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Conditions

An issuer may initiate a dispute under Dispute Condition 13.7: Cancelled Merchandise/Services for the following reason:

All of the following:

  • The cardholder cancelled or returned merchandise, cancelled services, cancelled a timeshare transaction, or cancelled a guaranteed reservation.
  • The merchant did not process a credit or voided transaction receipt.

 Either:

  • The merchant did not properly disclose or did disclose, but did not apply, a limited return or cancellation policy at the time of the transaction.
  • In the Europe Region: The merchandise or services relate to an off premises, distance selling contract (as set out in the EU Directive and amended from time to time) which is always subject to a 14-day cancellation period.

Time Limit

Before initiating a Dispute, an Issuer must wait 15 calendar days from the date the merchandise was returned.

A Dispute must be processed no later than 120 calendar days from one of the following:

  • The Transaction Processing Date
  • The date the Cardholder received or expected to receive the merchandise or services, not to exceed 540 calendar days from the Transaction Processing Date
  • For an Adjustment of a PIN-Authenticated Visa Debit Transaction, the date of the Adjustment

Dependencies

Certification of the following, as applicable:

  • For a Timeshare Transaction, both:
    • The cancellation date
    • The date the contract was received by the Cardholder, if applicable
  • For a Guaranteed Reservation, one of the following:
    • The Cardholder properly cancelled the Guaranteed Reservation
    • The Cardholder attempted to cancel within 24 hours of delivery of the reservation confirmation
    • The Merchant billed a No-Show Transaction for more than one day’s accommodation or rental
  • For all other Transactions, all of the following, as applicable:
    • The date the merchandise or service was expected or received
    • Whether the merchandise was received
    • The date the merchandise or service was cancelled or returned
    • The name of the shipping company
    • The invoice/tracking number
    • The date the Merchant received the merchandise
    • For returned merchandise, that the Cardholder attempted to resolve the dispute with the Merchant
    • That the Merchant refused the return of merchandise, refused to provide a return merchandise authorization, or informed the Cardholder not to return the merchandise
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title21.2 Mandate

The following, additional requirements have been added to comply with 21.2 mandates:

  • For a Timeshare Transaction OR a Guaranteed Reservation where the Cardholder properly cancelled or the Cardholder attempted to cancel within 24 hours of delivery of the reservation confirmation OR where the merchandise was not received:
    • Details of the cancellation policy
  • For a Guaranteed Reservation 
    • Details of the cancellation policy
  • For a Guaranteed Reservation where the Cardholder properly cancelled or the Cardholder attempted to cancel within 24 hours of delivery of the reservation confirmation:
    • Cancellation date
  • For a merchandise purchase where the merchandise was not received:
    • Details of the cancellation policy

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