1. BACKGROUND
These Know Your Customer ("KYC") Policy and Anti Money Laundering ("AML") Measures (together referred to as the "Policy") are established to facilitate the development of controls that will aid in the detection and prevention of money laundering using the services of BlockMineX Ltd., a company duly registered in United States with registered address: Pearland, TX 77584, USA (hereinafter referred as "BlockMineX"), a funds management company with global client base and focused on creating a stable and long-term multi-level-marketing, which does not exclude anybody, doesn't matter from which country, which level of society or from which financial background somebody comes. It is the intent of BlockMineX to promote consistent organizational behavior by providing guidelines and assigning responsibility for the development of controls and conduct of investigations.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY
2.1 To lay down policy framework for
abiding by the Know Your Customer Norms and Anti Money Laundering Measure as
set out by appropriate authorities, based on the recommendations of the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the paper issued on Customer Due
Diligence (CDD).
2.2 The objective of the Policy is to prevent BlockMineX being used
intentionally or unintentionally, by criminal elements for money laundering
activities.
2.3 To enable the BlockMineX to know/understand its customers and their
financial dealings better, which in turn would help it to manage its risks
prudently.
2.4 To lay down explicit criteria for acceptance of customers.
2.5 To establish procedures to verify the bona-fide identification of
individual/corporate customers.
2.6 To establish processes and procedures to monitor high value transactions
and/or transactions of suspicious nature.
2.7 To develop measures for conducting due diligence in respect of customers
and reporting of such transactions.
2.8 To put in place appropriate controls for detection and reporting of
suspicious activities in accordance with applicable laws/laid down procedures
and regulatory guidelines.
2.9 To comply with applicable law and regulatory guidelines
2.10 To take necessary steps to ensure that the relevant staff are adequately
informed and trained in KYC/AML procedures.
2.11 To manage the risk associated with dealing with customers who are
potentially in contravention of KYC and AML norms.
3. SCOPE OF THE POLICY
This policy applies to any irregularity, or suspected irregularity, involving BlockMineX's customers, employees as well as shareholders, consultants, vendors, contractors, outside agencies doing business with employees of such agencies, and/or any other parties with a business relationship with BlockMineX. Any investigative activity required will be conducted without regard to the suspected wrongdoer's length of service, position/title, or relationship to the BlockMineX.
4. KYC POLICY
There are four key elements to the
KYC guidelines:
4.1 Customer Acceptance Policy;
4.2 Customer Identification Procedures;
4.3 Monitoring of Transactions; and 4.4 Risk Management BlockMineX's KYC policy
regarding the four key elements in respect of the customers is given below.
5. CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE POLICY (CAP)
BlockMineX's Customer Acceptance
Policy, which lays down explicit criteria for acceptance of customers, ensures
the following aspects of the customer relationship:
5.1 BlockMineX's customers/clients are mainly individuals and corporations to
whom BlockMineX provides financial management services. These are generally
individual persons.
5.2 BlockMineX shall not deal with anonymous or fictitious name(s) person
having connections with terrorist's organization(s).
5.3 It shall be ensured that the identity of the customer does not match with
any person with known criminal background or with banned entities such as
individual terrorist or terrorist organizations.
5.4 It would be necessary on the part of customer to furnish data/documents as
prescribed in this policy. In case of non-submission of information or
non-submission of documents as required, BlockMineX may even suspend such
customer account.
5.5 Customers shall be accepted after verifying their identity as laid down in
customer identification procedures. Documentation requirements and other
information shall be collected in respect of different categories of customers
depending on perceived risk and keeping in mind the requirements of applicable
laws.
5.6 The documentation requirements to be obtained from the customers would be
reviewed by Compliance Officer from time to time based on emerging business
needs and guidelines issued by regulatory authorities.
6. CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE (CIP)
6.1 Customer identification means
identifying the customer and verifying his/her identity by using reliable,
independent source documents, data or information.
6.2 BlockMineX shall obtain sufficient information necessary to verify the
identity of each new customer, whether regular or occasional.
6.3 Customer Identification Procedure to be carried out at different stages:
while carrying out a financial transaction (or), when there is a doubt about
the authenticity/veracity or the adequacy of the previously obtained customer
identification data.
6.4 For customers that are natural persons, it would be necessary to verify the
identity of the customer, his address/location and also his recent photograph,
documents for verifying signature. The KYC documents for the verification of
individual customers are Passport (for verifying identity) and last three
months bank statement with bank's seal and customer address (for verifying the
address).
6.5 For customers that are legal persons or entities, it would be necessary to
(i) verify the legal status through proper and relevant documents
(ii) verify that any person purporting to act on behalf of the legal person/
entity is so authorized and identify and verify the identity of that person
(iii) understand the ownership and control structure of the customer and
determine who are the natural persons who ultimately control the legal person
(iv) to verify identity card, Board of Inland Revenue number or Value Added Tax
Number (or US equivalent).
6.6 BlockMineX shall periodically update customer identification data
(including photographs) after the transaction is completed.
7. MONITORING OF TRANSACTIONS
7.1 Monitoring of transactions will
be conducted taking into consideration the risk profile of the account. BlockMineX shall make endeavors to understand the normal and reasonable activity of the
customer so that the transactions that fall outside the regular/pattern of
activity can be identified.
7.2 To ensure monitoring of BlockMineX's KYC Guidelines, the borrowers/lenders
may be requested to resubmit their KYC documents as requested by BlockMineX from time to time.
7.3 To ensure monitoring and reporting of all transactions and sharing of
information as required under the law for KYC, any officer of the BlockMineX duly authorized is designated as Principal Officer for KYC. By default,
Managing Director ("MD") is the Principal Officer for KYC.
8. RISK MANAGEMENT
8.1 BlockMineX may expose to the
following risks which arise out of Money Laundering activities and
non-adherence of KYC standards.
a) Reputation Risk: Risk of loss due to severe impact in BlockMineXe's
reputation which requires the confidence of customers, investors, and the
general marketplace.
b) Compliance Risk: Risk of loss due to failure of compliance with key
regulators governing the business operations.
c) Operational Risk: Risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal
processes, people and systems, or from external events.
d) Legal Risk: Risk of loss due to any legal action BlockMineX or its staff may
face due to failure to comply with the law.
8.2 BlockMineX shall ensure that adequate measures are taken to cover proper
management oversight, systems and controls, segregation of duties, training and
other related matters. Responsibility should be explicitly allocated for
ensuring that BlockMineX's policies and procedures are implemented effectively.
8.3 BlockMineX if required may categorize the customers according to the risk
perceived to facilitate undertaking due diligence for the purpose of risk
categorization.
8.4 For the purpose of effective implementation of KYC policy and AML
Standards, the Principal Officer shall monitor transactions on need basis with
IT support to meet the requirements of KYC policy and AML standards.
8.5 All transactions of suspicious nature shall be reported to Principal
Officer as an when the transactions are found to be suspicious by the staff.
The Principal Officer shall ensure that such reporting system is in place and
shall monitor receipt of the reports.
8.6 The Principal Officer designated by BlockMineX in this regard will have
overall responsibility for maintaining oversight and coordinating with various
functionaries in the implementation of this Policy.
8.7 Suitable checks and balances in this regard will be put in place at the time
of introducing new products/procedures as also at the time of review of
existing products/ procedures for overall risk and compliance management.
9. AML MEASURES
All necessary information in respect
of transactions which takes place between customers and BlockMineX has to be
maintained properly, to permit reconstruction of individual transaction,
including the following information:
a) the nature of the transaction;
b) the amount of transaction
c) the date on which the transaction was conducted; and
d) the parties to the transaction
10. MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF RECORD
10.1 BlockMineX shall have a system
for proper maintenance and preservation of information in a manner that allows
data to be retrieved easily and quickly whenever required or when requested by
the competent authorities.
10.2 BlockMineX would maintain all transaction records for 10 years from the
date of transactions between the customers and BlockMineX.
10.3 BlockMineX will also ensure that records pertaining to the identification
of the customer and his/her address (e.g. copies of documents like passports,
identity cards, tax numbers, utility bills etc.) obtained while opening the
account and during the course of business relationship, are properly preserved
for at least ten years after the business relationship is ended. The
identification records and transaction data will be made available to the
competent authorities upon request.
11. REPORTING
BlockMineX shall be required to report information relating to suspicious transactions to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"). A Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a document that financial institutions must file with the FinCEN following a suspected incident of money laundering or fraud.
12. CUSTOMER EDUCATION
12.1 BlockMineX shall take adequate
measures to educate the customer on the objectives of the KYC program,
especially at the time of obtaining sensitive or personal information from the
customers.
12.2 While dealing with customers, Staff in BlockMineX shall take special care
in obtaining required information from the customers.
12.3 Policy along with relevant forms shall be uploaded in BlockMineX's Website
to educate the customer of the objectives of the KYC program.
12.4 BlockMineX shall also take care to see that implementation of the KYC
guidelines in respect of customer acceptance, identification etc. do not result
in denial of services to genuine customers/general public.
13. EMPLOYEES TRAININGS
13.1 An ongoing employee training
program shall be in place so that the members of the staff are adequately
trained in KYC procedures. Training requirements should have different focuses
for frontline staff, compliance staff and staff dealing with new customers.
13.2 It is crucial that all those concerned fully understand the rationale
behind the KYC policies and implement them consistently and effectively.
13.3 Training module encompassing applicable money laundering laws and recent
trends in money laundering activity as well as the bank's policies and
procedures to combat money laundering shall be provided to all the staff
members of BlockMineX periodically in phases.
13.4 Hiring of Employees: KYC norms/AML standards/CFT measures have been
prescribed to ensure that criminals are not allowed to misuse the banking
channels. Hence BlockMineX shall put adequate screening mechanism in place as
an integral part of its recruitment/hiring process of personnel.
14 POLICY UPDATES AND REVIEW
14.1 The modifications/updates to
the Policy shall be initiated by BlockMineX as per business requirements
keeping in view the new guidelines on KYC/AML or based on feedback/inputs
received from customer and staff.
14.2 The modifications/updates to the policy may also be initiated by
Compliance Officer based on the analysis of transactions monitored in customer
accounts/operational risk events. The same shall be put up for approval to the
Board.
14.3 The Policy shall be reviewed annually or as and when considered necessary
by the Board.
15. EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES
All employees of BlockMineX have a responsibility to act honestly and to diligently follow the procedures and controls that have been implemented to mitigate fraud, theft and corruption. They must not bypass or avoid using those procedures or controls. They must immediately report identified weaknesses or loopholes in controls that could facilitate a fraud. They must also report immediately any incident of fraud, theft or corruption, whether it is suspected or actual, either to their line manager or by following the procedures laid down. This responsibility also applies to instances of customer misconduct which may come to the attention of staff.
16. CUSTOMER PROTECTION
16.1 BlockMineX's Customer Due
Diligence program collects certain identity details at sign-up while remaining
relatively frictionless. Once certain thresholds are met, in compliance with
relevant market regulation, BlockMineX will subject users to additional KYC
requirements for identity verification.
16.2 BlockMineX conducts a global AML/CTF and Sanctions risk assessment
consistent with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance to identify, assess
and understand the ML/TF risks BlockMineX faces. This is consistent with a
risk-based approach (RBA) which impacts global policy decision-making and
implementation of program elements.
16.3 BlockMineX screens accounts and transaction history on a nightly basis,
covering the entire customer base. We cross-reference our information against a
variety of lists from regulators, governments and more (OFAC's Specially
Designated Nationals list, UN Security Council sanctions list, Commission de
Surveillance du Secteur Financier in the EU, etc.)
17. CYBERCRIME
17.1 BlockMineX is proactive about
Cybercrime.
17.2 BlockMineX engages/partners with law enforcement proactively and
reactively to both help stop cybercrime while also catching the bad actors that
have committed crimes and are under investigation.
17.3 BlockMineX has proactively reached out to law enforcement to make them
aware of this system and encourage them to reach out to us with any questions
or concerns.
17.4 BlockMineX collaborates with various teams across the company (compliance,
legal, risk, information security, etc.) to better identify potential bad
actors and make recommendations to law enforcement organizations.
18. SANCTIONS POLICY
18.1 BlockMineX is firmly committed
to complying with all applicable economic sanctions laws that are legally
binding upon BlockMineX and its businesses. Any breach of sanctions may have a
serious impact on our reputation, franchise, regulatory relationships and could
impair the BlockMineX's ability to provide products and services to customers.
The BlockMineX has therefore established a sanctions policy that may be more
stringent than what is permitted by law and regulation. The BlockMineX adopts a
policy of not entering into any transaction that either directly or indirectly
involves or is for the benefit of any Sanctioned Parties, even where this would
be legally permitted. For these purposes, Sanctioned Parties are defined as:
(a) parties that any one or more of the United States (US), the European Union
(EU), the United States (US) or the United Nations (UN) has listed as the
target or subject of sanctions; or
(b) parties which are 50% or more owned (individually or in aggregate) by, or
otherwise controlled by, any party described in (a) above; or
(c) parties which have been internally identified as presenting an unacceptable
level of sanctions risk to the BlockMineX.
18.2 BlockMineX also prohibits and will not facilitate activity with certain
governments or parties within certain geographies that are targeted under the
sanctions programs of the UK, US, EU, or UN. BlockMineX neither maintains a
presence in these sanctioned geographies nor is it the target of these
sanctions programs. As these are a direct consequence of international
relations, BlockMineX's sanctions policy and specific prohibitions change from
time to time. Current prohibitions include the following:
(a) Cuba: BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction that has any US nexus
(e.g. involving USD, US persons, US goods, etc), involving Cuba or any party in
Cuba subject to limited exceptions where permitted by an applicable US
regulation or OFAC licence and approved in strict accordance with BlockMineX's
policy and procedures;
(b) Iran: BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction involving Iran, any
party in Iran, or the Government of Iran and its agencies and instrumentalities
wherever located;
(c) North Korea: BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction involving North
Korea, any party in North Korea, or the Government of North Korea and its
agencies and instrumentalities wherever located; except in very limited
circumstances where permitted by an applicable UN, US, UK, and EU regulation or
license and approved in strict accordance with the BlockMineX's policy and
procedures;
(d) Syria: BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction involving Syria, any
party in Syria, or the Government of Syria and its agencies and
instrumentalities wherever located, except in very limited circumstances where
permitted by an applicable US, UK, and EU regulation or licence and approved in
strict accordance with BlockMineX's policy and procedures;
(e) Crimea & Sevastopol: BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction
involving Crimea and Sevastopol or any party in Crimea and Sevastopol, except
in very limited circumstances where permitted by an applicable US, UK, and EU
regulation or licence and approved in strict accordance with BlockMineX's
policy and procedures;
(f) Russia: The BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction involving:
i. The Russian military, intelligence services, or related to defence
equipment.
ii. Investments that directly and significantly enhances the ability of Russia
to construct energy export pipeline projects; or the sale, lease, or provision
of goods or services to Russia that directly and significantly facilitate the
expansion, construction, or modernization of energy export pipelines by Russia.
iii. Any entity (including its subsidiaries) targeted by the US, UK, or EU for
"Sectoral Sanctions" where the transaction falls within the scope of
the specifically prohibited activity. This currently includes transactions
involving such entities and
1. the direct or indirect provision, exportation, or re-exportation of goods
and/or services, or technology in support of exploration or production for
deep-water, arctic offshore, or shale projects.
2. debt or equity issued, made or provided on or after the date upon which the
entity was targeted for the sanction.
(g) Venezuela: BlockMineX does not undertake any transaction related to the
provision of financing for and any other dealings involving the (a) Venezuelan
military; or (b) the Venezuelan Government, including its property, or entities
owned (50% or more) or controlled by the Venezuelan Government. These
prohibitions also extend to all Venezuelan state-owned entities, including
Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. and the Central Bank of Venezuela. BlockMineX may,
however, consider undertaking transactions that have been authorized and
licensed by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
18.3 BlockMineX may change the prohibitions described here without notice at
any time. For question related to this policy, contact BlockMineX at: info@blockminex.com
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