In view of the fact that money laundering will undermine the development of digital asset trading, facilitate and breed corruption, pollute social morality, damage the legitimate rights and interests of Users, destroy the foundation for the sound operation of digital assets trading Platforms, increase the legal and operational risks of digital assets trading Platforms BDPW formulates these Rules in accordance with the User Agreement of the BDPW Website, the User Agreement of BDPW paperwork and other relevant documentation, so as to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing and fully comply with relevant regulations against money laundering and terrorist financing.
By the very nature of its businesses, BDPW will have a portfolio of clients across the globe. This international presence may trigger queries or requests for information from other law enforcement authorities BDPW shall therefore abide to the different laws and legal requirements imposed by the authorities in Vanuatu. These rules outline the procedures to be followed in order to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption. BDPW does not wish to be manipulated by money launderers or terrorists or to become associated with money laundering or terrorism in general. Its aim is not merely to comply with its legal obligations, but to effectively minimise the risk of exploitation by criminals. Thus, the anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption policies are based on the requisite highest standards.
These Rules shall apply to all Users trading on the website of BDPW (hereinafter referred to as "the Platform"). The Users shall implement the provisions of these Rules in accordance with the anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws and regulations of the country or region where they are located and within the scope prescribed by the laws and regulations of the region or country where they are located. Where there are stricter requirements in the country or region where the Users are located, such requirements shall prevail. These rules are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Vanuatu.
This refers to activities with respect to which measures have been adopted pursuant to relevant laws, relevant rules and regulations, for the purpose of preventing money laundering activities that are carried out by offenders through the Platform for the purpose of covering up and concealing the source and nature of the proceeds and profits that such offenders obtain through such crimes as those relating to narcotics, organized crimes, terrorism, smuggling, graft, bribery, financial fraud, breach of financial regulation and order, inter alia.
The rules and regulations of the BDPW against money laundering (including terrorist financing; the same hereafter) include these Rules, sections concerning money laundering in the Loan Agreement of BDPW and that of the information referred to on the Website , Measures for the Management of Large-sum Transactions and the OTC Platform Guidelines for Users against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. In the event of any conflict between these Rules and the sections on money laundering in the User Agreement of BDPW Website and the User Agreement of the BDPW, these Rules shall prevail. In the event of any conflict between these Rules and Measures for the Management of Large-sum Transactions and the OTC Platform Guidelines for Users against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, such measures and guidelines shall prevail.
The Platform monitors User risks according to the following principles:
The Platform carries out operations against money laundering via a guidance group for money laundering affairs and a team for advancing the fight against money laundering, each of which shall consist of members from the Platform’s risk control and compliance departments.
The guidance group for money laundering affairs is responsible for planning, guiding and coordinating the money laundering affairs of the Platform. Its specific responsibilities include the following:
The staffing structure of the team for advancing the fight against money laundering shall be determined on the basis of regulatory requirements and location-specific conditions. The main responsibilities thereof include:
Following the principles of diligence and understanding your Users, the Platform conducts due diligence on all Users. For high-risk Users, the Platform has the right to conduct enhanced due diligence.
As is required by the laws and regulations of different jurisdictions, the information that the Platform collects on individual Users from different countries or regions may vary. In principle, an individual User is required to provide the following information and data in accordance with relevant regulations of the Platform against money laundering:
As is required by the laws and regulations of different jurisdictions, the information that the Platform collects on institutional Users from different countries or regions may vary. In principle, an institutional User shall submit the following information and data in accordance with the Platform’s relevant regulations against money laundering:
The Platform only accepts documents prepared in English. Users who submit documents prepared in any language other than English shall engage a properly qualified translator to translate such documents into English and have the translated version thereof properly notarized.
Where a copy of a document is submitted, the copy shall be properly checked against the original of such document. A copy of a document may be submitted if the copy has been notarized and certified as a true and accurate copy of the original document. The certification mentioned under this Clause includes, but is not limited to, certification by an embassy, judicial certification, certification by local magistrate, or certification by a notary public.
Users shall complete a photograph-based verification procedure as required by the Platform: the User shall have a photograph of himself/herself taken, which shows the User holding his/her identity document and a statement that the User opens his/her account with the Platform according to his/her free will. If the photograph of the User is not clear enough or fails to conform with the requirements of the Platform, the Platform shall have the right to refuse to reject the User’s registration.
The Platform has the right to identify the actual or beneficial owner or controller of the account of a User. In the case of registration of an institutional User, the shareholder(s) holding more than 25% of the shares of the institution shall provide relevant materials and undergo identity verification according to the requirements of the Platform.
Where a sub-website of the Platform entrusts a third-party institution to authenticate a User's identity, the third-party institution shall meet the following requirements:
The Platform will verify and record the relevant information submitted by the Users in accordance with the User identification system under the Platform’s relevant regulations against money laundering. If the Platform has any doubt about the information submitted by any User, it has the right to ask the User to provide other documents or consult with relevant competent authorities or departments for verification.
The Platform classifies Users into three categories, i.e., low-risk Users, medium-risk Users and high-risk Users according to the materials submitted by the Users, and on the basis of such factors as the geographical location of the Users, the industries they are involved in, background of the shareholders of Users, if any, and whether Users are prominent public figures, inter alia. The Platform reserves the right to adjust the grading of Users.
High-risk Users refers to Users who comprise any of the following high-risk factors and are identified as high-risk Users after a comprehensive evaluation by the Platform. High-risk Users include:
Low-risk Users refers to those Users who are identified as low-risk Users after a comprehensive evaluation by the Platform. Low-risk factors include:
Medium-risk Users refers to Users other than those specified under Articles 18 and 19 of these Rules.
After the establishment of business relations with a User, the Platform will pay sustained attention to their identity and transaction status. Should there be any change or abnormality in such identity or status, or the Platform becomes suspicious about any of the information that it has by then obtained on the User, the Platform will re-identify the User identity and adjust the risk level grading of the User in a timely manner. The Platform has the discretion to adjust the User’s risk level grading and may do so without providing the User with any reason.
For Users in the high-risk category, the Platform will conduct regular review to update the basic information on the Users’ identity and ascertain their sources of funding, use of funds, financial standing or business status. If the Platform, on the basis of a comprehensive assessment during the regular review of a high-risk User, deems that the User and the transactions in the User’s account with the Platform are normal, it may lower the risk level of such User.
Throughout the business relationship with each User, the Platform will adopt continuous User identity verification measures so as to keep following the User's transaction status, and if the Platform finds that the User's identity information or information has expired and the User fails to update such information or data within a reasonable period of time without providing any justifiable reason, the Platform will take measures to suspend the service for the User.
Under any of the following circumstances, the Platform has the right to re-identify a User’s identity:
The Platform has the right to set and adjust at any time the maximum amount of currency that may be withdrawn for scheduled transactions, according to the transaction security and actual conditions.
The Platform has the right to verify the following suspicious transactions and suspicious accounts:
If the Platform suspects that an User's transaction or attempted transaction is related to terrorism, terrorist crime, any terrorist organization, terrorist or people engaged in terrorist financing activities, it shall adopt appropriate measures, regardless of the amount of fund or value of assets involved.
When the Platform identifies the identity of an User, it shall have the right to adopt measures such as suspending any suspicious transaction, rejecting transaction applications, reversing transactions, freezing suspicious accounts, and reporting to the competent authorities if the Platform uncovers any of the following conducts on the part of the User:
The Platform establishes a system for the storage of Users’ identity information and transaction records, and properly preserves documents and data such as User identity information and transaction records so as to facilitate money laundering investigation and supervision and regulation, and prevent the loss, damage and disclosure of such information.
User identity information and transaction data saved by the Platform includes the User identity information as provided, various data and records reflecting the User’s identity identification carried out by the Platform, as well as the data and information of each transaction and other data reflecting the actual circumstances of the transactions.
The Platform shall keep User identity information and transaction records for specific terms depending on the following circumstances:
If a judicial organ, law enforcement organ or other competent authority of a country or region submits a request to the Platform for assistance in connection with any investigation, the Platform shall have the right to cooperate with such investigation and provide relevant information and materials as is requested by such organ or authority, as the case may be.
Any staff member of the Platform that comes across any information relating to anti-money laundering through his or her performance of duties relating to money laundering or his or her work shall strictly comply with confidentiality requirements and keep confidential all the User identity information, suspicious transactions, terrorist financing transactions and other information that he or she may obtain. Such staff member may not provide such information to any organization, individual or any unrelated staff member of the Platform.
The Users shall pay attention to the following cautions:
Users of the Platform may report to the Platform if they find that any account may be engaged in money laundering or terrorist financing activities during trading on the Platform.
These Rules shall be interpreted by the Platform.
These Rules shall come into effect on the date of promulgation thereof.
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