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General Terms and Conditions

This General Terms and Conditions as provided hereunder are


to be read in conjunction with, and not in derogation to the terms
and conditions contained in the Cardholder Agreement and
nothing contained herein shall be construed or interpreted
prejudicial to the terms and conditions of the Cardholder
Agreement.

Unless otherwise specified, the terms and expressions contained
herein shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them in the
Cardholder Agreement.

This offer is brought to you by SBICPSL in conjunction with the
merchant/ manufacturer entity through our aggregator/partner

The EMI offers are valid for resident Indian citizens only and for
transactions effected through SBI Credit Card with in the territory
of India.

The EMI offers are valid only for selected products and/or
services at selected Merchant Entities.

Cardholders are not bound in any way to participate in this Offer.
Any such participation is purely voluntary and the same is being
made purely on a best effort basis.

Tenure of EMI may vary with different product/services and
Merchant Entities.
In these Terms and Conditions, the following terms shall have the
following meanings
Credit Card shall mean an unexpired credit card issued by
SBICPSL.

Card member shall mean the holder of a Credit Card.

Merchant EMI shall mean a product wherein the purchase(s)
done at Merchant Establishments and are converted into Equal
Monthly Installments at the point of transaction at the rate as
communicated at the time of availing the product(s).
Terms and Conditions for Merchant EMI
A Card member may opt to convert a purchase at select
Merchant outlets into Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs.) The
Purchase/s would be converted into Equated Monthly
Installments (EMI) by charging interest on the total transaction
value on a monthly reducing balance basis.

In the event the Credit Card is closed prior to all installments
being charged, the amount outstanding against Merchant EMI
plan shall be debited as a consolidated amount from the Credit
Card account of the Card member.

SBICPSL shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of
such consolidated outstanding amounts.

The EMI shall be computed on a monthly reducing balance.

The Credit Limit on the Credit Card shall be blocked to the extent
of the full transaction amount. The Credit Limit will be released to
such extent as and when the EMI is billed and paid for in
subsequent months.

Interest rates as communicated at the time of availing of the
product(s) shall be applicable/ levied.

EMI would be booked automatically on request placed at the
merchant. Please note, in case current outstanding balance on
SBI card is less than the requested amount then the current
outstanding amount would be converted into EMI.

Minimum merchant EMI booking amount is Rs. 2500.00

Merchant / manufacturer cash back/ discount (as given in the
below mentioned table) will be posted on the same day of the
interesting bearing EMI loan plan creation on the account. It is
relevant to note that merchant / manufacturer cash back/
discount is being directly offered by the merchant / manufacturer
to the customers through aggregator / partner.
Tenure
Rate of Interest (%) Merchant/Manufacturer Discount
(annualized, on reducing balance) (as % of transaction amount)
6 months 14% 4.45%
12 months 14% 8.08%
18 months
#
11.5% 8.55%

#
Valid from 15 May to 30 Jun 2014
If the loan booking transaction is validly rejected by SBICPSL in
accordance with SBICPSL policies, cash back/ discount
transaction would not be posted on the account.

Reward points shall be earned as per features applicable to the
Credit Card for the Merchant EMI purchase.

The conversion of the purchase amount to applicable EMI
scheme is at the sole discretion of SBICPSL and such
conversion is dependent upon timely submission of accurate
purchase details by the aggregator to the SBICPSL in
accordance with the terms and conditions agreed to by and
between SBICPSL and the Aggregator and the Cardholder
meeting the other eligibility criteria as applicable to such EMI
offers. The Aggregator alone shall be responsible and liable to
SBICPSL and the Cardholder for all matters relating to non-
conversion of the purchase amount to EMI scheme either for
itself and/or on behalf of the merchants enrolled directly by the
aggregator for the EMI program. The responsibility of the
aggregator and/or the Merchant shall be in accordance to their
respective obligations under this program.
Billing and repayment
The first EMI shall be billed on the first billing date for the Credit Card
that falls post the date of the transaction on the Credit Card that is
being converted into EMI as per the Merchant EMI plan. All billing of
EMIs in the subsequent months shall be on the billing date of the
Credit Card for that month.
The EMI amount shall be included as a part of the minimum amount
due appearing in the Card members monthly Credit Card Statement.
Charges as communicated in the Most Important Terms and
Conditions and Card member Terms & Conditions shall be applicable/
levied if the minimum amount due remains unpaid by the payment due
date. Also refer to the Service Charges on Card Balances clause
below.

Interest Calculation Methodology on EMI products
Interest rates as communicated at the time of availing of the
product(s) shall be levied/ applicable.
The EMI is calculated as ((Principal Amount cashback/ discount
amount (If any)) + Interest Charge)/ Tenure. Example: Principle
amount is Rs.1, 000, cashback amount is Rs. 100, interest rate is 14%
p.a. (Reducing) and tenure is 12 months. The total interest charge will
be ((1,000-100) * 7.8% *12/12) = Rs.83.
Service Charges on Card balances
If the amount paid towards dues on the Credit Card is less than the
Total Amount Due, Service Charges shall be levied on such
outstanding (including but not limited to the EMI as above), as per the
interest rate applicable and communicated in the Most Important
Terms & Conditions (MITC) and Card member Terms & Conditions.
This rate is subject to change with prior notice. The applicable interest
rate for computation of Service Charges on Credit Card balances shall
be mentioned on the monthly statement. Please note, if the amount
paid towards dues on the Credit Card is less than the Minimum
Amount Due, Late Fee and Service charges, as applicable, shall be
levied.

Prepayment process and related charges
Any payment made into the Credit Card Account over and above the
EMI shall not be deemed to be payment towards the amount availed
under Merchant EMI and shall not be deemed as closure of the said
facility. You can choose to pre-closure the Merchant EMI facility with
pre-payment charges. SBICPSL reserves the right to revise the pre-
payment charges at its discretion, with prior notice and such revised
charges shall be binding on the Card member. Once the Merchant
EMI is pre-closed, for any reason whatsoever, all outstanding
including but not limited to the principal outstanding, pre-closure
charge and the interest for the actual number of days till closure i.e.,
from the last billing date till the date of closure, shall be debited to the
Credit Card account.

Pre-closure due to non-payment
In the event of non-payment of the minimum amount due for three
successive months, the Merchant EMI shall be pre-closed and the
principal outstanding, the interest for the days till closure and the pre-
closure charges shall be debited to the Credit Card account and
appear in the subsequent monthly statement. SBICPSL shall be
entitled to demand immediate repayment of such consolidated
outstanding amounts.

Pre-closure due to Card closure
In the event the Credit Card is closed prior to all EMI(s) being
charged, the amount outstanding under Merchant EMI and any
applicable charges, as on the date of closure of the Credit Card shall
be debited to the Credit Card account as a consolidated amount.
SBICPSL shall be entitled to demand immediate repayment of such
consolidated outstanding amounts.
Fore-closure on request
The SBI Cardholder can make request for fore-closure of EMI plan by
calling the SBI Card helpline. On receipt of this request, the
outstanding principal amount is moved back to SBI Cardholders retail
balance and a cancellation fee of 3% shall be levied on the same. The
outstanding principle amount is calculated basis reducing interest rate.
At the time of cancellation of EMI Plan, if the SBI Cardholders account
is revolving, then the above mentioned amount (Principal amount +
Cancellation fee) will be added to the revolving balance and will attract
a standard credit card interest charges.

Other Terms & Conditions
The Merchant Entities shall have the right to amend, alter,
modify or withdraw/cancel the offer/s at any time at the sole
discretion of their management.

The EMI offer/s cannot be clubbed with any other offer/scheme
or promotion prevailing at the Merchant Entities during the offer
term unless specified otherwise by the concerned Merchant
Entity/s.

The Product/Services being offered under the EMI Offer/s is
being offered and sold/ provided directly by the Merchant Entities
to the Cardholder and SBICPSL is neither responsible nor
guarantees merchantability, suitability, quality, delivery or after
sales maintenance of the product/services nor is it liable if the
same is in any way deficient or defective or damaged/lost in
transit.

All queries, complaint/s, and disputes with respect to any
aspect/s pertain to the offer/product/services such as delivery,
service, suitability, merchantability, availability or quality of the
offer and/or products/services under the offer must be taken up
by the Cardholders directly with the concerned Merchant Entities
and that SBICPSL shall not entertain any such
query/complaint/communication in this regard.

SBICPSL shall have the right to add/alter /modify/amend or vary
all/any of these terms & conditions and/or to replace wholly, or in
part, the EMI offer/s by other offers, whether similar to the
existing EMI offer/s or not , or to extend, withdraw cancel or
terminate the existing EMI offer/s altogether without prior notice.

All payment/s of fee/charges/service charges/all other amounts
due on the Credit Card account owing to the usage of SBI Credit
Card by the Cardholder under the offer and/or otherwise will be
governed by the terms and conditions contained in the
Cardholder Agreement.

Any Government levies / taxes like Sales Tax, TDS, any Local
Tax etc., arising out of the EMI offer/s shall be borne by the
Cardholder.

SBICPSL reserves the right to modify all interest rates and
charges from time to time, at its sole discretion with prior notice.

Any disputes arising out of the EMI Offer/s shall be referred to
arbitration to be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration
and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of
sole arbitrator to be appointed by SBICPSL. The place of such
arbitration shall be New Delhi and language of arbitration shall
be English. The existence of a dispute, if any, shall not
constitute a claim against SBICPSL

Subject to above clause, all disputes are subject to the
jurisdiction of competent courts of Delhi.

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