AML & KYC
Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer Policy
Viegage Financial’s Initial Token Offering (“ITO”) of our native Viegage Token (hereinafter – “Viegage Token” or “VTO”) Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer Policy (hereinafter – “AML and KYC Policy”) is designated to prevent and mitigate possible risks of Viegage Token being involved in any kind of illegal activity. Both international and local regulations require Viegage Token to implement effective internal procedures and mechanisms to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, drug and human trafficking, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, corruption and bribery and to take action in case of any form of suspicious activity from its Users. This AML and KYC Policy applies to both natural and legal persons. Legal entities joining the Viegage Token ITO, which is defined as making a Viegage Token purchase in a specific method stated in the clause 4 of this AML and KYC Policy will receive purchased tokens to their SLP or SEP-20 address after required AML and KYC procedures that may include providing specific documents as requested by third party service providers.
AML and KYC Policy covers the following matters:
1. Verification Procedures
1.1. Basis
1.2. Identity verification
1.3. Anti-money laundering procedure
1.4. Authenticity verification
1.5. Right to report
1.6. Continuous basis of information verification
1.7. Transaction proceed refusal
1.8. Payment cancellation
2. Compliance Officer
2.1. Definition
2.2. Duties
2.3. Law enforcement
3. Monitoring Transactions
3.1. Data analysis
3.2. Suspicious transactions reporting
4. Payment methods
4.1. Coinbase, Metamask, payment cards
4.2. Payment cards usage control
4.3. Coinbase and Metamask transfer control
4.4. Address analysis
4.5. Liability
4.6. Due diligence
5. Risk Assessment
6. AML and KYC Policy
6.1. Acceptance
6.2. Privacy Policy
1. Verification procedures
1.1. Basis
One of the international standards for the prevention of illegal activities is Know Your Customer (“KYC”). According to the KYC, Viegage Token establishes its own verification procedures within the framework of anti-money laundering standards and Know Your Customer.
1.2. Identity verification
Identity verification Viegage Token’s identity verification procedure requires the User to provide reliable independent sources of documents, data or information (e.g. ID card, international passport, bank statement, utility bills) every time the User is requested to provide certain information. For AML and KYC Policy purposes, Viegage Token hereby reserves the right to collect User information.
1.3. Anti-money laundering procedure
Anti-money laundering procedure Viegage Token’s anti-money laundering procedure requires the User to provide information about the source of the funds the User uses to purchase Viegage Token tokens every time the User is requested to provide certain information. Viegage Token is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the information provided by the User.
1.4. Authenticity verification
Viegage Token shall take steps to verify the authenticity of documents and information provided by Users, use all legal methods to double-check identification information and hereby reserves the right to investigate the actions of certain Users that have been found risky or suspicious.
1.5. Right to report
We may therefore report our suspicions regarding any activity of the users to local regulators, enforcement bodies and other compliance bodies. Those kind of actions have a goal of ensuring that the capital being used on our platform has a legitimate origin and create a safeguard in case of individuals or groups wanting to allocate their money from illegal activities on our platform.
1.6. Continuous basis of information verification
Viegage Token hereby reserves the right to verify the User’s identity on a continuous basis, especially when the verification information has been changed or the User’s activity has been deemed suspicious, even if they have already undergone identity verification. User verification information shall be collected, stored, transferred and protected strictly in accordance with Viegage Token’s Data Protection Policy and the relevant rules. Following the verification of User’s identity, Viegage Token disclaims potential legal liability in situations where its Services are used for illegal activities.
1.7. Transaction proceed refusal
Viegage Token may refuse to proceed the transaction of transferring the purchased tokens to the User if the User refuses to provide any demanded information. Viegage Token may refuse to issue tokens to the User if:
a. The User does not provide any demanded information to Viegage Token and enables to complete any diligence procedures on the User;
b. The User have been previously identified as engaged in suspicious activity;
c. The User is the citizen of a country considered to be exposed to a high risk of money laundering or financing terrorism;
d. The User is listed on a sanctions list in any of the jurisdictions to which Viegage Token may transfer purchased tokens, or Viegage Token otherwise identifies the User as exposed to a high risk of money laundering or financing terrorism.
1.8. Payment cancellation
The User cannot cancel a request to purchase the tokens. Viegage Token may cancel the User’s purchase of the tokens if it is impossible to verify User’s identity or conduct any other procedures that Viegage Token is required to conduct. Viegage Token may not refund User any amount until the User has provided any demanded information required by law.
2. Compliance Officer
2.1 Definition
The Compliance Officer is the person, duly authorized by Viegage Token, whose duty is to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of the AML and KYC Policy.
2.2 Duties
It is the Compliance Officer’s responsibility to supervise all aspects of Viegage Token’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, including but not limited to:
a. Collecting User’s identification information;
b. Establishing and updating internal policies and procedures for the completion, review, submission and retention of all reports and records required under the applicable laws and regulations;
c. Monitoring transactions and investigating any significant deviations from normal activity;
d. Implementing a record management system for appropriate storage and retrieval of documents, files, forms and logs;
e. Updating risk assessment regularly;
f. Providing law enforcement with information as required under the applicable laws and regulations.
2.3 Law enforcement
The Compliance Officer is entitled to interact with law enforcement, which are involved in prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and other illegal activity.
2.4 Contact with the clients and authorities
The Compliance Officer is obliged to communicate effectively with the clients and authorities having any complaints or questions that are being addressed to him regarding the Viegage Token AML and KYC Policy as also its implementation in order to ensure the transparency and credibility of the platform. The address to contact the Compliance Officer is info@viegage.com. Any kind of correspondence sent to the Compliance Officer will be addressed by him within the time frame of 5 working days.
3. Monitoring transactions
3.1 Data analysis
User verification is carried out not only by checking their identity, but also by analyzing transaction models. Viegage Token therefore relies on data analysis as a tool for assessing risk and identifying suspicions. Viegage Token carries out many regulatory compliance tasks, including data collection, filtering and record keeping.
3.2 Suspicious transactions reporting
Viegage Token will monitor all transactions, and it reserves the right to ensure that transactions of suspicious nature are reported to the proper law enforcement through the Compliance Officer and request the User to provide any additional information and documents in case of suspicious transactions. Compliance Officer will monitor User’s transactions on a day-to-day basis in order to define whether such transactions are to be reported and treated as suspicious or are to be treated as bona fide.
4. Payment methods
4.1 Coinbase Commerce, Metamask, Payment Card, ETH Direct Deposit or Wire transfer
The User may purchase Viegage Token tokens by linking the Metamask wallet and managing the Bitcoin Cash deposit, transferring any cryptocurrency by Coinbase Commerce, or by card or wire transfer or Other. To carry out a transaction in a chosen way, the User must follow the relevant instructions on the Viegage Token dedicated transaction site.
4.2 Payment cards usage control
Viegage Token may refuse to complete or block, cancel or reverse a transaction of the Viegage Token purchase made with payment cards usage if the User is suspected of money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, any other financial crime, or any other illegal action. Viegage Token is under no obligation to disclose the details of its credit card risk management and security procedures to the User.
4.3 Coinbase Commerce and Metamask transfer control
Viegage Token may refuse to complete or block, cancel or reverse a transaction of the Viegage Token purchase made with Coinbase (Coinbase, Inc. 100 Pine Street, Suite 1250, San Francisco, CA 94111) or Metamask (MetaMask c/o ConsenSys, 49 Bogart Street, Brooklyn NY 11206) usage if the User is suspected of money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, any other financial crime, or any other illegal action. This applies to all other relevant transaction platform that Viegage Token deems active acceptable for the transaction of and exchange of Viegage Tokens for any other crypto asset or fiat currency.
4.4 Address analysis
Viegage Token may analyze the cryptocurrency addresses against common blacklists and known security discrepancies, to ensure that the funds do not come from illicit sources, and there are no signs of money laundering (location, layers, integration), either manually or using a third-party service
4.5 Liability
Viegage Token has no control over, or liability for, the delivery, quality, safety and legality or any other aspect of any goods or services received or purchased from Coinbase or Metamask, or other relevant transaction platform.
5. Risk assessment Merchant
Risk assessment Viegage Token, in accordance with international requirements takes a risk-based approach to combating money laundering and the financing of the terrorism. By applying a risk-based approach, Viegage Token can ensure that measures to prevent or mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing are proportionate with the identified risks. This makes it possible for resources to be allocated in the most efficient way. The principle is to allocate resources corresponding to priorities so that the highest risks are given the closest attention.
6. AML and KYC Policy
6.1 Acceptance By joining the Viegage Token ITO, which is defined as making a Viegage Token purchase in a specific method stated in the clause 4 of this AML and KYC Policy, the User accepts the terms of this AML and KYC Policy and hereby agrees to have read, understood and accepted the Terms of Use and Data Protection Policy available at: https://www.viegage.com. In addition, when using certain services, the User may be subject to additional agreements applicable to such services. The User must stop using the services and the website if they do not agree with the AML and KYC Policy and the Terms of Use and Data Protection Policy.
6.2 Privacy policy User’s identification information will be collected, stored, shared and protected strictly in accordance with the Viegage Token’s Privacy Policy and related regulations.
7. Restrictions
Users to whom U.S American or Canadian tax law applies must seek independent consultation before participating in the Viegage Token ITO.