Bank will not be responsible and/or liable for loss and/or damage and/or delay and/or destruction of cheques dropped in the cheque drop boxes if these boxes are
damaged/destroyed/tampered with as a result of any act of God, riot, civil commotion, war, sabotage etc. The cheque drop boxes shall not be used for dropping cash
and/or post-dated cheques. The Bank will not be responsible for such post-dated cheques and/or cash deposited.
TELE BANKING
The Cardmember accepts that the Bank directly or through its appointed representatives has agreed to provide him the facility of getting information and carrying
out transactions by giving telephonic instructions (which will be accepted by the Bank either manually or by an automated system) apart from any written Standing
Instructions now given or that may hereafter be given. The Cardmember is aware that in connection with such telephonic facility, he/she is required to provide to
the Bank or its appointed representatives over the telephone, details pertaining to him or his Card Account towards performing reasonable checks as considered
appropriate by the Bank before the Bank executes his instructions for his convenience.
This telephonic facility shall cover and be applicable to all HDFC Bank Credit Cards of the Cardmember now existing or which may hereafter be opened by him. The
Member unconditionally agrees that (I) he/ she shall not hold the Bank liable on account of the Bank acting in good faith on such instructions; (ii) in following such
instructions, the Bank will be doing so on a best effort basis and he/she will not hold the Bank liable on account of delay or inability on the part of the Bank to act
immediately or at all on any of his instructions; (iii) the Bank may in its discretion charge for or withdraw or suspend the facility wholly or in part at any time; (iv) the
Bank may in its discretion decide not to carry out any such instructions where the Bank has reason to believe (which decision of the Bank the Cardmember shall not
question or dispute) that the instructions are not genuine or are otherwise improper or unclear or raise a doubt; (v) the Bank may at its discretion tape or record such
instructions and may rely on transcripts of such telephonic instructions as evidence in any proceedings; (vi) at the Cardmember's request the Bank may send to the
Cardmember, financial information (sought for by the Cardmember) regarding the Cardmember's account(s) which may be of a private and confidential nature and
the Cardmember shall not hold the Bank liable in any manner should such information come to the knowledge of any third party.
In case there is a discrepancy in the particulars or details of any transaction carried out by the Bank in any of the
Cardmember's Accounts, he/she shall be obliged to intimate the relevant discrepancy in writing to the Bank within 30 days from the Statement in which the
transaction was billed failing which the transaction shall be deemed to be correct and accepted by the Cardmember. In consideration of the Bank providing the
Cardmember the said facility, the Cardmember agrees to indemnify and hereby keep the Bank indemnified from and against all actions, claims, demands, proceedings,
losses, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever which the Bank may at any time incur, sustain, suffer or be put to as a consequence of or by reason of or
arising out of providing the Cardmember the said facility or by reason of the Bank in good faith taking or refusing to take or omitting to take action on the
Cardmember's instructions. The Cardmember agrees that all conditions of the above indemnity will hold good, when the Bank executes his instructions for his
convenience and that the Bank may, at its sole discretion, perform such other reasonable checks as it considers appropriate prior to such execution.
The Bank reserves the right to add/modify/delete any of the features/offerings on the tele-banking facility from time to time and the Cardmember expressly agrees
to the changes in the service delivery resulting thereof.
MASTER PRIVILEGES PROGRAMME AND GLOBAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
The communication and arrangements for services of the Privileges Programme (including the concierge services) and the emergency assistance programme are
provided by third party service providers and are paid for by MASTER International as the case may be. The Cardmember is responsible for the cost of any and all
medical, legal or other services used. Assistance is provided on best-effort-basis and may not be available due to problems of time, distance or locations. The
Cardmember will be billed for the emergency services used as per the prevailing tariffs or as amended by the Bank/MASTER International/Third Party Service Providers
from time to time. The medical and/or legal professionals designated by MASTER International's third party service providers are not employees of MASTER
International's third party service providers or employees or contractors of MASTER International and, therefore they are not responsible for the availability, use,
acts, omissions or results of any medical, legal or transportation service. HDFC Bank does not accept any responsibility for the arrangement or use of such services
provided.
VISA PRIVILEGES PROGRAMME & GLOBAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
The Communication and arrangements for services of the Privileges Programme (including the concierge services) and the emergency assistance programme are
provided by third party service providers and are paid for by VISA International as the case may be. The Cardmember is responsible for the cost of any and all medical,
legal or other services used.
Assistance is provided on best-effort-basis and may not be available due to problems of time, distance or locations. The Cardmember will be billed for the emergency
services used as per the prevailing tariffs or as amended by the Bank/VISA International/Third Party Service Providers from time to time. The medical and/or legal
professionals designated by VISA International's third party service providers are not employee of VISA International's third party service providers or employees or
contractors of VISA International and, therefore they are not responsible for the availability, use, acts, omissions or results of any medical, l egal or transportation
service. HDFC Bank does not accept any responsibility for the arrangement or Use of such services provided.
INSURANCE BENEFITS
In the event that individual insurance cover is provided as part of product feature, the cardmember specifically acknolowdges that HDFC Bank will not be liable in any
manner whatsoever by virtue of the insurance cover provided by the insurance company with whom it has tied up for the purpose of providing such cover and, that
the insurance company will be solely liable, in case of death of a Cardmember and shall not hold the Bank responsible for any matter arising out of, or in connection
with such insurance cover, whether for 'or' in respect of any deficiency or defect in such insurance cover recovery or payment of compensation, processing or
settlement of claims or otherwise howsoever and all such matters shall be addressed to and resolved directly with the insurance company. The Cardmember
acknowledges that on issuance of the Card, only the 'Lost Card Liability' insurance cover would be made available and that all the other comprehensive insurance
covers if part of product feature / benefit will be available only upon activation of the HDFC Bank Credit Card. Activation in this context means 'First usage at the retail
Merchant Establishments or first cash withdrawal from ATMs'. The Cardmember further acknowledges that the insurance cover so provided will be available as per
the terms of the relevant insurance policy in force, and only so long as the Cardmember is and remains a Cardmember of HDFC Bank with his Card Account being
maintained in good standing (as determined by the Bank from time to time).
On the card membership being withdrawn (whether temporarily or permanently) for whatever reason, the benefit of
such insurance cover shall automatically and ipso facto cease to be available from such date of suspension/cancellation of membership. Further the Cardmember
also agrees that even during the continuation of his Membership, HDFC Bank may at any time (in their sole discretion and with due notice thereof to the Cardmember)
suspend, withdraw or cancel the benefit of such insurance cover, and there will be no binding obligation on HDFC Bank to continue the benefit. Only primary
Cardmembers are covered under the insurance benefit scheme. When a Cardmember holds multiple Credit Cards, the maximum overall limit is restricted as per the
specific Terms and Conditions of the insurance company with whom the Bank has a tie up. All schemes are made available to the Cardmembers by insurance company
with whom the Bank has a tie up. The Bank reserves the right to change/alter/modify with due notice to the Cardmember, the insurance company/Scheme in part/full.
Cardmember will always keep the Bank indemnified and harmless from all actions, losses, costs, charges, proceedings, etc., which the Cardmember might suffer due