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Benefiting from the merchant protection program

PayPaloffers a merchant protection program in the two following cases:
  • An opposition or a cancellation has been made following an unauthorized payment.
    The payment must occur in PayPal environment.
  • An opposition or a complaint has been filed for an unreceived object.

In both casesPayPalrefunds the total amount to compensate for the damage suffered, provided that the conditions are met.

In order to benefit from the protection program, the merchant must:
  1. Accept the requirements ofPayPalon his account (the right to suspend accounts and/or eligibility in case of identified risk).
  2. File a complaint for a transaction marked as eligible or partially eligible in the transaction details section of your account.

    The status of transaction’s eligibility to merchant protection is also included in the transaction detail in your Merchant Back Office(see chapter Viewing transaction details).

  3. Be able to provide proof of deposit (in case of a tangible item) or proof of delivery (in case of an intangible item or service).
  4. Have transmitted shipping details in the payment request (see chapter Transmitting shipping details).
  5. Have transmitted shopping cart details in the payment request (see chapter Transmitting order details).
  6. Ship the order to the shipping address specified in the transaction details.
    Hand-delivery and shipping to another address are not covered by the protection.
  7. Accept a single payment via a accountPayPal.
    Split payments or payments in installments are not covered by the protection.
  8. Have the possibility to provide PayPal with all required information or documents.

The protection is not automatically attributed to all merchants. For more information, please contactPayPalor visit their website at https://www.paypal.com/fr/webapps/mpp/paypal-safety-and-security.

This protection applies regardless of the merchant’s country, but there might be differences in requirementsPayPal. For more information on merchant protection, see https://www.paypal.com/tc/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full#9

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