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Stock & Grimes, LLP
By: EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
I.D.# 13657
804 west Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK
1Z Reads Way
New CaslUle, DE 19720
vs.
BETH L. GUMBY
71 Mountain Street
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065-1415
Attorney for Plaintiff
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CIVIL ACTION COMPLAINT
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED 1N COURT. IF YOU WISH. TO DEFEND
AGAINST THE CLAIMS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, YOU MUST
TAKE ACTION WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS AFTER THIS COMPLAINT AND
NOTICE. ARE SERVED, BY EI`tTERING A WRITTEN APPEARANCE
PERSONALLY OR BY AN ATTORNEY AND FILING IN WRITING WITH THE
COURT. YOUR DEFENSES OR .OBJECTIONS TO THE CLAIMS SET FORTH
AGAINST YOU. YOU ARE WARNED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASE
MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOU AND A 3tJDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED
AGAINST YOU BY THE COURT WITI~OUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR .ANY
MONEY CLAIlvIED IN THE COMPLAINT OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM OR
' RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE PLAINTIFF. YOU MAY LOSE MONEY OR
PROPERTY OR OTI~R RIGHTS IlVIPORTANT TO YOU.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF
~ YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER: OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO THE
TELEPHONE OR THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU
CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
32 SOUTH BEDFORD STREET
CARLISLE, PA 17013
1-800-990-9108
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STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
BY: EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
I.D. #13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
Attorney for Plaintiff
DISCOVER BANK
12 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Plaintiff
vs.
BETH L. GUMBY
71 Mountain Street
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065-1415
Defendant (s )
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
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CIVIL ACTION COMPLAINT
COUNT I
1. Plaintiff, Discover Bank, is a banking institution
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and maintains a
business address of 12 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720.
2. Plaintiff is engaged in interstate commerce and is
subject to various federal laws and federal banking regulations;
and, Plaintiff does not conduct business within the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania within the meeting of any statutes and/or
regulations pertaining to foreign corporations.
3. Discover Bank is the issuer and owner of the
Discover credit cards which are issued to consumers pursuant to
an extension of credit agreement with them.
4. DFS Services, LLC is affiliated with and is the
~ servicing agent for the Discover credit card accounts for
Discover Bank. It creates and maintains all of the records
in connection with all of the activities and/or transactions
regarding the Discover accounts, which records are maintained by
DFS Services, LLC in the ordinary course of its business. DFS
Services, LLC is authorized to execute the Affidavit attached
hereto as Exhibit "A".
5. The Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, is an adult individual
residing at the address contained in the above caption.
6. At the special instance and request of the
Defendant, and relying on information received from the
Defendant, the Plaintiff issued a Discover credit card to
the Defendant so that the Defendant could make purchases
from various merchants who were authorized to accept the
credit card from the Defendant in lieu of payment by the
Defendant to the merchants.
7. The Defendant received the physical credit card
issued by the Plaintiff, together with a Cardmember Agreement
(extension of credit agreement), which agreement contains the
terms and conditions governing the use of the credit card between
the parties hereto. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "B" a
true and correct copy of the said Cardmember Agreement.
8. Thereafter, on sundry and various occasions, the
Defendant, pursuant to the extension of credit agreement, used
the credit card for purchases and/or other forms of credit, which
credit and its terms are governed by the Cardmember Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit "B".
9. The Defendant ratified the terms and conditions
of the Cardmember Agreement each and every time they
utilized the Discover credit card, as well as by continuing
to make payments to the Plaintiff after receiving monthly
statements summarizing the activities and/or transactions on
the account.
10. Plaintiff believes, and therefore avers, that
the Defendant's last payment in regard to their obligation
was processed on December 27, 2009, as a result thereof, the
Defendant is in breach of their obligation to the Plaintiff in
accordance with the Cardmember Agreement; and as a result thereof,
the obligation of the Defendant to satisfy the entire balance in
regard to the credit card account became accelerated.
11. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "C" a true
and correct copy of the last monthly statement of the account issued
to the Defendant.
12. The present outstanding balance which is due on
the credit account is $9,079.49; and, although repeated
requests and demands have been made upon the Defendant by the
Plaintiff to satisfy the balance, the Defendant is still in breach
of the agreement and have failed to repay the account balance and
debt due the Plaintiff.
13. In addition to the balance on the account as
indicated above, the Plaintiff has incurred additional
damages for attorney fees and costs and request payment of the same
by the Defendant pursuant to the terms of the Cardmember Agreement.
14. Plaintiff, through its counsel's investigation,
has determined that the Defendant is not in the military service.
15. THIS COMMUNICATION OF 'PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL IS FROM
A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, demands
Judgment against the Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, in the sum of
$9,079.49, plus reasonable attorney fees, costs and pre-judgment
interest in accordance with law.
COUNT II
16. Plaintiff incorporates by reference, all of the foregoing
averments of this Civil Action Complaint, as though the same were
more fully set forth in length hjerein.
17. Defendant by the use of the Discover credit card
and the extension of credit received the benefit of the same which
was given on the said credit account and has failed to make payment
for the receipt of the said benefit.
18. As a direct result of the receipt of the benefit of the
extension of credit understanding as above, the Defendant has been
unjustly enriched in the amount of $9,079.49 to Plaintiff's
detriment.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, demands
Judgment against the Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, in the sum of
$9,079.49, plus reasonable attorney fees, costs and pre-judgment
interest in accordance with law.
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VERIFICATION
The undersigned, EDWARD STOCK. ESQUIRE, hereby states that he is
the attorney for the Plaintiff who is located outside this jurlsdiction and in order to
file the within document in an expedient and timely manner, he is authorized to
take this Verification on behalf of the said Plaintiff in the within action and
verifies that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct
to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, based upon information
r provided to him by the Plaintiff.
A Verification signed by the Plaintiffwill be provided to Defendant or
counsel for Defendant upon request:
The undersigned understands that false statements herein are made subject to
the penalties of 18 P.A.C.S..A. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to
i authorities.
EDW STOC ,
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Exhibit "A" ,
ATTORNEY: STOCK
ACCOUNT NUMBER: ~ 02
BALANCE: $9,079.49
CARDMEMBER (S): BETH L GUMBY
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
Tiffany Adair, personally appeared before me, this day and after being duly sworn, according to
law, upon his/her oath and says:
I am a Legal Placement Account Manager for DFS SERVICES LLC., the servicing agent of
.DISCOVER BANK, an FDIC insured Delaware State Bank.
THAT this affidavit is made on the basis of my personal knowledge .and in support of Plaintiff s
suit on account against the Debtor(s)
THAT, in my capacity as Legal Placement Account Manager, I have control over and access to
records regarding the Discover Card Account of the above referenced Debtor(s), further, that I
have personally inspected said Account and statements regarding the balance due on said account.
DFS SERVICES LLC. maintains these records in the ordinary course of business.
THAT the annexed statement of account is a true and correct statement of what is now due and
owing Discover Bank on the account, and exhibit A is a copy of the Cazdmember Agreement
between Discover Bank and the above referenced Debtor(s). The Cazdmember Agreement
governs the terms and conditions of the relationship between Discover Bank and the Debtor(s) in
connection with the account.
Based on my review of the account records, to the best of my knowledge and belief the above
referenced Debtor(s) is not engaged in the military service of the United States and is a resident
of the State and of the County in which this action has been filed.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge.
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Sworn and Subscribed before me,
This day of Thursday, October 21, 2010.
NO AR
JONATHON D. PACK
Na1ry Pubic, SttOe dOMo
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Exhibit "B"
DISC VER'
YOUR DISCOVER® ACCOUNT
CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT ................Pages 1-13
The terms and conditions of your Account, including
how we calculate finance charges, our fees and' an
Arbitration of Disputes section. You have the right to
reject the arbitration provision with respect to your
new Account within 30 days after receiving your Card,
as explained in the "Right to Reject Arbitration"
section at page 13.
PRIVACY POLICY .........................Pages 13-16
n A summary of the personal information we tolled,
when it may be shared with others, and how we
safeguard the confidential'Ityanct security of
information. You may limit our sharing of such
information with others as explained in section 4 of
the Privaty Polity at page 15.
BILLING RIGHTS ..........................Pages 16-17
Important information about your rights and our
responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Ad.
DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE ...............Pages 18-25
The terms and conditions of the Scheduled Air Travel
Accident Insurance and the Secondary Rental Car
Collision Coverage that is provided at no charge to
you when you use your Card to purchase airline
I tickets or rent an automobile.
GLOBAL TRAVELER'S HOTUNE ..................Page 25
The terms and conditions of this free travel assistance
benefit.
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CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT
Please read this Agreement carefuAy before using your Discovel+ Card
Account h wntains the terms and wndidorri of your AoouM, some of
which may have dumged from eerier materiak provided to you. M the
event of any differences, this Agreerrserrt shy control We your
privacx See the Privacy sectia~r onpage 10 and our Privxy Policy for
additional information. The Arbitration of Disputes section on page 11
krdudes a waver of a nrnrrber of rights, indu~g the rift to a jury t-ial.
The Right to Reject Arbitration section on page 1 ~ desoi6a the procedure
you must followrf you desire to reject the Arbitratan of Disputes seRron.
DEFINtT10N5 ................................................... 2
USING YOUR ACCOUNT .......:........... . ..................... 2
Your Acceptance of this Agreement ...........................: 2
Permitted Uses of Your Account ............................... 2
Prohibited Uses of Your Account ............................... 3
Purdlases and Cash Advances in Foreign Currencies ............... 3
Cash Advances .............................................. 3
Balance Transfers ...........................................~. 3
Uedit Authorizations ........................................ 3
Authorized Users ............................................ 3
Unauthorized Use .................... ....................... 3
Your Uedit Lines ............................................ 4
CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT ................................... 4
MAKING PAYMENTS ............................................. 4
Promise to Pay .............................................. 4
Monthly Billing Statement ...............................'..... 4
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Monthly Payment Options .................................... 5
Automatic Billing Arrangements ............................... 5
How We Apply Payments ... . ................................. 5
Minimum Morrtltly Payment ................................... 5
Skip-A-Payment Offers ....................................... 5
UedR Balances .............................................. 5
FINANCE CHARGES ........................................:..... 6
How We Calculate Periodic Finance Charges ................... . . 6
How We Cakulate Your Balances ............................... 6
Variablelnferest Rates ........................................ 7
Defauh Rate ................................................ 7
Cash Advance Traruaction Fee Finance Charges .................. 8
Balance Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charges ................ 8
Foreign Currency Transaction Fee finance Charges ..........' ..... 8
Minimum Finance Charge ..................................... 8
Account5et-up Fee Finance Charge ............................ 8
FEES ........................................................... 8
Annual fee ................................................. 8
Late Fee .................................................... 9
Returned Payment Fee .................:...............1;.... 9
Returned Discover Card Check Fee ....................... .... 9
Pay-By~Phone ...........................................:... 9
Research Fee ................................................ 9
DEFAULT AND CANCELLATION ............. . ...................... 9•
Types of Default ............................................. 9
Consequences of Default ........ . .......................... . . 9
Cancellation ................................................ 9
PRIVACY AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS WRH YOU ................. 10
Our Privacy Policy ........................................... 10
Reporting to Uedit Reporting Agencies ........................ 10
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Our Communications with You ............... ................ 10
Releasing Information About Your Account .... ................ 10
Electronic Notices to You .................... ............ . . .. 10
Notices - Change to Your Information .. . ..... .... . .. . .........10
CLAIMS AND DISPUTES ......................... .................10
Merchant Disputes .......................... .................10
Claim Notices .............................. .................11
Arbitration of D'~pute ...................... .................11
Right to Reject Arbitration ................... .................13
LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT ...... .................13
Severability ..:............................. .................13
Compliance with Interest Rate Limitations ...... .................13
Governing Law ............................. .................13
ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT ....................... ................13
DEFlNRIONS
"Account" means your Discover Card Account.
'Authorized User' means any person whom you authorize to use your
Account or a Card, whether you notify us or not
'Card" means any one or more Discover Cards issued to you or someone
else with your authorization.
"Pricing Schedule" means the document accompanying your Card and
listing the Finance Charge rates that apply to your Account The Pricing
Schedule is part of this Agreement
"We,' `us" and "our" refer to Discover Bank, the issuer of your
Discover Card.
`You; "youP or "yours" refer to, in addition to you, the Cardmember, any
other person or persons v,Rho are also contractually liable under
this Agreement.
USING YOUR ACCOUNT
Your Acceptance of this Agreement The use of your Account or a Card by
you or an Authorized User, or your failure to cancel your Account within 30
days after receiving a Card, means you accept this Agreement, including the
Arbitration of Disputes section on pa a 11. You may, however, rejeR the
Arbitration of Disputes section as explained on page 13.
Permitted Uses of YourAtcount Your Account maybe used for:
• Purchases - to purchase or lease goods or services from participating
merchants by presenting your Card or Account number or by using
promotional checks, whKh we may furnish to you, in accordance with
such additional terms and condition as we may offer from time to time.
• Cash Advances - to obtain cash advances from participating automated
teller machines, financial insthutions or other locations, the purchase of
lottery tickets, racetrack wagers, voucher redeemable for cash or for
casino chips, money order, traveler's checks, savings bonds, foreign
currency and wire transfer, or by mean of checks which we may furnish
to you, all in aaordance with such additional terms and conditions as we
may offer from time to time.
• Balance Transfers - to transfer balances from other veditors or to make
other transactions by means of balance transfer coupons or checks, in
accordance whh such additional terms and conditions as we may offer
from time to time.
In addhion, your Account may be used to guarantee reservations at
participating establishments. You will be liable for gguaranteed
reservation that are not cancelled prior to the time speclfied by the
establishment Your Account may be used for personal, family, household
and charitable purposes.
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Prohibited Uses of Your Account Your Account may not be used to obtain
loans to purchase, carry or trade in securities, to pay any amount you owe
under this Agreement or for any uanactions that are unlawful where you
reside or where you are physically located when you use the Account to
inhiate the transaction ("Prohibited Transactions").
Purchases and Cash Advance In Foreign Currendes. If you make a purchase
w cash advance in a foreign currency, rt will be converted to U.S. dollars
using either agovernment-mandated rate, agovernment-published rate or
the interbank exdwnge rate, depending on the country and currency in
which the transaction is made. The rate used will be the rate in effect on
the conversion date for the traruaction, which may be different than the
Transaction Date as shown on your statement We charge a Foreign
Currency Tronaction Fee Finance Charge for each purdiase made in a
foreign currency as described in the Foreign Cuaenry Transaction Fee
Finance Charges section on page 8.
Cash Advance. We may periodical offer you promotional rates on cash
advances for the time period spedf~ed in the offer, wbject to the Defauh
Rate section. The offer may ckxstam a Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance
Charge for each cash advance.
Balance Transfer. We may periodically offer you the opportunity to make
balance trarufers from other aeditor a to make other transactions to your
Account by mean of balance transfer coupon or cheda. Each offer will
contain a promotional rote, which wi8 be the Annual Percentage Rate that
will apply to transferred balances for the time period spedfied m the offer,
subject to the Defauh Rate section and may contain a Balance Transfer
Transaction Fee Finance Charge for each balance transfer made during the
term of the offer, as disclosed in the offer and as set forth in the Pncng
Schedule, ff appliable. Balance trarufers subject to the promotional rate
are referred to as promotional rate balance transfer; balance transfers for
which the promotional rate has expired are referred to as purchase rate
balance transfer.
Each offer wiR contain an expiration date. H you attempt to transfer
balances by means of a chedk after the expiration date, we will treat the
transaction as a cash advance. We will not make balance transfers
attempted by means of a coupon after the expiration date.
Credit Authoraations. Certain transactions will require our authorization
prior to completion. In some cases, you may be asked to provide
identification. We have the right not to authorize a transaction for security
or other reasons. Also, if our authorization system is not working, we may
not be able to authorize a transaction. We vnll not be liable to you ff any
of these events happen.
Authorized User, If you want to cancel the authority of a current
Authorized User to use your Account a a Card, you must notify us and
destroy any Card in that person's possession. You can not us by
telephoning t-800dM5COVER (1-800.347-2683-, or by writing Discover,
PO Box 30943, Soh Lake Cityt U1' 84130-0943. None of your rights under this
Agreement (other than to pay amounts owed) may be exercised by any
person not a party to this Agreement acting pursuant to a power of
attorney, without out separate written agreement (which we are not
obligated to gnre).
Unauthorized Use. Prior to its use, each Card must be signed by the person
to whom h is issued If a Card is lost or stolen, or'rf gnu think that someone is
using your Account or a Card whhout your permissrai, notify us immediately.
You can notify us by telephoning 1-800-0iSCOVEp (1-80x347-2683), or by
wrting Discover, PO Box 30943, Soh Lake Crty, Ui 8413x0943. You agree to
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assirt us in determining the facts relating to any theft or possible
unauthorized use of your Account or a Card and to comfy with such
procedures as we may require in connection with our irnestigation.
Your Credit Lines. We will advise you of your Account credit line. We may
impose a lower line that will apply to cash advances, referred to as the cash
advance credR line. We may also impose a bwer Gne that vdii apply to
balance transfers, referred to as the balance transfer credit line. You agree
not to allow your unpaid balance, including Finance Charges and fees, to
exceed your Account credit line. If you exceed your Account credit line, we
may request immediate payment of the amount by which you exceed your
Account credit line.
We may increase or decrease your Account credR line, your cash advance
credR Irne or your balance transfer credit Une without notice. The credit
available for your use may, from time to time, be less than your Account
credit line. For purposes of determining your available credit, we reserve
the right to postpone for up to 15 business days redudng your unpaid
balances by the amount of any payment that we receive. Your available
credit will not be increased by the amount of any credh balance.
CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT
From time to time, we may, to the extent fitted by law, change any
term of this Agreement, inthrdmg, but not mited to, an finance dwrge
rate, fee a metltod of canputlng any balarrice upon which the finance
charge mes assessed, or ~d or delete aziy tens to this Agreerrsent We
vwU g. you notice of the change in the time and nianrter required by later,
whahmdudes 4Sdsyt advance written notke in same cirrvmsmnces. In
addition, to the extent required bylaw, we Nn71 offer you the ity
to reject a change. for exangrle, law requires, with certain exc ors, that
we offer you the opportunity to reject an increase in a late fee or the
eliminatan of a gran period prior to the effective date of the change. M
you reject a change m accordance with the instructions in the notice
provided, we wiY dose your Auamt arwi you will rw longer be able to use
rt for further transactions. You can then pay the remaining balance under
the unchanged term.
We may also dsarrtle any term of any product, service or benefit offered in
connection with your Account We will notify you as required bylaw or
by the terms of the product, service or benefit
MAKING PAYMENTS
Promise to PaX You agree to pay us in U.S. dollars for all purcrases, cash
advances and balance transfers including applioble France Charges and
other dtiarges or fees, incurred by you or anyone you authorize or permit
to use your Account or a Card, even if you do not notify us that others are
using your Account or a Card. If you pay us in other than US. dollar; we
may refuse to accept the payment or charge your Account our cost to
convert your payment to U.S. dollars. Ail checks must be drawn on funds on
deposit m the U.S. You may not use a cash advance check, balance transfer
check or coupon, or any other promotional check drawn on any Discover
Bank credit card account to make payments on your Acwunt. If your
Account is a jant Account, each of you agrees to be liable individually and
joindy for the entire amount owed on }roar Account We an accept late
payments a partial payments tx checks and money orders marked
`payment in fulP or Yvith arty other restrictive endorsement without losing
any of our rights under this Agreement
Monthly Billing Statement We will send you a billing statement after each
monthly billing period in which you have a debit or credit balance, unless
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we waive our right to do so az permitted bylaw The billing statement will
show all purchases, cash advances, balance transfers, Finance Charges and
other charges or fees and all payments or other credits posted to your
Account duringg the billing period. h will show your New Balance, Payment
Due Date and Minimum yment Due az of the end of the biting period. ff
your prior month's payment is retained unpaid, your required Mimmum
Payment Due ma be higher than shown on your tailing statement. See the
Mimmum Month~y Payment section on page 5.
Monthly Payment Options. You may at any time pay the entire New
Balance shown on your bdhng statement, but each month you must pay at
least the Minimum Payment Due az described in the Minimum Monthly
Payment section. Ail payments must be made in aaordance with the terms
stated on your monthly billing statement, az Welf as the payment cut~aff
time stated in this section, and we will credit your Account m accordance
with those temp and this section. Payments received in proper form at our
processing fadlity by 5PM local time on any day will be credited as of that
day. Payments received in proper farm at our processing fadlity after SPM
local time will be credited as of the next day.
Automat& Billing Arrangements. ff your Account number and/or Card
expiration date changes and our records indicate you have automatic
billing established with a merchant, we will attempt to provide your new
Account information to that merchant. To ensure uninterrupted billing, we
recanmendthatyouverifythe merchanthazyournewAccountinfonnation
You must contact the merchant directly ff you do not wish to continue the
automatic billing anangemerrt.
How We Apply Payments. Each~billing period, to the extent your payments
exceed the Minimum Payment Due shown on your current billing
statement we will apply these excess amounts in order of the Annual
Percentage Rate appUcabk to the balance of each transaction category (az
referenced in the F'mance Charges section), generally from highest to
lowest, beginning with the balance subject to the highest Annual
Percentage Rate. Otherwise, we will apply payments and credits of our
discretion, inducting in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. In all
cases, we will apply payments and credits in accordance with applicable
law
Minimum Monthly Payment The Minimum Payment Due each billing
period will equal:
(i}the greater of:
• Soo;
2% of the New Balance; or
• current Periodic Finance Charges plus late fees plus 520;
(ip plus arty past due amount.
We may also include some a all the amount by which you exceed your
Account aedft line. When we calculate the Minimum Payment Due, we
may subtract from the New Balance certain fee; added to your Account
during the billing period. The Minimum Payment Due will be rounded up
to the nearest dollar and will never exceed the New Balance.
Skip-A-Payment ONe-s. We may from time to time allow you to not make
a minimum monthly payment and will notify you when this option is
available. ff you take advantage of this offer and do not make a minimum
monthly payment, finance charges and any applicable fees will accrue on
your Account m accordance with this Agreement and you mart pay the
Mimmum Payment Due for the following billing periods.
Credit Balances. We will refund any credit balance within seven badness
days from receipt of your written requert. If you do not requert a refund,
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we will automatically refund credit balances greater than S 1 that remain in
your Account after 6 months.
HNANCE CHARGES
How We Cakulate Periodic finance Charges. We begin to impose Periodic
Finance charges on all transaRions from the Transaction Date for the
transaction shown on your billing statement, unless a transaction is ported
to Your Account after the close of the billing period in which it occurs, in
which case we begin to impose Periodic Finance Charges on that transaction
from the first day of the billing period in which h is posted to your Account
We continue to impose Peri 1c Finance Charges until the date you pay
your entire New Balance shown on your billing statemerrt by making
payments ar receiving credits. However, if you paid the New Balance on
your previous billing statement by the Payment Due Date shown on that
billing statement, we will not impose Periodic Finance Ularges on new
purchases, that is, purdtases first appearing on the current billing statement,
or any portion of a new purchase, paid by the Payment Due Date on your
cumerrt bilhng statement. We call this the "grace penod." There is no grace
period on balance transfer a cash advances. As more fully descibed in the
section titled "How Vye Apply Paymer~tr," we generally apply payments to
your AaouM based on the Annual Percentage Rate a rcable to the
balance of each transaction category This means that if you do not pay the
New Balance on the current billing statement by the Payment Due Date
shown on that billing statement, then, depending on the amount of your
payment and the Annual Percentage Rates on other balances, you may not
get a grace period on new purchases.
' We sort your transactions into groups of purchases, cash advances, and
" balance transfers and then further sort the transactions within each group
by their Annual Percentage Rate. For example, purchases- subject to a
promotional rate and purchases subject to a standard rate would be
separate gro We refer to these groups as transaction ote~ories. At the
end of each billing period, we compute balances and Penodic Finance
Charges for each day of the billing penod for each transaction category. We
use the following equation to compute Periodic Finance Charges for each
trahsaction category:
,- (Average Daily Balance) times (days in billing period) times
• (Daily Periodic Rate).
You may refer to the Finance Charge Summary on Your billing statement for
these amounts. Then we add up the Penodic Finance tltarges for each
transaction category to get the total Periodic Finance Charges for your
Account. The Average Daily Balance is shown as zero if, because of the
grace period, no Periodic Finance Charges apply to the balance in a
transaction category. The Daily Periodic Rate is 11365th of the corresponding
Annual Percentage Rate.
How We Calculate Your Balances. We use the Average Daily Balance
i pnduding new transactions) method of calculating the balance upon which
we impose Periodic Finance Charges. We compute the Average Daily
Balance for each transaction category by adding up all the daily balances in
a billing period for a transaction ca~egnY and dividing the total by the
number of days in the billing period. We compute the daiN balance for
each transaction category on each daY by first adding the following to the
previous day's daihr balance: transactions with a Transaction Date of that
day as shown on your billing statement, unless the transaction is posted to
your Account afterthe close of the billing period in which h occurs, in which
rase the transaaion will be added to the daily balance as of the first day of
the billing period in which it is posted to your Account, fees dtarged that
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day and Periodic Finance Charges accued on the previous day's daily
balance; and bythen subtracting arty credits and paymenu that are applied
against the balance of the transaction category on that day. In cakulating
the daily balance for the first day of the billing period, we consider the
"previous day's daily balance' to have been your balance for each
transaction category on the last day of your previous billing period.
All fees charged to your Account are added to the standard purchase
transaction category wrth the exception of Cash Advance Transaction Fee
Finance Charges which are added to the applicable cash advance
transaction category and Balance Transfer Trarlsaztion Fee Finance Charges
which are added to the applicable balance transfer transaction category.
VariablelnterestRates. Cme ormore Daily Periodic Rates and corre~sonding
Annual Percentage Rates that apply to a transaction category may be
variable rates as set forth in your Pnang Schedule ar in any speaal offers
you receive from us. Variable Annual Percentage Rates are determined by
adding a spedfied number of percentage points to the Prime Rate. This is
shown on the Pridng Schedule as 'Prime + (percentage points).' For
urposes of this Agreement, the Prime Rate is the highest rate of interest
P~ted as the "prime rate" m the Money Rates section of The Wall Street
Journal on the last business day of the montlt. The Prime Rate is merely a
prigng index and door not represent the knvest or best interest rate
available to a borrower at arty bank at arty given tjtne. if you have a variable
rate, your Annual Percentage Rate will increase or decease when the Prime
Rate changes. This change will be effective beginning with the fast day of
the billing period that hegira doming the same month as the change in the
Prime Rate. An increase m the Annual Percentage Rate may increase your
Minimum Payment Due.
Defauh Rate. Each time that you do not make the Minimum Payment Due
by the Payment Due Date we may, in accordance with applicable law.
(i) terminate the availability of any promotional Annual Percentage Rates
on new transactions; and
(ii) increase your Annual Percentage Rates for new transactions to variable
Default Rates. Each new variable Default Rate for a new transaction is
determined by adding up to 5 additional percentage points to the
otherwise appllrable Annual Percentage Rate and wiB vary based on any
changes in the Prime Rate. (For example, 'd the prortwtional purdtase rate
was 2.99% and the rate for other purchases was 15.99% and you paid late
once, the rate for all new purchases could increase up to 20.99% variable
and vary thereafter with the Prime Rate.) When we first determine the
variable Defauh Rates, we use the Prime Rate effective for the bill'mQ period
in which you pa late. The variable Defauh dates are determined in
accordance with the Variable Interest Rates section.
We will base your Default Rate on your creditworthiness and other factors
such as your current Annual Percentage Rates and your Account history.
ff we increase arty of your Annual Percentage Rates to a Defauh Rate, we
will send you a notice, m accordance vvith appGcatlie lavt4 advising of p) the
date the new Defauh Rate will apply (the 'Defauh Rate Effective Date'),
(iii the type of new transactions to which rt will be applied (note:. the new
Defauh Rate will not apply to any other transacdans) and, pit) your right to
reject the new Defauh Rate. New transactions are those transactions which
either (i) have a Transaction Date, as shown on your billing statement, of
more than fourteen days after we mail or deliver the notice to you ar, pi) ff
permitted by applicable law, were posted to your Account after the current
Defauh Rate Effective Date. Your Account will not be subject to a Defauh
Rate for the first twelve billing periods after your Account is first opened.
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ff your Annual Percentage Rate for purchases, balance transfers or cash
advances was increased to a Defauh Rate, we will; to the extent required
by applicable law, periodically review your Auount to determine 'rf any of
your Annual Percentage Rates should be reduced. Any reduced Annual
Percentage Rates on new and existing balances maybe different and may
be higher than your previous standard Annual Percentage Rates for
purchases, balance transfers and/or cash advances or any promotional
rate.
Cash Advance transaction fee Finance Charges. Unless otherwise specified
in a cash advance offer, we will charge you a Cash Advance Transaction Fee
flNANCE CHARGE of 5% of the amount of each new cash advance with a
minimum Cash Advance Trarsaction Fee FlNANCE CHARGE of S10 and no
maximum. The imposition of Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance
Charges may resuh in an Annual Percentage Rate for cash advances that is
hi er than the nominal Annual Percentage Rate. All forms of rash
a antes, induding the use of Diuover Card rhedq regardless of the
purpose for which used, are subject to Cash Advance Transaction Fee
Fnance Charges. To obtain the total Finantt Charge on cash advances for
each billing period, we add arty Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finantt
Charges for the billi~ period charged under this section to any Periodic
Finance Charges calcu ated under the Periodic Finance Charges section for
eadi cash advance transactan category andadd up these amounts.
Balance Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charges. Unless otherwise
~eafled in a balance transfer offer, we wiA charge you a Balance Trarofer
Transaction Fee FRdANCE CHARGE of 5% of the amount of each new
halance transfer with a minimum Balance Transfer TransaRion fee FNANCE
CHARGE of f 10 and no maximum. The ~mposmon of Balance Transfer
Transaction Fee Finance Chargges may result in an Annual Percentage Rate
for balance transfers that is fiigher than the nominal Annual Percentage
Rate. To obtain tfie total Finance Charge on balance transfers for each
biiling period, we add any Balance 7ransferTransaction Fee Finance Charges
for the biling period dwrged under this section to any Periodic finance
Charges calculated under the Periodic Finance Charges section for each
balance transfer transaction category and add up these amounts.
Foreign Currency Transaction Fee Finance Charges. We will charge you a
Foreign Currenry Transaction Fee FINANCE CHARGE of 2% of the U.S. dollar
amount of each purchase made in a foreign currenry. The imposition of
Foreign Currenry Transaction Fee Finance Charges may resuh in an Annual
Percentage Rate for Purdiases that a higher than the nominal Annual
Percentage Rate. To obtain the total Finance Charge on purchases for each
billing period, we add arty Foreign Currenry Transaction Fee Finance
Charges for the biling period charged under the section to any Periodic
Finance Charge calculated under the Periodic Finance Charges section for
each purchase transaction category and add up these amounts.
Mlninium Finana Charge. We will charge you a minimum FINANCE
CHARGE of 5.50 for any billing period in which Periodic Finance Charges of
less than f.50 would otherwise be imposed.
Account Set-up Fee finance Charge. tf your Pricing Schedule accompanying
your Card indudes an Account Set-up Fee, we will charge you crone-time
Account Set-up Fee FlNANCE CHARGE in the amount indicated when we
open your Account.
FEES
Annual Fee. If your Pridng Schedule accompanying your Card indudes an
Annual Fee, we will charge you an Annual Fee in the amount indicated. We
will charge you this fee when we open your Account and at the beginning
of each anniversary year your Account is open. The Annual Fee is not
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refundable, except as provided bylaw.
Late Fee. We will charge you a Late Fee if you have failed, as of the Payment
Due Date, to make the Minimum Payment Due that was requred to be paid
for that billing period. The amount of the late Fee a based on the sum of
all outsta~ng purchases, rash advances, balance bansfers, other charges,
other few and Finance Charges at the end of the tiilBng period for which
we did not receive timely payment If the sum is 3250 or less, the fee is 519.
It it is greater than 5250, the fee is 539.
Returned Payment Fee We will charge you a Returned Payment Fee of f35
each time you pay us with a check or other instrument that is returned
unpaid. This fee will also apply if a debit transaction to a deposit account
from which you have authorized us in writing, electronically or orally to
periodically deduct all or a part of an amour>it you owe us under this
Agreement is returned unpaid. We will charge you thn fee the first time
any payment is returned unpaid, even if it is paid upon resubmission.
Retumed Discover Card Check Fee. We will chargR you a Retumed Discover
Card Check Fee of S35 each time we decline to horror a Discover Card cash
advance check, balance transfer check, promotional purchase check, or
other promotional dtedc
Pay-By~Wione. We may from time to time allow you to make payments by
authorizing us over'the telephone to transfer or pa funds from a deposit
account to your Account. We will not charge you a Pay-By-Phone Fee.
Research Fee. We may charge you a Research Fee of S5 for each co of a
billiri~ statement or sales slip that you request, Hgwever, we will not charge
a fee if you request copies in connection with a billing error.
r DEFAULT AND CANCELLATION
types of Default You are in default H you become insolvent; if you file a
bankruptry petition rx have one filed against you; if we have a reasonable
belief tthhat you are unable or unwilling to repay your obli~atiors to us;rf
you are declared incompetent by a court or if a court appoints a guardian
for you or a conservator for your assets; if ou die; 'rf you fail to comply with
the terms of this Agreement, induding failing to make a required payment
• when due, exceeding your Account aedR line a using your Card or
Account for a Prohibited Transaction; or if you fail to make a required
payment when due on any other account you have with us.
Consequences of Defauh. If you are in default, we may declare the entire
balance of your Account immediately due and payable without notice. If we
refer the collection of your Account to an attorney or employ an attorney to
' represent us. with regard to recovery of money Uhat you owe us, we may
charge you reasonable attorneys' fees and court oi• other collection costs as
permitted by law and as actually incurred by us, induding tees and costs in
connection with any appeal. We ma delay enforc(rig or not enforce any of
our rights under this Agreement without bring or waiving any of them.
Cancellation. You may cancel yyoour Account by notifying us in writing or by
I telephone and returning or destroying every Card and unused check that
we have provided you. You can notify us by telephoning i-800-0ISCOVER
(1-80x347-2683), or by wrRinyy Dixover, PO Box #0943, Salt Lake City, UT
84130-0943. Cif course, you vaA still be responsible to pay any amount you
owe us according to the terms of this Agreement If your Account is a omt
Account, either Cardmember may cancel the Account, but you will ~th
remain responsible to pay any amount owed to us according to the terms
of this Agreement. We may cancel a suspend your Auount at any time
without notice. We may choose not to renew your Auount (beyond the
expiration date shown on the face of a Card} without notice. You must
return any Card or unused checks to us upon request.
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PRIVACY AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH YOU
Our Privacy Policy. We may from time to time review your vedh,
employment and Income records. We respect the privacy of information
about you and your Account. Our Privacy Policy tndudes a summary of the
personal information we collect, when ft may be shared with others, how
we safeguard the confidentiality and security of information and the steps
you may take to limn uur sharing of such mtormation with others. Please
read h carefully as it is part of your Cardmember Agreement
Reporting to Credit Reporting Agendas. AS indicated in our Privary Polity,
we may report to credit reporting agencies and other creditors the status
and payment history of your Account, including negative credit information.
Late payments, missed payments or other defauhs on your Account maybe
reflected in your credit report. We normally report to such credit reporting
agencies each month. H you believe that our report of your Account status
is inaccurate or incomplete, please write us at the following address:
Discover, PO Box 15316, Wilmington, DE 19850-5316. Please include your
name, address, home telephone number and Account number.
Our Comrtmmiotiorrs whh You. You agree that our personnel may listen to
or record telephone ells between you and our re resentatives without
additional notice to you, indudin9 but notlirri~to calls we make to
collect debts We may use any medwm permitted bylaw, including but not
limited to mail, live telephone rolls, automated telephone equipment,
prerecorded telepltate qlb, e-nwil and calls to your cell phone to contaR
you about your ount or to offer you products or services that may be of
value to you. ff you prefer not to be contaRed in one or more of these
ways, you must etcher telephone us at i-800~D15COVER (1.800.347-2663) or
wnte to us at Discover, PO Box 30961, Sak Lake Gty, UT 30961-0961.
Releasing Information About Your Account We provide various methods
by which you can obtain information about your Account. We will on
release such information to you, any Authorized User that our records
indicate is an authorized buyer on your Amount, and arty other person with
your prior permission, in addition to as provided in our Privary Polity or as
required bylaw. Our security measures cannot insure against unauthorized
inquiries You agree that we will not be resporuible for the release of
information to anyone who, even if wthout your authorization or
permission, has gained possession of a Card or has teamed other identifying
characteristics about you such as your personal identification number,
Account number or social security number.
per3ronic Notices to You. We maY offer you the opportuntty to receive
certain notices from us electronically rather than througfi the mail,
inducting monthly billing statements and change of terms notices. The
terms and conditions for receiving these electronic communications will be
described in the offer.
Notices -Changes to Your Information. If you change Your a-mail address,
mailing address a telephone number you must notify us of Your new
address or telephone number within 15 days. You can notify us by
telephoning 1-600-DISCOVER (1-800-347-2683) or by miting Discover, PO
Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0943. If your Account is a joint Account,
any notice we mail to an address you have provided for the Account will
serve as notice to both Cardmembers.
• CLAIMS ANO DISPUTES
Merchant Disputes We are not responsible for the refusal of anyone to
accept or honor a Card or to accept checks that we have provided you. If a
merchant fails to provide your purchase to your satisfaction and you
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request a credit to your Account, we will investigate the dispute. If we
resolve the dispute in your favor, we will issue a Credit to Your Auount and
you will be deemed to have assigned to us your daim against the merchant
and/or any third party for the credited amount. Upon our request, you
agree to provide us with written evidence of such assignment
daim Notices. In the event that you or we have a claim that arises from ar
relates to your Account, any prior account you had with us, your
application, the relationships which rewh from your Account or the
enforceability of the Agreement or any prior agreement, before initiating,
joiningg or participating to an judidal or arbitration proceeding, as either
an individual litigant or member of a doss ("Proceeding"), the complaining
party shall give the other party: (t) a written notice of the claim ("Claim
Notice"), at least 15 days before inhiating any Proceeding, explaining in
reasonable detail the nature of the daim and any supporting facts; and (2)
a reasonable good faith opportunity to resolve the claim without the
necessity of a Proceeding. This includes any claims involving our parent
corporation, subsidiaries, affiliates (indudtng, wthout limhation, DFS
Services LLL7, predecessor, successors, assigns,. as well as the officer,
directors and employees of each of these entities. Any Claim Notice shall be
sent to us at Discover, PO Box 3024, New Albany, OH 43054 (or such other
address as we shall subsequertdy provide to you) (the "Claim Native.
Address') or to you at your address appearing in our records or, 'tf you are
represented by counsel, to your attorney at your attorney's office.
Arbitration of Disputes. Agreement to arbitrate. In the event of any past,
presets or future daim or dispute (whether based upon conVact, tort,
statute, common law or equity) between you. and us arising ftom or
relating to your Account, arty pnor amount you have had with us, your
application, the relationships which resuh from your Account or the
en orceability or scope of this arbtraton provision, of the Agreement or of
any rior agreemerrt, you or we may elect to resohre the daim or dispute by
binding arbiVatiors. IF ERHER YOU OR WE ELECT ARBRRATION, NERHER
YOU NOR WE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN COURT
OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT CLAIM. PRE-HEARING DISCOVERY
RIGHTS AND POST HEARING APPEAL RIGHTS Whl BE LIMITED. NEITHER
YOU NOR WE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR ~OMSOUOATE CLAIMS IN
AR81'11WTION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CARDMEMBERS W1TH RESPECT TO
OTHER ACCOUNTS, OR LITIGATE IN COURT OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS
A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS ORIN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL CAPAQTY ("Class Action Waiver').
Notwithstanding arrything else to ffte contrary in this arbitration provwon,
only a court, and not an arbitrator, shall determirse the validity and effect of
the Class Action Waiver. Even 'tf aR parties have opted to litigate a daim in
court, you a we may elect arbitration with respect to any daim made by a
new party or any new claims later asserted in that lawsuit and nothing
undertaken therein shall constitute a waiver of airy rights under this
arbitration provision. We will not invoke our right to arbitrate an individual
daim you bring in small daims court or your state's equivalent court,rf any,
unless such action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court.
Governing Law acid Rules. Your Account involves interstate commerce and
this provision shall be governed bbyy the Federal Aybitration Act (FAA). The
arbitration shall be conducted, at the option of whenever files the arbitration
claim, by either the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or JAMS in
accordance with their procedures in effect when the daim is filed Fa a
copy of their procedures, to file a daim or for other information, contact
AAA at 335 Madison Ave., Floor 10, New York, NY 10017-5905,
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www.adrorg (phone 1-800.77&7879) or JAMS at 620 Eighth Ave., Floor 34,
New York, NY 10018, vvww.jamsadr.com (phone 1.800352-5267). No other
arbitration forum will be permitted, except as agreed to pursuant to either
the Changes to this Agreement section or a writing signed by both parties.
If neither AAA nor JAMS is able or willing to serve as the arbitration
administrator and we and you are unable to agree on a replacement
administrator or arbitrator, then a court of competent jurisdktion will
appoint an administrator or arbitrator or arbitrators fin the case of an
appeal to a panel of three arbitrator as desuibed below). Unless consorted
to by all parties, no arbitration may be administoed by any administrator
or arbitrated by any arbitrator that has any format or irrfarmal polity, rule
or procedure that is inconsistent with or purports to override the terms of
thB section. tf we elect to resolve a daim or dispute by binding arbitration
and the arbtrator issues an award in your favor on a daim or daims with
respect to which you would not otherwise be entitled to recover your
arbitration filing, administrative and hearing fees, reasonable attorneys'
fees and/or otho arbtration costs, we wiN be responsible for paying or
reimbursing such costs and fees if awarded by the arbitrate.
Fees and Costs. At your written request, we will advance any arbitration
filing, administrative and hearing fees which you would be required to pay
to pursue a daim or dispute as a result of our electing to arbitrate that claim
or dispute: Send requests to Disccover, PO Bdx 30421, Sah lake Cty, UT
84130-0421. The arbtrator wiN deride who will uhimately be responsible
for paying those fees. You will only be responsible for paying or reimbursing
our arbitration filing, administrative or hearing fees to the extent you
would have been responsible for paying "attorneys' fees and court or other
collection costs" had the action proceeded in courtAn no event will you be
required to pay any fees or costs incurred by us in connection with an
arbitration proceeding where such a payment or reimburement is
prohibited by applicable law.
Heartrrgs and Decisions. Any arbitration hearing wUl take place in the
federal udidal district where you reside. The arbitrator shall follow
appGcab~e substantive law to the extent consirteht with the FAA and
applicable statutes of limitations and shall horror daims of privilege
rgcognized at law and shall be authorized to award all remedies permitted
by the substantive laws that would apply ii the action were pending in
court. If requested by any parry, the arbitrator shall write an opinion
containing the reasons for the award. The arbitrator's decision will be final
and binding except for any appeal rights undo the,FAA and except that if
the amount m controversy exceeds (100,000, any parry mayy appeal the
award within 30 days to a threrarbitrator panel, which sh~l review the
award de now. Unless applicable law provides otherwise, the appealing
party will pay the cost of the appeal, regardless of its outcome. However,
we w111 consider in good faith any reasonable request for us to bear the fees
charged by the arbitration administrator and the arbitrator in connection
with the appeal. Judgment upon any award by iGhe arbitrator may be
enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
Other Beneficiaries of this Provision. Our rights and obligations under this
arbitration provision shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon our
parent corporations, wbsidiaries, affiliates ('including, without limitation,
DFS Services LLC), predecessors, waessors, assigns, as well as the officers,
directors and employees of each of these errtities, and will also inure to the
bereft of any thud party named as a co-defendant with us a with any of
the foregoing in a claim which Is subl'ect to this arbitration provision. Your
rights and obligations under this arbitration provision shall inure to the
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benefit of and be binding upon all persons contractually liable under this
Agreement and all Authorized Users of the Account.
Survival of this Provision. This arbitration provision shall survive termination
of your Account as weN as vduntary payment in full by you, anyy legal
praeedings by us to tolled a debt owed by you, any bankruptry by you
and any saffe by us of your Account.
Right to Reject Arbitration. You_may rere~jce~ct the Arbitration of
receiving a fard,~at U~foAowing address( Discover, PO ~ 30938 Sf ah
Lake qty, llT 84130-09. M you were previously subject to arbitration with
respell to any account with us, this right to reject arbitration will not apply
to you. Your rejection notice must inducts your name, address, telephone
number, Account number and signature and must not be sent with any
other correspondence. Calling us to indicate thatyou reject the Arbitration
of Disputes section or sending a rejection notice in a manner or format that
does not comply with all applicable requirements is insufficient notice. In
ordo to process your notice, we require that the notice be provided by you
directly and not through a third party. Rejection of arbtration will not
affect your other rights or responsrbilties under thrs Agreement or your
obligation to arbitrate disputes under any otho account as to which you
and vx have agreed to arbitrate dispute. N you do not send a rejection
notice, you will be obligated by the ArbitraUan of Disputes section with
respell to this and any prior aaount you have had with us, evenrf you have
previously sent a rejection notice with respell to that prior account.
LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
SeverabNity. ff any part of this Agreement becomes unenforceable, it will
not make any other part unenforceable, except that if the Bass Action
Waiver set forth above in the Arbitration of Disputes section is invalidated
in any praeeding in which you and we are invoMed, then the Arbitration
of Disputes section will be void with respell to that praeeding.
Compliance whh grterest Rate Limitations. We intend that this Agreement
will comply with applicable intoest rate limitations. You will not be
required to pay France Charges or otho dwrges at a rate that is greater
than the maximum amount penntted by law. If rt is sorer finally determined
that, but for tfiis section, the Finance Charges or other charges under this
Agreement would exceed the maximum lawful amount, the Finance
gorges and other charges wiN be reduced to the maximum lawful amount.
Any excess amount that you have already paid will be used to reduce the
outstanding balance of your Account or wilt be refunded to you by means
of a chedt m our disveUon.
Goverrdrrg Law This Agreement and any daim ~ drspute arising out of
this Agreement will be by appNobk federal few and, to the
extent state Ww appNes, orbware lattc
ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT
We may sell, assign ortransfer your Aaaunt or any portion thereof without
notice to you. You may not sell, assign or transfer your Account without fiat
obtaining our prior written consent.
~vac~r Pouc~r
We are required by federal law to provide you with a copy of our Privacy
Policy each yeas M you have previously notified us about your privary
preferences, as desc in Section 4, it is not necessary to do so again
unless you deride to change your preferences.
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We Respect Your Privacy
Our mission is to provide you with superior products and services, along with
the peace of mind knowing that the security of your personatirdormation is
our top priority We understarsr yyour corxems about guarding information
about you and your Aaount We want to assure you that we here taken
steps, and will continue to take steps, to safeguard that information.
This Privacy Policy describes our efforts to meet these objectivez K indudes
a summary of the following important information:
• A listing of the personal information we collect;
• The circumstances in which we may share information with others;
• The ways we safeguard the confidentiality and security of information;
and
• The steps you may take to limit our sharing of such information with
others. See Section 4 for complete detaite.
Wease read our Privary Policy carefulty. h will help you understand how we
collect and share information.
1. What Personal Information Do We Collectt
To serve you better and manage our business, it is important that we collect
and maintain accwate personal information about you. We obtain this
information from applications and other forms you submit to us, from your
dealings with us and others, from consumer reporting agendes, and from
other sources, such az our Web sites. For example:
• We may obtain information such az your name, address and date of birth
from appiications and other form you submit to us.
• We may obtain information such as Account balances, payment history,
your use of your Account and the types of services you prefer from your
transactiwis and other dealings with us and others
• We may obtain information such as the balances of your loans with other
lenders and your payment history with others from consumer reporting
agencies.
• We may obtain information such as your Internet service provider, your
email address, your computer's operating system and Web browser, your
Web site use and your product and service preferences from your visits to
Web sitez
2. te Personal Infomration Shared with thlters?
We limit the sharing of information with others. Many of the offers you
receive far products and services are provided directly to you from us. For
example, a retailer that accepu the Diuover• Card may cane to us with a
special offer for Cardmembers, such az a diuount certificate or product
upgrade. After carefirl consideration of the nature of the offer and the
company, we will create a list of Cardmembers who may be interested in the
offer based on certain charactaistia We will send the offer directly to
those Cardmembers on behalf of the retailer by for example, inducting an
insert in their monthly billing statement or mailing the offer ourselves. We
control the information used to make the offer, we do not share the list or
any information about our Cardmembers with the retailer. However, please
understated that if you do receive this ttyyppe of offer from us and choose to
tAke adJantage of it, the retailer may then learn information about you
because only Cardmembers with certain characteristics received the offer.
There are, however, dreumstantes in which we may share the information
we tolled about you, as described in Section t, with other wmpanies in
order to provide you with access to products and services and to servce your
Account effectively, as detailed below We require these ~ompantes to
adhere to our prnary standards and to use this information only for the
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limited purpose for which it was shared. We do not allow them to diulose
it to others without our prior approval.
a. Sharing Personal Information with Our Corporate Family
Our corporate family offers a variety of products and services that can help
you manage your nancez In order to provide you with access to thaze
products and sernces, we may share the mformaUon we collect about you,
as described in Section 1, with other members of our corporate family.
These companies include financial service providers that offer credit
protection, card servicing and payment processing services.
b.5haring Personal Information with Non-Affiliated Parties for
Marketing Purposes
We may share the information we collect about you, az described in Section
1, with non-affiliated third parties, including those that accept the Diuover
Card, in order to provide you with access to products and services offered
direNy by these companies that may be of value to you. These companies
indude fuwndal servce providers, such as insurance companies, and non•
finandal companies, such as retailers.
c Sharing Persona! Information with Others
We may share the information we collect about you, az dewibed in Section
1, with companies that perform suppoR or marketing service on our behaN,
such as mailing, market research and data processing; other flinaricial
institutions with which we have'oint marketing agreements; or companies
that are ourpartnersfor co-bra vedit card~ams ar reward programs.
We may also share sudt information az perm law.
3. Wow Do We Protect the Confidentiality, Secudty and Integrity of
Information about Yout „
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the
information we collect about you. Aaess to sudr information is restricted to
individuate who need it in order to service your Account or provide products
and services to you, and who are trained in the Ixoper handling of such
information. Empbyees who violate these confidemfalRy requirements are
subject to our disap8nary praess. 4yhcve third parties provide support
services, we require them to conform to our privacy standards.
n is important that the information we mairtain about you is accurate and
complete. ff you see information in your monthly billing statements or
elsewhere which suggests that our information is incomplete a inaccurate,
please cache to us at Ducover, PO Baz 30943, Salt lake City, UT 841311-0943
so that we can update this information.
4. How Can You Limit Sharing of Information About You?
We respect your privary and pffer you dmices az to whether we may share
information about you vv~th other. You have the optiar tote!! us rat to share
the informadan we collect about you, az dtxtn'bed in Section 1, with non-
affiliated third partiez You also have the option to tell us not to share the
information we collect about you, az described in Section 1, with companies
in our corporate family. M ou indicate a preferenee for either of these
options, please understand that you may not receive offers for products and
services provided by other companies that could help you krwer your costs,
maximize your finandal resources, or manage your finances.
To indicate your preferences, please caU us at 1-80x225.5202 or write to
Discover, PO Box 30961, Sit lake cosy, UT 84130A961. ff you have
previously notifted tts aboutyour privacy preferences, rt is not necessary to
do so again unless you deeds to change your preferences. Your written
request should indude your name, address, telephone number and Account
number(s) and should not be sent with any other corespondents. In order
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to process your request, we require that the request be provided by you
directly and not through a third party. You will need to provide us with your
preferences for each uedit card account you have vnth us.
You may notify us about your preferences at any time. Your request will
remain in effect until yyou notify us otherwise. We will honor your request
and not share this information exceepptt as permitted by law. For example,
federal law permits us to share infarmaton about You with wnsumer
reporting agerxues, service providers and financal institutions with which
we have lomt marketing agreemenu Hyou are a new Cardmember, we will
not share any information about you, except as permitted bylaw, for thirty
days after we provide this Policy to you in order to giveyou an op rtuniry
to inform us about your prefmnca. N you are an existing Cardmember,
please understand that you may continue to receive marketing offers
directly from other companies that were already in production prior to the
processing of your request
This Privary Poicy is provided to the primary Cardmember listed on the
Accourrt. However, any lomt Cardmember has the right to notify us about
preferences and we will treat that request as applying to the entire
Account. We do not share information about former customers, except as
permitted by law. This notification supersedes all previously issued Privary
Policies. We reserve the right to amend this Privary Policy from time to time
and we will notify you if we do x.
This Privacy Policy is provided to you by Dixover Bank and its subsidiaries,
which currently include GTC Insurance Agenry, Inc and Discover Products
Inc Unless otherwise specified, it applies ro the famBy of Discover Cards for
consumers and the products and services offered in connection with those
Cards, including the Wallet Protection"card registration service (with the
exception of any information registered in connection with the service,
which will not be shared). h is part of your Cardmember Agreement and
provides a further explanation of how we collect and share information.
You may have other nghts understate laws that apply to this information.
Please note that you will also receive privacy notice for other credit card
accourrts you hatre,with us, as well as other financial products and services
provided to ou by us and our affiliates. You will need to indicate your
preferences for each of these separately as disclosed in the notice.
Vermont Residents -Your state law requires financial institutions to obtain
your carsent poor to sharing information about you with others. Except as
permitted by law, we will not share information we collect about you with
non-affiliated third parties or companie in our corporate family unless you
cab us at 1-~0-DISCOVER (1-800-347-2683) and authorize us to do so.
Calfomia Residents- Your state law requires financial institutions to obtain
your consent prior to sharing information about you with non-affiliated
thud parties. Except as permitted by law, we will not share information vve
colleR about you with nonaffiliated third parties while you are a resident
of California.
I Your Billing Rights
KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE
This notice contains important information about your rights and our
responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act
1. Notify Us in Case of Errors or Qfxstions About Your Bill
H you think your bill is wrong or if you need more information about a
transaction on your bill, write us on a separate sheet of paper at the address
listed on your bill for Notice of Billing Errors. Write to us as soon as possible.
We must hear from you no fester than 60 days after we sent you the first bill
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on which the error or problem appeared. You can telephone us, but doing
so will not preserve your rights.
In your letter, give us the following information:
• your name and Account number.
• your dollar amount of the wspected error.
• daoibe the error and explain,rf you can, why you believe there is an error.
ff you need more infonnatian, dacrBte the item you are not wre about
H you have authorized us to pay your credit card bill automatically from
your savings a checking account, you can stop the payment on any amount
you think is wrong. To stop the payment, your letter must reach us three
business days before the automatic paymerrt is scheduled to occur.
2. ~ Rights and Our Responsibflitles After We Receive Your Nhitten
We must adcnowk~e your letter within 30 days, unless we have corrected
the error by then. Within 90 days, we must either correct the error or
explain why we believe the bill was correct
After we receive your letter, we cannot try to collect any amount you
question or report you as delinquent. We ran continue to bill you far the
amount you quesuon, including finance dsarges and we can apply any,
unpaid amount against your Account aedft limit. You do not have to pa
an~ questioned amount while we are investigating, but you are still
ob igated to pay the parts of your bill that are not m question.
ff we find that we made a mistake on Your bill, you will not have to pay any
finance charge related to azry quesuoned amount ff we didnt make a
mistake, you may have to pay the finance charges, and you will have ro make
up any missed payments on the questoned amount In either case, we will
send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date that it is due.
If you fail to pay the amount that we think you owe, we may report you as
delinqquuent. However ff our explanation does notsatisfy you and you write
us wNhin ten days tefling us that you still refuse to pay, we must tell anyone
we report you to that you have a question about your bill. And, we must
tell you the name of anyone we reported you to. We must tell anyone we
report you to that the matter has been settled between us when it finally
is. If we don't follow these rules, we can't collect the first S50 of the
questioned amount, even ff your bill was correct.
3. Spedal Ruk for Credit Card Purchases
H you have a problem with the quality of goods or services that you
purchased with a credit card, and you vied in nod faith to correct the
problem with the merchant, you may have this right not to pay the
remaining amount due on the goods or services. There are two limitations
on this right:
(a) you must have made the purchase in your home state or, if not within
your home state, within 100 mile of your cvrrentmailing address; and
(b) the purchase price must have been more than 550.
These limitations do not apply if we own a operate the merchant or'd we
mailed you the adverdcement for the goods a services.
4. Purdwses Made with Chedrs or Cash Advances
The Spedal Rule for Credit Card Purdtasa does not apply to purchase
made with a balance transfer check, cash advance or promotional purchase
check. Therefore, if you have a problem with the quality of goods or
service that you purdiased with a balance transfer check, promotional
purchase check, rash advance check or the proceeds of a cash advance, you
do not have the right to wRhhold payment of the amount due.
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DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE
SCHEDULED AIR TRAVEL ACUDENT INSURANCE
Discover. Cardmembers are provided with 5500,000 Scheduled Air Travel
Accident Insurance.' You, your Spouse, Domestic Partner or eligible
Dependent Children for whom a ticket was purchased on your Card (as
defined below) will be automatically imured against Aaiderrtal Loss of life
azising from and occurting on a Covered Tnp while you, your Spouse,
Domestu Partner or eligible Dependent Children for whom a ticket was
purchased on your Card are riding as a passenger in or enteringg, exiting or
being struck by a Scheduled Aircraft or a conveyance operated by a military
tramport sernce or riding as a passenger in or entering or exiting any
conveyance licensed to carry the public for a fee and while Gaveling directly
to or from the airport immediately preceding the departure of a Scheduled
Airoaft on which the Insured Person has purchased passage and immediately
'nllo+:ving thr actual ;t a SrhPdule Ahrraft ~n .vhich the Insured Person was
a passenger
*Coyerage is underwritten by Federal Insurance Company; a member
insurer of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Certain IimRations
and exclusions apply.
PLAN FEATURES
THE BENEFffS: The full Benefit Amount (SS00,000) is payable for Accidental
Lou of Ufe. The loss must occur within one year of the Acddent
MAXIMUM UMR OF INSURANCE: If more than one Inwred Pelson suffer
a Loss in the same Acddent, the Company will not pay more than the
maximum limit of insurance (520,000,000) per Accident ff an Acddent
resuhs in Benefit Amounts becoming payable, which when totaled, exceed
the applicable limit of insurance shown above, the maximum limit of
insurance will be divided proportionalty among the Insured Persons, based
on each applicable Benefit Amount. In the everrt of mulGpk Acdderrtal
deaths per Account arising from any one Actddent, the Company's liability
for all such Losses will be limited to a maximum limk of insurance equal to
two times the a icable Bmeftt Amount for Loss of Lrfe. Benefits will be
proportionatety ivided among the Insured Persons up to the maximum
limit of insurance.
DERNRIONS:
Acddent a Acdderttal means a sudden, unforeseen. and unexpected event
happening by chance, and includes unavoidable exposure to elements
arising from a covered Hazard.
Acdderstal BodNv Iniuryjiesl means bodily injury which is Acddental, is the
direct source of a Loss, is independent of disease, illness or other cause and
occurs while this policy is in force.
AS~mt means a Card account
B~ e~sl means the Loss amount at the time the entire cost of the
passenger fare is charged to an Account
Car means the Discover Card.
Grdmember means the holder of the Card whose name appears on the
credit card.
COmoanY means the Federal Insurance Company.
Co T' means travel on a Scheduled Aircraft when the entire cost of
the passenger fare for such transportation, less redeemable certificates,
vouchers or coupons, has been charged to the Insured Person's Account.
' means those children, including adopted
chi dren and those chi dren placed for adoption, who are primarity
dependent upon the Insured Person for maintenance and support and who
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are: (1) under the age of t9 and reside with the Inwred Person; (2) beyond
the aye of 19, permanently mentalty or physialty dsallenged and incapable
of self support; a p) under the age of 25 and classified as full-time students
at an institution of higher learning.
Domestic Partner means a person who: (1) is at least 18 years of age and
competent to enter into a corrtroc5 (2) is not related to the Insured Person
by blood; (3) has exclusivety I'tved with the Inwied Person for at least one
year prior to the date of enrollment; (4) is not IegaNy married or separated;
and (5) as of the date of enrollment, has with the Insured Person at least
two of the fouowing financlal arrangements: (a) a joint mortgage or lease;
(b) a joint bank account; (c) joint title to or ownership of a motor vehicle or
status as a joint lessee on a motor vehicle lease; or (d) a joints credit card
account with a finandal institution. Neither the Insured Person nor the
Domestk Partner can be manned to, nor in a dvil union with, anyone else.
Hazard means the covered circumstances for which this insurance is
provided as stated to Section III of the Declarations, Hazards, and described
in the Hazards form, as described on page t of this Description of
Coverage.
_Pers~ means all Cardmembers, their spotses, Domestic Partners
and Deepen e~~nt Children, as weN as authorized users of the Account
Lr~ means the Loss of Life.
Loss of life means death, including clinical death determined by the local
governing medical authorities.
P°r~ means DFS Services LLC, the entity responsible for the payment
of premium
' means an aircraft owned and/or operated by a
Sch uled Airline.
means an airline which is either of United States registry
and certified by the United States governmentt to carry passengers on a
regularly scheduled basis or of foreign register and approved by the United
States government and the appropriate foreign authorhy.
lye means hostilities folkswing a declaration of War by a government
authority. H there is no declaration of War, then (1) armed, open and
continuous hostilities between two countries or (2) armed, open and
continuous hostilities between two factions, each in control of territory, or
claiming jurisdiction over the ske of the area of hostility.
DISAPPEARANCE BENERiS: H the ksured Person has not been found within
one yyeeaz of the daappearance, stranding, sinking, wrecking or breakdown of
any kheduled Aircraft ar conveyarxe in whtch the Inswed Person was covered
as an ocwpant, it will be aswmed, sub)'ect to all other terms of the policy, that
the Insured Person has suffered loss of Life covered sunder this polity.
EXPOSURE BENERiS: Accident includes unavoidable exposure to elements
arising from a covered Hazard.
EUGIBILRY: This insurance plan is provided to Insured Persons automatically
when the entire cost of the passenger fare(s) an a Scheduled Airline is
charged to the Cardmember's Account while the insurance is effective. h is
not necessary for you to notify the Policyholder or the Company when
Scheduled Airline uckets are purchased.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Your insurance under this insurance plan is effective on
the later of: Q April 1, 2007;. or 2) the date you become an eligible
Cardmember; Your insurance coverage under this insurance plan will cease
on the earl(er of: (1) the date the inwrance coverage is terminated; or
(2) the date you cease to bean eligible Cardmember.
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COST: This insurance plan is provided at no additional cost to eligible
Insured Persons for Covered Trips. Policyholder pays the full cost of the
insurance.
THE BENEFICWRY: The Loss of Life benefft will be paid to the beneficiary
designated bbyy you. ff no such designation has been made, that beneftt will
be paid to tfle fiat surviving beneficiarryy in the fdlowing order. a) your
spouse; b) your children; ~ your parent d) your brothers and sisters, e) your
estate. All other indemnities wdl be paid to you. If you wish to change your
beneficiary, you may request a benefcary designation form by wrrtmg to
the plan administrator at The Direct Marketing Group, Inc,13265 Bedford
Avenue, Omaha, NE 68164 or at BenefidaryrequestOTheDirectMG.com.
EXCLUSIONS: Thb insurance plan does not cover Loss resulting from: (1) an
Accdent occurring while an Inwred Person a in, entering, or exiting anyy
aircraft owned, leased a operated by this Policyholder or any avcraft
owned, leased a operated by an employee of the Policyholder on behalf
of the Poliryholder (this exclusion does not apply to aircraft chartered with
pilot or crew on one time charter basis), (2) an accident while an Insured
Person is in, entering, or exiting any aircraft while acting or Vaining as a
pilot, or crew member (this exclusion does not apply to passengers who
temporarilyperform pilotorcrewfunctiornin a lifethreatening emergenry);
(3) emotional trauma, mental or physical illness, disease, pregnanry,
childbirth or miscarriage, bacterial or viral infection, or bodily malfunctions
(except bacterial infection caused by an Accdent or from Accidental
consumption of a substance contaminated by bacteria); (4) suicide,
attempted suicide or loss that is intentionally selff-inflicted; or (5) declared
or undeclared War.
CLAIM NOTICE: Written claim notice must be given to the Company within
~ days after the occurrence of any Loss covered by this polity a as soon as
reasonably possible. Failure to give notice within 90 days will not invalidate
or reduce any otherwise valid claim if notice is given as soon as reasonably
possible.
CLAIM FORMS: When the Company receives notice of a daim, the Company
will send you forms for giving proof of Lou to us within 15 days. If you do
not receive the forms, you should send the Company a written description
of the Lou.
CLAIM PROOF OF LOSS: Complete proof of Losi must be given to
Company within 90 days after the date of Loss, or as soon as reasonably
possible. Failure to give complete proof of loss within these time frames
will not invalidate any otherwise valid claim if notice is given as soon as
reasonably possible and in no event later than one year after. the
deadline to submit complete proof of Loss.
CLAIM PAYMENT: The Company will pay you or your beneficiary the
applicable Benefit Amount within 60 days after complete proof of Loss
is received and if you, the Poliryholdet and/or the beneficiary have
complied with all the terms of the policy.
ARBITRATION: In the event of a dispute under this policy, either the
Company or the Insured Person may make a written demand for
arbitration. In that case, the Company and the Insured Person will each
select an arbitrator. The two arbitrators will select a third. ff they cannot
agree within 15 days, either the Company or the Insured Person may
request that the choice of arbtrator be submitted to the American
Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be held in the state of the
Insured Person's principal residence.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CLAIM RELATED QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE
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CLAIMS SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-CLAIMS-0 (1-800.252-4670).
You can also go to the Company Web site (www.chubb.com), click on
Report a Loss, select Accident, Benefits and Life claims, select the
appropriate form, print out the claim form, fill out and mail. You can file
a daim by mail or fax.
Mailing Address: CHU86 GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
CLAIMS SERVICE CENTER
600 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY
PO BOX 4700
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23327-0700
Fax Number. 1.800.300.2538
As a handy reference guide, please read this and keep it in a safe place with
your other insurance documents. This description of coverage is not a
contract of insurance but is a summa of the principal provisions of the
insurance while in effect Complete try provisions are contained in the
Master Policy, which can be obtains from the Policyhokfer.
Policy 89906-18-06
Pol' Underwritten By Plan Adminisrator
Federal klwrance Company The Direct Marketing Group, Inc
a member insurer of the 13265 Bedford Avenue
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Omaha, NE 68164
15 Mountain View Road, PO Box 1615
Warren, N107061.1651
DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE
SECONDARY RENTAL CAR COLUSN)N COVERAGE
Discovers Cardmembers can benefit from the security and safety offered
through Excess Collision Damage Waiver. If you rent a vehicle for 31
consecutive days a less (or 45 days under certain Grcumstances described
below) wkh your Card (as defined below), you maybe eligible for benefits
under this coverage. Excess Collision Damage Waiver is an insurance
program, undenvntten by Federal Insurance Company Policy N9906-17-63
(the `Poliry'y.
DEFINITIONS:
Account meam a Card account
Actual Cash Value means the cost to repair or replace the Rented
Automobile at the time of loss, less depreciation.
Silk[ means the holder of the Card whose name appears on the
aedft card.
(means the Discover Card.
' means the direct and acidental damage to a Rented
Automobi a caused by upset or collision with another object. Collision
Damage does not include loss caused by missiles, falling ob'ects, fire, theft
or larceny, explosion, earthquake, windstorm, hail, water, good, malicious
mischief or vandalism, riot or civil commotion.
Camoanv means the Federal Insurance Company.
lDf1B3d means Cardmemben and authorized users of the Account
PoA~I10WH means DFS Services LLC, the entity responsible for the payment
of premium.
$~,Agtpsy means a commerdal automobile rental company licensed
under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
Rented Automobile means afour-wheeled private passenger type motor
vehicle or a minivan manufactured and designed to Vansport a maximum
of seven passengers and used excursively to carry passengers. A Rented
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Automobile must be designed for travel on public roads and rented from
Rental Agenry.
TO GET COVERAGE:
• The Co-lision Damage Waiver. Coverage is provided to you, as an Insured,
automaticalhr when the entire rental fee for the Rented Automobile is
charged or debited to your Account. It is not necessary for you to notify
the Company at the time the rental fee is charged or debited to your
Account.
• You must decline the LosslDamage Waiver offered by the vehicle Rental
Agencyt
• You must rent the vehicle in your own name and sign the vehicle rental
agreementkontract
• The coverage period will not exceed 31 consecutive days, or 45
consecutive days rf the Insured is an employee of an organization which
has provided a Card to the Insured for business use.
THE KIND OF COVERAGE YOU RECEIVE:
Iri ronsitleration of the premium paid by the Policyholder as required, and
wbjett to aU the terms of the Policy, the Company agreesto reimburse on an
Actual Cash Value basis either the Irtwred or the Rental Agenry for repair or
replacement of the Rented Automobile as a resuh of Collison Damage to the
Rented Automobile. The Company's liabiltty will be for a maximum
reimbursement of 525,000. In no event will the Company be liable beyond the
amounts actually paid by the litasred or the Rental A9enctc
• If you or an Insured's primary vehicle insurance or other coverage has
made payments for a covered loss, Excess Collision Damage Waiver will
cover your deductible and any other eligible amounts not coveredr6y
other insurance.
• This coverage is not all-indusive, which means it does not cover such
things as personal injury or personal liability, ft does not cover you for any
damages to other vehicles or property. h does not cover you for any injury
to any party.
WHO t5 COVERED:
• Discover Cardmembers '
EXCLUDED RENTAL VEHICLES:
Off-road, antique. or limited edition motor vehicles; trudts; recreational
:ahi,aes, campers, P~ckuF uuiks, and rnin~~puses: limited edition motor
vehicles or high value, exotic, high performance or collector type. High value
motor vehicles are motor vehicles whose replacement value exceeds SSO,000,
and amiqque motor vehides are defined as any vehide over 25 years old, or
anyvehide which has not been manufactured for 10 years or more.
WHERE YOU ARE COVERED:
• :overage applies to vehicles rented anywhere in the world.
• Coverage is not available where prohibited by law.
WHAT IS ~ COVERED: I
Coverage does not apply to loss resuhing from the following:
• Any dishonest, fraudulent or criminal act of the Insured.
• Forgery by the Insured.
• Loss due to war or confiscation by authorities.
• Loss due to nuclear reaction or radioactive contamination.
• The Insured being intoxicated, as defined by the laws of the jurisdiction
where the loss occuned, or under the influence of any narcotic unless
presvibed by a physidan.
• Use of the Rented Automobile to carry passengers and property for hire.
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• Use of the Rented Automobile by a person other than the one
authorized to operate the Rented Automobile by the terms of the
Rental Agreement.
• Lou of use of the Rented Automobile.
• Intentional damage to the Rented Automobile by the Insured.
• Damage which is due and confined td wear and tear, freezing, mechanical
or electrical breakdown or failure.
• Damage to tires unless the loss is coincident with a covered Toss.
• Use of the Rented Automobile in tests, races or contests.
• The Rented Automobile being operated or located in any territory
prohibited by the terms of the Rental Agreement
FOR INSUREDS WHO ARE NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS:
To the extent that this plan provides insurance against damage to a rented
motor vehide, the folkwving terms and conditions apply: (1) the period of
insurance coverage wiU not exceed 3t cortseative days, or 45 consecutive
days if the Inssred is an employee of an arganizaton which has provided
the Card to the Insured fa business use; and (2) the insurance provided by
this plan will be excess over any other valid and collectible insurance cover-
ing the Rented Automobile. However, the insurance provided under tha
plan may be primaryrf spedfirally provided for under the terms of this plan
andd the following urteru is met (a) the Rented Automobile is renteii for
use outside the United States, its terrhories and possessions; (b- the Insured
is an employee of an organization which bas provided the Card to the
Insured for business use; and (~ the Rented Automobile is rented without
a driver.
HOW TO RLE A CLAIM UNDER EXCESS COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER:
In the evenn of a daim, written or verbal notice must be provided as soon
as reasonably possible.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CLAIM RELATED CtUESTK)NS, PLEASE CALL THE CLAIMS
SERVICE CENTER AT 14t00~CLAIMSA (1-800~252~4570).
You can alw go to the Company Vtreb she (www.chubboom), dick on Report a
Loss, select Acdderrt, Benefits and Life daims, seletxihe appropriate form, print
out the daim form, fip out and mail You can file a daim by mail or fax,
Mailing Address: CHUBB GROUP CtF INSURANCE COMPANIES
CLAIMS SERVICE CENTER
600 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY
PO BOk 4700
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23327-4700
Fax Number. 1.800-300.2538
CLAIM PROCEDURE:
The Insured must send the Company written notice of a claim, including the
Insured's name and Policy number, within 90 days after a covered loss
occurs. H notice cannot be given within that time, it must be given as soon
as reasonably possible. TD fife a sworn Proof of Loss, the Insured must send
the following information to the Company or its authorized
representative:
• A copy of the Account statement showing the automobile rental
transaction.
• A copy of the automobile rental agreement.
• A copy of the police report.
• A copy of the inhial claim report submitted to the automobile Rental
Agency.
• A copy of the paid claim presented by the automobile Rental Agenry for
the Collision Damage for which the Insured is responsible.
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• Proof of submission of the loss ta, and the resuhs of any settlement or
denial by the applicable insurance carrier(s).
• If no other insurance is applicable, a notarized statement from the Insured
to that effect.
Reminder: Please refer to the Insurance Disdosures section.
INSURANCE DIS0.0sURE5
As a handy reference guide, please read this document and keep it in a safe
place with your other insurance documents. This Summary of Coverage is
not a contract of insurance but is simply an informative statement to
eligible insureds of the principal provisions of the insurance while in effect
Complete provisions pertaining to this plan of insurance are contained in
the master policy on file with DFS Services LLC, herein referred to as the
Poliryhdder. H a statement in this Summary of Coverage and any provision
in the pdiry differ, the polity grill govern.
Polity Underwritten By Plan Administrate
Federal Insurance Compsrry ('Company") The Direct Marketing Group, Inc
a member of the 13265 eedfad Avenue
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Omaha, NE 68164
t 5 Mountain View Road, PO Box 1615
Warren, N107061-1651
Master Pdicy Number. 9906.17.63
Effective date of benefhs: Effective AprN 1, 2007, this gguide replaces all
prior disdosures, pro ram desaiptions, advertising, andlor brochures by
any party. Poliryholder and Company reserve the right to change the
benefits and features of these programs at any time.
CanceNation: Poliryholder can cancel these benefits at any time a choose
not to renew the insurance coverage fa aN authorized Cardmembers. N
Poliryhdder does cancel ytae benefits, you will be notfied at least 60 days
in advance. If the Company terminates, cancels, or chooses not to renew the
coverage to Pdicyhokier, you will be notified as soon as a practicable,
Insurance benefits vflN still apply fa any benefits you were eligible for prig
to the date of suds terminattom, cancellation, or rron-renewal, subject to
the temp and conditions of coverage.
Benefits to you: These beneftts apply onlyto Cardmembers whose cards are
issued by U.S. finandal institutions. The United States is defined az the 50
United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico,
Guam and the U.S. Virgin Wands. No person a entity other than the
Cardmember shah have any legal a equhable right, remedg a daim for _
insurance praeeds andlor damages under or arising out of this coverage.
These benefits do not apply if your Card privileges have been cancelled.
However, insurance benefits will still apply for any benefit you were eligible
for prior to the date that your Account is suspended or cancelled subject to
the terms and condtions of coverage of your Cardmember Agreemem.
Transfer of rights or benefits: No rights or benefits provided under these
insurance benefits may be assigned without the prior written consent of
the Company.
Misrepresentation and Fraud: Coverage of the Insured will be void if, at any
time, the Insured has concealed or misrepresented any material fad or
circumstance conceming this coverage orthe subject thereof a the interest
of the Insured herein, or in case of any fraud or false swearing by the
Insured relating thereto.
Coverage for an Insured will be void if, whether before or after a loss, the
Poliryholder or its subscribing organization(s) has concealed or
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misrepresented any material fad or circumstance conceming this coverage
or the subject thereof or the interest of the Insured therein, or in case
of any fraud or false swearing by the Poliryhdder or its subsvibing
organnation(s) relating hereto.
Addition of New Insureds: All eligible persons will be automatically insured
under this Pdky. '
Examination Under Oath: n is a condRion of this insurance that the Insured
and the Policyholder, az often as may be reasonabN required by the
Company, call submit, and within its power muse others to submit, to
examinations under oath and will produce for examination all wrRinys,
books of account, bilb, invoice and other vouchers, or certified copies
thereof 'rf originals are lost, at'such reasonable time and place az may be
designated by the Company or its representative, and wi permit extracts
and copies thereof to be made. No such examination under oath,
examination of dacumerttt a arty other ad of the Company, its employees
or representatives in connection with the investngation of any loss or claim
will be deemed a waiver of arrtyry defense and such acts shall be deemed to
have been made or done without prejudice tb the Comparry's liability.
No Benefit to Others: This coverage will in noway inure directly a indirectly
to the benefit of any irtwrer, person a aganizatxm a other bailee.
Subrogadon: h is a condkion of this insurance that if the Company pays the
Insured for a loss, it will require the Inswed to assign and transfer anydaim
or right of action agyainst any individual, firm a gorporation fa such loss to
the Company or subrogate a hold in trust all such rights to the extent of
the amount paid. The Insured will agree to take action az requested by the
Company to enface such rights. UPort payment by the Company to the
Insured, the Insured agrees to dyed enforcement of such nghts '~s
reasonably requested by the Company and to return to the Company any
recovery to the extent payment of loss has been made by the Cartpany.
Arbitration: in the event of a dispute under this pdiry, either the Company
or the Insured may make a written demand for arbitration. In that case, the
Company and the Insured call each select an arbitrator. The two arbitrators
will select a third. 'd they cannot agree within 15 days, either the Compady
or the Insured may requestthat the dtoice of arbitrator be submitted to the
Amerian ArbRradon Assodation. The arbiVation will beheld in the state
of the Insuredss prncpal residence.
GLOBAL TRAVELER'S HOTLINE TERMS AND CONDITi0N5
The Global Traveler's Hotline provide Cardmembers and their familia,a
wide range of free travel assistance benefits. h is operated by AXA
Assistance USA, Inc Visit. Discovercard.com/travel to learn more.
ENgibiNtK You must be a Cardmember whose Acwunt is in good standing,
the Cardmember's spouse or dependent child traveling with the
Cardmember a an Authorized User of an Account in good standing,
Third-Parry Charge. Global Traveler's Hotline is not insurance, so you will
be respomible for all third•party fees and expenses for services requested,
such as professional or medical (fees.
AvailabNfry of Services Certain services may not be available in aN areas.
Call us at 1-B00•DISCOVER (1-800447-2683) for assistance a if you have
questions about a speaflc destination. Outside the U.S., call us cdlect at
1-801-902.3100, While AXA Auistance will make every reasonable effort to
provide the services, neither AXA Auistance nor Discover Bank or our
repective affiliate will be liable 'rf a service is not provided or for any
services that are provided by third parties. The services and these terms and
conditions are subject to change without notice.
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DISC~rVER , $9,079.49 i $9,079.49 ~ Enter Amount Enclosed Below
Payment Due Dafe
DUE UrIMEDIATELY
08 SDSN6A01 0005376
BETH GUMBY
71 MOUNTAIN ST
MT HOLLY SPGS PA 17065-1415
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information more secure with password-
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Opening Date: September 3, 2010 - dosing Date: September 8, 2010 page 1 of 2
Discover More Card Account Summary
Account number ending in 8402
Previous Balance $9,079.49
Paymenh And Credits - 0.00
Purchases + 0.00
Balance Transfers + 0.00
Cash Advances + 0.00
Interest Charged + 0.00
Fees Charged + 0.00
New Baance 9,079.49
Sea Interest Charge Cakulafion section following
transactions for detailed APR information
Credit Lina $7,900.00
CreditiineAvaflable $0.00 -
Cash Advance Credit Line $0.00
Cash Advance Credit Line Available $0.00
Cashback Bonus® Anniversary Month
December
Opening Cashback Bonus Balance $ 0.00
New Cashback Bonus This Period + 0.00
Minimum Payment Warning: If you make only the minimum
payment each period, you will pay more in interost and it will
take you longer ro pay oFF your balance. For example:
F you make no Yau will pay off M» And yrw wi11 end
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payment
If you would like information about credit counseling services,
call l -800-347.1121.
Coshback sane: salancs $ 0.00
To learn mo e, log .n ar www.Discover.com
3 Easy Ways to Contact Us Manage Your Account Online at www.Discover.com
1. Access your account securely of www.Discovar.com Access free online tools like Paydown Planner ro croaro a plan
2. Call 1.800•DISCOVER (1.800.347.26831 to y down your balance, sscuroly access statements, pay
Please have your Discover®card available. bills online and easily track all fransadions
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assistance, please call 1.800347-7449. mobile phone
Transactions
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Fsss TOTAL FEES FOR THIS PERIOD $ 0.00
Intsrost t7rargsd TOTAL R4TEREST fOR THIS PERIOD $ 0.00
2010 Totals Year-to-Date
TOTAL FEES CHARGED IN 2010
TOTAL INTEREST CHARGED IN 2010
273.00
1.148.18
Continued on reverse side. DISCOVER
SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Ronny R Anderson FILED`-OFFICE
Sheriff €!? THE PROTHONOTARY
Jody S Smith -
Chief Deputy 2010 DEC 13 €'M 4: 10
Richard W Stewart
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Solicitor PENNSYLVANIA
Discover Bank
Case Number
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Beth vs L. Gumby 2010-7365
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
12/03/2010 08:34 PM - Noah Cline, Deputy Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to law, states that on December
3, 2010 at 2034 hours, he served a true copy of the within Complaint and Notice, upon the within named
defendant, to wit: Beth L. Gumby, by making known unto Michael Gumby, Husband of defendant at 71
Mountain Street, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17065 its contents and at the
same time handing to him personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
SHERIFF COST: $34.30
December 08, 2010
NOAH CLINE, DEPUTY
SO ANSWERS,
RON R ANDERSON, SHERIFF
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DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
VS.
BETH L. GUMBY
Defendant(s)
TO: Prothonotary's Office
1 Court House Square
Suite 100
Carlisle, Pa 17013
Date: December 30, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO. 2010-7365
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the commercials on television about debt consolidation and you never
think you will need their services. Then your hours at both of your jobs
are dramatically cut back. You break your arm and five months of
physical therapy follows. The household bills, car maintenance, and
credit card payments start to pile up and you have to choose which ones
to pay. I have contacted Square One Debt Settlement Company and
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BY: FRANCIS X. GRIMES, ESQUIRE
804 WEST AVENUE
JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
Attorney for Plaintiff
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK
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BETH L. GUMBY
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LAW DIVISION
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
No.: 10-7365
CIVIL ACTION
Defendant(s)
MOTION
FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS
1. On November 29, 2010, Plaintiff commenced its action against the Defendant for
breach of contract relating to an outstanding balance on a Discover Bank credit
card obligation. A true and correct copy of Plaintiff's Complaint is attached
hereto as Exhibit "P-1 ".
2. On January 3, 2011, Defendant, filed her Answer to Plaintiffs Complaint. A true
and correct copy of Defendant's Answer is attached hereto as Exhibit "P-2".
3. The Defendant' s Answer fails to deny Defendant' s obligation to Plaintiff..
4. The Defendant's obligation in answering Plaintiff's Complaint is governed by
Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1029(a) which provides:
A responsive pleading shall admit or deny each averment of fact in the
preceding pleading or any part thereof to which it is responsive. A party
denying only a part of an averment shall specify so much of it as is
admitted and shall deny the remainder. Admissions and denials in a
responsive pleading shall refer specifically to the paragraph in which the
averment admitted or denied is set forth.
Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1029(b) provides:
Averments in a pleading to which a responsive pleading is required are
admitted when not denied specifically or by necessary implication. A
general denial or a demand for proof, except as provided by subdivisions
(c and (e) of this rule, shall have the effect of an admission.
6. Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1034, Plaintiff may file this
Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.
7. Defendant's Answer does not deny Plaintiff s allegations in Plaintiff s
Complaint but instead is replete with meaningless objections .
8. Defendant's Answer does not comply with the requirements of Pa.R.C.P.
1029(a), thus pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1029(b), Plaintiff s allegations within its complaint are
deemed admitted.
9. Plaintiff request Judgment be entered in the amount of $9,079.49
pursuant to its prayer for relief in its Complaint.
10. As a result of Plaintiff s allegations being admitted, it is clear that there are
no genuine issues of material facts in dispute and Plaintiff is entitled to an entry of Judgment.
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Attorney for Pl ' ft
Stock & Grimes, LLP
By: EDWARD STOCK, ESQU1..
I.D.# 13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK
12 Reads Way
New CasItle, DE 19720
VS.
BETH L. GUMBY
71 Mountain Street
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065-1415
Attornev for Plaintiff
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YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND
AGAINST THE CLAIMS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, YOU MUST
TAKE ACTION WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS AFTER THIS COMPLAINT AND
NOTICE.. ARE SERVED, BY ENTERING IN WRITTEN
WRITING APPEARANCE WTTH THE
PERSONALLY OR BY AN ATTORNEY AND FILING
COURT YOUR DEFENSES OR .OBJECTIONS TO THE CLAIMS SET FORTH
AGAINST YOU. YOU ARE WARNED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASE
MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOU AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED
AGAINST YOU BY TIE COURT WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR ANY
MONEY CLAIMED IN THE COMPLAINT OR FOR ANY OTHER, CLAIM OR
RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE PLAINTIFF. YOU MAY LOSE MONEY OR
PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF
YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO THE
TELEPHONE OR THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU
CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
32 SOUTH BEDFORD STREET
CARLISLE, PA 17013
1-800-990-9108
717-249-3166
STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
BY: EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
I.D. #13657
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
DISCOVER BANK
12 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Plaintiff
vs.
BETH L. GUMBY
71 Mountain Street
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065-1415
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO.
CIVIL ACTION COMPLAINT
COUNT I
1. Plaintiff, Discover Bank, is a banking institution
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and maintains a
business address of 12 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720.
2. Plaintiff is engaged in interstate commerce and is
subject to various federal laws and federal banking regulations;
and, Plaintiff does not conduct business within the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania within the meeting of any statutes and/or
regulations pertaining to foreign corporations.
3. Discover Bank is the issuer and owner of the
Discover credit cards which are issued to consumers pursuant to
an extension of credit agreement with them.
4. DFS Services, LLC is affiliated with and is the
servicing agent for the Discover credit card accounts for
Discover Bank. It creates and maintains all of the records
in connection with all of the activities and/or transactions
regarding the Discover accounts, which records are maintained by
DFS Services, LLC in the ordinary course of its business. DFS
Services, LLC is authorized to execute the Affidavit attached
hereto as Exhibit "A".
5. The Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, is an adult individual
residing at the address contained in the above caption.
6. At the special instance and request of the
Defendant, and relying on information received from the
Defendant, the Plaintiff issued a Discover credit card to
the Defendant so that the Defendant could make purchases
from various merchants who were authorized to accept the
credit card from the Defendant in lieu of payment by the
Defendant to the merchants.
7. The Defendant received the physical credit card
issued by the Plaintiff, together with a Cardmember Agreement
(extension of credit agreement), which agreement contains the
terms and conditions governing the use of the credit card between
the parties hereto. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "B" a
true and correct copy of the said Cardmember Agreement.
8. Thereafter, on sundry and various occasions, the
Defendant, pursuant to the extension of credit agreement, used
the credit card for purchases and/or other forms of credit, which
credit and its terms are governed by the Cardmember Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit "B".
9. The Defendant ratified the terms and conditions
of the Cardmember Agreement each and every time they
utilized the Discover credit card, as well as by continuing
to make payments to the Plaintiff after receiving monthly
statements summarizing the activities and/or transactions on
the account.
10. Plaintiff believes, and therefore avers, that
the Defendant's last payment in regard to their obligation
was processed on December 27, 2009, as a result thereof, the
Defendant is in breach of their obligation to the Plaintiff in
accordance with the Cardmember Agreement; and as a result thereof,
the obligation of the Defendant to satisfy the entire balance in
regard to the credit card account became accelerated.
11. Plaintiff attaches hereto as Exhibit "C" a true
and correct copy of the last monthly statement of the account issued
to the Defendant.
12. The present outstanding balance which is due on
the credit account is $9,079.49; and, although repeated
requests and demands have been made upon the Defendant by the
Plaintiff to satisfy the balance, the Defendant is still in breach
of the agreement and have failed to repay the account balance and
debt due the Plaintiff.
13. In addition to the balance on the account as
indicated above, the Plaintiff has incurred additional
damages for attorney fees and costs and request payment of the same
by the Defendant pursuant to the terms of the Cardmember Agreement.
14. Plaintiff, through its counsel's investigation,
has determined that the Defendant is not in the military service.
15. THIS COMMUNICATION OF PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL IS FROM
A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, demands
Judgment against the Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, in the sum of
$9,079.49, plus reasonable attorney fees, costs and pre-judgment
interest in accordance with law.
COUNT II
16. Plaintiff incorporates by reference, all of the foregoing
averments of this Civil Action Complaint, as though the same were
more fully set forth in length herein.
17. Defendant by the use of the Discover credit card
and the extension of credit received the benefit of the same which
was given on the said credit account and has failed to make payment
for the receipt of the said benefit.
18. As a direct-result of the receipt of the benefit of the
extension of credit understanding as above, the Defendant has been
unjustly enriched in the amount of $9,079.49 to Plaintiff's
detriment.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Discover Bank, demands
Judgment against the Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, in the sum of
$9,079.49, plus reasonable attorney fees, costs and pre-judgment
interest in accordance with law.
DATE : l o?-C/ 1 D
EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
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VERIFICATION
The undersigned, EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE, hereby states that he is
the attorney for the Plaintiff who is located outside this jurisdiction and in order to
file the within document in- an expedient and timely manner, he is authorized to
take this Verification on behalf of the said Plaintiff in the within action and
verifies that the statements made in the foregoing Complaint are true and correct
to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, based upon information
r provided to him by the Plaintiff.
A Verification signed by the Plaintiff will be provided to Defendant or
counsel for Defendant upon request.
The undersigned understands that false statements herein are made subject to
the penalties of 18 P.A.C.S..A. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to
i authorities.
EDWARD STOCK, ESQUIRE
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ACCOUNT NUMBER:
BALANCE:
CARDMEMBER (S):
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
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$9,079.49
BETH L GUMBY
Tiffany Adair, personally appeared before me, this day and after being duly sworn, according to
law, upon his/her oath and says:
I am a Legal Placement Account Manager for DFS SERVICES LLC., the servicing agent of
DISCOVER BANK, an FDIC insured Delaware State Bank.
THAT this affidavit is made on the basis of my personal knowledge and in support of Plaintiff's
suit on account against the Debtor(s)
THAT, in my capacity as Legal Placement Account Manager, I have control over and access to
records regarding the Discover Card Account of the above referenced Debtor(s), further, that I
have personally inspected said Account and statements regarding the balance due on said account.
DFS SERVICES LLC. maintains these records in the ordinary course of business.
THAT the annexed statement of account is a true and correct statement of what is now due and
owing Discover Bank on the account, and exhibit A is a copy of the Cardmember Agreement
between Discover Bank and the above referenced Debtor(s). The Cardmember Agreement
governs the terms and conditions of the relationship between Discover Bank and the Debtor(s) in
connection with the account.
Based on my review of the account records, to the best of my knowledge and belief the above
referenced Debtor(s) is not engaged in the military service of the United States and is a resident
of the State and of the County in which this action has been filed.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge.
ant
Sworn and Subscribed before me,
This day of Thursday, October 21, 2010.
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My ComMWW Expires
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Exhibit "B"
DISCOVER
YOUR DISCOVERO ACCOUNT
CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT ................ Pages 1-13
The terms and conditions of your Account, including
haw we calculate finance charges, our fees and, an
Arbitration of Disputes section. You have the right to
reject the arbitration provision with respect to your
new Account within 30 days after receiving your Card,
as explained in the "Right to Reject Arbitration"
section atpage 13.
PRIVACY POLICY ......................... Pages 13-16
A summary of the personal information we collect,
when it may be shared with others, and how we
safeguard the confidentiality and security of
information. You may limit our sharing ofsuch
information with others as explained in section 4 of
the Privacy Polity at page 15.
BILLING RIGHTS .......................... Pages 16-17
Important information about your rights and our
responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act
DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE ............... Pages 18-25
The terms and conditions of the Scheduled Air Travel
Accident Insurance and the Secondary Rental Car
Collision Coverage that is provided at no charge to
you when you use your Card to purchase airline
i tickets or rent an automobile.
GLOBAL TRAVELER'S HOTLINE ..................Page 25
The terms and conditions of this free travel assistance
benefit.
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CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT
Please read this Agreement carefully before using your Discover@ Card
Account It contains the terms and conditions of your Account some of
which may have changed from earlier materials provided to you. In the
event of any differences, this Agreement shall control. We respect your
privacy. See the Privacy section on page 10 and our Privacy Policy for
additional information. The Arbitration of Disputes section on page 11
includes a waiver of a number of rights, including the right to a jury trial.
The Right to Reject Arbitration section on page 13 describes the procedure
you must follow if you desire to reject the Arbitration of Disputes section.
DEFINITIONS ................................................... 2
USING YOUR ACCOUNT ......................................... 2
Your Acceptance of this Agreement ............................ 2
Permitted Uses of Your Account ............................... 2
Prohibited Uses of Your Account ............................... 3
Purchases and Cash Advances in Foreign Currencies ............... 3
Cash Advances .............................................. 3
Balance Transfers ........................................... 3
Credit Authorizations ........................................ 3
Authorized Users ............................................ 3
Unauthorized Use ........................................... 3
Your Credit Lines ............................................ 4
CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT ................................... 4
MAKING PAYMENTS ............................................. 4
Promise to Pay .............................................. 4
Monthly Billing Statement ..................................... 4
Monthly Payment Options .............................. ..... 5
Automatic Billing Arrangements ............................... 5
How We Apply payments ..................................... 5
Minimum Monthly Payment .................................. 5
Skip-A-Pa ment Offers ....................................... 5
Credit Balances .............................................. 5
FINANCE CHARGES ......................................... ! 6
How We Calculate Periodic Finance Charges ..................... 6
How We Calculate Your Balances ............................... 6
Variablelnferest Rates ........................................ 7
Default Rate ................................................ 7
Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance Charges .................. 8
Balance Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charges ................ 8
Foreign Currency Transaction Fee Finance Charges ............... 8
Minimum Finance Charge ..................................... 8
Account Set-up Fee Finance Charge ............................ 8
FEES ........................................................... 8
Annual Fee ................................................. 8
Late Fee .................................................... 9
Returned Payment Fee ................................. 9
Returned Discover Card Check Fee ............................. 9
Pay-By-Phone ............................................... 9
Research Fee ................................................ 9
DEFAULT AND CANCELLATION .................................... 9•
Types of Default ............................................. 9
Consequences of Default ..................................... 9
Cancellation .............. ............................... 9
PRIVACY AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH YOU. ................ 10
Our Privacy Policy ........................................... 10
Reporting to Credit Reporting Agencies ........................ 10
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Our Communications with You .............................. 10
Releasing Information About Your Account .................... 10
Electronic Notices to You .................................... 10
Notices - Changes to Your Information .........................10
CLAIMS AND DISPUTES ..........................................10
Merchant Disputes ...........................................10
Claim Notices ...............................................11
Arbitration of Disputes .......................................11
Right to Reject Arbitration ....................................13
LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT .......................13
Severabi l ity .................................................13
Compliance with Interest Rate Limitations .......................13
Governing Law ..............................................13
ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT .......................................13
DEFINITIONS
"Account" means your Discover Card Account
'Authorized User' means any person whom you authorize to use your
Account or a Card, whether you notify us or not
'Card' means any one or more Discover Cards issued to you or someone
else with your authorization.
"Pricing Schedule" means the document accompanying your Card and
listing the Finance Charge rates that apply to your Account. The Pricing
Schedule is part of this Agreement
"Vile," 'us' and "our' refer to Discover Bank, the issuer of your
Discover Card.
'You,' *your" or 'yours' refer to, in addition to you, the Cardmember, any
other person or persons Who are also contractually liable under
this Agreement
USING YOUR ACCOUNT
Your Acceptance of this Agreement The use of your Account or a Card by
you or an Authorized User, or your failure to cancel your Account within 30
days after receiving a Card, means you accept this Agreement, including the
Arbitration of Disputes section on page 11. You may, however, reject the
Arbitration of Disputes secdoh as explained on page 13.
Permitted Uses of Your Account Your Account may be used for:
• Purchases - to purchase or lease goods or services from participating
merchants by presenting your Card or Account number or by using
promotional checks, which we may furnish to you, in accordance with
such additional terms and conditions as we may offer from time to time.
• Cash Advances - to obtain cash advances from participating automated
teller machines, financial institutions or other locations, the purchase of
lottery tickets, racetrack wagers, vouchers redeemable for cash or for
casino chips, money orders, traveler's checks, savings bonds, foreign
currency and wire transfers, or by means of checks whic h we may furnish
to you, all in accordance with such additional terms and conditions as we
may offer from time to time.
• Balance Transfers - to transfer balances from other creditors or to make
other transactions b means of balance transfer coupons or checks, in
accordance with such additional terms and conditions as we may offer
from time to time.
In addition, your Account may be used to guarantee reservations at
participating establishments. You will be liable for guaranteed
reservations that are not cancelled prior to the time specified by the
establishment. Your Account may be used for personal, family, household
and charitable purposes.
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Prohibited Uses of Your Account Your Account may not be used to obtain
loans to purchase, carry or trade in securities, to pay any amount you owe
under this Agreement or for any transactions that are unlawful where you
reside or where you are physically located when you use the Account to
initiate the transaction ("Prohibited Transactions").
Purchases and Cash Advances in Foreign Currencies. If you make a purchase
or cash advance in a foreign currency, it will be converted to U.S. dollars
using either a government-mandated rate, a government-published rate or
the interbank exchange rate, depending on the country and currency in
which the transaction is made. The rate used will be the rate in effect on
the conversion date for the transaction, which may be different than the
Transaction Date as shown on your statement We charge a Foreign
Currency Transaction Fee Finance Charge for each purchase made in a
foreign currency as described in the Foreign Currency Transaction Fee
Finance Charges section on page 8.
Cash Advances. We may periodically offer you promotional rates on cash
advances for the time period specified in the offer, subject to the Default
Rate section. The offer may contain a Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance
Charge for each cash advance.
Balance Transfers. We may periodically offer you the opportunity to make
balance transfers from other creditors or to make other transactions to your
Account by means of balance transfer coupons or checks. Each offer will
contain a promotional rate, which will be the Annual Percentage Rate that
will apply to transferred balances for the time period specified in the offer,
subject to the Default Rate section and may contain a Balance Transfer
Transaction Fee Finance Charge for each balance transfer made during the
term of the offer, as disclosed in the offer and as set forth in the Pricing
Schedule, if applicable. Balance transfers subject to the promotional rate
are referred to as promotional rate balance transfers; balance transfers for
which the promotional rate has expired are referred to as purchase rate
balance transfers.
Each offer will contain an expiration date. If you attempt to transfer
balances by means of a check after the expiration date, we will treat the
transaction as a cash advance. We will not make balance transfers
attempted by means of a coupon after the expiration date.
Credit Authorizations. Certain transactions will require our authorization
prior to completion. In some cases, you may be asked to provide
identification. We have the right not to authorize a transaction for security
or other reasons. Also, if our authorization system is not working, we may
not be able to authorize a transaction. We will not be liable to you if any
of these events happen.
Authorized Users, If you want to cancel the authority of a current
Authorized User to use your Account or a Card, you must notify us and
destroy any Card in that person's possession. You can notify us by
telephoning 1-B*DISCOVER (1-800.347-2683), or by writing Discover,
PO Box 30943, Saft Lake City, UT 84130-0943. None of your rights under this
Agreement (other than to pay amounts owed) may be exercised by any
person not a party to this Agreement acting pursuant to a power of
attorney, without our separate written agreement (which we are not
obligated to give).
Unauthorized Use. Prior to its use, each Card must be signed by the person
to whom it is issued. If a Card is lost or stolen, or If you think that someone is
using your Account or a Card without your permission, notify us immediately.
You can notify us by telephoning 14W-DISCOVER (1-800-347-2683), or by
writing Discover, PO Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130.0943. You agree to
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assist us in determining the facts relating to any theft or possible
unauthorized use of your Account or a Card and to comply with such
procedures as we may require in connection with our investigation.
Your Credit Lines. We will advise you of your Account credit line. We may
impose a lower line that will applyto cash advances, referred to as the cash
advance credit line. We may also impose a lower line that will apply to
balance transfers, referred to as the balance transfer credit line. You agree
not to allow your unpaid balance, including Finance Charges and fees, to
exceed your Account credit line. If you exceed your Account credit line, we
may request immediate payment of the amount by which you exceed your
Account credit line.
We may increase or decrease your Account credit line, your cash advance
credit line or your balance transfer credit line without notice. The credit
available for your use may, from time to time, be less than your Account
credit line. For purposes of determining your available credit, we reserve
the right to postpone for up to 15 business days reducing your unpaid
balances by the amount of any payment that we receive. Your available
credit will not be increased by the amount of any credit balance.
CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT
From time to time, we may, to the extent permitted by law, change any
term of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any finance charge
rate, fee or method of computing any balance upon which the finance
charge rate is assessed, or add or delete any term to this Agreement We
will give you notice of the change in the time and manner required by law,
which includes 4S-days advance written notice in some circumstances. In
addition, to the extent required by law, we will offer you the opportunity
to reject a change. For example, law requires with certain exceptions, that
we offer you the opportunity to reject an increase in a late fee or the
elimination of a grace period prior to the effective date of the change. If
you reject a change in accordance with the instructions in the notice
provided, we will dose your Account and you wig no longer be able to use
kt for further transactions. You can then pay the remaining balance under
the unchanged term.
We may also change any term of any product, service or benefit offered in
connection with your Account We will notify you as required bylaw or
by the terms of the product, service or benefit.
MAKING PAYMENTS
Promise to Pay. You agree to pay us in U.S. dollars for all purchases, cash
advances and balance transfers including applicable Finance Charges and
other charges or fees, incurred by you or anyone you authorize or permit
to use your Account or a Card, even if you do not notify us that others are
using your Account or a Card. If you pay us in other than US. dollars, we
may refuse to accept the payment or charge your Account our cost to
convert your payment to U.S. dollars. All checks must be drawn on funds on
deposit in the U.S. You may not use a cash advance check, balance transfer
check or coupon, or any other promotional check drawn on any Discover
Bank credit card account to make payments on your Account. If your
Account is a joint Account, each of you agrees to be liable individually and
jointly for the entire amount owed on your Account We can accept late
payments or partial payments or checks and money orders marked
payment in fulI' or with any other restrictive endorsement without losing
any of our rights under this Agreement
Monthly Billing Statement We will send you a billing statement after each
monthly billing period in which you have a debit or credit balance, unless
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we waive our right to do so as permitted by law. The billing statement will
show all purchases, cash advances, balance transfers, Finance Charges and
other charges or fees and all payments or other credits posted to your
Account during the billing period. It will show your New Balance, Payment
Due Date and Minimum Payment Due as of the end of the billing period. If
your prior month's payment is returned unpaid, your required Minimum
Payment Due may be higher than shown on your billing statement. See the
Minimum Monthly Payment section on page S.
Monthly Payment Options. You may at any time pay the entire New
Balance shown on your billing statement, but each month you must pay at
least the Minimum Payment Due as described in the Minimum Monthly
Payment section. All payments must be made in accordance with the terms
stated on your monthly billing statement, as well as the payment cut-off
time stated in this section, and we will credit your Account in accordance
with those terms and this section. Payments received in proper form at our
processing facility by 5PM local time on any day will be credited as of that
day. Payments received in proper form at our processing facility after 5PM
local time will be credited as of the next day.
Automatic Billing Arrangements. If your Account number and/or Card
expiration date changes and our records indicate you have automatic
billing established with a merchant, we will attempt to provide your new
Account information to that merchant To ensure uninterrupted billing, we
recommend that you verifythe merchant has your newAccount information.
You must contact the merchant directly if you do not wish to continue the
automatic billing arrangement
How We Apply Payments. Each-billing period, to the extent your payments
exceed the Minimum Payment Due shown on your current billing
statement, we will apply these excess amounts in order of the Annual
Percentage Rate applicable to the balance of each transaction category (as
referenced in the Finance Charges section), generally from highest to
lowest, beginning with the balance subject to the highest Annual
Percentage Rate. Otherwise, we will apply payments and credits at our
discretion, indudin in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. In all
cases, we will apply payments and credits in accordance with applicable
law.
Minimum Monthly Payment The Minimum Payment Due each billing
period will equal:
(i}the
• greater of
$40;
• 2% of the New Balance; or
• current Periodic Finance Charges plus Late Fees plus $20;
(i7 plus any past due amount
We may also include some or all the amount by which you exceed your
Account credit line. When we calculate the Minimum Payment Due, we
may subtract from the New Balance certain fees added to your Account
during the billing period. The Minimum Payment Due will be rounded up
to the nearest dollar and will never exceed the New Balance.
Skip-A-Payment Offers. We may from time to time allow you to not make
a minimum monthly payment and will notify you when this option is
available. If you take advantage of this offer and do not make a minimum
monthly payment, finance charges and any applicable fees will accrue on
your Account in accordance with this Agreement and you must pay the
Minimum Payment Due for the following billing periods.
Credit Balances. We will refund any credit balance within seven business
days from receipt of your written request If you do not request a refund,
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we will automatically refund credit balances greater than $1 that remain in
your Account after 6 months.
FINANCE CHARGES
How We Calculate Periodic Finance Charges. We begin to impose Periodic
Finance Charges on all transactions from the Transaction Date for the
transaction shown on your billing statement, unless a transaction is posted
to your Account after the close of the billing period in which it occurs, in
which case we begin to impose Periodic Finance Charges on that transaction
from the first day of the billing period in which it is posted to your Account
We continue to impose Periodic Finance Charges until the date you pay
your entire New Balance shown on your billing statement by making
payments or receiving credits. However, if you paid the New Balance on
your previous billing statement by the Payment Due Date shown on that
billing statement, we will not impose Periodic Finance Charges on new
purchases, that is, purchases first appearing an the current billing statement,
or any portion of a new purchase, paid by the Payment Due Date on your
current billing statement We call this the "grace period." There is no grace
period on balance transfers or cash advances. As more fully described in the
section titled 'How We Apply Payments,' we generally apply paymentsto
your Account based on the Annual Percentage Rate applicable to the
balance of each transaction category. This means that if you do not pay the
New Balance on the current billing statement by the Payment Due Date
shown on that billing statement then, depending on the amount of your
payment and the Annual Percentage Rates on other balances, you may not
get a grace period on new purchases.
We sort your transactions into groups of purchases, cash advances, and
balance transfers and then further sort the transactions within each group
by their Annual Percentage Rate. For example, purchases subject to a
promotional rate and purchases subject to a standard rate would be
separate groups. We refer to these groups as transaction categories. At the
end of each billing period, we compute balances and Periodic Finance
Charges for each day of the billing period for each transaction category. We
use the following equation to compute Periodic Finance Charges for each
transaction category:
(Average Daily Balance) times (days in billing period) times
(Daily Periodic Rate).
You may refer to the Finance Charge Summary on your billing statement for
these amounts. Then we add up the Periodic Finance Charges for each
transaction category to get the total Periodic Finance Charges for your
Account. The Average Daily Balance is shown as zero if, because of the
grace period, no Periodic Finance Charges apply to the balance in a
transaction category. The Daily Periodic Rate is 11365th of the corresponding
Annual Percentage Rate.
How We Calculate Your Balances. We use the Average Daily Balance
(including new transactions) method of calculating the balance upon which
we impose Periodic Finance Charges. We compute the Average Daily
Balance for each transaction category by adding upp all the daily balances in
a billing period for a transaction category and dividing the total by the
number of days in the billing period. We compute the daily balance for
each transaction category on each day by first adding the following to the
previous day's daily balance: transactions with a Transaction Date of that
day as shown on your billing statement unless the transaction is posted to
your Account after the dose of the billing period in which it occurs, in which
case the transaction will be added to the daily balance as of the first day of
the billing period in which it is posted to your Account, fees charged that
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day and Periodic Finance Charges accrued on the previous day's daily
balance; and bythen subtracting any credits and payments that are applied
against the balance of the transaction category on that day. In calculating
the daily balance for the first day of the billing period, we consider the
"previous day's daily balance" to have been your balance for each
transaction category on the last day of your previous billing period.
All fees charged to your Account are added to the standard purchase
transaction category with the exception of Cash Advance Transaction Fee
Finance Charges which are added to the applicable cash advance
transaction category and Balance Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charges
which are added to the applicable balance transfer transaction category.
Variable Interest Rates. One or more Daily Periodic Rates and corresponding
Annual Percentage Rates that apply to a transaction category may be
variable rates as set forth in your Pndng Schedule or in any special offers
you receive from us. Variable Annual Percentage Rates are determined by
adding a specified number of percentage points to the Prime Rate, This is
shown on the Pricing Schedule as `Prime + (percentage points).' For
urposes of this Agreement, the Prime Rate is the highest rate of interest
Fisted as the "prime rate" in the Money Rates section of The Wall Street
Journal on the last business day of the month. The Prime Rate is merely a
pricing index and does not represent the lowest or best interest rate
available to a borrower at any bank at any given tjme. If you have a variable
rate, your Annual Percentage Rate will increase or decrease when the Prime
Rate changes. This change will be effective beginning with the first day of
the billing period that begins during the same month as the change in the
Prime Rate. An increase in the Annual Percentage Rate may increase your
Minimum Payment Due.
Default Rate. Each time that you do not make the Minimum Payment Due
by the Payment Due Date we may, in accordance with applicable law.
(i) terminate the availability of any promotional Annual Percentage Rates
on new transactions: and
(ii) increase your Annual Percentage Rates for new transactions to variable
Default Rates. Each new variable Default Rate for a new transaction is
determined by adding up to 5 additional percentage points to the
otherwise applicable Annual Percentage Rate and will vary based on any
changes in the Prime Rate. (For example, if the promotional purchase rate
was 2.99% and the rate for other purchases was 15.99% and you paid late
once, the rate for all new purchases could increase up to 20.99% variable
and vary thereafter with the Prime Rate.) When we first determine the
variable Default Rates, we use the Prime Rate effective forthe billing period
in which you pay late. The variable Default Rates are determined in
accordance with the Variable Interest Rates section.
We will base your Default Rate on your creditworthiness and other factors
such as your current Annual Percentage Rates and your Account history.
If we increase any of your Annual Percentage Rates to a Default Rate, we
will send you a notice, in accordance with applicable law, advising of (i) the
date the new Default Rate will apply (the 'Default Rate Effective Date'),
(ii) the type of new transactions to which it will be applied (note: the new
Default Rate will not apply to any other transactions) and, (iii) your right to
reject the new Default Rate. New transactions are those transactions which
either (i) have a Transaction Date, as shown on your billing statement, of
more than fourteen days after we mail or deliver the notice to you or, (ii) if
permitted by applicable law, were posted to your Account after the current
Default Rate Effective Date. Your Account will not be subject to a Default
Rate for the first twelve billing periods after your Account is first opened.
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If your Annual Percentage Rate for purchases, balance transfers or cash
advances was increased to a Default Rate, we will, to the extent required
by applicable law, periodically review your Account to determine if any of
your Annual Percentage Rates should be reduced. Any reduced Annual
Percentage Rates on new and existing balances may be different and may
be higher than your previous standard Annual Percentage Rates for
purchases, balance transfers and/or cash advances or any promotional
rate.
Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance Charges. Unless otherwise specified
in a cash advance offer, we will charge you a Cash Advance Transaction Fee
FINANCE CHARGE of 5% of the amount of each new cash advance with a
minimum Cash Advance Transaction Fee FINANCE CHARGE of $10 and no
maximum. The imposition of Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance
Charges may result in an Annual Percentage Rate for cash advances that is
higher than the nominal Annual Percentage Rate. All forms of cash
advances, including the use of Discover Card checks, regardless of the
purpose for which used, are subject to Cash Advance Transaction Fee
Finance Charges. To obtain the total Finance Charge on cash advances for
each billing period, we add arty Cash Advance Transaction Fee Finance
Charges for the billing period charged under this section to any Periodic
Finance Charges calculated under the Periodic Finance Charges section for
each cash advance transaction category and.add up these amounts.
Balance Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charges. Unless otherwise
specified in a balance transfer offer, we will charge you a Balance Transfer
Transaction Fee FINANCE CHARGE of 5% of the amount of each new
halance transfer with a minimum Balance Transfer Transaction Fee FINANCE
CHARGE of $10 ano no maximum. The imposition of Balance Transfer'
Transaction Fee Finance Charges may result in an Annual Percentage Rate
for balance transfers that is higher than the nominal Annual Percentage
Rate. To obtain the total Finance Charge on balance transfers for each
billing period, we add any Balance Transfer Transaction Fee Finance Charges
for the billing period charged under this section to any Periodic Finance
Charges calculated under the Periodic Finance Charges section for each
balance transfer transaction category and add up these amounts.
Foreign Currency Transaction Fee Finance Charges. We will charge you a
Foreign Currency Transaction Fee RNANCE CHARGE of 2% of the U.S. dollar
amount of each purchase made in a foreign currency. The imposition of
Foreign Currency Transaction Fee Finance Charges may result in an Annual
Percentage Rate for purchases that is higher than the nominal Annual
Percentage Rate. To obtain the total Finance Charge on purchases for each
billing period, we add any foreign Currency Transaction Fee Finance
Charges for the billing period charged under this section to any Periodic
Finance Charges calculated under the Periodic Finance Charges section for
each purchase transaction category and add up these amounts.
Minimum Finance Charge. We will charge you a minimum FINANCE
CHARGE of S.50 for any billing period in which Periodic Finance Charges of
less than 530 would otherwise be imposed.
Account Set-up Fee Finance Charge. If your Pricing. Schedule accompanying
your Card includes an Account Set-up Fee, we will charge you a one-time
Account Set-up Fee FINANCE CHARGE in the amount indicated when we
open your Account
FEES
Annual Fee. If your Pricing Schedule accompanying your Card includes an
Annual Fee, we will charge you an Annual Fee in the amount indicated. We
will charge you this fee when we open your Account and at the beginning
of each anniversary year your Account is open. The Annual Fee is not
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refundable, except as provided by law.
Late Fee. We will charge you a Late Fee if you have failed, as of the Payment
Due Date, to make the Minimum Payment Due that was required to be paid
for that billing period. The amount of the Late Fee is based on the sum of
all outstanding purchases, cash advances, balance transfers, other charges,
other fees and Finance Charges at the end of the billing period for which
we did not receive timely payment If the sum is $250 or less, the fee is S19.
If it is greater than $250, the fee is $39.
Returned Payment Fee. We will charge you a Returned Payment Fee of $35
each time you pay us with a check or other instrument that is returned
unpaid. This fee will also apply if a debit transaction to a deposit account
from which you have authorized us in writing, electronically or orally to
periodically deduct all or a part of an amount you owe us under this
Agreement is returned unpaid. We will charge you this fee the first time
any payment is returned unpaid, even if it is paid upon resubmission.
Returned Discover Card Check Fee. We will charge you a Returned Discover
Card Check Fee of $35 each time we decline to honor a Discover Card cash
advance check, balance transfer check, promotional purchase check, or
other promotional check.
Pay-By-Phone. We may from time to time allow you to make payments by
authorizing is over'the telephone to transfer or pay funds from a deposit
account to your Account We will not charge you a Pay-By-Phone Fee.
Research Fee. We may charge you a Research Fee of $5 for each copy of a
billing statement or sales slip that you request. However, we will not charge
a fee if you request copies in connection with a billing error.
r DEFAULT AND CANCELLATION
Types of Default You are in default if you become insolvent; if you file a
bankruptcy petition or have one filed against you; if we have a reasonable
belief tthhat yOU are unable or unwilling to repay your obligations to us; if
you are declared incompetent by a court or if a court appoints a guardian
for you or a conservator for your assets if you die; if you fail to comply with
the terms of this Agreement, including failing to make a required payment
when due, exceeding your Account credit line or using your Card or
Account for a Prohibited Transaction; or if you fail to make a required
payment when due on any other account you have with us.
Consequences of Default If you are in default, we may declare the entire
balance of your Account immediately due and payable without notice. If we
refer the collection of your Account to an attorney or employ an attorney to
represent us with regard to recovery of money that you owe us we may
charge you reasonable attomeys fees and court or other collection costs as
permitted by law and as actually incurred by us, including fees and costs in
connection with any appeal. We may delay enforcing or not enforce any of
our rights under this Agreement without losing or waiving any of them.
Cancellation. You may cancel your Account by notifying us in writing or by
i telephone and returning or destroying every Card and unused check that
we have provided you. You can notify us by telephoning 1400-DISCOVER
(1-800.341-2683), or by writing Discover, PO Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT
84130-0943. Of course, you will still be responsible to pay any amount you
owe us according to the terms of this Agreement If your Account is a oint
Account, either Cardmember may cancel the Account, but you will ?th
remain responsible to pay any amount owed to us according to the terms
of this Agreement We may cancel or suspend your Account at any time
without notice. We may choose not to renew your Account (beyond the
expiration date shown on the face of a Card) without notice. You must
return any Card or unused checks to us upon request
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PRIVACY AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH YOU
Our Privacy Policy. We may from time to time review your credit,
employment and income records. We respect the privacy of information
about you and your Account Our Privacy Policy includes a summary of the
personal information we collect, when it may be shared with others, how
we safeguard the confidentiality and security of information and the steps
you may take to limn our sharing of such information with others. Please
read it carefully as it is part of your Cardmember Agreement
Reporting to Credit Reporting Agencies. As indicated in our Privacy Policy,
we may report to credit reporting agencies and other creditors the status
and payment history of your Account, including negative credit information.
Late payments, missed payments or other defaults on your Account may be
reflected in your credit report We normally report to such credit reporting
agencies each month. If you believe that our report of your Account status
is inaccurate or incomplete, please write us at the following address:
Discover, PO Box 15316, Wilmington, DE 19850-5316. Please include your
name, address, home telephone number and Account number.
Our Communications with You. You agree that our personnel may listen to
or record telephone calls between you and our representatives without
additional notice to you, including but not limited to calls we make to
collect debts We may use any medium permitted by law, including but not
limited to mail, live telephone calls, automated telephone equipment,
prerecorded telephone calls, e-mail and calls to your cell phone to contact
you about your Account or to offer you products or services that may be of
value to you. If you prefer not to be contacted in one or more of these
ways, you must either telephone us at 1-800-DISCOVER (1-800.347-2683) or
write to us at Discover, PO Box 30961, Salt Lake City, UT 30961-0961.
Releasing Information About Your Account We provide various methods
by which you can obtain information about your Account We will onto
release such information to you, any Authorized User that our records
indicate is an authorized buyer on your Account, and any other person with
your prior permission, in addition to as provided in our Privacy Policy or as
required by law. Our security measures cannot insure against unauthorized
inquiries. You agree that we will not be responsible for the release of
information to anyone who, even if without your authorization or
permission, has gained possession of a Card or has learned other identifying
charaderistia about you such as your personal identification number,
Account number or social security number.
Electronic Notices to You. We may offer you the opportunity to receive
certain notices from us electronically rather than through the mail,
including monthly billing statements and change of terms notices. The
terms and conditions for receiving these electronic communications will be
described in the offer.
Notices - Changes to Your Information. If you change your e-mail address,
mailing address or telephone number you must notify us of your new
address or telephone number within 15 days. You can notify us by
telephoning 1-800-DISCOVER (1-BOD-347-2683) or by writing Discover, PO
Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130.0943. If your Account is a joint Account,
any notice we mail to an address you have provided for the Account will
serve as notice to both Cardmembers.
CLAIMS AND DISPUTES
Merchant Disputes. We are not responsible for the refusal of anyone to
accept or honor a Card or to accept alecks that we have provided you. If a
merchant fails to provide your purchase to your satisfaction and you
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request a credit to your Account, we will investigate the dispute. If we
resolve the dispute in your favor, we will issue a credit to your Account and
you will be deemed to have assigned to us your claim against the merchant
and/or any third party for the credited amount Upon our request, you
agree to provide us with written evidence of such assignment
Claim Notices. In the event that you or we have a claim that arises from or
relates to your Account, any prior account you had with us, your
application, the relationships which result from your Account or the
enforceability of the Agreement or any prior agreement, before initiating,
joining or participating in any judicial or arbitration proceeding, as either
an individual litigant or member of a class ("Proceeding"), the complaining
party shall give the other party. (1) a written notice of the claim ("Claim
Notice'), at least 15 days before initiating any Proceeding, explaining in
reasonable detail the nature of the claim and any supporting facts; and (2)
a reasonable good faith opportunity to resolve the claim without the
necessity of a Proceeding. This includes any claims involving our parent
corporation, subsidiaries, affiliates (including, without limitation, DFS
Services LLC), predecessors, successors, assigns, as well as the officers,
directors and employees of each of these entities. Any Claim Notice shall be
sent to us at Discover, PO Box 3024, New Albany, OH 43054 (or such other
address as we shall subsequently provide to you) (the 'Claim Notice
Address') or to you at your address appearing in our records or, if you are
represented by counsel, to your attorney at your attorney's office.
Arbitration of Disputes. Agreement to arbitrate. In the event of any past,
present or future claim or dispute (whether based upon contract, tort,
statute, common law or equity) between you and us arising from or
relating to your Account any prior account you have had with us, your
application, the relationships which result from your Account or the
enforceability or scope of this arbitration provision, of the Agreement or of
any prior agreement you or we may elect to resolve the claim or dispute by
binding arbitration. IF EITHER YOU OR WE ELECT ARBITRATION, NEITHER
YOU NOR WE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT CLAIM IN COURT
OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT CLAIM. PRE-HEARING DISCOVERY
RIGHTS AND POST-HEARING APPEAL RIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED. NEITHER
YOU NOR WE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN
ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CARDMEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO
OTHER ACCOUNTS, OR LITIGATE IN COURT OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS
A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL CAPACITY ('Class Action Waiver').
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this arbitration provision,
only a court, and not an arbitrator, shall determine the validity and effect of
the Class Action Waiver. Even if all parties have opted to litigate a claim in
court, you or we may elect arbitration with respect to any claim made by a
new parry or any new claims later asserted in that lawsuit and nothing
undertaken therein shall constitute a waiver of any rights under this
arbitration provision. We will not invoke our right to arbitrate an individual
claim you bring in small claims court or your state's equivalent court, if any,
unless such action is transferred, removed or appealed tD a different court.
Governing Law and Rules. Your Account involves interstate commerce and
this provision shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The
arbitration shall be conducted, at the option of whoever files the arbitration
claim, by either the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or JAMS in
accordance with their procedures in effect when the claim is filed. For a
copy of their procedures, to file a claim or for other information, contact
AAA at 335 Madison Ave., Floor 10, New York, NY 10017-5905,
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www.adr.org (phone 1-800-778-7879) or JAMS at 620 Eighth Ave., Floor 34,
New York, NY 10018, www.jamsadreom (phone 1.800.352-5267). No other
arbitration forum will be permitted, except as agreed to pursuant to either
the Changes to this Agreement section or a writing signed by both parties.
If neither AAA nor JAMS is able or willing to serve as the arbitration
administrator and we and you are unable to agree on a replacement
administrator or arbitrator, then a court of competent jurisdiction will
appoint an administrator or arbitrator or arbitrators (in the case of an
appeal to a panel of three arbitrators as described below). Unless consented
to by all parties, no arbitration may be administered by any administrator
or arbitrated by any arbitrator that has any formal or informal policy, rule
or procedure that is inconsistent with or purports to override the terms of
this section. If we elect to resolve a claim or dispute by binding arbitration
and the arbitrator issues an award in your favor on a claim or claims with
respect to which you would not otherwise be entitled to recover your
arbitration filing, administrative and hearing fees, reasonable attorneys'
fees and/or other arbitration costs, we will be responsible for paying or
reimbursing such costs and fees if awarded by the arbitrator.
Fees and Costs. At your written request, we will advance any arbitration
filing, administrative and hearing fees which you would be required to pay
to pursue a claim or dispute as a result of our electing to arbitrate that claim
or dispute: Send requests to Discover, PO Box 30421, Saft Lake City, UT
84130-0421. The arbitrator will decide who will ultimately be responsible
for paying those fees. You will only be responsible for paying or reimbursing
our arbitration filing, administrative or hearing fees to the extent you
would have been responsible for paying 'attorneys' fees and court or other
collection costs' had the action proceeded in courLAn no event will you be
required to pay any fees or costs incurred by us in connection with an
arbitration proceeding where such a payment or reimbursement is
prohibited by applicable law.
Hearings and Decisions. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the
federal judidal district where you reside. The arbitrator shall follow
applicable substantive law to the extent consistent with the FAA and
applicable statutes of limitation and shall honor claims of privilege
recognized at law and shall be authorized to award all remedies permitted
by the substantive laws that would apply if the action were pending in
court. It requested by any party, the arbitrator shall write an opinion
containing the reasons for the award. The arbitrator's decision will be final
and binding except for any appeal rights under the1FAA and except that if
the amount in controversy exceeds (100,000, arty party may appeal the
award within 30 days to a three-arbitrator panel, which shall review the
award de novo. Unless applicable law provides otherwise, the appealing
party will pay the cost of the appeal, regardless of its outcome. However,
we will consider in good faith any reasonable request for us to bear the fees
charged by the arbitration administrator and the arbitrators in connection
with the appeal. Judgment upon any award by llhe arbitrator may be
enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
Other Beneficiaries of this Provision. Our rights and obligations under this
arbitration provision shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon our
parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates (including, without limitation,
DFS Services LLQ, predecessors, successors, assigns, as well as the officers,
directors and employees of each of these entities, and will also inure to the
benefit of any third party named as a co-defendant with us or with any of
the foregoing in a claim which is subject to this arbitration provision. Your
rights and obligations under this arbitration provision shall inure to the
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benefit of and be binding upon all persons contractually liable under this
Agreement and all Authorized Users of the Account.
Survival of this Provision. This arbitration provision shall survive termination
of your Account as well as voluntary payment in full by you, any legal
proceedings by us to collect a debt owed by you, any bankruptcy by you
and any sale by us of your Account
Right to Reject Arbitration. You may reject the Arbitration of
Disputes section by providing us a notice of refection within 30 days after
receiving a Card, at the following address: Discover, PO Box 30938, Saft
Lake City, UT 84130-0938. If you were previously subject to arbitration with
respect to any account with us, this right to reject arbitration will not apply
to you. Your rejection notice must include your name, address, telephone
number, Account number and signature and must not be sent with any
other correspondence. Calling us to indicate that you reject the Arbitration
of Disputes section or sending a rejection notice in a manner or format that
does not comply with all applicable requirements is insufficient notice. In
order to process your notice, we require that the notice be provided by you
directly and not through a third party. Rejection of arbitration will not
affect your other rights or responsibilities under this Agreement or your
obligation to arbitrate disputes under any other account as to which you
and we have agreed to arbitrate disputes. If you do not send a rejection
notice, you will be obligated by the Arbitration of Disputes section with
respect to this and any prior account you have had with us, even if you have
previously sent a rejection notice with respect to that prior account
LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
Severability. If any part of this Agreement becomes unenforceable, it will
not make any other part unenforceable, except that if the Class Action
Waiver set forth above in the Arbitration of Disputes section is invalidated
in any proceeding in which you and we are involved, then the Arbitration
of Disputes section will be void with respect to that proceeding.
Compliance with Interest Rate Limitations. We intend that this Agreement
will comply with applicable interest rate limitations. You will not be
required to pay Finance Charges or other charges at a rate that is greater
than the maximum amount permitted by law. If it is ever finally determined
that, but for this section, the Finance Charges or other charges under this
Agreement would exceed the maximum lawful amount, the Finance
Charges and other charges will be reduced to the maximum lawful amount.
Any excess amount that you have already paid will be used to reduce the
outstanding balance of your Account or will be refunded to you by means
of a check in our discretion.
Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim or dispute arising out of
this Agreement will be governed by applicable federal law and, to the
extent state law apples, Delaware law
ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT
We may sell, assign ortransfer your Account or any portion thereof without
notice to you. You may not sell, assign or transfer your Account without first
obtaining our prior written consent.
PRIVACY POLICY
We are required by federal law to provide you with a copy of our Privacy
Policy each year. If you have previously notified us about your privacy
preferences, as described in Section 4, it is not necessary to do so again
unless you decide to change your preferences.
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We Respect Your Privacy
Our mission is to provide you with superior products and services, along with
the peace of mind knowing that the security of your personal information is
our top priority. We understand your concerns about guarding information
about you and your Account We want to assure you that we have taken
steps, and will continue to take steps, to safeguard that information.
This Privacy Policy describes our efforts to meet these objectives. It includes
a summary of the following important information:
• A listing of the personal information we collect;
• The circumstances in which we may share information with others;
• The ways we safeguard the confidentiality and security of information;
and
• The steps you may take to limit our sharing of such information with
others. See Section 4 for complete details.
Please read our Privacy Policy carefully. It will help you understand how we
collect and share information.
1. What Personal Information Do We Collect?
To serve you better and manage our business, it is important that we collect
and maintain accurate personal information about you. We obtain this
information from applications and other forms you submit to us, from your
dealings with us and others, from consumer reporting agencies, and from
other sources, such as our Web sites. For F,
• We may obtain information such as your name, address and date of birth
from applications and other forms you submit to us.
• We may obtain information such as Account balances, payment history,
your use of your Account and the types of services you prefer from your
transactions and other dealings with us and others.
• We may obtain information such as the balances of your loans with other
lenders and your payment history with others from consumer reporting
agencies.
• We may obtain information such as your Internet service provider, your
e-mail address, your computer's operating system and Web browser, your
Web site use and your productand service preferences from your visits to
Web sites.
2. Is Personal Information Shared with Others?
We limit the sharing of information with others. Many of the offers you
receive for products and services are provided directly to you from us. For
example, a retailer that accepts the Discovers Card may come to us with a
special offer for Cardmembers, such as a discount certificate or product
upgrade. After careful consideration of the nature of the offer and the
company, we will create a list of Cardmembers who may be interested in the
offer based on certain characteristics. We will send the offer directly to
those Cardmembers on behalf of the retailer by, for example, including an
insert in their monthly billing statement or mailing the offer ourselves. We
control the information used to make the offer, we do not share the list or
any information about our Cardmembers with the retailer. However, please
understand that if you do receive this type of offer from us and choose to
take advantage of it, the retailer may then learn information about you
because only Cardmembers with certain characteristics received the offer.
There are, however, circumstances in which we may share the information
we collect about you, as described in Section 1, with other companies in
order to provide you with access to products and services and to service your
Account effectivel, as detailed below. We require these companies to
adhere to our privacy standards and to use this information only for the
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limited purpose for which it was shared. We do not allow them to disclose
it to others without our prior approval.
a. Sharing Personal Information with Our Corporate Family
Our corporate family offers a variety of products and services that can help
you manage your finances. In order to provide you with access to these
products and services, we may share the information we collect about you,
as described in Section 1, with other members of our corporate family.
These companies include financial service providers that offer credit
protection, card servicing and payment processing services.
b. Sharing Personal Information with Non-Affiliated Parties for
Marketing Purposes
We may share the information we collect about you, as described in Section
1, with non-affiliated third parties, including those that accept the Discover
Card, in order to provide you with access to products and services offered
directly by these companies that may be of value to you. These companies
include financial seance providers, such as insurance companies, and non-
financial companies, such as retailers.
c. Sharing Personal Information with Others
We may share the information we collect about you, as described in Section
1, with companies that perform support or marketing services on our behalf,
such as mailing, market research and data processing; other financial
institutions with which we have'oi a marketing agreements; or companies
that are our partners for co-bra credit card programs or reward programs.
We may also share such information as permitted by law.
3. How Do We Protect the Confidentiality, Security and Integrity of
Information about You?
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the
information we collect about you. Access to such information is restricted to
individuals who need it in order to service your Account or provide products
and services to you, and who are trained in the proper handling of such
information. Employees who violate these confidentiality requirements are
subject to our disciplinary process. Where third parties provide support
services, we require them to conform to our privacy standards.
It is important that the information we maintain about you is accurate and
complete. If you see information in your monthly billing statements or
elsewhere which suggests that our information is incomplete or inaccurate,
please write to us at Discover, PO Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130.0943
so that we can update this information.
4. How Can You Limit Sharing of Information About You?
We respect your privacy and offer you choices as to whether we may share
information about you with others. You have the option to tell us not to share
the information we collect about you, as described in Section 1, with non-
affiliated third parties You also have the option to tell us not to share the
information we collect about you, as described in Section 1, with companies
in our corporate family. If you indicate a preferende for either of these
options, please understand that you may not receive offers for products and
services provided by other companies that could help you lower your costs,
maximize your financial resources, or manage your finances.
To indicate your preferences, please call us at 1-800-22S-5202 or write to
Discover, PO Box 30961, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0961. If you have
previously notified us about your privacy preferences, it is not necessary to
do so again unless you decide to change your preferences. Your written
request should include your name, address, telephone number and Account
number(s) and should not be sent with any other correspondence. In order
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to process your request, we require that the request be provided by you
directly and not through a third party. You will need to provide us with your
preferences for each credit card account you have with us.
You may notify us about your preferences at any time. Your request will
remain in effect until you notify us otherwise. We will honor your request
and not share this information except as permitted by law. For example,
federal law permits us to share information about you with consumer
reporting agenaes, service providers and financial institutions with which
we have joint marketing agreements. If you are a new Cardmember, we will
not share any information about you, except as permitted by law, for thirty
days after we provide this Policy to you in order to give you an opportunity
to inform us about your preferences. If you are an existing Cardmember,
please understand that you may continue to receive marketing offers
directly from other companies that were already in production prior to the
processing of your request
This Privacy Policy is provided to the primary Cardmember listed on the
Account However, any joint Cardmember has the right to notify us about
preferences and we will treat that request as applying to the entire
Account. We do not share information about former customers, except as
permitted by law. This notification supersedes all previously issued Privacy
Policies. We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time
and we will notify you if we do so.
This Privacy Policy is provided to you by Discover Bank and its subsidiaries,
which currently include GTC Insurance Agency, Inc and Discover Products
Inc Unless otherwise specified, it applies to the family of Discover Cards for
consumers and the products and services offered in connection with those
Cards, including tI% Wallet Protection card registration service (with the
exception of any information registered in connection with the service,
which will not be shared). It is part of your Cardmember Agreement and
provides a further explanation of how we collect and share information.
You may have other rights under state laws that apply to this information.
Please note that you will also receive privacy notices for other credit card
accounts you have,with us, as well as other financial products and services
provided to you by us and our affiliates. You will need to indicate your
preferences for each of these separately as disclosed in the notice.
Vermont Residents - Your state law requires financial institutions to obtain
yourconsent prior to sharing information about you with others. Except as
permitted by law, we will not share information we collect about you with
non-affiliated third parties or companies in our corporate family unless you
call us at 1-900-DISCOVER (1-800347-2683) and authorize us to do so.
California Residents - Your state law requires financial institutions to obtain
your consent prior to sharing information about you with non-affiliated
third parties. Except as permitted by law, we will not share information we
collect about you with nonaffiliated third parties while you are a resident
of California. I
Your Billing Rights
KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE
This notice contains important information about your rights and our
responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing AcL
1. Notify Us in Case of Errors or Questions About Your Bill
If you think your bill is wrong or if you need more information about a
transaction on your bill, write us on a separate sheet of paper at the address
listed on your bill for Notice of Billing Errors. Write to us as soon as possible.
We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the first bill
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on which the error or problem appeared. You can telephone us, but doing
so will not preserve your rights.
In your letter, give us the following information:
• your name and Account number.
• your dollar amount of the suspected error.
• describe the error and explain, if you can, why you believe there is an error.
If you need more information, describe the item you are not sure about
If you have authorized us to pay your credit card bill automatically from
your savings or checking account, you can stop the payment on any amount
you think is wrong. To stop the payment, your letter must reach us three
business days before the automatic payment is scheduled to occur.
2. Your Rights and Our Responsibilities After We Receive Your Written
Notice
we must admowledge your letter within 30 days, unless we have corrected
the error by then. Within 90 days, we must either correct the error or
explain why we believe the bill was correct
After we receive your letter, we cannot try to collect any amount you
question or report you as delinquent. We can continue to bill you for the
amount you question, including finance charges and we can apply any
unpaid amount against your Account credit limit You do not have to pa
any questioned amount while we are investigating, but you are still
obligated to pay the parts of your bill that are not in question.
If we find that we made a mistake on your bill, you will not have to pay any
finance charges related to any yuesttoned amount If we didn't make a
mistake, you may have to pay the finance charges, and you will have to make
up any missed payments on the questioned amount In either case, we will
send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date that It is due.
If you fail to pay the amount that we think you owe, we may report you as
delinquent However, if our explanation does not satisfy you and you write
us within ten days telling us that you still refuse to pay, we must tell anyone
we report you to that you have a question about your bill. And, we must
tell you the name of anyone we reported you to. We must tell anyone we
report you to that the matter has been settled between us when it finally
is. If we don't follow these rules, we can't collect the first S50 of the
questioned amount, even if your bill was correct.
3. Special Rule for Credit Card Purchases
If you have a problem with the quality of goods or services that you
purchased with a credit card, and you tried in good faith to correct the
problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the
remaining amount due on the goods or services. There are two limitations
on this right:
(a) you must have made the purchase in your home state or, if not within
your home state, within 100 miles of your current mailing address; and
(b) the purchase price must have been more than $50.
These limitations do not apply if we own or operate the merchant or if we
mailed you the advertisement for the goods or services.
4. Purchases Made with Checks or Cash Advances
The Special Rule for Credit Card Purchases does not apply to purchases
made with a balance transfer check, cash advance or promotional purchase
check. Therefore, if you have a problem with the quality of goods or
services that you purchased with a balance transfer check, promotional
purchase check, cash advance check or the proceeds of a cash advance, you
do not have the right to withhold payment of the amount due.
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DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE
SCHEDULED AIR TRAVEL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Discovers Cardmembers are provided with $500,000 Scheduled Air Travel
Accident Insurance.* You, your Spouse, Domestic Partner or eligible
Dependent Children for whom a ticket was purchased on your Card (as
defined below) will be automatically insured against Accidental Loss of Life
arising from and occurring on a Covered Tnp while you, your Spouse,
Domestic Partner or eligible Dependent Children for whom a ticket was
purchased on your Card are riding as a passenger in or entering, exiting or
being struck by a Scheduled Aircraft or a conveyance operated by a military
transport service or riding as a passenger in or entering or exiting any
conveyance licensed to carry the public for a fee and while traveling directly
to or from the airport immediately preceding the departure of a Scheduled
Aircraft on which the Insured Person has purchased passage and immediately
ILnwng thr arr:al :;! i Schedule Airrrah or .vhich the Insured Person was
a passenger.
*Coverage is underwritten by Federal Insurance Company, a member
insurer of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Certain limitations
and exclusions apply.
PLAN FEATURES
THE BENEFITS: The full Benefit Amount ($500,000) is payable for Accidental
Loss of Life. The Loss must occur within one year of the Accident.
MAXIMUM LIMIT OF INSURANCE: If more than one Insured Person suffers
a Loss in the same Accident, the Company will not piy more than the
maximum limit of insurance (S20,000,D00) per Accident If an Accident
results in Benefit Amounts becoming payable, which when totaled, exceed
the applicable limit of insurance shown above, the maximum limit of
insurance will be divided proportionally among the Insured Persons, based
on each applicable Benefit Amount In the event of multiple Accidental
deaths per Account arising from any one Accident, the Company's liability
for all such Losses will be limited to a maximum limit of insurance equal to
two times the applicable Benefit Amount for Loss of Life. Benefits will be
PIroportionately divided among the Insured Persons up to the maximum
mil of insurance.
DEFINITIONS:
Accident or Accidental means a sudden, unforeseen and unexpected event
happening by chance, and includes unavoidable exposure to elements
arising from a covered Hazard.
Accidental Bodily Inju res) means bodily injury which is Accidental, is the
direct source of a Loss, is independent of disease, illness or other cause and
occurs while this policy is in force.
Account means a Card account
Benefit Amount means the Loss amount at the time the entire cost of the
passenger fare is charged to an Account
Card means the Discover Card.
Cardmember means the holder of the Card whose name appears on the
credit card.
Corn n means the Federal Insurance Company.
Covered Td means travel on a Scheduled Aircraft when the entire cost of
the passenger fare for such transportation, less redeemable certificates,
vouchers or coupons, has been charged to the Insured Person's Account.
Dependent Child or Children means those children, including adopted
children and those children placed for adoption, who are primarily
dependent upon the Insured Person for maintenance and support and who
are: (1) under the age of 19 and reside with the Insured Person; (2) beyond
the age of 19, permanently mentally or physically challenged and incapable
of self support: or (3) under the age of 25 and classified as full-time student's
at an institution of higher learning.
Domestic Partner means a person who: (1)' is at )east 18 years of age and
competent to enter into a contract; (2) is not related to the Insured Person
by blood; (3) has exclusively lived with the Insured Person for at least one
year prior to the date of enrollment; (4) is not legally married or separated;
and (5) as of the date of enrollment, has with the Insured Person at least
two of the following financial arrangements: (a) a joint mortgage or lease;
(b) a joint bank account; (c) joint tide to or ownership of a motor vehicle or
status as a joint lessee on a motor vehicle lease; or (d) a joint credit card
account with a finanoal institution. Neither the Insured Person nor the
Domestic Partner can be married to, nor in a civil union with, anyone else.
Hazard means the covered circumstances for which this insurance is
provided as stated in Section III of the Declarations, Hazards, and described
in the Hazards form, as described on page 1 of this Description of
Coverage.
Insured Person means all Cardmembers, their spouses, Domestic Partners
and Dependent Children, as well as authorized users of the Account
Loss means the Loss of Life.
Loss of means death, including clinical death determined by the local
governing medical authorities.
P i means DFS Services LLC, the entity responsible for the payment
of premium
Scheduled Aircraft' means an aircraft owned and/or operated by a
Scheduled Airline.
Scheduled Airline means an airline which is either of United States registry
and certified by the United States government to carry passengers on a
regularly scheduled basis or of foreign register and approved by the United
States government and the appropriate foreign authority.
War means hostilities following a declaration of War by a government
authority. If there is no declaration of War, then (1) armed, open and
continuous hostilities between two countries or (2) armed, open and
continuous hostilities between two factions, each in control of territory, or
claiming jurisdiction over the site of the area of hostility.
DISAPPEARANCE BENEFITS: If the Insured Person has not been found within
one year of the disappearance, stranding, sinking, wrecking or breakdown of
any Scheduled Aircraft or conveyance in which the Insured Person was covered
as an occupant, it will be assumed, subject to all other terms of the policy, that
the Insured Person has suffered Loss of Life covered under this policy.
EXPOSURE BENEFITS: Accident includes unavoidable exposure to elements
arising from a covered Hazard.
EUGIBILrrY: This insurance plan is provided to Insured Persons automatically
when the entire cost of the passenger fare(s) on a Scheduled Airline is
charged to the Cardmember's Account while the insurance is effective. It is
not necessary for you to notify the Policyholder or the Company when
Scheduled Airline tickets are purchased.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Your insurance under this insurance plan is effective on
the later of 1) April 1, 2007; or 2) the date you become an eligible
Cardmember. Your insurance coverage under this insurance plan will cease
on the earlier of. (1) the date the insurance coverage is terminated; or
(2) the date you cease to be an eligible Cardmember.
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COST: This insurance plan is provided at no additional cost to eligible
Insured Persons for Covered Trips. Policyholder pays the full cost of the
insurance.
THE BENEFICIARY. The Loss of Life benefit will be paid to the beneficiary
designated bthy you. If no such designation has been made, that benefit will
be paid to e first surviving beneficiary in the following order. a) your
spouse; b) your children; c) your parents d) your brothers and sisters, e) your
estate. All other indemnities will be paid to you. If you wish to change your
beneficiary, you may request a beneficiary designation form by writing to
the plan administrator at The Direct Marketing Group, Inc, 13265 Bedford
Avenue, Omaha, NE 68164 or at Beneficiaryrequest@TheDirectMG.com.
EXCLUSIONS: This insurance plan does not cover Loss resulting from: (1) an
Accident occurring while an Insured Person is in, entering, or exiting an
y
aircraft owned, leased or operated by this Policyholder or any aircraft
owned, leased or operated by an employee of the Policyholder on behalf
of the Policyholder (this exdusion does not apply to aircraft chartered with
pilot or crew on one time charter basis), (2) an accident while an Insured
Person is in, entering, or exiting any aircraft while acting or training as a
pilot or crew member (this exclusion does not apply to passengers who
temporarily perform pilot or crew functions in a life threatening emergency);
(3) emotional trauma, mental or physical illness, disease, pregnancy,
childbirth or miscarriage, bacterial or viral infection, or bodily malfunctions
(except bacterial infection caused by an Accident or from Accidental
consumption of a substance contaminated by bacteria); (4) suicide,
attempted suicide or Loss that is intentionally self-inflicted; or (5) declared
or undeclared War.
CLAIM NOTICE: Written claim notice must be given to the Company within
90 days after the occurrence of any Loss covered by this policy or as soon as
reasonably possible. Failure to give notice within 90 days will not invalidate
or reduce any otherwise valid daim if notice is given as soon as reasonably
possible.
CLAIM FORMS: When the Company receives notice of a daim, the Company
will send you forms for giving proof of Loss to us within 15 days. If you do
not receive the forms, you should send the Company a written description
of the Loss.
CLAIM PROOF OF LOSS: Complete proof of Loss must be given to
Company within 90 days after the date of Loss, or as soon as reasonably
possible. Failure to give complete proof of Loss within these time frames
will not invalidate any otherwise valid claim if notice is given as soon as
reasonably possible and in no event later than one year after the
deadline to submit complete proof of Loss.
CLAIM PAYMENT: The Company will pay you or your beneficiary the
applicable Benefit Amount within 60 days after complete proof of loss
is received and if you, the Policyholder and/or the beneficiary have
complied with all the terms of the policy.
ARBITRATION: In the event of a dispute under this policy, either the
Company or the Insured Person may make a written demand for
arbitration. In that case, the Company and the Insured Person will each
select an arbitrator. The two arbitrators will select a third. If they cannot
agree within 15 days, either the Company or the Insured Person may
request that the choice of arbitrator be submitted to the American
Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be held in the state of the
Insured Person's principal residence.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CLAIM RELATED QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE
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CLAIMS SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-CLAIMS-0 (1-800.2524670).
You can also go to the Company Web site (www.chubb.com), click on
Report a Loss, select Accident, Benefits and Life claims, select the
appropriate form, print out the claim form, fill out and mail. You can file
a daim by mail or fax
Mailing Address: CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
CLAIMS SERVICE CENTER
600 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY
PO BOX 4700
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23327.4700
Fax Number. 1-800-300-2538
As a handy reference guide, please read this and keep it in a safe place with
your other insurance documents. This description of coverage is not a
contract of insurance but is a summary of the principal provisions of the
insurance while in effect Complete policy provisions are contained in the
Master Policy, which can be obtained from the Policyholder.
Policy 119906-18-06
Policy Underwritten By Plan Administrator
Federal Insurance Company The Direct Marketing Group, Inc
a member insurer of the 13265 Bedford Avenue
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Omaha, NE 68164
15 Mountain View Road, PO Box 1615
Warren, NJ 07061-1651
DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGE
SECONDARY RENTAL CAR COLLISION COVERAGE
Discover@ Cardmemben can benefit from the security and safety offered
through Excess Collision Damage Waiver. If you rent a vehicle for 31
consecutive days or less (or 45 days under certain dreumstances described
below) with your Card (as defined below), you may be eligible for benefits
under this coverage. Excess Collision Damage Waiver is an insurance
program, underwritten by Federal Insurance Company Policy #9906-17-63
(the 'Policy`).
DEFINITIONS:
A oun means a Card account
Actual Cash Value means the cost to repair or replace the Rented
Automobile at the time of loss, less depredation.
Cardmember means the holder of the Card whose name appears on the
credit card.
QW means the Discover Card
Col Bsion Damage means the direct and accidental damage to a Rented
Automobile caused by upset or collision with another object Collision
Damage does not include loss caused b missiles, falling objects, fire, theft
or larceny, explosion, earthquake, windstorm, hail, water, flood, malicious
mischief or vandalism, riot or civil commotion.
m n means the Federal Insurance Company.
Insured means Cardmembers and authorized users of the Account
P r d means DFS Services LLC, the entity responsible for the payment
of premium.
Rental Agency means a commercial automobile rental company licensed
under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
Rented Automobile means a four-wheeled private passenger type motor
vehicle or a minivan manufactured and designed to transport a maximum
of seven passengers and used excursively to carry passengers. A Rented
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Automobile must be designed for travel on public roads and rented from
Rental Agency.
TO GET COVERAGE:
• The Collision Damage Waiver. Coverage is provided to you, as an Insured,
automatically when the entire rental fee for the Rented Automobile is
charged or debited to your Account. It is not necessary for you to notify
the Company at the time the rental fee is charged or debited to your
Account.
• You must decline the Loss.0amage Waiver offered by the vehicle Rental
Agency.
• You must rent the vehicle in your own name and sign the vehicle rental
agreementlcontract.
.T e coverage period will not exceed 31 consecutive days, or 45
consecutive days if the Insured is an employee of an organization which
has provided a Card to the Insured for business use.
THE KIND OF COVERAGE YOU RECEIVE.
In consideration of the premium paid by the Policyholder as required, and
subject to all the terms of the Policy, the Company agrees to reimburse on an
Actual Cash Value basis either the Insured or the Rental Agency for repair or
replacement of the Rented Automobile as a result of Collision Damage to the
Rented Automobile. The Company's liability will be for a maximum
reimbursement of $25,000. In no event will the Company be liable beyond the
amounts actually paid by the Insured or the Rental Agency.
• If you or an Insured's primary vehicle insurance or other coverage has
made payments for a covered loss, Excess Collision Damage Waiver will
cover your deductible and any other eligible amounts not covered hby
other insurance.
• This coverage is not all-inclusive, which means it does not cover such
things as personal injury or personal liability. It does not cover you for any
damages to other vehicles or property. it does not cover you for any injury
to any party.
WHO IS COVERED:
• Discover Cardmembers
EXCLUDED RENTAL VEHICLES:
Off-road, antique or limited edition motor vehicles; trucks, recreational
,ehe;le;, _ampen, pck,lp Trucks, and min,-buw5, limited edition motor
vehicles or high value, exotic, high performance or collector type. High value
motor vehicles are motor vehicles whose replacement value exceeds 350000,
and antique motor vehicles are defined as any vehicle over 25 years old, or
any vehicle which has not been manufactured for 10 years or more.
WHERE YOU ARE COVERED:
• .overage applies to vehicles rented anywhere in the world.
• Coverage is not available where prohibited by law.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED: I
Coverage does not apply to loss resulting from the following:
• Any dishonest, fraudulent or criminal ad of the Insured.
• Forgery by the Insured.
• Loss due to war or confiscation by authorities.
• Loss due to nuclear reaction or radioactive contamination.
• The Insured being intoxicated, as defined by the laws of the jurisdiction
where the loss occurred, or under the influence of any narcotic unless
prescribed by a physician.
• Use of the Rented Automobile to carry passengers and property for hire.
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• Use of the Rented Automobile by a person other than the one
authorized to operate the Rented Automobile by the terms of the
Rental Agreement.
• Loss of use of the Rented Automobile.
• Intentional damage to the Rented Automobile by the Insured.
• Damage which is due and confined to wear and tear, freezing, mechanical
or electrical breakdown or failure.
• Damage to tires unless the loss is coincident with a covered loss.
• Use of the Rented Automobile in tests, races or contests.
• The Rented Automobile being operated or located in any territory
prohibited by the terms of the Rental Agreement
FOR INSUREDS WHO ARE NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS:
To the extent that this plan provides insurance against damage to a rented
motor vehicle, the following terms and conditions apply. (1) the period of
insurance coverage will not exceed 31 consecutive days, or 45 consecutive
days if the Insured 4 an employee of an organization which has provided
the Card to the Insured for business use, and (2) the insurance provided by
this plan will be excess over any other valid and collectible insurance cover-
ing the Rented Automobile. However, the insurance provided under this
plan may be ppnnmary if specifically provided for under the terms of this plan
and 'rf the for1l criteria is met: (a) the Rented Automobile is rented for
use outside the United States, its territories and possessions; (b) the Insured
is an employee of an organization which has provided the Card to the
Insured for business use; and (c) the Rented Automobile is rented without
a driver.
HOW TO FILE A CLAIM UNDER EXCESS COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER:
In the event of a claim, written or verbal notice must be provided as soon
as reasonably possible.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CLAIM RELATED QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE CLAIMS
SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-CLAIMS-0 (1400.252-4670).
You can also go to the Company Web site (www.dlubb.cDrn), dick on Report a
Loss, select Accident Benefits and Life claims, select the appropriate form, print
out the claim form, fill out and mad. You can file a claim by mail or fax.
Mailing Address CHUBS GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
CLAIMS SERVICE CENTER
600 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY
PO BOX 4700
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23327-4700
Fax Number. 1-800.300.2538
CLAIM PROCEDURE:
The Insured must send the Company written notice of a claim, including the
Insured's name and Policy number, within 90 days after a covered loss
occurs. If notice cannot be given within that time, it must be given as soon
as reasonably possible. To file a sworn Proof of Loss, the Insured must send
the following information to the Company or its authorized
representative:
• A copy of the Account statement showing the automobile rental
transaction.
• A copy of the automobile rental agreement.
• A copy of the police report.
• A copy of the initial claim report submitted to the automobile Rental
Agency.
• A copy of the paid claim presented by the automobile Rental Agency for
the Collision Damage for which the Insured is responsible.
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• Proof of submission of the loss to, and the results of any settlement or
denial by the applicable insurance carrier(s).
• If no other insurance is applicable, a notarized statement from the Insured
to that effect.
Reminder: Please refer to the Insurance Disclosures section.
INSURANCE DISCLOSURES
As a handy reference guide, please read this document and keep it in a safe
place with your other insurance documents. This Summary of Coverage is
not a contract of insurance but is simply an informative statement to
eligible Insureds of the principal provisions of the insurance while in effect
Complete provisions pertaining to this plan of insurance are contained in
the master policy on file with DFS Services LLC, herein referred to as the
Policyholder. If a statement in this Summary of Coverage and any provision
in the policy differ, the policy will govern,
Policy Underwritten By Plan Administrator
Federal Insurance Company ('Company") The Direct Marketing Group, Inc
a member oft he 13265 Bedford Avenue
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Omaha, NE 68164
15 Mountain View Road, PO Box 1615
Warren, N107061-1651 -
Master Policy Number. 9906.17.63
Effective date of benefits: Effective April 1, 2007, this guide replaces all
prior disclosures, program descriptions, advertising, and/or brochures by
any party. Policyholder and Company reserve the right to change the
benefits and features of these programs at any time.
Cancellation: Policyholder can cancel these benefits at any time or choose
not to renew the insurance coverage for all authorized Cardmembers. If
Policyholder does cancel these benefits, you will be notified at least 60 days
in advance. If the Company terminates, cancels, or chooses not to renew the
coverage to Policgholder, you will be notified as soon as 4 practicable,
Insurance benefits will still applyfor arty benefits you were eligible for prior
to the date of such terminations, cancellation, or non-renewal, subject to
the terms and conditions of coverage.
Benefits to you: These benefits apply only to Cardmembers whose cards are
issued by U.S. financial institutions. The United States is defined as the 50
United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico,
Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. No person or entity other than the
Cardmember shall have any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim for
insurance proceeds and/or damages under or arising out of this coverage.
These benefits do not apply if your Card privileges have been cancelled.
However, insurance benefits will still apply for any benefit you were eligible
for prior to the date that your Account is suspended or cancelled subject to
the terms and conditions of coverage of your Cardmember Agreement.
Transfer of rights or benefits: No rights or benefits provided under these
insurance benefits may be assigned without the prior written consent of
the Company.
Misrepresentation and Fraud: Coverage of the Insured will be void if, at any
time, the Insured has concealed or misrepresented any material fact or
circumstance concerning this coverage orthe subject thereof or the interest
of the Insured herein, or in case of any fraud or false swearing by the
Insured relating thereto.
Coverage for an Insured will be void if, whether before or after a loss, the
Policyholder or its subscribing organization(s) has concealed or
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misrepresented any material fact or circumstance concerning this coverage
or the subject thereof or the interest of the insured therein, or in case
of any fraud or false swearing by the Policyholder or its subscribing
organization(s) relating hereto.
Addition of New Insureds: All exigible persons will be automatically insured
under this Policy.
Examination Under Oath: It is a condition of this insurance that the Insured
and the Policyholder, as often as may be reasonably required by the
Company, wil submit, and within its power cause others to submit, to
examinations under oath and will produce for examination all writings,
books of account bills, invoices and other vouchers, or certified copies
thereof if originals are lost, at such reasonable time and place as may be
designated by the Company or its representative, and will permit extracts
and copies thereof to be made. No such examination under oath,
examination of documents or any other act of the Company, its employees
or representatives in connection with the investigation of any loss or claim
will be deemed a waiver of any defense and such acts shall be deemed to
have been made or done without prejudice to the Company's liability.
No Benefit to Others This coverage will in no way inure directly or indirectly
to the benefit of any insurer, person or organization or other bailee.
Subrogation: it is a condition of this insurance that if the Company pays the
Insured for a loss, it will require the Insured to assign and transfer anyclaim
or right of action aggainst any individual, firm or corporation for such loss to
the Company or subrogate or hold in trust all such rights to the extent of
the amount paid. The Insured will agree to take action as requested by the
Company to enforce such rights. Upon payment by the Company to the
Insured, the Insured agrees to direct enforcement of such nghts $s
reasonably requested by the Company and to return to the Company any
recovery to the extent payment of loss has been made by the Company.
Arbitration: In the event of a dispute under this policy, either the Company
or the Insured may make a written demand for arbitration. In that case, the
Company and the Insured will each select an arbitrator. The two arbitrators
will select a third. If they cannot agree within 15 days, either the Compady
or the Insured may request that the choice of arbitrator be submitted to the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be held in the state
of the Insured's principal residence.
GLOBAL TRAVELER'S HOTLINE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Global Traveler's Hotline provides Cardmembers and their families,a
wide range of free travel assistance benefits. It is operated by AXA
Assistance USA Inc Visit Discovercard.com/travel to learn more.
Eligibility. You must be a Cardmember whose Account is in good standing,
the Cardmember's spouse or dependent child traveling with the
Cardmember or an Authorized User of an Account in good standing.
Third-Party Charges. Global Traveler's Hotline is not imurance, so you will
be responsible for all third-party fees and expenses for services requested,
such as professional or medical fees.
Availability of Services. Certain services may not be available in all areas.
Call us at 1400-DISCOVER (1.800.347-2683) for assistance or if you have
questions about a specific destination. Outside the U.S., call us collect at
1-801-902-3100. While AXA Assistance will make every reasonable effort to
provide the services, neither AXA Assistance nor Discover Bank or our
respective affiliates will be liable if a service is not provided or for any
seiMces that are provided by third parties. The services and these terms and
conditions are subject to change without notice.
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EXHIBIT "C"
$9,079.49 Vr VV Enter Amount Enclosed Below
Payment Due Date $ L
DUE IMMEDIATELY
59,079.49
08 3E!SNt;A0i 0005376
BETI- i31.111BY
71 NOUNTAIN ST
MT HOLLY SPGS PA 17065-1415
Go paperless and make your account
information more secure with password-
protected statements only you can access.
Learn more at discover.com/paperless.
PO BOX 6103 lllurllnrllminlnrlrll
CAROL STREAM IL 60197-6103
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949
I Discover More Card Account Summary
Opening Ctiste: September 3, 2010 - Closing Date: September 8, 2010
Account number ending in 8402
See Interest Charge Calculation section Following
transactions for detailed APR information
Previous Balance $9,079.49
Payments And Credits 0,00
Purchases + 0.00
Balance Transfers + 0.00
Cash Advances + 0.00
Interest Charged + 0.00
Fees Charged + 0.00
New Balance 9,079.49
Credit Line $7 900.00
Credit Line Available - - - - - - - - .- - . . -$0.00 -
Cash Advance Credit Line $0,00
Cash Advance Credit Line Available $0.00
Cashback Bonuse Anniversary Month
December
Opening Cashback Bonus Balance $ 0.00
New Cashback Bonus This Period + 0.00
Cashback Bonus Balance -$ 0,00
To learn more, log in of www.Discover.com
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ossistance, please call 1-800.347-7449.
3 Easy Ways to Contact Us
1. Access your account securely at www.Discaver.com
2. Call 1-800-DISCOVER (1-800-347.2683)
Please have your Discover® card available.
3. Write to us at Discover, PO Box 30943,
Salt Lake City, UT 84130
For TDD (Telecommunications Device for the DeaR
F you make no You will pay, aoff the And ycu will and
ddilronal charges botance shown on uppaying an
sing this card and thmstatement u estimated total of...
each mordit you pal.. about:.
Only the minimum 14 years $9,079
payment
It you would like information about credit counseling services,
call 1-800-347-1121.
Manage Your Account Online at www.Discover.com
Access Free online tools like Poydown Planner to create a plan
to Pay down your balance, securely access statements, pay
bil s online and easily track all transactions
• Make your money worth moresm-find easy ways to earn
and redeem cash rewards
NEW] Access. your account securely through your
mobile phone
Transactions
Trans. Post
Date Date
Fees TOTAL FEES FOR THIS PERIOD $ 0.00
katerest Charged TOTAL INTEREST FOR THIS PERIOD $ 0.00
2010 Totals Year-to-Date
TOTAL FEES CHARGED IN 2010 $ 273.00
TOTAL INTEREST CHARGED IN 2010 1,148.18
Continued on reverse side.
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Payment Information
New Balance $9,079.49
Minimum Payment Due" $9,079.49
Payment Due Date DUE IMMEDIATELY
'Includes past due amount of $1,687.00
Late Payment Warning: IF we do not receive your minimum
payment by the date listed above, you may have to pay a late
fee of up to $35.00 and your purchase and balance transfer
APRs for new transactions may be increased up to the Penalty
APR of 21.99% variable.
Minimum Payment Warning: If you make only the minimum
payment each period, you will pay more in interest and it will
take you longer to Dav off vour balance- For examnle
DISCOVER
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DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
VS.
BETH L. GUMBY
Defendant(s)
TO: Prothonotary's Office
1 Court House Square
Suite 100
Carlisle, Pa 17013
Date: December 30, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
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think you will need their services. Then your hours at both of your jobs
are dramatically cut back. You break your arm and five months of
physical therapy follows. The household bills, car maintenance, and
credit card payments start to pile up and you have to choose which ones
to pay. I have contacted Square One Debt Settlement Company and
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BY: FRANCIS X. GRIMES, ESQUIRE
I.D. NO.: 62404
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown PA 19046
(215)576-1900
DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
V.
BETH L. GUMBY
Defendant
Attorney for Plaintiff
COURT OF COMMON PLEASE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY c? --'
CIVIL ACTION-LAW ro ?r^
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ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
Kindly enter my appearance on as co-counsel on behalf of the
Plaintiff, Discover Bank, in the above-captioned matter.
STOCK & GRIMES, LLP
DATED : ` / ? // I BY:
FrNCIS X. G ME , ESQUIRE
A torney for i.ntiff
Plaintiff(s) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
DISCOVER BANK LAW DIVISION
V.
BETH L. GUMBY
Defendant(s)
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that a true and correct copy of Plaintiff's Motion for
Judgment On The Pleadings was mailed to the Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, 71 Mountain Street,
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065-1415, on the date below, by prepaid first class regular mail.
I hereby certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true. I hereby certify that if
any of the foregoing statements made by me are wilfully false, I am subject to punishment.
Dated: t
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FRANCIS X. GR164VS, EQQUIRE
Attorney for Plaintif
Pressler and Pressler, LLP
By: Francis X. Grimes, Esquire
Identification No.: 62404
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-1900
FftED-OFFICE
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2012 JUL 12 PM 1: 4 3
CUM ERLANO COUNTY
1't'NNSYLYANIA
DISCOVER BANK COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
vs
BETH L. GUMBY NO.: 10-7365
CIVIL ACTION
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
Kindly enter my appearance as co-counsel on behalf of the
Plaintiff, Discover Bank, in the above-captioned matter.
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DATED:
BY:
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Attu
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PRAECIPE FOR LISTING CASE FOR ARGUMENT
(Must typewritten and submitted in triplicate) JI THE PRO T HONOTAR
TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY: (List the within ?ff?dfnc th9 next. 9: 3 Argument Court.) ttJJ?? At1
CAPTION OF CASE
(entire caption must be stated in full)
AND COO TY
?YLVANIA
DISCDVER BANK
vs.
BEPH L. GUMBY
No. 7365 , 2010 Term
1. State matter to be argued (i.e., plaintiff's motion for new trial, defendant's demurrer to
complaint, etc.):
Plaintiff's Motion for judgment on the pleadings
2. Identify all counsel who will argue cases:
(a) for plaintiffs:
Francis X. Grimes, Esquire, 804 West Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 040-
(Name me and Address)
(b) for defendants:
(Name and Address)
3. 1 will notify all parties in writing within two days that this case has been listed for
argument.
4. Argument Court Date:
September, 7, 2012
Sig ture
ands X. Grimes
Print your name
Date: Attorney for Plaintiff
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Original and two copies of all briefs must be filed with the COURT
ADMINISTRATOR (not the Prothonotary) before argument.
2. The moving party shall file and serve their brief 14 days prior to argument.
3. The responding party shall file their brief 7 days prior to argument.
4. If argument is continued new briefs must be filed with the COURT
ADMINISTRATOR (not the Prothonotary) after the case is relisted.
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PRESSLER AND PR.ESSLER, LLP
By: Ralph Gulko
I.D.#32771
7 Entin Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973; 753-5100
DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
vs.
BETH L. GUMBY
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff (t~j ~ t
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
NO. 10-7365 CIVIL TERM
PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly enter my Appearance as co-counsel on behalf of the Plaintiff
in regard to the ahfove matter.
DATE: 10/18/12
CV THE r P,
PRESSLER AND PRESSLER, LLP
By: Ralph Gulko
T.D.#32771
7 Entin Road
Parsippany; NJ 07054
(973) 753-5100
DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
vs.
BETH L. GUMBY
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff OCT 22 AM I I: 43
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
No. 10-7365 CIVIL TERM
PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
Kindly enter Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, Discover Bank, and against
the Defendant, Beth L. Gumby, in the suns of 59,225.54 in accordance with the attached
Stipulated Judgment executed by the parties hereto.
DATE: 10/18/12
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
COURT CUMBERLAND
vs.
BETH L GUMBY
Defendant(s)
TO THE HONORABLE .
DOCKET NO.: 10-7365
STIPULATED JUDGMENT
IT IS HEREBY Stipulated and agreed by and between the parties,
that a Judgment be entered in favor of the Plaintiff, DISCOVER BANK , and
against the Defendant(s), BETH L GUMBY , in the amount of NINE THOUSAND
SEVENTY-NINE Dollars and 49/100 ( $ 9,079.49 ) plus court costs in the
amount of $ 146.05 , for a total of $ 9,225.54 .
Date: IC)
Ralph Vilko/,
Attorney for P
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BETH L BY
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND
DISCOVER BANK
CIVIL DIVISION
Plaintiff(s)
BETH L. GUMBY
vs.
Defendant(s)
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File No. 10-7365 CIVIL TERM
NOTICE OF FILING JUDGMENT
( ?) Notice is hereby given that a judgment
in the above-captioned matter has been entered against you in the amount of
$9,225.54 on In ?a /I
(? )A copy of all documents filed with the Prothon W in support of the within }ud ent is ) 31 I are enclosed.
P vil Division
by:
Deputy
If you have any questions regarding this Notice, please contact the filing party:
Name: Ralph Gulko, Esquire
Attorney for Party: Plaintiff
Supreme Court ID No,: 32771
Address: 7 Entin Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Telephone No. (973) 753-5100
(This Notice is given in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. No. 236.)
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File # G162157
PRESSLER and PRESSLER, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff
Ralph Gulko , Esq.
ID# 32771
804 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
1-215-576-1900
DISCOVER BANK
Plaintiff
VS.
BETH L GUMBY
Defendant
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
No. 10-7365
PRAECIPE TO SATISFY JUDGMENT
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Kindly mark the Judgment entered in regard to the above captioned
case satisfied of record.
Date:
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