Michigan First Credit Union
Site Search for Desktop
Site Search for Mobile

Zelle Network® Standard Terms

ZELLE NETWORK® STANDARD TERMS

Customized for Michigan First Credit Union – June 12, 2020

Description of Services

  • We have partnered with the Zelle Network (“ Zelle”) to enable a convenient way to transfer money between you and others who are enrolled directly with Zelle® or enrolled with another financial institution that partners with Zelle (each, a “User”) using aliases, such as email addresses or mobile phone numbers (the “Service”). We will refer to financial institutions that have partnered with Zelle as “Network Banks.”
  • Zelle provides no deposit account or other financial services. Zelle neither transfers nor moves money. You may not establish a financial account with Zelle of any kind. All money will be transmitted by a Network Bank.
  • THE SERVICE IS INTENDED TO SEND MONEY TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND OTHERS YOU TRUST. YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SERVICE TO SEND MONEY TO RECIPIENTS WITH WHOM YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR OR YOU DO NOT TRUST.

Eligibility and User Profile

When you enroll to use the Service or when you permit others to whom you have delegated to act on your behalf to use or access the Service, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of this Zelle Network Standard Terms agreement (“Agreement”). You represent that you have the authority to authorize debits and credits to the enrolled bank account.

You agree that you will not use the Service to send money to anyone to whom you are obligated for tax payments, payments made pursuant to court orders (including court-ordered amounts for alimony or child support), fines, payments to loan sharks, gambling debts or payments otherwise prohibited by law, and you agree that you will not use the Service to request money from anyone for any such payments.

The Service is intended for personal, not business or commercial use. You agree that you will not use the Service to send or receive payments in connection with your business or commercial enterprise. We reserve the right to decline your enrollment if we believe that you are enrolling to use the Service with your business account or to receive business or commercial payments. We further reserve the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Service if we believe that you are using the Service for business or commercial purposes, or for any unlawful purpose.

We may make amendments to this Agreement and any related fees or charges by sending you a notice via e-mail or regular mail sent to the address as it appears in our records. Unless otherwise required by law, we will provide you notice of such changes in a manner we deem reasonable. Any use of the Service after we send you a notice of change shall constitute your acceptance of such terms. A Premier Checking Account is the only type of Credit Union account that can be enrolled with the Service.

Consent to Share Personal Information (Including Account Information)

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions and/or using the Service, you agree that we may disclose information about your account or the funds you receive or send to third parties:

  • In order to complete transactions;
  • In connection with offering the Service;
  • In connection with the investigation of any claim related to your account or the funds you send or receive;
  • To comply with government agency or court orders;
  • In accordance with your written permission; or
  • As otherwise permitted in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.

Privacy and Information Security

We make security and the protection of your information a top priority. You can access our Privacy on our Website Notice, which Notice is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement by this reference.

Wireless Operator Data

We or Zelle may use information on file with your wireless operator to further verify your identity and to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized use of the Service. By using the Service, you authorize your wireless operator (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Verizon, or any other branded wireless operator) to disclose your mobile number, name, address, email, network status, customer type, customer role, billing type, mobile device identifiers (IMSI and IMEI) and other subscriber status and device details, if available, to our third party service provider solely to allow verification of your identity and to compare information you have provided to us or to Zelle with your wireless operator account profile information for the duration of our business relationship. See Zelle ’s Privacy Policy for how it treats your data. See Michigan First Credit Union’s Privacy Policy here.

Enrolling for the Service

  • You must provide us with an email address that you regularly use and intend to use regularly (i.e., no disposable email addresses) and a permanent U.S. mobile phone number that you intend to use for an extended period of time (i.e., no “burner” numbers). You may not enroll in the Service with a landline phone number, Google Voice number, or Voice over Internet Protocol.
  • Once enrolled, you may:
    • authorize a debit of your account to send money to another User either at your initiation or at the request of that User; and
    • receive money from another User either at that User’s initiation or at your request, subject to the conditions of the Section below titled “Requesting Money.”
    • If at any time while you are enrolled, you do not send or receive money using the Service for a period of 18 consecutive months, we may contact you and/or take other steps to confirm that the U.S. mobile phone number or email address that you enrolled still belongs to you. If we are unable to confirm that you are the owner of the mobile phone number or email address, then you understand that we may cancel your enrollment and you will not be able to send or receive money with the Service until you enroll again.

Consent to Emails and Automated Text Messages

By participating as a User, you represent that you are the owner of the email address, mobile phone number, and/or other alias you enrolled, or that you have the delegated legal authority to act on behalf of the owner of such email address, mobile phone number and/or other alias to send or receive money as described in this Agreement . You consent to the receipt of emails or text messages from us, from Zelle, from other Users that are sending you money or requesting money from you, and from other Network Banks or their agents regarding the Services or related transfers between Network Banks and you. You agree that we may, Zelle may or either of our agents may use automatic telephone dialing systems in connection with text messages sent to any mobile phone number you enroll. You further acknowledge and agree:

  • You are responsible for any fees or other charges that your wireless carrier may charge for any related data, text or other message services, including without limitation for short message service. Please check your mobile service agreement for details or applicable fees.
  • You will immediately notify us if any email address or mobile phone number you have enrolled is (i) surrendered by you, or (ii) changed by you.
  • In the case of any messages that you may send through either us or Zelle or that we may send or Zelle may send on your behalf to an email address or mobile phone number, you represent that you have obtained the consent of the recipient of such emails or automated text messages to send such emails or text messages to the recipient. You understand and agree that any emails or text messages that we send or that Zelle sends on your behalf may include your name.
  • Your wireless carrier is not liable for any delay or failure to deliver any message sent to or from us or Zelle, including messages that you may send through us or through Zelle or that we may send or Zelle may send on your behalf.
  • To cancel text messaging from us, send STOP to 20736. For help or information regarding text messaging, send HELP to 20736 or contact our 365 Live 24-hour service at 800.664.3828. You expressly consent to receipt of a text message to confirm your “STOP” request.

Receiving Money; Money Transfers by Network Banks

Once a User initiates a transfer of money to your email address or mobile phone number enrolled with the Service, you have no ability to stop the transfer. By using the Service, you agree and authorize us to initiate credit entries to the bank account you have enrolled.

Most transfers of money to you from other Users will occur within minutes. There may be other circumstances when the payment may take longer. For example, in order to protect you, us, Zelle and the other Network Banks, we may need or Zelle may need additional time to verify your identity or the identity of the person sending the money. We may also delay or block the transfer to prevent fraud or to meet our regulatory obligations. If we delay or block a payment that you have initiated through a request for money, we will notify you in accordance with your User preferences (i.e. email, push notification).

If you are receiving a payment from a business or government agency, your payment will be delivered in accordance with both this Agreement and the procedures of the business or government agency that is sending you the payment.

Sending Money; Debits by Network Banks

You may send money to another User at your initiation or in response to that User’s request for money. You understand that use of this Service by you shall at all times be subject to (i) this Agreement , and (ii) your express authorization at the time of the transaction for us to initiate a debit entry to your bank account. You understand that when you send the payment, you will have no ability to stop it. You may only cancel a payment if the person to whom you sent the money has not yet enrolled in the Service. If the person you sent money to has already enrolled with Zelle, either in the Zelle mobile app or with a Network Bank, the money is sent directly to their bank account (except as otherwise provided below) and may not be canceled or revoked.

In most cases, when you are sending money to another User, the transfer will occur in minutes; however, there are circumstances when the payment may take longer. For example, in order to protect you, us, Zelle and the other Network Banks, we may need additional time to verify your identity or the identity of the person receiving the money. If you are sending money to someone who has not enrolled as a User with Zelle, either in the Zelle mobile app or with a Network Bank, they will receive a text or email notification instructing them on how to enroll to receive the money. You understand and acknowledge that a person to whom you are sending money and who is not enrolling as a User may fail to enroll with Zelle, or otherwise ignore the payment notification, and the transfer may not occur.

The money may also be delayed or the transfer may be blocked to prevent fraud or comply with regulatory requirements. If we delay or block a payment that you have initiated, we will notify you in accordance with your User preferences (i.e. email, push notification).

We have no control over the actions of other Users, other Network Banks or other financial institutions that could delay or prevent your money from being delivered to the intended User.

Liability

Neither we nor Zelle shall have liability to you for any transfers of money, including without limitation, (i) any failure, through no fault of us or Zelle to complete a transaction in the correct amount, or (ii) any related losses or damages. Neither we nor Zelle shall be liable for any typos or keystroke errors that you may make when using the Service.

THE SERVICE IS INTENDED FOR SENDING MONEY TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OTHERS WHOM YOU TRUST. YOU SHOULD NOT USE ZELLE TO SEND MONEY TO PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR OR YOU DO NOT TRUST. NEITHER WE NOR ZELLE OFFERS A PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS MADE THROUGH THE SERVICE (FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE GOODS OR SERVICES THAT YOU PAID FOR, OR THE GOODS OR SERVICES THAT YOU RECEIVED ARE DAMAGED OR ARE OTHERWISE NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED).

Send Limits

There are daily limits on the amount of money you can send through the Service. Your limits may be adjusted from time to-time at the Credit Union’s sole discretion. You may view your limits within online banking or through the mobile app.

Requesting Money

You may request money from another User. You understand and acknowledge that Users to whom you send payment requests may reject or ignore your request. Neither we nor Zelle guarantee that you will receive money from other Users by sending a payment request, or that you will receive the amount that you request. Neither we nor Zelle accept responsibility if the other User rejects or ignores your request, or sends you an amount that is less than you request. If a User ignores your request, we may decide or Zelle may decide, in our sole discretion, that we will not send a reminder or repeat request to that User.

By accepting this Agreement, you agree that you are not engaging in the business of debt collection by attempting to use the Service to request money for the payment or collection of an overdue or delinquent debt; to request money that is owed to another person; or to collect any amounts that are owed pursuant to a court order. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Zelle, its owners, directors, officers agents and Network Banks from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from or arising out of any request for money that you send that is related to overdue or delinquent amounts.

You agree to receive money requests from other Users, and to only send requests for legitimate and lawful purposes. Requests for money are solely between the sender and recipient and are not reviewed or verified by us or by Zelle. Neither we nor Zelle assume responsibility for the accuracy or legality of such requests and do not act as a debt collector on your behalf or on behalf of the sender of a request for money.

We reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to terminate your ability to send requests for money in general, or to specific recipients, if we deem such requests to be potentially unlawful, abusive, offensive or unwelcome by the recipient.

Transaction Errors

Telephone us at 365 Live 800.644.3828 or write us at 27000 Evergreen Road Lathrup Village, MI 48076, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the statement or receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared.

  • Tell us your name and account number, if any.
  • Describe the error or the transfer you are unsure about, and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information.
  • Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days (Monday through Friday, except designated holidays).

We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days* after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days** to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within 10 business days* for the amount you think is in error, so that you may have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not credit your account.

We will tell you the results of our investigation within three business days after we finish our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation

* If you give notice of an error within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, we will have 20 business days instead of 10 business days.

** If you give (i) notice of an error within 30 days after you make the first deposit to your account, (ii) notice of an error involving a point of sale transaction, or (iii) notice of an error involving a transaction initiated outside the U.S., its possessions and territories, we will have 90 days instead of 45 days to investigate.

Your Liability for Unauthorized Transfers

If you permit other persons to use the Service or your password, you are responsible for any transactions they authorize from your accounts. If you believe that your password has been lost or stolen or that someone has transferred or may transfer money from your account without your permission, notify us AT ONCE, by calling 365 Live 800.664.3828 or writing us at 27000 Evergreen Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076.

Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your password has been lost or stolen or that an unauthorized online transfer has been made from any of your deposit accounts. Telephoning us is the best and fastest way of keeping your possible losses to a minimum. If you do not do so, you could lose all the money in each of the accounts, as well as all of the available funds in any Overdraft Protection Account or any other credit line included among your accounts. If you tell us within two (2) Business Days after you discover the loss or theft, you are completely covered if someone makes a transfer without your authorization. If you do not tell us within two (2) Business Days after you discover the loss or theft of your password or that an unauthorized online transfer has been made from any of your deposit accounts, and we can prove we could have stopped someone from making a transfer without your authorization if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500. Furthermore, if any account statement shows online transfers that you did not make, tell us AT ONCE. If you do not tell us within sixty (60) days for a transfer from your account after your account statement showing such a transfer was transmitted, you may not get back any money you lost after the sixty (60) days if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the money if you had told us in time. If a good reason, such as a long trip or hospital stay, kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.

Liability for Failure to Complete Transfers

If we do not complete a transfer you send from your Consumer Deposit Account in the correct amount or according to our agreement with you, we will be liable for those damages as the law imposes in such cases. However, there are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for example:

  • If, through no fault of ours, your account does not contain sufficient funds to make the transfer and the transfer would exceed any credit line or any overdraft for such account.
  • The Service, your operating system or software was not functioning properly at the time you attempted to initiate such transfer and it was evident to you at the time you began the transfer.
  • Circumstances beyond our control, such as fires, floods, acts of God, power outages and the like.
  • If you have not provided us with complete and correct transfer information, including without limitation the email address or mobile phone number of the recipient for transfers you send and transfer amount for a transfer.
  • If the intended recipient of a transfer is not registered with the Service

The list of examples set out in this paragraph is meant to illustrate circumstances under which we would not be liable for failing to make a transfer and is not intended to list all of the circumstances where we would not be liable.

Fees

Currently we do not charge any fees unique to this Service although the fee provisions of related agreements and disclosures also apply to this Agreement as applicable. We reserve the right to impose and change fees at our discretion, but we will provide you with at least 30 days’ advance notice in the manner required by law before we institute or change any fees.

Use of Our Online Banking Site and/or Mobile App

You agree to access this website and/or Mobile App in compliance with our Online – Mobile Banking Agreement, which is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement by this reference.

Cancellation of the Service

You may terminate your use of the Service at any time by writing to us at 27000 Evergreen Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, calling us at 365 Live 800.664.3828 or by sending us a secure message using our Online Banking Message Center. You must notify us at least ten (10) business days prior to the date on which you wish to have your Service terminated. If you have scheduled payments with a transaction date within this ten (10) business day period, you also must separately cancel those payments. If we have not completed processing of your termination request and you have not otherwise canceled a payment, you will be responsible for payments with transaction dates during the ten (10) business days following our receipt of your written notice of termination. We may terminate your use of the Service, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Termination will not affect your liability or obligations under this Agreement for transactions we have processed on your behalf.

Right to Terminate Access

We may terminate your participation in the Service at any time. We will try to notify you in advance, but we are not obligated to do so.

We may terminate or suspend this Agreement, or terminate, suspend or limit your access privileges to or use of the Service (including but not limited to, use of clearXchange.com), in whole or part, at any time for any reason without prior notice, including for reasons involving your use of the Service which we may deem to be illegal or potentially brand damaging, and when you no longer have an eligible Michigan First account. The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this Agreement for all purposes. If your account is not in good standing, that account will not be eligible to be used in connection with the Service. We may determine other eligibility criteria in our sole discretion. We also reserve the right to terminate or suspend our participation in the Zelle network or with a particular financial institution at any time.

Disclaimer of Warranties

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, AND SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, ZELLE MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE. ZELLE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE DESCRIBED OR PROVIDED. ZELLE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

Limitation of Liability

YOU AGREE THAT YOU, NOT WE OR ZELLE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING ANY PAYMENT OR OTHER DISPUTES THAT YOU HAVE WITH ANY OTHER USER WITH WHOM YOU SEND MONEY TO, OR RECEIVE OR REQUEST MONEY FROM, USING THE SERVICE.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN AND SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR ZELLE, OR OUR RESPECTIVE OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR NETWORK BANKS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (I) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE SERVICE; (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICES DESCRIBED OR PROVIDED; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; OR (IV) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICES DESCRIBED OR PROVIDED, EVEN IF WE AND/OR ZELLE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ZELLE ’S SERVICE OR WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE.

IN THOSE STATES WHERE THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES MAY NOT APPLY, ANY LIABILITY OF THE CREDIT UNION, ZELLE, AND/OR OUR RESPECTIVE OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AGENTS OR THE NETWORK BANKS LIABILITY IN THOSE STATES IS LIMITED AND WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BUT SHALL, IN NO EVENT, EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

Indemnification

You acknowledge and agree that you are personally responsible for your conduct while using the Service, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, Zelle, and our respective owners, directors, officers, agents and Network Banks from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, errors, or inability to use the Service, or the use of the Service by anyone using your card number, account number, PIN, User ID or password or any violation by you of the terms of this Agreement.

Governing Law; Choice of Law; Severability; Resolution of Disputes by Arbitration

Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be governed by and subject to the Resolution of Disputes by Arbitration Agreement contained with your Membership and Account Agreement.

This Agreement and its enforcement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to any choice of law provision, and shall inure to the benefit of our successors and assigns, whether by merger, consolidation, or otherwise. The account(s), products and services accessed via the Service shall be governed by laws of the Membership and Account Agreement. We will not be deemed to have waived any of our rights or remedies under this Agreement unless such waiver is in writing and signed by us. No delay or omission on our part in exercising any rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver of such rights or remedies or any other rights or remedies. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any rights or remedies on future occasions. If any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the law under which this Agreement is to be construed or if any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law. The remaining provisions of this Agreement and the application of the challenged provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is invalid or unenforceable will not be affected thereby, and each of those provisions will be valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

Miscellaneous

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Services are generally available 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the exception of outages for maintenance and circumstances beyond our or Zelle ’s control. In addition to this Agreement, you agree to be bound by and comply with such other written requirements as we may furnish to you in connection with the Service, including, but not limited to, the Membership and Account Agreement, and all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations. Zelle and the Zelle related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.