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# Legal Agreements & Policies # Privacy Policy *Entity Covered by this Policy* *United States:* ChainBLX SPC Montana LLC 1001 S Main ST # 11804 Kalispell, MT 59901 United States *Website:* ChainBLXMontana.com *KYC / AML Contact:* [KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com](mailto:KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com) *General Contact:* [info@chainblxmontana.com](mailto:info@chainblxmontana.com) *Phone:* +1 (310) 990-0001 *Last Updated:* 25 June 2026 *Last Reviewed:* 25 June 2026 *Next Scheduled Review:* 25 June 2027 ChainBLX SPC Montana LLC (“ChainBLX Montana,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of individuals and entities whose information we process. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, when we may share it, how long we keep it, and what privacy rights may be available to you. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website, email communications, onboarding review, compliance review, KYC / AML review, customer due diligence, transaction review, secure portal access, and related business activities. ChainBLX Montana provides restricted, compliance-reviewed money transmission and settlement-related services only to approved clients, approved institutional counterparties, approved funds, audited companies, verified suppliers, eligible accredited investors, accredited investor entities where applicable, and other verified counterparties that satisfy our onboarding, eligibility, KYC, AML, sanctions, source-of-funds, source-of-wealth, and documentation requirements. This website is informational only. Public users cannot initiate transfers, upload sensitive documents, receive transfer routing, receive wallet instructions, or access payment procedures from the public website. --- ## Global Privacy Notice — Short Summary *Controller:* ChainBLX SPC Montana LLC is responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy. *Information we collect:* We may collect identity, contact, ownership, corporate, financial, tax, compliance, sanctions, transaction, authentication, device, usage, and support information. *Why we collect it:* We collect information to review onboarding requests, verify identity, perform KYC / AML checks, screen for sanctions, review source of funds and source of wealth, prevent fraud, secure our services, comply with legal obligations, and operate our approved client process. *Sensitive documents:* Passport copies, SSN, EIN, ownership records, bank information, wallet information, invoices, contracts, and other sensitive documents should be submitted only through secure instructions provided by ChainBLX Montana. *Sharing:* We do not sell personal information for marketing. We may share information with compliance providers, identity verification providers, banks, exchanges, custodians, blockchain analytics providers, cloud service providers, legal and accounting advisors, regulators, law enforcement, and other parties where legally required or operationally necessary. *International processing:* Information may be processed or stored in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate, subject to appropriate safeguards where required. *Your rights:* Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to processing, limit use of sensitive information, request portability, withdraw consent, or file a complaint. *Security and retention:* We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards, including access controls, encryption where appropriate, monitoring, and retention practices aligned with legal, compliance, AML, tax, accounting, and business requirements. *Contact:* For privacy questions or requests, contact [KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com](mailto:KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com) or [info@chainblxmontana.com](mailto:info@chainblxmontana.com). --- ## 1. Data Controller and Contact ChainBLX SPC Montana LLC is the controller or responsible business for personal information processed in connection with our website, onboarding review, compliance review, secure portal access, and approved-client services. *Privacy / Compliance Contact:* [KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com](mailto:KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com) *General Contact:* [info@chainblxmontana.com](mailto:info@chainblxmontana.com) *Postal Address:* ChainBLX SPC Montana LLC 1001 S Main ST # 11804 Kalispell, MT 59901 United States *Phone:* +1 (310) 990-0001 We do not currently publish a separate Data Protection Officer. Privacy, KYC, AML, and compliance questions may be sent to the contacts above. --- ## 2. Information We Collect We collect information necessary to review customers, verify identity, satisfy compliance obligations, evaluate transaction requests, prevent fraud, operate our services, and maintain business records. The information we may collect includes: ### A. Identity Information * Name * Date of birth * Nationality * Citizenship * Government identification number, where required * Passport, driver’s license, national ID, or other government ID, where required * Photographs, liveness checks, or identity verification results, where applicable ### B. Contact Information * Email address * Phone number * Postal address * Business address * Contact person name and title * Authorized representative information ### C. Corporate and Entity Information * Legal entity name * Trade name or DBA * Jurisdiction of formation * Formation date * Registration number * EIN or tax registration number * Articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, operating agreement, bylaws, partnership agreement, or equivalent documents * Business licenses, where applicable * Business description * Website * Operating countries * Supplier, investor, fund, or counterparty relationship information ### D. Ownership and Control Information * Ultimate beneficial owners * Ownership percentage * UBOs over 10% * Directors, managers, officers, trustees, general partners, authorized signers, or controllers * Proof of authority to act for an entity * Control structure and organizational chart, where requested ### E. Financial and Transaction Information * Bank account information, where requested * Bank letter or account confirmation, where requested * Source of funds * Source of wealth * Transaction purpose * Transaction amount * Transaction history * Subscription documents * Redemption requests * Invoices * Contracts * Payment instructions * Supplier payment support * Fund records and investor records, where applicable * Wallet information only after approval and secure onboarding instructions ### F. Compliance and Risk Information * KYC / AML documents * Existing AML policy or sanctions policy * Accredited investor verification, where applicable * Investor eligibility records, where applicable * Sanctions screening results * Politically exposed person screening * Adverse media screening * Blockchain analytics or wallet risk results, where applicable * Fraud risk indicators * Jurisdiction risk indicators * Internal compliance notes * Communications about onboarding, review, approval, rejection, or transaction support ### G. Technical, Device, and Usage Information * IP address * Browser type * Device type * Operating system * Log data * Website usage information * Cookie or similar technology information * Portal login and access records, where applicable * Security logs and audit records ### H. Support and Communication Information * Emails and correspondence * Support requests * Call notes * Review notes * Complaint records * Document request history * Customer service and compliance communications We may collect information directly from you, from your company or authorized representative, from approved counterparties, from service providers, from public records, from compliance databases, from identity verification providers, from banks or exchanges, from blockchain analytics providers, and from other third parties where legally permitted. --- ## 3. Sensitive Information We may process sensitive information when necessary for compliance, onboarding, risk review, transaction review, legal obligations, fraud prevention, or account security. Sensitive information may include: * Passport or government ID * Social Security Number or tax identification number * EIN or tax documentation * Financial account information * Bank documents * Source-of-funds and source-of-wealth documents * Beneficial ownership records * Sanctions, PEP, or adverse media screening results * Wallet information or blockchain analytics results * Accredited investor verification records * Other information required for regulatory, compliance, or legal purposes Sensitive information should not be sent through ordinary email unless ChainBLX Montana specifically approves that method. We may provide secure portal access, encrypted transfer instructions, or another approved secure method for sensitive documents. --- ## 4. Lawful Bases and Business Purposes for Processing Depending on the context and applicable law, we process information for one or more of the following purposes: * To review onboarding requests * To verify identity * To conduct KYC, AML, sanctions, PEP, and adverse media checks * To verify beneficial ownership and control * To review source of funds and source of wealth * To verify accredited investor status where applicable * To evaluate eligibility for approved-client access * To operate and secure the customer portal * To assess transaction purpose and supporting documentation * To prevent fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, financial crime, and misuse of services * To comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, recordkeeping, and reporting obligations * To communicate with customers, applicants, representatives, and counterparties * To manage fees, billing, and account administration * To respond to legal process, regulators, law enforcement, or government authorities * To enforce terms, policies, risk controls, and compliance requirements * To maintain business continuity, security, and audit records * To improve our website, onboarding process, compliance process, and internal controls Where consent is required, we will seek consent. Where processing is required by law or necessary for compliance review, refusal to provide requested information may prevent us from reviewing, accepting, or serving the request. --- ## 5. How We Use Information We use information to: 1. Determine whether a person, entity, investor, supplier, bank, wallet, counterparty, or transaction may be reviewed. 2. Determine whether onboarding, portal access, or a transaction request should be accepted, delayed, rejected, or escalated. 3. Conduct identity verification and customer due diligence. 4. Conduct enhanced due diligence where required. 5. Screen against sanctions lists, restricted jurisdictions, high-risk categories, adverse media, and prohibited activity indicators. 6. Verify investor eligibility where applicable. 7. Review supporting documents for legitimate business purpose. 8. Review payment purpose, source of funds, source of wealth, and counterparty risk. 9. Communicate with customers, applicants, authorized representatives, and service providers. 10. Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, AML, sanctions, and reporting obligations. 11. Protect ChainBLX Montana, its customers, banks, exchanges, custodians, service providers, and counterparties. 12. Maintain records, audit trails, and internal compliance files. 13. Investigate suspicious, fraudulent, unauthorized, or prohibited activity. 14. Secure our systems, website, communications, and portal. 15. Respond to disputes, complaints, legal claims, subpoenas, regulatory requests, or law enforcement requests. --- ## 6. No Sale of Personal Information ChainBLX Montana does not sell personal information for third-party marketing. We do not sell personal information to advertisers, data brokers, or marketing networks. We may share information with service providers, compliance vendors, banks, exchanges, custodians, professional advisors, regulators, law enforcement, and other parties where necessary for compliance, security, legal obligations, business operations, or approved services. --- ## 7. Sharing and Disclosure of Information We may disclose information to the following categories of recipients: ### A. Service Providers * Identity verification providers * KYC / AML vendors * Sanctions screening providers * PEP and adverse media screening providers * Blockchain analytics providers * Cloud hosting providers * Cybersecurity providers * Email, communication, and document management providers * Portal and software providers * Payment, banking, exchange, custody, or settlement support providers ### B. Financial and Compliance Counterparties * Banks * Exchanges * Custodians * Stablecoin issuers * Payment providers * Correspondent institutions * Fund administrators * Compliance reviewers * Transaction monitoring providers ### C. Professional Advisors * Lawyers * Accountants * Auditors * Tax advisors * Compliance consultants * Insurance providers * Corporate service providers ### D. Government, Legal, and Regulatory Parties * Regulators * Law enforcement * Courts * Tax authorities * Sanctions authorities * Government agencies * Other parties where required by law, subpoena, legal process, or regulatory request ### E. Business Transactions If ChainBLX Montana is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, asset sale, corporate transaction, or similar event, information may be shared as part of diligence or transfer, subject to appropriate confidentiality and legal safeguards. We require service providers to use personal information only for authorized purposes and to protect it according to contractual and legal obligations. --- ## 8. International Transfers Information may be processed, stored, or accessed in the United States and in other jurisdictions where ChainBLX Montana or its service providers operate. Where applicable law requires transfer safeguards, we use appropriate contractual, organizational, and technical safeguards, which may include data processing agreements, confidentiality obligations, vendor due diligence, and other lawful transfer mechanisms. Because ChainBLX Montana may review customers, investors, counterparties, banks, suppliers, wallets, or transactions with international connections, cross-border processing may be necessary for compliance review and risk assessment. --- ## 9. Data Retention We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to: * Complete onboarding review * Provide approved services * Meet KYC, AML, sanctions, fraud prevention, tax, accounting, audit, and recordkeeping obligations * Maintain compliance files * Resolve disputes * Investigate suspicious activity * Enforce agreements and policies * Respond to legal or regulatory requests * Protect our rights and the rights of our customers and partners Certain records may be retained for extended periods where required by AML, tax, accounting, legal, regulatory, or dispute-resolution obligations. When information is no longer needed, we may delete, anonymize, archive, or securely retain it according to our retention procedures and applicable law. --- ## 10. Data Security We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. These safeguards may include: * Access controls * Role-based permissions * Encryption in transit where appropriate * Encryption at rest where appropriate * Secure document handling procedures * Logging and monitoring * Vendor due diligence * Incident response processes * Internal confidentiality obligations * Secure portal access for approved clients * Separation of public website functions from secure onboarding and transfer processes No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable measures designed to protect personal information. --- ## 11. Cookies and Similar Technologies Our website may use cookies, pixels, logs, and similar technologies to: * Operate the website * Improve website performance * Understand website usage * Maintain security * Remember preferences * Detect abuse or suspicious activity Where required by law, we will provide additional cookie notices or consent options. You may control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality. --- ## 12. Children Our services are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under applicable legal age thresholds. If we learn that we have collected information from a child without required consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete it or otherwise comply with applicable law. --- ## 13. Automated Tools, Screening, and Risk Scoring We may use automated tools, third-party databases, and risk-scoring systems to assist with: * Identity verification * KYC review * AML review * Sanctions screening * PEP screening * Adverse media screening * Fraud detection * Wallet risk screening * Transaction monitoring * Jurisdiction risk review * Source-of-funds and source-of-wealth review Automated tools support compliance review but do not guarantee acceptance or rejection by themselves. ChainBLX Montana may use human review for escalated or material decisions where appropriate or required by law. If an automated decision has a legal or similarly significant effect and applicable law gives you a right to human review or explanation, you may contact us using the contact information in this Policy. --- ## 14. Your Privacy Rights Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to: * Request access to personal information we hold about you * Request correction of inaccurate information * Request deletion of information, subject to legal and compliance exceptions * Request restriction of processing * Object to certain processing * Request portability of certain information * Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent * Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable * Opt out of sale or sharing where applicable * Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or regulator where applicable To exercise rights, contact: [KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com](mailto:KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com) or [info@chainblxmontana.com](mailto:info@chainblxmontana.com) We may need to verify your identity and authority before responding. We may deny or limit a request where permitted or required by law, including where information must be retained for AML, sanctions, tax, accounting, legal, fraud prevention, security, or regulatory reasons. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. --- ## 15. U.S. State Privacy Notice Certain U.S. state privacy laws may provide rights to residents of those states, including rights to know, access, correct, delete, limit certain uses of sensitive information, opt out of certain sale or sharing, or appeal a decision. ChainBLX Montana does not sell personal information for third-party marketing. Where applicable state privacy law applies to ChainBLX Montana, we will honor valid requests as required by law, subject to exceptions for legal, compliance, AML, sanctions, fraud prevention, security, tax, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations. California residents may have rights under California privacy law, including rights to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, and limit use of sensitive personal information where applicable. To submit a privacy request, contact: [KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com](mailto:KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com) or [info@chainblxmontana.com](mailto:info@chainblxmontana.com) --- ## 16. GDPR / UK GDPR Notice If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar data protection laws, you may have additional rights under applicable data protection law. Where GDPR or UK GDPR applies, our lawful bases for processing may include: * Performance of a contract * Compliance with legal obligations * Legitimate interests * Consent * Establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims * Public interest or substantial public interest grounds where applicable to AML, sanctions, and financial crime prevention Our legitimate interests may include operating a secure and compliant business, preventing fraud and financial crime, reviewing customers and transactions, protecting our systems, enforcing our policies, and improving services. You may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. --- ## 17. Canada and Other Jurisdictions If your information is processed under Canadian or other non-U.S. privacy laws, you may have additional rights under those laws. We will handle applicable requests in accordance with relevant legal requirements, including rights to access, correct, withdraw consent where applicable, or complain to a relevant privacy authority. --- ## 18. Legal and Compliance Exceptions Privacy rights may be limited where ChainBLX Montana is required or permitted to retain or process information for: * AML compliance * Sanctions compliance * Fraud prevention * Tax obligations * Accounting obligations * Audit obligations * Regulatory reporting * Suspicious activity review * Litigation or legal claims * Contract enforcement * Security investigations * Law enforcement or regulator requests * Recordkeeping obligations For example, deletion requests may be denied where we are legally required or have a legitimate compliance reason to retain KYC, AML, transaction, sanctions, investor eligibility, or business records. --- ## 19. Breach Notification If we become aware of a personal information breach that requires notification, we will follow our incident response procedures and notify affected individuals, regulators, service providers, or other parties as required by applicable law. Notification timing and content may vary depending on the nature of the incident, applicable law, law enforcement needs, and regulatory requirements. --- ## 20. Third-Party Websites and Services Our website or communications may reference third-party websites, banks, exchanges, custodians, compliance providers, analytics providers, or other service providers. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services that we do not control. Third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, terms, security, onboarding, and compliance requirements. Any use of a bank, exchange, custodian, stablecoin issuer, blockchain analytics provider, or other financial platform is subject to that provider’s own onboarding, approval, terms, transaction limits, and compliance requirements. --- ## 21. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update it, we will revise the “Last Updated” date. If changes are material and applicable law requires notice, we will provide notice through the website, portal, email, or another appropriate method. Your continued use of the website, portal, or services after an update means the updated Privacy Policy applies, subject to applicable law. --- ## 22. How to Contact Us For privacy, KYC, AML, onboarding, or data-rights questions, contact: *ChainBLX SPC Montana LLC* 1001 S Main ST # 11804 Kalispell, MT 59901 United States *KYC / AML and Privacy Contact:* [KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com](mailto:KYCAML@chainBLXmontana.com) *General Contact:* [info@chainblxmontana.com](mailto:info@chainblxmontana.com) *Phone:* +1 (310) 990-0001