Last Update: November 13th 2023
Bittex website is operated by Bittex sp. z o.o. (hereinafter the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) that conducts business in accordance with the anti-money laundering/counter-financing of terrorism legal framework (AML/CFT) to protect the funds of our clients and assure compliance with AML standards. As a regulated business, the Company has adopted this Anti-Money Laundering Policy (“AML Policy”).
AML (anti-money laundering) – a set of activities, procedures, and regulations designed to prevent criminal activities related to money laundering;
CFT (combating the financing of terrorism) – a set of activities, procedures, and regulations created in order to prevent criminal activities related to terrorism;
Financing of terrorism – a crime against public safety consisting in collecting, transferring, or offering property values to finance a terrorist crime or making property values available to a person, an organized group aimed at committing such an offense (in detail the act specified in Article 165a of the Act of 6 June 1997 Criminal Code);
GIIF – General Inspector of Financial Information, a government administration body responsible for counteracting money laundering and terrorist financing;
Obliged institution – entrepreneurs, companies, and institutions that are obliged to analyze transactions and provide the GIIF with information on suspicious transactions;
Clients – natural person, to whom the Company provides services or for whom it performs activities falling within the scope of its professional activity (including with whom the organization establishes economic relations or on whose behalf it carries out an occasional transaction);
Politically Exposed Person (hereinafter PEP) – an individual who holds a significant position or public office;
Employee – a natural person performing duties for the obliged institution (the Company) regardless of the legal form on the basis, of which the cooperation was established (employment contract, contract of mandate, cooperation agreement and others);
Money laundering – an activity aimed at introducing to the legal turnover of money originating from illegal sources or used for financing illegal activity (in detail, the act specified in Art. 299 of the Act of 6 June 1997 – Criminal Code);
Transaction – a legal or factual act by which ownership or possession of property values is transferred, or a legal or factual act performed for the purpose of transferring ownership or possession of property values.
The purpose of this AML&KYC Policy is to introduce in the obliged institution financial security measures and other obligations stipulated by the regulations, in accordance with the Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. Since the aim of the obliged institution is to operate transparently, in accordance with the law and the principles of social coexistence, this AML&KYC Policy is intended to prevent the use of its services in an unlawful manner.
This AML&KYC Policy applies to all Clients trading on Bittex website. By creating an account on our Website, the Client voluntarily and fully acknowledges the Company’s AML Policy and agrees to abide by its AML and KYC procedures.
The Company sets the following AML measures:
• Before entering a business relationship, the client’s identity must be verified.
• Implementing and maintaining risk-based client due diligence, including enhanced due diligence for clients who pose higher risks.
• Transaction monitoring based on the risk analysis.
• Reporting suspicious activity internally, and to the relevant authorities if required by applicable laws and regulations.
• Regular AML training for our team.
The Company has established Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. These procedures allow us to identify every Client that we deal with, to understand the legitimacy of our business relationships, and to identify and react to unusual or suspicious activity.
By collecting and reviewing Client data, the Company commits to:
• establishing the identity of our Clients;
• checking that our Clients are not considered high-risk;
• monitoring transactions for unusual or suspicious activity – this type of activity will cause the Client to be considered high-risk.
In accordance with our KYC policy and procedures, the Company can require and verify the authenticity of identification data, contact data, and financial data from its Clients.
Simplified due diligence measures may be applied where a risk assessment confirms a lower risk of money laundering or terrorist financing.
Enhanced due diligence measures shall apply where there is a higher risk of money laundering or terrorist financing, and in particular, in the case of customers from or established in a high-risk third country. Enhanced due diligence measures may consist, in particular, in verifying the customer with more than one of the required documents.
The Client is required to provide:
a) full name,
b) state-assigned identification number (supported by documents such as photocopy of national ID, international passport, or other ID documents),
c) date of birth,
d) nationality,
e) telephone number,
f) email,
g) address (supported by documents such as a bank statement and utility bill as proof of address),
h) other information or documents requested by the Company (photo of the Client, documents confirming the source of funds, etc.).
PEPs may constitute an additional factor of risk. The Company screens Clients against Sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) lists by using 3rd party screening tools.
Client domicile is considered one of the factors associated with customer risk analysis. The Company provides verification of the country of residence of the Client with respect to:
Clients and traffic from the following countries are banned from the use of Company services:
TERRITORIES
Donetsk and Luhansk Regions of Eastern Ukraine (collectively called the Donbas)
Region of Crimea
If the seizure of transactions is inconsistent with the client’s business profile, it should be included in the risk assessment. The company can request proof of the source of funds, the purpose, and the intended nature of the transaction. Bank account number, and credit/debit card information are needed for the card verification process only.
Low risk may be indicated by the fact that the Client is:
a) A resident of a member state of the European Union, a member state of EFTA – a party to the EEA Agreement,
b) A resident of a third country that is determined by reliable sources to be a country with a low level of corruption or other criminal activity,
c) Resident of a third country where according to reliable sources AML/CFT regulations are in force.
High risk occurs in particular when:
a) The Company doubts the authenticity, validity, and/or integrity of the Client’s identity information;
b) The Client is from or based in a high-risk third country,
c) The Client has a PEP status,
d) The transaction has the status of an unusual transaction,
e) Suspicious conduct on the part of the Client.
Information requests.
For more information on this AML & KYC Policy, please contact us at support@bittex.io.
BITBYBIT TRADE sp. z o.o.
Company address: Hoża str. 86/210, 00-682 Warsaw, Poland
Registration number: 0001000006.
BITBYBIT TRADE Authorisation number – RDWW-525
The described services and products are not available in all countries or to all investors.
In the UK, this communication is directed only at persons who are investment professionals or high net worth companies for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, having professional experience relating to investments or meeting the definition of a high net worth company under that legislation. Any mentioned products and services are only available to such persons.
Any person who is not an investment professional or a high net worth company should not rely on this communication.
For these purposes, an investment professional includes:
– an authorised person;
– any other person whose ordinary activities involve him in carrying on the cryptoasset trading activity by way of business; or
– a government, local authority (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) or an international organisation.
