eBilling Website | Terms of Use

THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS WEBSITE. THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES ELECTRONIC BILL PAYMENT SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERN THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE SERVICES ACCESSED FROM IT. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

General Information

It is anticipated that this website will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for scheduled maintenance periods. However, unexpected outages that prevent users from making a payment on this website may occur. The site allows you to pay various charges owed to New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) or The City of New York (and collected by NYCEDC on behalf of the City). For comments or suggestions regarding these Terms and Conditions or any information contained on this website please refer to the Contact Us link on this eBilling website’s homepage.

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of this website. By using the website, you are consenting to these Terms and Conditions. If you access the website from any non-U.S. territory, please note you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with any local laws. "Robots," "spiders," malware, malicious codes or programs, bots, scraping, trolling, automated programs, and any use that affects site or server bandwidth are prohibited from using this website.

Definitions

In this Agreement, the word "Account" is the bank account you designate as the payment account for the Electronic Bill Payment Service (as described below). The words "you" and "your" refer to the user of the website. If such user is an authorized agent of a disclosed principal in whose name the Account has been established, then "you" and "your" refer to such principal. The words "we," "our" and "us" refer to NYCEDC. "Financial Institution" refers to the bank which holds your Account. "Agreement" refers to the terms and conditions stated herein, or as amended by us from time to time. "Business Days" means Monday through Friday, except for City holidays.

Disclaimers

NYCEDC disclaims, for its contractors and itself and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors, all warranties, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to quality, content, accuracy, completeness, currency, freedom from interruption, freedom from computer virus and freedom from errors or omissions. In no event shall NYCEDC or any of its contractors or Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliated entities or its or their contractors be liable for (a) errors caused by you, including but not limited to your supplying incorrect or incomplete Account and/or payment information or your failure to protect your data while using this website and (b)to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all damages, including indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages including, but not limited to, damages for lost profits, disclosure of confidential information or loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to your use of, or inability to use, this website or the Electronic Bill Payment Service. NYCEDC encourages all users of this website to be vigilant and to carefully protect their private and confidential data.

Scheduled maintenance periods and unexpected service outages may occur. In no event, will NYCEDC or its contractors or Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliated entities or its or their contractors be liable to you for your inability to use this website or the Electronic Bill Payment Service during such periods or outages.

In addition, in no event will NYCEDC or any of its contractors or Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its affiliated entities or its or their contractors be liable for any act or omission of any third party, including but not limited to your Financial Institution, any payment system, or any provider of telecommunications services, Internet access or computer equipment or software, or for any force majeure event including, but not limited to, fire, flood or other natural disaster, war, riot, strike, act of civil or military authority, equipment failure, computer virus, or failure or interruption of electrical, telecommunications or other utility services. NYCEDC and they are not liable for delays caused by the mail or any payment or clearinghouse system.

Privacy of Information

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you acknowledge that NYCEDC will receive certain personal information when you use the Electronic Bill Payment Services, and that you are voluntarily providing this information to NYCEDC. NYCEDC will not rent, sell or otherwise make available to any third party any information that identifies you or payments you make through the Electronic Bill Payment Service, other than to process your payment (including providing information to its contractors and Wells Fargo N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors in connection with any account NYCEDC has with Wells Fargo N.A. or its affiliated entities) and related matters or to comply with applicable law, rule or regulation and court orders. Please review NYCEDC’s Privacy Policy related to this website.

Your Passwords and Account Security

You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of User ID(s) and password(s) associated with any account you use on this website and that NYCEDC is entitled to act on instructions received under your User ID(s) and password(s).

Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to NYCEDC for all activities that occur under your account.

If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your User ID(s) or password(s) or of your account, you agree to notify NYCEDC immediately by visiting the Contact Us link on this eBilling websites’s homepage.

NYCEDC may block access to this site without prior notice if NYCEDC believes your User ID(s) or password(s) are being used by someone other than you, if any unauthorized access to your personal information has occurred or may occur, or for other reasons.

Intellectual Property

Service marks and trademarks contained in or displayed on this website and the contents of linked sites operated by third parties, are the property of their respective owners (which may be NYCEDC). All rights are reserved by the owners of such matters and by the owners of other design, information, text, graphics, images, pages, interfaces, links, software, and other items and materials contained in or displayed on this website and the selection and arrangements thereof. NYCEDC respects the intellectual property of others and it asks its users to do the same.

Links to Sites of Non-City Entities

This website may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are operated by parties other than NYCEDC. NYCEDC does not imply approval of the listed destinations, warrant the accuracy of any information set out in those destinations, or endorse any opinions expressed therein. Like this website, all other websites operate under the auspices and at the direction of their respective owners who should be contacted directly with questions regarding the content of those sites.

Security

To process your payment securely, this website uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), a security protocol that provides data encryption, server authentication, and message integrity for connections to the Internet, to ensure that account numbers and personal data you provide by using this website are not transmitted over the Internet unencrypted and cannot be viewed by unauthorized individuals.

Using the Electronic Payment Service

The Electronic Bill Payment Service is an Internet-based service that allows you to make payments to NYCEDC via the Internet using your bank account. In activating this service you instruct NYCEDC and its contractors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors to debit your account which allows your payment to be forwarded to NYCEDC’s account, based on the payment instructions you provide on the website, subject to these Terms and Conditions.

In order to use this website for Electronic Bill Payment Service, you must complete all requested information. If you are concerned about your privacy, then please see NYCEDC’s Privacy Policy. You must designate an Account at a Financial Institution, which will be debited in order to forward the payment to NYCEDC. You must be a person in whose name such Account has been established or a person authorized to use or draw against such Account.

You authorize NYCEDC and its contractors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors to initiate debit entries to (i.e., charges against) your Account in the amounts you specify and to initiate any debit or credit entries or reversals, as the case may be, to your Account as may be necessary to correct any error in a payment or transfer. Once you complete a transaction on this website, your authorization to debit or charge your Account for this specific payment shall remain in full force. In order for you to make the payment, NYCEDC or its contractors or Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or an affiliated entity or its or their contractors will debit your Account to execute a transfer of your funds in the amount you instructed.

Your payment is considered accepted when you receive an online confirmation. Payments received before 5 PM will be provisionally credited to your account on the date you make your payment. If your payment is received after 5 PM, on a weekend, or a holiday, it will be provisionally credited to your account on the next business day. It will not be considered final until it is deemed settled by your Financial Institution.

In Case of Errors or Questions about the Electronic Bill Payment Service

Questions about payments made through this website can be directed to NYCEDC by contacting NYCEDC as indicated in the Contact Us link on this eBilling website’s homepage. For questions about your bill, invoice, the fulfillment of any transaction, or any question not related to your payment transaction, please contact NYCEDC as indicated in the Contact Us link on this eBilling website’s homepage. You agree to email NYCEDC as soon as possible if you believe that an error has occurred, or if there has been unauthorized use of your account. When you contact NYCEDC, please be prepared to provide your name and payment amount and date.

Limits on Use

You must be a person authorized to make a payment using the bank account provided to NYCEDC on this website. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars. You agree not to enter a payment amount on this website that exceeds the funds in your Account. If you do, NYCEDC has no obligation to complete the transaction and you agree that NYCEDC may debit your Account for its returned item fee or other similar fee. Other instructions on the Electronic Bill Payment Service may apply and can be found on this website.

Your use of your Account may be limited by your agreement with your Financial Institution and by applicable law. NYCEDC and its contractors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors are not responsible for not completing a transaction as a result of any such limit on your Account, and NYCEDC and they are not responsible if your Financial Institution fails to honor any debit against your Account. At NYCEDC’s sole discretion, NYCEDC and its contractors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors may refuse to complete any transaction, which NYCEDC or they have reason to believe is not made by you or may violate any law, rule or regulation, or if NYCEDC or they have reasonable cause not to honor it.

Communications/Verifications

Communications to NYCEDC via this website shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal or official notice to NYCEDC, its officers, employees, representatives or agents with respect to any existing, pending or future claim or cause of action against NYCEDC or any of its officers, employees, representatives or agents where notice is required by Federal, State or local law. Nor shall communications to NYCEDC via this website be deemed to constitute legal or official notice for any other purpose. NYCEDC asks all website users to use appropriate names and language in the name spaces, address spaces and other spaces (if any) provided on this website. Users are prohibited from using false e-mail addresses.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the City and State of New York (notwithstanding New York choice of law or conflict of law principles) and the laws of the United States, where applicable.

Jurisdiction

You agree that any and all claims asserted by or against NYCEDC arising under or related to these Terms and Conditions or your use of this website or the Electronic Bill Payment Service shall solely be heard and determined either in the courts of the United States located in the City or in the courts of the State located in the City and County of New York. You further agree that any cause of action arising out of these Terms and Conditions or your use of this website or the Electronic Bill Payment Service, shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of New York.

Amendments

NYCEDC may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time. In such event, NYCEDC will post the amended terms on this website. If you use this website after NYCEDC posts such a change on this website, it will constitute your agreement to the revised terms. You should terminate the use of this website if you do not agree with any such amendment.

Liability

You shall remain liable for all transactions you initiated through this website. You agree to pay all costs and expenses that NYCEDC may incur in order to collect any amounts you owe. You must be a person authorized to make a payment using the bank account provided to NYCEDC on this website.

NYCEDC and its contractors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and its affiliated entities and its and their contractors are not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages (regardless of whether they were foreseeable) that may arise from the use of, or the inability to use, this website and/or the materials contained on this website whether the materials contained on this website are provided by NYCEDC or a third party.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this website is done at your own discretion and risk. You will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or other device or loss of data that results from the download of any such material.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use constitute the full agreement between you and NYCEDC related to the use of this website. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions will remain in full force and effect. NYCEDC, and any contractors or third party contractors partnered with NYCEDC to provide this website, may choose not to exercise or to delay enforcement of any rights under these Terms of Use without losing them.