Financial shall only be liable for direct damages caused by direct and essential breach of the Agreement made by Stanhope Financial, and only for damages which could have been foreseen by Stanhope Financial at the time of breaching of the Agreement; 

      14.1.2. the amount of compensation for damages caused by violating the Agreement by Stanhope Financial shall not exceed the average of Fees for the last 3 (three) months paid to Stanhope Financial by the Client for provided Services. This restriction is applied for the total amount of all violations of the month. In case the average of 3 (three) months cannot be calculated, the compensation cannot exceed 5000 EUR (five thousand euro); 

      14.1.3. in all cases, Stanhope Financial shall not be liable for non-receipt of profit and income by the Client, loss of reputation of the Client, loss or failure of the Client’s business, and indirect damages; 

      14.1.4. limitations of liability of Stanhope Financial shall not be applied if such limitations are prohibited by the applicable law.

 14.2. Stanhope Financial does not guarantee uninterrupted Platform operation, because Platform operation may be affected (disordered) by many factors beyond the control of Stanhope Financial. Stanhope Financial shall put all efforts to secure as fluent Platform operation as possible, however, Stanhope Financial shall not be liable for consequences originating due to System operation disorders, if such disorders occur not due to the fault of Stanhope Financial. 

14.3. The System may not operate due to reasons under the control of Stanhope Financial and Stanhope Financial shall not provide any compensation for malfunctions if the Platform has been accessible for more than 97% (ninety seven percent) of all time, calculating the average of at least 3 (three) months. 

14.4. Cases, when Stanhope Financial limits access to the Platform temporarily, but not longer than for 24 (twenty four) hours, due to Platform repair, development works, and other similar cases, and if Stanhope Financial informs the Client about such cases at least 2 (two) calendar days in advance, shall not be considered Platform operation disorders. 

14.5. Stanhope Financial is not liable for: 

      14.5.1. money withdrawal and transfer from the Account and for other Payment Transactions with funds held in the Client’s Account if the Client had not protected their Passwords and identification instruments, and as a result they have become known to other persons, and also for illegal actions and transactions of third persons performed using counterfeited and/or illegal documents or illegally received data; 

      14.5.2. errors and late or missed transactions made by banks, billing systems, and other third parties; 

      14.5.3. consequences arising due to disturbances of fulfilment of any Stanhope Financial obligations caused by a third party which is beyond the control of Stanhope Financial;    

      14.5.4. consequences arising after Stanhope Financial legally terminates the Agreement, cancels the Client’s Account or limits access to it, also after reasonable limitation or termination of provision of a part of the Services; 

     14.5.5. goods and services purchased using a Account, and also for the other party, which receives payments from the Account, not complying with terms of any agreement;    

     14.5.6. for a failure to fulfil its own contractual obligations and damages, in case it was caused due to Stanhope Financial fulfilling duties determined by the law. 14.6. The Client assures that all actions of the Client related to the execution of the Agreement will comply with the applicable law.

14.7. The Client is fully liable for correctness of data, orders, and documents submitted to Stanhope Financial. 

14.8. If Stanhope Financial becomes aware of an unauthorized Payment Transaction, Stanhope Financial shall return the amount of the unauthorized Payment Transaction to the Client and, where appropriate, restore the balance of the Account from which the amount has been debited, to the point before the unauthorized transaction was carried out, except for cases where Stanhope Financial has reasons to suspect fraudulent activity and reports these reasons to the supervisory authority. 

14.9. The Client bears all the losses that have arisen due to unauthorized Payment Transactions if these losses have been incurred due to: the use of a lost or stolen Platform log in details; or if the Client has not protected its personalized security features (including identity confirmation instruments), or of acting dishonestly or due to their gross negligence. 14.10. The Client must, at least once a month, check the information about Payment Transactions executed in the Account. The fact that the Client has not requested to send the Statement to him shall not exempt the Client from the discharge of this obligation. The Client must notify Stanhope Financial in writing of unauthorized or incorrectly executed Payment Transactions as well as of any other mistakes, inconsistencies or irregularities in the Statement. The notification must be submitted immediately (within 5 (five) business days of finding out about the circumstances mentioned in this clause) and in any case no later than within 60 (sixty) calendar days of the day on which Stanhope Financial, in the opinion of the Client, executed an unauthorized Payment Transaction or incorrectly executed a Payment Transaction. Where the Client fails to notify Stanhope Financial of unauthorized or incorrectly executed Payment Transactions within the time limit established in this clause, it shall be considered that the Client has unconditionally confirmed Payment Transactions executed in the Account.

15. Force Majeure

15.1. The Party is relieved from the liability for failure to comply with the Agreement in case the Party proves that the Agreement has not been executed due to circumstances of force majeure, which are proven in accordance with the procedure established by the law. The Client shall notify Stanhope Financial about the force majeure in writing within 5 (five) business days after the day of occurrence of such circumstances. Stanhope Financial shall notify the Client about force majeure circumstances via email or website of the Stanhope Financial.

16. Mistakes

16.1. The Client who notices that the funds that do not belong to him have been transferred to his Account must immediately notify Stanhope Financial. In such cases, the Client, as the unauthorized beneficiary of the transferred funds of the Payment Transaction, shall be deprived of the right to dispose of the transferred funds and must immediately remit such funds to the Account designated by Stanhope Financial. 

16.2. Stanhope Financial shall have the right to debit the amounts incorrectly credited to the Account through its own fault without a separate consent of the Client, as unauthorized beneficiary of transferred funds of the Payment Transaction and remit such funds to their due beneficiary. 

16.3. If funds available in the Account are already insufficient for the debit of incorrectly credited funds, the Client must repay the respective amount of funds to the account designated by Stanhope Financial within 3 (three) Business Days of Stanhope Financial’s request. If the Client fails to return the money credited by mistake in time, at the request of Stanhope Financial, the Client shall pay Stanhope Financial daily penalties of 0.05 percent for each day by which the time limit has been exceeded.

17. Settlement of disputes, applicable law, Agreement validity

17.1. Where the Client believes that Stanhope Financial has infringed his rights or legitimate interests relating with the financial services provided by Stanhope Financial and/or contracts concluded with the Stanhope Financial, the Client, in the first instance, must submit a written request to Stanhope Financial stating the circumstances of the dispute and his claim in maximum detail. The Client must apply to Stanhope Financial no later than within three months of the day on which he becomes or should have become aware of the infringement of his rights or legitimate interests. 

17.2. Stanhope Financial shall examine the written request and, no later than within 15 (fifteen) business days of the day of the receipt of the request, unless laws or other legal acts binding upon Stanhope Financial establish a different time limit, shall provide a detailed, reasoned and documented answer in writing or using any other durable medium. Where due to reasons that are out of control of Stanhope Financial the answer cannot be provided within 15 (fifteen) business days, Stanhope Financial shall provide a non-exhaustive answer within this time limit and shall state the reasons for the late answer and the time limit within which the Client will receive the answer and which, in any case, shall not exceed 35 (thirty-five) business days. 

17.3. Claims shall be handled and disputes shall be settled free of charge in accordance with the procedure set out by Stanhope Financial and according to the laws. 

17.4. Where the Client, who according to laws should be considered to be a consumer, is not satisfied with the Stanhope Financial’s answer or does not receive the answer within the time limit specified in paragraph 17.2, such Client shall have the right, within 1 (one) year of the day of applying to Stanhope Financial, to submit a request to the out-of-curt dispute settlement institution – the Bank of Lithuania – in accordance with the procedure set out by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Bank of Lithuania and the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Consumer Protection (address: Totorių str. 4, LT-01121 Vilnius, internet website: http://www.lb.lt). 

17.5. Disputes shall be settled by way of negotiations. In the event of the failure to settle disputes by way of negotiations, they shall be settled before courts of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the procedure set out by laws of the Republic of Lithuania. Where the address (domicile) of the Client, who is not a consumer, is outside the Republic of Lithuania, the disputes not settled by way of negotiations shall be adjudicated in accordance with the procedure established by laws of the Republic of Lithuania before a competent court of Vilnius City according to the domicile of Stanhope Financial. 

17.6. The law of the Republic of Lithuania is applicable to this Agreement and relations of the Parties that are not regulated by this Agreement, including cases when a dispute between the Client and Stanhope Financial falls within the jurisdiction of a court of another state. 

17.7. The Agreement shall come into effect from the day of signature of both Parties and shall be of unlimited duration.

18. Final Provisions

18.1. Each Party confirms that it possesses all permissions and licenses required under the applicable law that are necessary for the execution of the present Agreement. 

18.2. Titles of articles and paragraphs of the Agreement are intended solely for the convenience of the Parties and cannot be used for the interpretation of the provision of the present Agreement. 

18.3. Stanhope Financial in all cases acts as an independent Party of the Agreement that shall not control or undertake liability for products and services which are paid for using Stanhope Financial Services. Stanhope Financial does not undertake liability that the buyer, seller, or another party will fulfil the terms of a bargain clinched with the Client. 

18.4. The Client does not have the right to assign their rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement to third parties without a prior written consent from Stanhope Financial. Stanhope Financial reserves the right to assign its rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement to third parties at any time without a consent from the Client, if such transfer of rights and obligations does not contradict the legislation. 

18.5. If any provision of the Agreement becomes invalid, other provisions of this Agreement remain in force. 

18.6. Links to the websites given in the Agreement and other regulating provision of separate services are an integral part of this Agreement and are applied to the Client from the moment they start using the respective service.