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Also please note that if the Cardmember exceeds e) Payments towards the card account may be
the credit limit of the accounts, Over Limit Charges made in any of the following ways:
will be levied on the account. For a list of charges I) In case the Cardmember has an HDFC
that may be levied at specific instances, please Bank account, he can make the Payment
refer to the Schedule of Charges available at the through NetBanking, ATMs, or
end of this document. PhoneBanking.
4. Billing and Statement II) In case the Cardmember has an HDFC
a) HDFC Bank will send the Cardmember a Bank account, he can opt for a Standing
monthly statement showing the payments Instruction facility, where funds can be
credited and the transactions debited to the automatically transferred from the
Cardmember's account since the last Cardmember's HDFC Bank account to the
statement. The Bank will mail a statement of Cardmember's card account on due date.
transactions in the card account every month III) Customer can also make payment through
on a pre-determined date, to the mailing NEFT fund transfer mode from other bank
address on record with the bank. If the balance account (use IFSC code HDFC0000128) or
outstanding is less than `200/- and there Is no use the VISA Money transfer facility.
further transaction pending billing since the last IV) In case the Cardmember does not have an
statement, no statement will be issued. HDFC Bank account, he can make the
b) HDFC Bank Credit Cards offer the Cardmember Payment through Bill Desk facility using
the facility of revolving credit. The Cardmember other banks NetBanking account.
may choose to pay only the Minimum Amount iii) By dropping the payment instrument
Due printed on the statement. The balance (Cheque or draft) into any of the HDFC
outstanding can be carried forward to Bank Credit Card drop boxes placed in the
subsequent statements. The Cardmember can HDFC Bank branches and ATMs.. The
also choose to pay the Total Amount Due or any Cheque Draft should be made payable to
part of the amount above the Minimum Amount HDFC Bank Card Number xxxx xxxx xxxx
Due. Such payment should be made before the xxxx.
Payment Due Date. Clear funds need to be
iv) Through Cash Payments at the bank
credited to HDFC Bank Card account on or
branches.
before payment due date to avoid Late Payment
f) Billing Disputes: All the Contents of the
Charges. Cardmembers are advised to drop
statement will be deemed to be correct and
local cheques well in advance of the Payment
accepted if the Cardmember does not inform
due date to ensure payment reflects on the card
HDFC Bank of the discrepancies within 60
account within the Payment due date. Any
days of the Statement Date in writing. On
unpaid Minimum Amount Due of the previous
receipt of such information, HDFC Bank may
statements will be added to the Cardmember's
reverse the charge on temporary basis pending
current Minimum Amount Due in addition to the
investigation. If on completion of subsequent
outstanding exceeding the Cardmember's
investigations, the liability of such charges is to
Credit Limit.
the Cardmembers account, the charge will be
c) Payments made towards the Card outstanding
reinstated in a subsequent statement along
are acknowledged in subsequent statements.
with the associated retrieval requests charges.
d) Payments received against the Cardmember's Upon receipt of dispute from customers, within
card outstanding will be adjusted against all a maximum period of sixty days, Bank would
taxes, fees and other charges, interest charges, provide necessary documents, wherever
cash advances and purchases in that order. applicable and received from the Member
MOST IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS
Bank, subject to operating guidelines laid down A) The Cardmember may terminate the card
by the respective franchisee like Visa/Master membership at any time by writing to HDFC
Card/Diners Club etc. GST levied will not be Bank at the following address: Manager HDFC
reversed on any dispute on Fee & Charges / Bank Credit Cards, P.O. Box 8654,
interest. Thirvanmiyur HO, Chennai- 600 041. Along
g) Contact Particulars: The Cardmember can with the cards cut diagonally to pieces, all the
contact HDFC Bank Credit Cards for making cards including the add-on cards will be
any enquiries or for any grievance redressal terminated basis the written request.
through: Termination will be effective only after receipt
of the cut cards and payment of all amounts
24 Hour Customer Service Call Centre - a
outstanding to the card account. No annual,
detailed list of phone numbers is available
joining or renewal fees shall be refunded on a
at the end of this document and on the
pro-rata basis.
reverse of the monthly statements
Through mail - Manager, HDFC Bank Cards B) In case the Bank notices unusual and
P.O. Box 8654, Thirvanmiyur, Chennai - abnormal transaction patterns in the use of the
600 041 Card, the Bank will try to establish contact with
the customer on the registered phone number
By Email:
of the customer available on its records to
customerservices.cards@hdfcbank.com
verify the bonafideness of the card transaction.
5. Default Failure on the part of the Bank to establish
In the event of default, the Cardmember will be contact with the customer, the Bank may
sent reminders from time to time for settlement restrict/terminate the use of the Card without
of any outstanding on the card account, by any further notice, if the Bank reasonably
post, fax, telephone, e-mail, SMS messaging believes it necessary in the interest of the
and/or engaging third parties to remind, follow Cardholder and for security reasons.
up and collect dues. Any third party so HDFC Bank can suspend the facility on the
appointed, shall adhere fully to the code of Credit Card, if the Cardmember defaults on
conduct on debt collection. payment due or exceeds the credit limit
6. Right of Lien extended. The Credit Card must not be used
after the Agreement has ended or if the card
A) The bank, at any time and without notice, will
account is suspended.
have lien and right to set-off on all monies
belonging to the Cardmember and/or add on With a view to ensure that the Credit Card is
Cardmember standing to their credit in any being used as per the regulatory guidelines,
account/custody of the bank, if upon demand Terms and Conditions and applicable policies
by the bank, the balance amount on the card of the Bank, Bank shall have a right to run
account is not repaid within the prescribed time. periodic checks on the Credit Card usage to
identify whether there is excessive utilization of
B) During settlement of redemption in case of
credit limit beyond the sanctioned limit in one
available Reward Points balance is lesser than
statement cycle, unusual or excessive
Points required for the transaction, the bank
utilization at few select merchants, possible
reserves rights to debit the differential amount
collusion with merchant and/or usage towards
on the Customers Card/Account.
non-personal/ business related requirements,
7. Termination/Revocation of the Card over-use/ misuse of features/ offers/ programs
Membership towards accumulation of undue reward points/
cash back / other benefits amongst others.
MOST IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS
Based on the usage patterns, if any of these is mutilated, not received when due or if he/she
suspected by the Bank, Bank may take suspects that the Credit Card is being used
restrictive action on the Credit Card. Such without Cardmember's permission. Once a
action can be with immediate effect and may card is reported lost, it should not, under any
include but not be limited to withdrawal of circumstance be used if found by the
features/ benefits as well as complete Cardmember subsequently. As the Add-On
termination of the Credit Card. If any such action card is an extended facility given on the
is taken by the Bank onus will be on customer to Primary Card Account, the Add-on card is
provide satisfactory proof of bona fide usage to rendered invalid when the primary card is
reinstate the Credit Card and attached features/ reported lost. Similarly, if the Add-on card is
benefits as may be deemed fit by the Bank. reported lost, the primary Card Account and
Bank's decision in this regard shall be final and other Add-on cards are invalidated.
binding on the customers B) The Bank is not liable or responsible for any
C) In such a situation, the Cardmember must transaction incurred on the card account prior
(subject to any default or other notice required to time of reporting of the loss of the card, and
by law) immediately pay HDFC Bank the total the Cardmember will be wholly liable for the
outstanding balance on the Account. This same. Card swipe transactions may get
includes all amounts due to HDFC Bank under processed by merchants without PIN /
the Agreement, including all transactions and additional authentication, when it is initiated on
other amounts not yet charged to the Account. merchants located outside India as it may not
The card will not be considered as closed until be a mandate in those countries. Cardmember
the Cardmember has paid all such due is wholly liable for all transactions prior to
amounts. reporting of loss of the card. After the receipt
D) The death or in capacitance of a Cardmember of proper notification of the loss by the bank,
insolvency / dissolution / bankruptcy or winding the Cardmembers subsequent liability is zero.
up of a corporate body of a Cardmember shall In addition to notifying HDFC Bank about the
automatically cancel the card issued to the loss or theft of the Card, the Cardmember
Cardmember as well as any Add-on must report any loss or theft of the card to the
Cardmembers. The Card Account would also be police, lodge an FIR and provide
liable to be suspended on instructions from any acknowledged copy of the police complaint.
government regulatory body. All amounts C) The Cardmember will be liable for all losses in
outstanding on the Card Account shall be case of misuse of the card by someone who
deemed to have immediately become due on obtained the PIN or the card with the consent
death or incapacitance, insolvency, bankruptcy, of Cardmember or an Additional Cardmember.
winding up or instruction from D) If the Cardmember has acted fraudulently the
government/regulatory bodies, as the case may Cardmember will be liable for all losses. If the
be, and Bank shall be entitled to recover the Cardmember acts without reasonable care,
same in accordance with the relevant laws in the Cardmember may be liable for all losses
force without prejudice to the obligation of the incurred.
Cardmember to forth with pay all outstanding
E) HDFC Bank may, without referring to the
amounts.
Cardmember or any additional Cardmember,
8. Loss / theft / misuse of Card give the police or other relevant authorities any
A) The Cardmember must notify the 24 Hour Call information that HDFC Bank consider relevant
Center immediately if the Primary or any about the loss, theft, misuse of a Card or PIN.
Additional credit card is misplaced, lost, stolen,
MOST IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS
F) An optional insurance product may be availed of provided in the terms of the Credit Information
by the card members, at his/her own discretion, Companies Regulation Act, 2005. In view of this
to cover the liability arising in the event of any we wish to inform the Cardmember that the bank
fraudulent transactions on the Credit Card. For can disclose any information relating to credit
further details and terms and conditions of such card(s) default by the customer to CIBIL and to
Insurance cover, kindly contact our any other credit bureau (Existing and Future) in
representative of the Bank. case the card is overdue, with due notice. Any
refresh / updation of data on receipt of payment
9. Reward Points
towards overdue card accounts will reflect in
Reward Points are valid only for 2 years from the
CIBIL / other credit bureaus within a period of 60
data of accumulation. e.g.:- if you have received
days from the date of receipt of payment by the
Reward Points in the month of May 2015, then
bank. We also wish to inform the Cardmember
same will expire in May 2017.
that the bank will, at its own discretion, record
Effective 1st July, 2017; specific conversations between the
a. EasyEMI and e-wallet loading transactions will Cardmember and the representative of the Bank,
not accrue Reward Points/JP Miles. in cases of grievance-related conversation or
b. Reward Points/JP Miles accrued will be reversed payments-recovery-related conversations or any
if a retail transaction is converted into SmartEMI. other conversations, that the Bank may deem fit.
c. Reward points/JP Miles accrued for Insurance Select Credit Card variants have a
transactions will have a maximum cap of 2,000 complimentary insurance cover on the Card. The
per transaction. policy coverage starts from the date of the Credit
Card set up. For more information and terms &
10. Grievance Cell conditions, please refer to the usage guide.
In the rare event of not being satisfied with the
12. Lounge Access
response from any of the recent contacts with
the Bank, you can write to - The Manager, Priority Pass - Charge of $27 + taxes, will be
Grievance Cell, HDFC Bank Credit Cards applicable on all the lounge visits exceeding
Division. 8, Lattice Bridge Road. Thiruvanrniyur, the complimentary cap.
Chennai - 600 041, or reach us on phone Diners Club Credit Card - All visits exceeding
04423625600 between 09.30am to 05.30pm the complimentary limit will be charged at the
Monday to Friday. prevailing lounge rate inclusive of taxes.
11. Disclosure These charges will be billed on your
subsequent statement within 60 days of date
The Cardmember acknowledges that as per
of visit. Currency conversion rate is applicable
existing business practices, the Bank can
as on the date of settlement.
disclose from time to time any information
relating to the Credit Card(s), to any credit 13. Most Important Terms and Conditions in
bureau (Existing or Future) without any notice to Regional Languages
the customer. The Credit Information Bureau Please Visit www.hdfcbank.com for
India Ltd. (CIBIL) is an initiative of the information on MITC in regional languages,
Government of India and Reserve Bank of India Options available
to improve the functionality and stability of the 1) Hindi 2) Kannada 3) Malayalam 4) Telugu
financial system. All banks and financial 5) Tamil 6) Bengali 7) Marathi 8) Gujarati
institutions participating in this initiative are
9) Punjabi 10) Oriya 11) Assamese 12) Urdu
required to share customer data with CIBIL /
credit bureaus and this information is being 13) Sindhi.
MOST IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
JetPrivilege HDFC Bank Diners Club, Regalia, Business Regalia, Doctors Regalia, Diners Club Rewardz, Times Platinum Card, JetPrivilege Platinum, Solitaire,
Description of charges Diners Club Premium, JetPrivilege World, AllMiles, Doctors Superior, Regalia First, Platinum Edge, MoneyBack, Business MoneyBack, JetPrivilege Titanium, Times
Business Reglia First, Bharat CashBack, Freedom Card Titanium Card, Teachers Platinum, Business Platinum, Snapdeal HDFC Bank Card
Business Platinum
Spend `30,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
Bharat CashBack / Freedom Card
Spend `20,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
Solitaire / Titanium Edge / Platinum Edge / MoneyBack / Business MoneyBack
Spend `50,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
AllMiles / Doctors Superia / Diners Club Rewardz / Regalia First / Business Regalia First
Spend `1, 00,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
Spend condition for waiver of Regalia / Business Regalia / Doctors Regalia / Diners Club Premium
annual charges Spend `3,00,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
JetPrivilege HDFC Bank Titanium / Times Titanium Card / Snapdeal HDFC Bank Card
Excludes transactions below
Spend `1,50,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
JetPrivilege HDFC Bank Platinum / Times Platinum Card
Cash on Call
Spend `2,50,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
Balance Transfer
JetPrivilege HDFC Bank World
Cash Withdrawal
Spend `3,00,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
Teachers Platinum
Spend `30,000 in a year and get a waiver of next years annual membership fee
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.