Most Important Terms & Conditions
Most Important Terms & Conditions
Most Important Terms & Conditions
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1. Fees and Charges A. Fees payable on the Credit Card by the Cardmember Annual Fees Renewal Fees The fees may vary for each Cardmember, and from offer to offer. The same is communicated to the Cardmember at the time of applying for the credit card. The above fees as applicable are billed to the card account and are stated in the card statement of the month in which it is charged. B. Cash Advance Fees
The Cardmember can use the Card to access cash in an emergency from ATMs in India or abroad. A transaction fee of 2.5% (Minimum 2. Limits Rs.300) would be levied on the amount withdrawn HDFC Bank at its sole discretion will determine the and would be billed to the Cardmember in the next Cardmember's Credit limit and cash withdrawal statement.The transaction fee is subject to limit. (Add-on Cardmembers share the same limit). change at the discretion of HDFC Bank. All cash These limits are communicated to the Cardmember advances also carry a finance charge of 3.25% at the time of card delivery and in the monthly per month (39% annually) from the date of statements. The available credit limit at the time of withdrawal until the date of full payment. The the statement generation is provided as a part of the finance charge is subject to change at the monthly statement. HDFC Bank will review the discretion of HDFC Bank. Cardmember account periodically, and increase or C. Charges decrease the Cardmember credit limit based on i) Charges and fees, as may be applicable from internal criteria. Cardmembers seeking to have their time to time, are payable by Cardmembers for credit limit increased can do so by writing to the specific services provided by HDFC Bank to the Bank and providing financial documents declaring Cardmember or for defaults committed by the their income. The Bank, at its sole discretion and Cardmember with reference to his card account. based on such new documents provided, may increase the Credit Limit of the Cardmember. ii) HDFC Bank retains the right to alter any charges or fees from time to time or to introduce any new 3. Finance Charges charges or fees, as it may deem appropriate, Finance charges are payable at the monthly with due intimation to customer. percentage rate on all transactions from the D. Interest Free Period The interest free credit period could range from 20 to 50 days subject to the scheme applicable on the specific credit card (please refer to the Schedule of Charges) and the submission of claims by the merchant. However, this is not applicable if the previous month's balance has not been cleared in date of transaction in the event of the Cardmember choosing not to pay his balance in full, and on all cash advances taken by the Cardmember, till they are paid back. Finance charges, if payable, are debited to the Cardmember's account till the outstanding on the card is paid in full.
full or if the Cardmember has availed of cash from ATM. For instance, the HDFC Bank International Silver Credit Card has an interest-free Credit Periond of up to 50 days. This means that a customer who has a billing date of 4th of the month can spend on his Card from 5th April to 4th May, his bill will be generated on 4th May and his Payment Due Date will be 24th May. Hence a purchase made on 14th April will have a credit period of 41 days, while a purchase made on 2nd May will have a credit period of 23 days. This period will be free of interest only if all previous dues are paid in full and there is no unpaid balance carried over from previous months
Finance charges on cash advances are Transaction applicable from the date of transaction until Date 10 April Purchase of the payment is made in full.
Amount Rs 15000 Rs 5000 T otal Amount Due = Rs 20000 Minimum Amount Due = Rs 1000 Rs 2000 (Credit)
household goods
When the customer carries forward any 15 April Purchase of garments and accessories outstanding amount or avails of Cash Advance, a finance charge calculated by 18 April Statement date average Daily Balance Method, will apply to balances carried forward and to fresh 12 May Payment into Card billings. If a Cardholder avails of the revolving credit facility of the HDFC Bank Credit Card and hence chooses to pay an amount less than the total amount due reflected in the monthly billing statement, the entire outstanding amount would attract finance charges and all new transactions will also attract finance charges till such time as the previous outstanding amounts are repaid in full. Late Payment charges will be applicable if Minimum Amount Due is not paid by the payment due date, Clear funds need to be credited to HDFC Bank Card account on or before the payment due date, to avoid Late Payment charges. Late payment charges are applicable as: Statement Balance Late Payment Charges Less than Rs.100 Rs.100 to Rs.500 Rs.501 to Rs.5,000 Rs. 5,001 to Rs.20,000 Rs.20,001 and above
(Effective from May 1st 2012)*
account (Late payment charges will be applicable here) 14 May Purchase of groceries Rs 1000 15 May Payment into Card Rs15000 (Credit) Account
Thus, on the statement dated 18th May, the following will reflect as the components of the total amount payable by you : Interest calculated = (outstanding amount x 3.25% pm x 12 months x no of days) / 365 Late payment charges = Rs. 500 Therefore, a) Interest on Rs 15000 @ 3.25%pm from 19 April to 11 May (i.e. for 23 days) = Rs 368.63 Interest on Rs 13000 @ 3.25%pm from 12 May to 1 4May (i.e. for 3days) = Rs 41.67 Interest on Rs 5000 @ 3.25%pm from 19 April to 14 May (i.e. for 26 days) = Rs 138.90 Interest on Rs 3000 @ 3.25%pm from 15 May to 18 May (i.e. for 4 days) = Rs 1 2 . 8 2 Interest on Rs 1000 (fresh spends @ 3.25%pm from 14 May to 18 May (i.e. for 5 days) = Rs 5.34 Thus total interest of Rs 567.37
Nil, Rs.100/Rs.400/Rs.500/Rs.700/-
Overlimit charges are applicable on total b) Late payment charges=Rs. 500 outstanding exceeding the Credit Limit at the rate of c) Service tax@12.36% of interest and other 2.5% of the overlimit amount subject to minimum of charges = Rs. 131.93 Rs.500. d) T otal principal amount outstanding = Rs 4000 The following illustration will indicate the (Rs 1000 fresh spend + balance Rs 3000 method of calculating various charges outstanding from last months billing period) Assume that you have paid all previous dues in full Hence T otal Amount Due = (a) + (b) + (c) + (d) = and do not have any amount outstanding in your Rs. 5199.30 Silver Card Account. Your statement date is 18th of every month. The following is the list of transactions you have done on your Card account.
Please note that the Finance Charges and other charges are subject to change at the discretion of HDFC Bank. Also please note that if the Cardmember exceeds the Credit limit of the accounts, Overlimit Charges will be levied on the account. For a list of charges that may be leived at specific instances, please refer to the Schedule of Charges available at the end of this document. 4. Billing and Statement a) HDFC Bank will send the Cardmember a monthly statement showing the payments credited and the transactions debited to the Cardmember's Account since the last statement. The Bank will mail a statement of transactions in the card account every month on a predetermined date, to the mailing address on record with the bank. If the balance outstanding is less than Rs.200/- and there is no further transaction pending billing since the last statement, no statement will be issued. b) HDFC Bank Credit Cards offer the Cardmember the facility of revolving credit. The Cardmember may choose to pay only the Minimum Amount Due printed on the statement. The balance outstanding can be carried forward to subsequent statements. The Cardmember can also choose to pay the T otal Amount Due or any part of the amount above the Minimum Amount Due. Such payment should be made before the Payment Due Date. Clear funds need to be credited to HDFC Bank Card account on or before payment due date to avoid Late Payment Charges. Cardmembers are advised to drop local cheques well in advance of the Payment due date to ensure payment reflects on the card account within the Payment due date.Any unpaid Minimum Amount Due of the previous statements will be added to the Cardmember's current Minimum Amount due in addition to the outstanding exceeding the Cardmember's Credit Limit. c) Payments made towards the Card outstanding are acknowledged in subsequent statements.
d) Payments received against the Cardmembers card outstanding will be adjusted against all taxes, fees and other charges, interest charges, cash advances and purchases in that order. e) Payments towards the card account may be made in any of the following ways: i) By dropping the payment instrument (Cheque or draft) into any of the HDFC Bank Credit Card drop boxes placed in the HDFC Bank branches and ATMs. The Cheque/Draft should be made payable to HDFC Bank Card Number xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx. ii) In case the Cardmember has a HDFC Bank account, he can opt for a Standing Instruction facility, where funds can be automatically transferred from the Cardmember's HDFC Bank account to the Cardmember's card account on due date. iii)In case the Cardmember has a HDFC Bank account, he can make the Payment through Netbanking, ATMs, or PhoneBanking. iv)Through Cash Payments at the bank branches. f) Billing Disputes: All the contents of the statement will be deemed to be correct and accepted if the Cardmember does not inform HDFC Bank of the discrepancies within 60 days of the Statement Date in writing. On receipt of such information, HDFC Bank may reverse the charge on temporary basis pending investigation. If on completion of subsequent investigations, the liability of such charges is to the Cardmember's account, the charge will be reinstated in a subsequent statement along with the associated retrieval requests charges. g) Contact Particulars: The Cardmember can contact HDFC Bank Credit Cards for making any enquiries or for any grievance redressal through: 24 Hour Customer Service Call Centre - a detailed list of phone numbers is available at the end of this document and on the reverse of the monthly statements. Through mail - Manager, HDFC Bank Cards Division, P.O. Box 8654, Thiruvanmiyur, P.O. Chennai - 600 041.
In the event of default, the Cardmember will be sent reminders from time to time for settlement of any outstanding on the card account, by post, fax, telephone, e-mail, SMS messaging and/or C) In such a situation, the Cardmember must (subject to any default or other notice required by engaging third parties to remind, follow up and law) immediately pay HDFC Bank the total collect dues. Any third party so appointed, shall outstanding Balance on the Account. This adhere fully to the code of conduct on debt includes all amounts due to HDFC Bank under collection. the Agreement, including all transactions and 6. Right Of Lien other amounts not yet charged to the Account. The bank, at any time and without notice, will The card will not be considered as closed until have lien and right to set-off on all monies the Cardmember has paid all such due amounts. belonging to the Cardmember and/or add on Cardmember standing to their credit in any D) The death or incapacitance of a Cardmember, insolvency / dissolution / bankruptcy / or account/custody of the bank, if upon demand by winding up of a Corporate Body of a the bank, the balance amount on the card Cardmember shall automatically cancel the account is not repaid within the prescribed time. card issued to the Cardmember as well as any 7. Termination/Revocation of the Card Add-on Cardmembers. The Card Account Membership would also be liable to be suspended on instructions from any government / regulatory A) The Cardmember may terminate the card body. All amounts outstanding on the Card membership at any time by writing to HDFC Account shall we deemed to have immediately Bank at the following address: "Manager, HDFC become due on death or incapacitance, P.O.Box 8654, Bank Credit Cards, insolvency, bankruptcy, winding up or Thiruvanmiyur P .O, Chennai- 600 041. along instruction from government / regulatory with the cards cut diagonally to pieces. All the bodies, as the case may be, and Bank shall be cards including the add-on cards will be entitled to recover the same in accordance with terminated basis the written request. the relevant laws in force without prejudice to T ermination will be effective only after receipt of the obligation of the Cardmember to forth with the cut cards and payment of all amounts pay all outstanding amounts. outstanding to the card account. No annual, joining or renewal fees shall be refunded on a 8. Loss/theft/misuse of Card pro-rata basis. A) The Cardmember must notify the 24-Hour Call B) In case the Bank notices unusual and center immediately if the Primary or any abnormal transaction patterns in the use of the Additional credit card is misplaced, lost, stolen, Card, the Bank will try to establish contact with mutilated, not received when due or if he/she the customer on the registered phone number suspects that the credit card is being used of the customer available on its records to without Cardmember's permission. Once a card verify the bonafideness of the card is reported lost, it should not, under any transaction. Failure on the part of the Bank to circumstance be used if found by the establish contact with the customer, the Bank Cardmember subsequently. As the Add-On card may restrict / terminate the use of the Card is an extended facility given on the primary Card without any further notice, if the Bank Account, the Add-On card is rendered invalid reasonably believes it necessary in the interest of the Cardholder and / or for security when the primary card is reported lost. Similarly, reasons.
HDFC Bank can suspend the facility on the Credit Card, if the Cardmember defaults on payment due or exceeds the credit limit extended. The Credit Card must not be used after the Agreement has ended or if the card account is suspended.
if the Add-On card is reported lost, the primary Card Account and other Add-on cards are invalidated. B) The Bank is not liable or responsible for any transactions incurred on the card account prior to time of reporting of the loss of the card, and the Cardmember will be wholly liable for the same. After the receipt of proper notification of the loss by the Bank, the Cardmember's subsequent liability is zero. In addition to notifying HDFC Bank about the loss or theft of the Card, the Cardmember must report any theft of Cards to the Police, lodge an FIR and provide acknowledged copy of police complaint. C) The Cardmember will be liable for all losses in case of misuse of the card by someone who obtained the PIN or the card with the consent of Cardmember or an Additional Cardmember. D) If the Cardmember has acted fraudulently the Cardmember will be liable for all losses. If the Cardmember acts without reasonable care, the Cardmember may be liable for all losses incurred. E) HDFC Bank may, without referring to the Cardmember or any Additional Cardmember, give the police or other relevant authorities any information that HDFC Bank consider relevant about the loss, theft or misuse of a Card or PIN. 9. Grievance Cell In the rare event of not being satisfied with the response from any of the recent contacts with the Bank, you can write to - The Manager, Grievance Cell, HDFC Bank Credit Cards Division, 8, Lattice Bridge Road, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041, or reach us on phone 044-23744704 between 09.30 am to 05.30 pm Monday to Friday. 10.Disclosure The Cardmember acknowledges that as per existing business practices, the Bank is authorised to disclose from time to time any information relating to the Credit Card(s), to any credit bureau (Existing or Future) without any notice to the customer. The Credit Information
Bureau India Ltd. (CIBIL) is an initiative of the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India to improve the functionality and stability of the financial system. All banks and financial institutions participating in this initiative are required to share customer data with CIBIL / credit bureaus and this information is being provided in the terms of the Credit Information Companies Regulation Act, 2005. In view of this we wish to inform the Cardmember that the bank is authorised to disclose any information relating to credit card(s) default by the customer to CIBIL and to any other credit bureau (Existing) and Future) in case the card is overdue, with due notice. Any refresh / updation of data on receipt of payment towards overdue card accounts will reflect in CIBIL / other credit bureaus within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of payment by the bank. We wish to inform the Cardmember that the bank will, at its own discretion, record specific conversations between the Cardmember and the representative of the Bank, in cases of grievance-related conversation or paymentsrecovery-related conversations or any other conversation, that the Bank may deem fit.
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
Description of Charges Superia / Doctor's Superia / Solitaire / Titanium Edge Teachers Platinum / Business Platinum / Platinum Plus / Visa Signature Chip / World MasterCard*
Business Platinum Card - Rs. 299 Teachers Platinum Chip Card - Rs.299 Platinum Plus Card - Rs. 299 Visa Signature Chip Card - Rs. 399 World MasterCard - Rs. 399 Superia / Doctor's Superia Spend Rs. 30,000 within first 90 days from card set up date and get waiver of 1st year membership fee. Spend Rs. 1,50,000 in a year and get waiver of next year's annual membership fee. Solitaire Spend Rs. 15,000 within first 90 days from card set up date and get waiver of 1st year membership fee. Spend Rs. 50,000 in a year and get waiver of next year's annual membership fee.
1st year fee waiver condition : Renewal fee (2nd year onwards) waiver condition : 1st year fee waiver condition : Renewal fee (2nd year onwards) waiver condition :
Rs. 5,000 retail spends* in 1st 3 months from the card setup date Rs. 30,000 retail spends* in 12 months from card renewal date. Rs. 10,000 retail spends* in 1st 3 months from the card setup date Rs. 50,000 retail spends* in 12 months from card renewal date.
Cash Advance Charges Late Payment Charges (Basic Credit Card bill amount) (Effective from May 1st 2012)* Charges on overlimit account Payment return Charges (Effective from May 1st 2012)* Cash Processing Fee Rewards Redemption Fee Balance Transfer Processing Charges Petrol Transaction Charge Railway Ticket Purchase Fee Reissue of Lost, Stolen or damaged Card Outstation Cheque Processing Charge Retrieval Fees (Chargeslip) Foreign Currency Transactions Service T ax
2.5% of amount withdrawn or Rs.300 whichever is higher Statement Balance Less than Rs. 100 Rs. 100 - 500 Rs. 501 - 5,000 Rs. 5,001- 20,000 More than Rs. 20,000
2.5% of amount withdrawn or Rs.300 whichever is higher Late Payment Charges Nil Rs. 100 Rs. 400 Rs. 500 Rs. 700
2.5% of overlimit amount, subject to a minimum of Rs.500 2.5% of overlimit amount, subject to a minimum of Rs.500 2% of Payment amount subject to minimum of Rs.350 2% of Payment amount subject to minimum of Rs.350 Rs. 100 (for all card payments made by depositing in HDFC Bank branches or ATMs) Rs 75 per redemption request 2% of BT amount or Rs. 250 whichever is higher. 2.5% (subject to a minimum of Rs. 10) Rs. 30 + 2.5% of transaction amount Rs.100
Cheque value upto Rs. 5,000 - Fee will be Rs. 25; Cheque value above Rs. 5,000 - Fee will be Rs. 50
Rs. 100 (for all card payments made by depositing in HDFC Bank branches or ATMs) Rs 75 per redemption request 2% of BT amount or Rs. 250 whichever is higher. 2.5% (subject to a minimum of Rs. 10) Rs. 30 + 2.5% of transaction amount Rs.100
Cheque value upto Rs. 5,000 - Fee will be Rs. 25; Cheque value above Rs. 5,000 - Fee will be Rs. 50
Rs.125 Per Chargeslip Bank Charges Cross currency mark-up of 3.5% Applicable on all Fees, Interest and other Charges
Rs.125 Per Chargeslip Bank Charges Cross currency mark-up of 3.5% Applicable on all Fees, Interest and other Charges
* Retail Spends' excludes transactions pertaining to Cash on Call (COC), Balance Transfer (BT), Cash Withdrawal at ATM and all EMI converted transaction or EMI debits to
the account. Retail spends done on Add On card/s, if any, will also be considered. Card account levied with late payment charges in the latest generated statement will be exempted from the cash processing fee
Toll Free No. for the below locations: 1800 425 4332
Agra/Ajmer/Allahabad/Bareily/Bhubaneshwar/Bokaro/Cuttack/Dhanbad/ Dehradun/Erode/Guwahati/Hissar/Jammu & Srinagar/Jamshedpur/ Jhansi/Jodhpur/ Karnal/Kanpur/ Madurai/ Mangalore/Mathura/Meerut/Moradabad/ Muzaffarpur /Mysore/Pali/Patiala/ Patna/Rajkot/Ranchi/ Rourkela/Salem/Shimla/Siliguri/ Silvassa / Surat/ Trichy/ Udaipur/Varanasi
If you dont wish to be called about our products and services, kindly log on to our website: www.hdfcbank.com and register yourself in our Dont Call Registration option. Card account levied with late payment charges in the latest generated statement will be exempted from the cash processing fee