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When you use products and services provided by Bridge (including bridge.xyz) the terms applicable to you are based on where you reside.
- If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) plus associated principalities and territoriesⓘ the Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the EEA tabs apply to you. If you reside outside the EEA, the Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the RoW tabs apply to you.
- If you reside outside the EEA and have access to US bank payments, Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the RoW tabs apply to you.
- If you reside outside the EEA and United States of America, for your crypto to crypto (C2C) transactions the Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the Non-US/EEA C2C tabs apply to those transactions.
Please also see our Fee Disclosure, which is applicable to all Users, regardless of geographical location.
Your continued use of our services constitutes your acceptance of these terms and policies in their entirety.
When you use products and services provided by Bridge (including bridge.xyz) the terms applicable to you are based on where you reside.
- If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) plus associated principalities and territoriesⓘ the Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the EEA tabs apply to you. If you reside outside the EEA, the Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the RoW tabs apply to you.
- If you reside outside the EEA and have access to US bank payments, Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the RoW tabs apply to you.
- If you reside outside the EEA and United States of America, for your crypto to crypto (C2C) transactions the Bridge User Terms and Privacy Policy found under the Non-US/EEA C2C tabs apply to those transactions.
Please also see our Fee Disclosure, which is applicable to all Users, regardless of geographical location.
Your continued use of our services constitutes your acceptance of these terms and policies in their entirety.
Bridge EEA User Terms
Bridge Building Sp. Z.o.o.
At Bridge, we are advancing the accessibility of stablecoins and stablecoin-based applications. "Stablecoins" are a special type of cryptographic digital asset that can be redeemed at face value for government-issued money (“Fiat Currency”). These terms cover your use of the software, systems, and services we provide to make that possible, including the purchase and sale of Stablecoins from or to Bridge (the “Bridge Services”) and is an agreement between you and Bridge Building Sp. Z.o.o., a company incorporated in Poland with its registered office at ul. Bartycka 22B/21A, Warsaw, 00-716, Poland and with KRS company number 0001039515, (“Bridge,” “we,” or “us”). If you are accessing the Bridge Services on behalf of a business (a “Business User”), these terms apply to you and to the business.Our Privacy Policy (please see Bridge.xyz/legal) explains how we collect and use any personal information which identifies you (“Personal Data”) you share with us. Certain features of the Bridge Services may be provided by our financial institution partners (“Financial Partners”). By applying for an account with us (“Bridge Account”) and using the Bridge Services, you agree to comply with each of these terms, the terms and conditions of our Financial Partners (the “Financial Partner Agreements”), which can be found under Exhibit C to these User Terms (including their respective privacy policies, the “Financial Partner Privacy Policies”), and to any other terms we link to in this document that become applicable to you after you begin using the Bridge Services.IN ADDITION TO THIS AGREEMENT, CERTAIN DISCLOSURES APPLY TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND AGREEMENT TO THOSE DISCLOSURES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE EXHIBITS TO THIS AGREEMENT.
IMPORTANT: You agree to receive all communications from us and from our Financial Partners electronically. This means you cannot contact us about the Bridge Services by telephone or by regular mail. For more details about our E-Sign Policy, read Section 7.2.
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Bridge Account Eligibility; Security.
1.1. Instead of offering the Bridge Services directly to the public, we do business through companies who want to offer their customers the ability to buy and sell Stablecoins through their website or mobile application (“Partners”). To do so, our Partners integrate their services (the “Partner Services”) with the Bridge Services and brand the Bridge Services with their name and logo. This means you need to have a valid account with a Partner (a “Partner Account”) if you want to open a Bridge Account.
1.2. To be eligible to apply for and use a Bridge Account, you must: (a) be at least 18 years old, (b) have the legal capacity to agree to these terms; and (c) have an active Partner Account. If you are opening a Bridge Account for a Business User, you warrant and represent to us that: (i) you are authorized by the Business User to open a Bridge Account, (ii) you are an executive officer of the Business User; or (iii) your position permits you to make important decisions for the Business User. If you are a Business User, you may only use the Bridge Services for commercial purposes.
1.3. We cannot provide a Bridge Account to you if you live in or do business in a state or country where we or our Financial Partners do not provide the Bridge Services (“Restricted Locations”). We can add or remove Restricted Locations from the list at any time without notifying you. We also comply with all applicable sanctions laws, so we are unable to provide the Bridges Services to you if you live in a country, or you are on a list of persons banned by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over you, Bridge and/or Bridge’s affiliates (including (without limitation) the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control, the UN Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury and the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and Department of International Trade) from doing business with person or companies relevant to these terms.
1.4. We need certain Personal Data from you to verify your identity, to process your Bridge Account application, and to provide the Bridge Services to you. Your Partner may share your Personal Data with us with your permission, or we may collect it from you directly. Personal Data may include your name, email address, residential address, phone number, date of birth, and taxpayer identification number, copies of your passport, driver’s license, military identification card or other government-issued photo identification; bank account statements; cryptocurrency wallet addresses you control, the purpose of your use of the Bridge Services, the source of funds you use to buy or sell Stablecoins, and related information we request. We may keep records of your Personal Data if required by a Financial Partners or by applicable law. The Personal Data you provide must always be accurate, complete and up to date.
1.5. You will only be able to access your Bridge Account using the username and password associated with your Partner Account (your “Login Credentials”). We are not responsible (and you will not hold us responsible) for any unauthorized access to or use of your Login Credentials, your Partner Account, or your Bridge Account. We do not have access to your Partner Account, and we cannot retrieve or change your Login Credentials. Contact the Partner immediately if you become aware of or suspect any unauthorized access to your Partner Account. 1.6 NEITHER WE NOR OUR FINANCIAL PARTNERS ARE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR ACTIVITY TO YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. We will treat any unauthorized access or activity as potentially fraudulent, and you must notify the Partner within 24 hours if you become aware of or suspect potentially fraudulent activity. When you notify the Partner of potentially fraudulent activity, we and the Partner will temporarily restrict access to your Bridge Account, suspend any pending Orders or withdrawals, require you to change your Login Credentials, and any other reasonable steps to protect your Bridge Account. You must also (a) promptly report any potentially fraudulent activity to legal authorities; (b) provide the Partner with a copy of any report prepared by such legal authorities; (c) cooperate fully with the legal authorities, Partner and Bridge in the investigation; (d) complete any required affidavits promptly, accurately and thoroughly; and (e) allow Bridge, the Partner, or any third party designated by us access to your mobile device, computer, and network if relevant to the investigation.
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Funding Wallets and Wallets.
2.1. When you submit instructions to buy and sell Stablecoins from and to Bridge (“Orders”), you are giving us your permission to carry out those Orders as your agent. To process Orders, you must provide at least one cryptocurrency wallet address from which to fund Orders (your “Funding Wallet”), and/or at least one cryptocurrency wallet address (your “Receiving Wallet”) to receive the Stablecoins you purchase, as applicable. Your Funding Wallet and/or your Receiving Wallet must be under your sole ownership or control, and we have the right to suspend Orders if we suspect that you do not own or control your Funding Wallet or your Receiving Wallet. We may ask you for information about the financial institution or other provider of your Receiving Wallet and your Funding Wallet. If your Funding Wallet or Receiving Wallet is not provided to you by a regulated financial institution (a “Self-Directed Wallet”), we may ask you for more information about the Self-Directed Wallet and your Orders may be delayed or even blocked. We reserve the right to cancel or reverse purchase Orders if you use a Self-Directed Wallet. You authorize us to share Personal Data and Order information with the financial institution providers of your Funding Wallet and/or Receiving Wallet.
2.2. As part of our legal compliance program (“AML/CTF Compliance Program”), we will monitor use of your Receiving Wallet, and review your Personal Data on an ongoing basis to prevent financial crimes.
2.3. You are solely responsible for monitoring your Funding Wallet and Receiving Wallet for unauthorized or suspicious activity, and we are not liable to you if you lose your funds due to unauthorized activity. To protect your Funding Wallet and Receiving Wallet from unauthorized activity, you must: (a) review your Order history on an ongoing basis; (b) immediately review Order receipts, confirmations and notices we send you through your Partner Account or to the email address associated with your Partner Account; and (c) verify you received an Order confirmation, and (d) notify the Partner within 24 hours of the Order if you do not receive an Order confirmation.
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Bridge Account Suspension and Termination
3.1. You may close your Bridge Account at any time and for any reason unless we or your Partner suspect that you are closing your Bridge Account to avoid law enforcement or otherwise avoid an investigation. Closing your Bridge Account will not affect the rights we owe to you or the obligations you have to us before closure. We will complete any active Orders by transferring the applicable Stablecoins to your Funding Wallet or your Receiving Wallet, as applicable, before closing your Bridge Account.
3.2. We may immediately reject transactions to or from, suspend or terminate, your Bridge Account and/or freeze any funds without prior notice if: (a) we suspect you have violated these terms, our AML/CTF Compliance Program, or any applicable laws or regulations; (b) we are required to do so by applicable law or by any valid order we receive from law enforcement officials; (c) we or your Partner suspect any suspicious or unauthorized activity or any actual or attempted unauthorized access to your Partner Account or Login Credentials; (d) Your Partner Account has been suspended or terminated or you no longer have access to your Partner Account; (e) you no longer reside in a jurisdiction where we are authorized to provide the Bridge Services; (f) you do not connect at least one Funding Wallet with your Bridge Account, and (g) you have not processed any Orders or you have not accessed your Bridge Account for more than 1 year. We will notify you through your Partner Account or via email if we suspend or terminate your Bridge Account.
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Supported Stablecoins and Digital Assets.
In addition to Stablecoins, we may permit you to purchase Stablecoins with other Digital Assets. “Digital Assets” means any Stablecoin, Cryptocurrency, virtual currency, digital currency, digital asset, digital commodity or other digital token that is a digital representation of value compatible with a cryptographic protocol of a computer network that can be digitally traded; and “Cryptocurrency” means a Digital Asset that functions as: (1) a medium of exchange; (2) a unit of account; or (3) a store of value, but does not have legal tender status and is not issued or guaranteed by any government. The computer networks used to exchange Digital Assets are called “Blockchains”. We may also permit you to buy Stablecoins that are compatible with one or more cryptographic protocols. A list of Digital Assets and Stablecoins we support are available via your Partner Account. We do not support the purchase of any Digital Assets that are not Stablecoins. We may remove a Digital Asset or Stablecoin due to changes in the characteristics or regulatory classification of the asset, or for any other reason at any time. If we delist a Stablecoin while an Order is in process, we will reverse your Order and return the funds you used to pay for the Order to your Funding Wallet or to your Receiving Wallet, as applicable. If you send funds to Bridge that are not supported, these funds will be lost. Bridge has no responsibility or liability with respect to these funds.
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Blockchain Control; Forks; Risks of Buying and Selling Stablecoins.
5.1. We do not operate, own, or control any Blockchains. By their nature, Blockchains use open-source software that anyone can use, copy, modify, and distribute. Neither we nor your Partner are responsible for the operation of any Blockchains that are compatible with the Stablecoins and Digital Assets we support, and we do not guarantee the functionality, security, or availability of any Blockchains. Some of the financial institutions that issue Stablecoins on various Blockchains (“Issuers”) include software code that they can use to block the transfer of Stablecoins if the Issuer suspects illegal activity or pursuant to a request from law enforcement. We have no control over the software code of any of the Stablecoins we support, and you are purchasing Stablecoins at your own risk.
5.2. Blockchains are subject to sudden changes in operating rules, and third parties may from time to time create a copy of a Blockchain and implement changes in operating rules or other features (“Forks”) that may result in more than one version of a Blockchain (each, a “Forked Blockchain”) and more than one version of a Stablecoin (“Forked Stablecoins”) or Digital Asset (“Forked Asset”). Our ability to support Forked Stablecoins or accept Forked Assets resulting from a Forked Network is completely outside our control. Forks may materially affect the value and function of the Stablecoins you purchase from or sell to us and depends entirely on the Issuer of the Forked Stablecoin. In the event of a Fork, we may temporarily suspend any Orders in process at the time of the Fork with or without notice to you while we determine the effects of the Fork on the functionality of the Bridge Services. Issuers will almost certainly not support Forked versions of the Stablecoins they issue, and you may not be permitted to redeem Forked Stablecoins for another Stablecoin or other Digital Asset. Attempts to Fork a Blockchain may also result in complete or partial failure of the Blockchain’s functionality, and the Stablecoins and Digital Assets you own that are supported by the Blockchain may become worthless.
WE MAY CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT FORKED BLOCKCHAINS, AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT, CLAIM, OR OTHER PRIVILEGE TO FORKED STABLECOINS ON A FORKED NETWORK WE DO NOT SUPPORT, EVEN IN THE RARE EVENT AN ISSUER SUPPORTS THE FORK. WE MAY ABANDON OR CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT FORKED BLOCKCHAINS AS PART OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, AND WE ARE UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT MOST FORKED BLOCKCHAINS. IF YOU USE A DIGITAL ASSET THAT HAS BEEN FORKED TO BUY STABLECOINS FROM US, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR ORDER, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN YOUR FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF A FAILED FORK.
5.3. THERE ARE MANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BUYING AND SELLING STABLECOINS. WE HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RISKS IN OUR STABLECOIN RISK DISCLOSURE AVAILABLE IN EXHIBIT B TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE STABLECOIN RISK DISCLOSURE IS INCLUDED IN THESE TERMS, AND BY USING THE BRIDGE SERVICES, YOU ARE INDICATING TO US THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THESE RISKS.
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Orders
6.1. Placing Orders. You can only place Orders through your Partner Account using your Login Credentials. If we receive an Order from you, we will assume you intended for us to execute the Order. All purchase Orders require full payment in cleared funds at the time we fill your Order. Do not place an Order to purchase Stablecoins with other Stablecoins if you don’t have enough funds in your Funding Wallet. We will not process Orders to purchase Stablecoins with Digital Assets or other Stablecoins before we receive the Digital Assets or Stablecoins from you. We do not guarantee that we will fill your Order, and we reserve the right to cancel any Order or part of an Order for any reason, including if the Order: (a) was placed during a scheduled or unscheduled downtime of Bridge or Company; (v) violates these terms; or (c) is non-marketable.
6.2. Source of Funds; Destination of Proceeds; Order Limits. We only authorize Orders using funds in a Funding Wallet or Receiving Wallet you control. You are not allowed to use funds that do not belong to you to place Orders, and that you cannot place Orders on behalf of a third party. Each time you place an Order, you are promising that all you own the funds used by you to execute an Order, and that the funds are not the direct or indirect proceeds of any criminal or fraudulent activity. When we receive funds for your Order, title to those funds transfers to Bridge upon receipt. When we send to you proceeds from your Order, title to those funds transfer to you upon your receipt of those funds. Any proceeds from the sale of Stablecoins will be Funding Wallet or to your Receiving Wallet, and that you will not have the option to transfer proceeds to any other bank account, including a bank account that you own. Neither Bridge nor Company will hold any sale proceeds on your behalf. We may limit the amount and frequency of your Orders (in USD terms) in a given time period. These limits may depend on when you opened your Bridge Account, the Personal Data you provided us, and a variety of other risk factors.
6.3. Order Receipts and Order History. When we fill your Order, the Partner will send you a confirmation (the “Order Receipt”) on our behalf through your Partner Account or to the email address associated with your Partner Account or we will send one directly to that email address. We may choose without prior notice to you, to periodically consolidate multiple Orders into a single Order Receipt. You may request your Order history by emailing support@bridge.xyz. We maintain records of all Orders for a period of seven years or as otherwise required by applicable law.
6.4. Right to Offset. If you fail to provide sufficient funds at the time we fill your Order, we reserve the right to cancel, reverse or fill the Order in whole or in part. You agree to be responsible for the costs of any such action we take, including gas and exchange fees. You will also be responsible for such costs if you cancel your transaction prior to processing and we return funds to you. If your failure to provide sufficient funds or a return results in an amount due and owing by you to us (a “Negative Balance”), we have the right to: (a) charge a reasonable rate of interest on the Negative Balance; (b) offset any Negative Balance and any accrued interest and other losses by debiting funds from your Funding Wallet in the amount of the Negative Balance; and (c) offset any Negative Balance against amounts we owe you for Stablecoins we purchase from you, Stablecoins you have purchased from us, or funds you have requested to be returned.
6.5. Cancellations; Errors. You may not cancel an Order after we have commenced processing it. If you cancel your Order and you have not provided sufficient information in order for us to return your funds, we will hold your funds as required by law. You are solely responsible for reviewing your Order Receipts for accuracy and for monitoring your Order History for any errors or any potentially fraudulent activity. If you do not receive an Order Receipt or an Order cancellation notice, or if the Order Receipt is inaccurate, you must notify your Partner within 24 hours of placing the Order or receiving the Order Receipt. You hereby waive your right to dispute an Order unless you notify the Partner of any objections within 24 hours the applicable Order Receipt was sent to you. We reserve the right, but we have no obligation, to declare an Order null and void that we consider to be erroneous (each, an “Erroneous Order”). You are responsible for ensuring that you submit the appropriate Order type you place an Order to buy or sell Stablecoins, and that a simple assertion by you that you made a mistake in entering an Order, or that you failed to pay attention to or update an Order, will not be sufficient to establish it as an Erroneous Order. If we determine that a given Order is an Erroneous Order, we may declare it null and void, in whole and in part, even if you do not agree to cancel or modify it, in which case you will return the Stablecoins or funds you received in the Erroneous Order. If you place an Erroneous Order and such Erroneous Order is equal to $5 or less, you relinquish your claim to any funds you have sent to us with respect to such Erroneous Order and title to such funds transfers to Bridge upon receipt.
6.6. Downtime. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Bridge Services in a reliable and secure manner. From time to time, interruptions, errors, delays, or other deficiencies in providing the Bridge Services may occur due to downtime of the Partner Services, and a variety of other factors outside our control, and some of which may require or result in scheduled maintenance or unscheduled downtime of the Bridge Services (collectively, “Downtime”). Part or all of the Bridge Services may be unavailable during any Downtime, and we are not liable or responsible to you for any inconvenience or losses you incur as a result of Downtime.
6.7 Compliance with Law. We reserve the right to refuse to process, or to cancel, correct, clawback, or reverse, any purchase, sale or transfer, in our sole discretion, even after funds have been debited from your account(s), in response to a subpoena, court order, or other government order; or if we suspect the transaction may: involve money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, or any other type of financial crime; be erroneous or violate the prohibited activities set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. In such instances, we will reverse the transaction and we are under no obligation to reinstate a purchase or sale order at the same price or on the same terms as the canceled transaction.
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General Terms
7.1. Fees. You can access the fees we charge for Orders through your Partner Account (“Fees”). Our Fees are subject to change, and you are solely responsible for reviewing the fee schedule prior to placing an Order. Placement of an Order by you means you accept the Fees published at the time you place the Order.
7.2. E-sign and Electronic Communications Consent.
7.2.1. We or the Partner will send all notices and communications with you (“Communications”) through your Partner Account to the email address associated with your Partner Account. To ensure that you receive all of our Communications, you must keep your email address up-to-date and immediately notify the Partner if there are any changes. Delivery of any Communications by us to the email address associated with your Partner Account is considered valid. If any email Communication is returned as undeliverable, we retain the right to block access to your Bridge Account until you provide and confirm a new and valid email address.
7.2.1. Hardware and Software Requirements. To access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware and software: (a) a device with an Internet connection; (b) a current web browser that includes 128-bit encryption (e.g. Internet Explorer version 9.0 and above, Firefox version 3.6 and above, Chrome version 31.0 and above, or Safari 7.0 and above) with cookies enabled; (c) a valid email address (your primary email address on file with Company); and (iv) sufficient storage space to save past Communications or an installed printer to print them.
7.2.2. How to Withdraw Your Consent. You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by contacting us at support@bridge.xyz. If you fail to provide, or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, we reserve the right to immediately close your Bridge Account or charge you additional fees for paper copies.
7.3. Taxes. We do not provide tax or legal advice. We will report Orders and the proceeds from Orders to the Internal Revenue Service to the extent and manner required by applicable law.
7.4. Intellectual Property; Bridge Materials; Feedback. The text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, photographs, editorial content, notices, software and other materials we provide you, including the manner in which we arrange or present them to you (the “Bridge Materials”) are protected under both the United States and other applicable copyright, trademark, and other laws. The Bridge Materials belong to us or are licensed to Bridge by our partners. We grant you the right to view and use the Bridge Materials, but we or our partners retain ownership of the Bridge Materials at all times. You may download or print a copy of the Bridge Materials for personal, non-commercial use only. Any distribution, reprint or electronic reproduction of any Bridge Materials in whole or in part for any other purpose is expressly prohibited without our prior written consent. You agree not to use, nor permit any third party to use, the Bridge Materials in a manner that violates any applicable law or these terms. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Bridge Services (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bridge an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid up, royalty-free right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Bridge Services and to create other products and services.
7.5. Remedies for Breach. If you or any Authorized User breaches any of your representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in these terms, give us inaccurate or incomplete information for any reason, or otherwise fail to comply with any other requirements of these terms or any of our policies, we will have the right to suspend or terminate your Bridge Account. You will be liable for all losses we our affiliates incur that result from any such breach. We have sole discretion over what actions, if any, it takes in the event of such breach and may take such action without prior notice to you. If a breach by you or your Authorized Users involves participation by other parties with your Bridge Accounts, you and such parties will be jointly and severally liable for all resulting damages to Bridge and our affiliates. The enumeration in these terms of specific remedies will not be exclusive of any other remedies that may be available to us at law or in equity. Any delay or failure by us to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege in these terms, or that exist now or in the future under any applicable laws (collectively, “Legal Rights”) will not be construed to be a waiver of those Legal Rights, nor to limit the exercise of such Legal Rights, nor will it preclude the further exercise those Legal Rights.
7.6. INDEMNIFICATION. YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS BRIDGE, AND OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (THE “INDEMNIFIED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND ALL RELATED EXPENSES (“LOSSES”), WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, THAT ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO, OR ARE ATTRIBUTABLE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO A CLAIM, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS, BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY AGAINST AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR ANY ACTIVITY BY YOU RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES.
7.7. NO WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
7.7.1. YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY BRIDGE, OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT ANY OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, OR ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BY BRIDGE OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THROUGH THE PARTNER SERVICES WILL FULFILL ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSES OR NEEDS. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE BRIDGE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, RELIABLE, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7.7.2. None of Bridge or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable to you or any Authorized User for any losses arising out of, related to or resulting from any activities conducted through your Bridge Account, Orders you place for the sale or purchase of Stablecoins, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge or to a Receiving Wallet, and any other uses of the Bridge Services, except to the extent and only to the extent that your losses are actual and have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration panel to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, our Affiliates, and any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. You will not be held liable for such actual losses that have been finally determined to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. Further, none of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will have responsibility for losses or have any other liability to you (a) arising out of or resulting from any actions or inactions or performance of services by any third party or actions of other participants in the markets with respect to your Bridge Account or the activities conducted through your Bridge Account or (b) arising out of or resulting from system failures, outages, unauthorized access to the Bridge Account, conversion of property, errors of any kind, government actions, force majeure events, trading suspensions, or any other causes over which Bridge does not have direct control. Further, none of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages or any other losses that are not direct damages, which includes trading losses, lost profits and other lost business opportunities relating to sending Orders to Bridge, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge, storing Stablecoins in a Receiving Wallet and your use of the Bridge Services.
IF YOU ARE A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT, the provisions of this Section 7.7 are intended to apply only to the extent permitted under New Jersey law.
The no warranty provisions and limitation of liability set forth in this Section 7.7 are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between Bridge and you.
7.8. Arbitration; Jury Trial and Class Action Waiver.
7.8.1. This Section 7.8 constitutes your agreement to arbitrate (“Arbitration Agreement”) all disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and your relationship with us (collectively, “Claims”). This includes Claims made by us against you, by you or anyone connected to you against us or any of our Affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors, successors, or assignees. Arbitration is often used to resolve Claims more efficiently than a trial, particularly where the amount of the Claim is small. YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE A CLAIM IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON ANY CLAIM. CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATIONS WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL ONLY BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
7.8.2. Before commencing an action in arbitration, the parties will promptly submit any dispute that they have failed to promptly resolve to mediation before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in New York, New York, or at a location agreed to by the parties, The parties will jointly select the mediator, or if the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, then the dispute will be submitted to non-binding mediation before the AAA. If the parties are unable to achieve a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute through mediation within 60 days after commencement of mediation proceedings, the parties hereby agree to submit their dispute to binding arbitration described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may file an arbitration demand at any time to comply with any statute of limitation or timing requirements to preserve its Claim.
7.8.3. All Claims will be decided finally and exclusively by binding individual arbitration with a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) according to this provision and the applicable AAA rules, which may limit the discovery available to you or to us. You can obtain copies of the AAA rule and forms by contacting AAA at 1-800-778-7879 or www.adr.org. Any arbitration hearing that you attend will take place in the federal judicial district where you reside as of the date you execute these terms. The arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law of New York and consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 (“FAA”) and applicable statutes of limitations and will honor claims of privilege recognized at law.
7.8.4. The arbitrator’s award will be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. While an arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief, the arbitrator may do so only with respect to the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual party’s Claims. The arbitrator’s decision and judgment criteria will not have a precedential or collateral estoppel effect on Claims asserted by any individual or entity who was not party to the arbitration. If any provision of this Arbitration Agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed, and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced (but in no case will there be a class or representative arbitration). The arbitration itself will be governed by Federal Arbitration Act 9 USC §1 et. seq.. If a court or arbitrator decides that this Arbitration Agreement cannot be enforced as to a particular Claim for relief, then that Claim (and only that Claim) must be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court. Individual Claims filed in small claims court are not subject to this Arbitration Agreement as long as the Claim remains in small claims court. The arbitrator alone will have the authority to interpret the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement, except that any Claim concerning the scope or enforceability of the prohibition on class, collective, or representative Claims, or Claims in arbitration for public injunctive relief, will be resolved by the state and federal courts in New York, New York in accordance with New York law.
7.8.5. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO ARBITRATE ALL CLAIMS AS PROVIDED IN THIS USER AGREEMENT, THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT SUCH ARBITRATION PROVISIONS BY DELIVERING A WRITTEN NOTICE TO US AT ADMIN@BRIDGE.XYZ, ATTENTION: LEGAL DEPARTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE YOU REGISTERED FOR YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. YOUR REJECTION OF ANY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY INDEPENDENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU REMAIN SUBJECT TO ANY ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION OR JURY TRIAL WAIVER OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES SET OUT IN THOSE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR EMAIL, AND YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER IN THE NOTICE.
7.9. Governing Law and Venue. These terms and your access to and use of the Bridge Services will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the state of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties arising out or relating to these terms that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of the state of New York and the United States, respectively.
7.10. Regulation. Bridge is registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) as a money services business (“MSB”). As a registered MSB, Bridge is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA”) which set out the requirements imposed upon financial institutions to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Your access to and use of your Bridge Services is subject to compliance with Bridge’s AML/CTF Compliance Program. Bridge is not a registered broker-dealer and is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Any funds we hold while processing an Order for you are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or SIPC, or any other insurance.
7.11. Compliance with Applicable Laws. Orders are subject to applicable laws, regulations, and rules of federal and state governmental and regulatory authorities (collectively, “Applicable Laws”). You understand that compliance with Applicable Laws may include compliance with any guidance or direction of any regulatory authority or government agency, any writ of attachment, lien, levy, subpoena, warrant, or other legal order (collectively, “Legal Orders”). In no event will we be obligated to affect any Order that we believe would violate any Applicable Law. We are not responsible for any losses, whether direct or indirect, that you may incur as a result of our good faith efforts to comply with any Applicable Law, including any Legal Order.
7.12. Force Majeure. We are not be liable for delays, failure in performance or interruption of service that result directly or indirectly from significant market volatility, acts of God, acts of civil or military authorities, acts of terrorists, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failures of equipment or software, pandemics, other catastrophe or any other occurrence that is beyond our reasonable control.
7.13. Survival. All provisions pertaining to suspension, termination, or cancellation of the Bridge Services, debts owed to Bridge, disputes with Bridge and general provisions, and all other provisions of these terms which by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of these terms survive the termination or expiration of these terms.
7.14. Entire Agreement. These terms, our Privacy Policy, and all other terms incorporated into these terms comprise the entire understanding and agreement between you and Bridge as to the subject matter of these terms, and supersede any and all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any kind (including without limitation any prior versions of these terms), between you and Bridge. Section headings in these terms are for convenience only and will not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision of these terms.
7.15. Assignment. We reserve the right to assign our rights without restriction to any Bridge Affiliate, any successor in interest of any business associated with the Bridge Services, or to any other person in our sole discretion. If Bridge is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the Personal Data we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. You may not assign any rights or licenses granted under these terms. Any attempted transfer or assignment by you in violation of this Section 7.15 will be null and void.
7.16. Severability. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of the provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law and the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these terms will not be affected.
7.17. Non-Waiver of Rights. These terms may not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under Applicable Law, including applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located. In addition, our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these terms or to exercise any right under these terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of our right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
7.18. Modifications to these Terms. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and to the Bridge Services at any time. If we make changes, our Partner will post the amended terms in your Partner Account. We may also notify you by sending an email to the address on file in your Partner Account. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended terms will be effective immediately and will apply to any pending Orders or any then-current and subsequent uses of your Bridge Account. You are responsible for reviewing these terms each time you access or use the Bridge Services. Your continued access to and use of your Bridge Account after we provide notice to you means you have consented to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your Bridge Account immediately.
7.18. Severability. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of the provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law and the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these terms will not be affected.
7.19. Non-Waiver of Rights. These terms may not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under Applicable Law, including applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located. In addition, our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these terms or to exercise any right under these terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of our right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
7.20. Modifications to these Terms. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and to the Bridge Services at any time. If we make changes, our Partner will post the amended terms in your Partner Account. We may also notify you by sending an email to the address on file in your Partner Account. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended terms will be effective immediately and will apply to any pending Orders or any then-current and subsequent uses of your Bridge Account. You are responsible for reviewing these terms each time you access or use the Bridge Services. Your continued access to and use of your Bridge Account after we provide notice to you means you have consented to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your Bridge Account immediately.
7.21 Data Protection. In respect of any personal data processed under the Agreement, the parties agree that they shall each comply with their respective obligations under the EU GDPR and any implementing or supplementing legislation, or any statutory instrument, order, rule or regulation made thereunder and all applicable laws in any jurisdiction relating to the processing of Personal Data and privacy (“Data Protection Laws”) including, without limitation, ensuring they have provided privacy notices to, and obtaining any consent required by law from, all individuals to whom the relevant personal data relates in respect of all processing undertaken by that party (including any disclosure to the other party). Each party shall also ensure that it has satisfied an applicable statutory ground under the Data Protection Laws permitting it to transfer any applicable personal data to the other party.
7.25 E-Signatures and Counterparts: Unless applicable law requires otherwise, the Agreement will be executed using electronic methods. They may also be executed in one or more counterparts. Each counterpart will constitute an original and together they will constitute a single agreement. If an effective date is not stated within the Agreement it will come into effect on the date that you confirm agreement to it.
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General Terms
7.1. Fees. You can access the fees we charge for Orders through your Partner Account (“Fees”). Our Fees are subject to change, and you are solely responsible for reviewing the fee schedule prior to placing an Order. Placement of an Order by you means you accept the Fees published at the time you place the Order.
7.2. E-sign and Electronic Communications Consent.
7.2.1. We or the Partner will send all notices and communications with you (“Communications”) through your Partner Account to the email address associated with your Partner Account. To ensure that you receive all of our Communications, you must keep your email address up-to-date and immediately notify the Partner if there are any changes. Delivery of any Communications by us to the email address associated with your Partner Account is considered valid. If any email Communication is returned as undeliverable, we retain the right to block access to your Bridge Account until you provide and confirm a new and valid email address.
7.2.1. Hardware and Software Requirements. To access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware and software: (a) a device with an Internet connection; (b) a current web browser that includes 128-bit encryption (e.g. Internet Explorer version 9.0 and above, Firefox version 3.6 and above, Chrome version 31.0 and above, or Safari 7.0 and above) with cookies enabled; (c) a valid email address (your primary email address on file with Company); and (iv) sufficient storage space to save past Communications or an installed printer to print them.
7.2.2. How to Withdraw Your Consent. You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by contacting us at support@bridge.xyz. If you fail to provide, or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, we reserve the right to immediately close your Bridge Account or charge you additional fees for paper copies.
7.3. Taxes. We do not provide tax or legal advice. We will report Orders and the proceeds from Orders to the Internal Revenue Service to the extent and manner required by applicable law.
7.4. Intellectual Property; Bridge Materials; Feedback. The text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, photographs, editorial content, notices, software and other materials we provide you, including the manner in which we arrange or present them to you (the “Bridge Materials”) are protected under both the United States and other applicable copyright, trademark, and other laws. The Bridge Materials belong to us or are licensed to Bridge by our partners. We grant you the right to view and use the Bridge Materials, but we or our partners retain ownership of the Bridge Materials at all times. You may download or print a copy of the Bridge Materials for personal, non-commercial use only. Any distribution, reprint or electronic reproduction of any Bridge Materials in whole or in part for any other purpose is expressly prohibited without our prior written consent. You agree not to use, nor permit any third party to use, the Bridge Materials in a manner that violates any applicable law or these terms. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Bridge Services (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bridge an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid up, royalty-free right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Bridge Services and to create other products and services.
7.5. Remedies for Breach. If you or any Authorized User breaches any of your representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in these terms, give us inaccurate or incomplete information for any reason, or otherwise fail to comply with any other requirements of these terms or any of our policies, we will have the right to suspend or terminate your Bridge Account. You will be liable for all losses we our affiliates incur that result from any such breach. We have sole discretion over what actions, if any, it takes in the event of such breach and may take such action without prior notice to you. If a breach by you or your Authorized Users involves participation by other parties with your Bridge Accounts, you and such parties will be jointly and severally liable for all resulting damages to Bridge and our affiliates. The enumeration in these terms of specific remedies will not be exclusive of any other remedies that may be available to us at law or in equity. Any delay or failure by us to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege in these terms, or that exist now or in the future under any applicable laws (collectively, “Legal Rights”) will not be construed to be a waiver of those Legal Rights, nor to limit the exercise of such Legal Rights, nor will it preclude the further exercise those Legal Rights.
7.6. INDEMNIFICATION. YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS BRIDGE, AND OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (THE “INDEMNIFIED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND ALL RELATED EXPENSES (“LOSSES”), WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, THAT ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO, OR ARE ATTRIBUTABLE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO A CLAIM, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS, BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY AGAINST AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR ANY ACTIVITY BY YOU RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES.
7.7. NO WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
7.7.1. YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY BRIDGE, OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT ANY OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, OR ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BY BRIDGE OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THROUGH THE PARTNER SERVICES WILL FULFILL ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSES OR NEEDS. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE BRIDGE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, RELIABLE, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7.7.2. None of Bridge or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable to you or any Authorized User for any losses arising out of, related to or resulting from any activities conducted through your Bridge Account, Orders you place for the sale or purchase of Stablecoins, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge or to a Receiving Wallet, and any other uses of the Bridge Services, except to the extent and only to the extent that your losses are actual and have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration panel to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, our Affiliates, and any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. You will not be held liable for such actual losses that have been finally determined to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. Further, none of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will have responsibility for losses or have any other liability to you (a) arising out of or resulting from any actions or inactions or performance of services by any third party or actions of other participants in the markets with respect to your Bridge Account or the activities conducted through your Bridge Account or (b) arising out of or resulting from system failures, outages, unauthorized access to the Bridge Account, conversion of property, errors of any kind, government actions, force majeure events, trading suspensions, or any other causes over which Bridge does not have direct control. Further, none of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages or any other losses that are not direct damages, which includes trading losses, lost profits and other lost business opportunities relating to sending Orders to Bridge, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge, storing Stablecoins in a Receiving Wallet and your use of the Bridge Services.
IF YOU ARE A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT, the provisions of this Section 7.7 are intended to apply only to the extent permitted under New Jersey law.
The no warranty provisions and limitation of liability set forth in this Section 7.7 are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between Bridge and you.
7.8. Arbitration; Jury Trial and Class Action Waiver.
7.8.1. This Section 7.8 constitutes your agreement to arbitrate (“Arbitration Agreement”) all disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and your relationship with us (collectively, “Claims”). This includes Claims made by us against you, by you or anyone connected to you against us or any of our Affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors, successors, or assignees. Arbitration is often used to resolve Claims more efficiently than a trial, particularly where the amount of the Claim is small. YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE A CLAIM IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON ANY CLAIM. CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATIONS WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL ONLY BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
7.8.2. Before commencing an action in arbitration, the parties will promptly submit any dispute that they have failed to promptly resolve to mediation before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in New York, New York, or at a location agreed to by the parties, The parties will jointly select the mediator, or if the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, then the dispute will be submitted to non-binding mediation before the AAA. If the parties are unable to achieve a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute through mediation within 60 days after commencement of mediation proceedings, the parties hereby agree to submit their dispute to binding arbitration described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may file an arbitration demand at any time to comply with any statute of limitation or timing requirements to preserve its Claim.
7.8.3. All Claims will be decided finally and exclusively by binding individual arbitration with a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) according to this provision and the applicable AAA rules, which may limit the discovery available to you or to us. You can obtain copies of the AAA rule and forms by contacting AAA at 1-800-778-7879 or www.adr.org. Any arbitration hearing that you attend will take place in the federal judicial district where you reside as of the date you execute these terms. The arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law of New York and consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 (“FAA”) and applicable statutes of limitations and will honor claims of privilege recognized at law.
7.8.4. The arbitrator’s award will be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. While an arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief, the arbitrator may do so only with respect to the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual party’s Claims. The arbitrator’s decision and judgment criteria will not have a precedential or collateral estoppel effect on Claims asserted by any individual or entity who was not party to the arbitration. If any provision of this Arbitration Agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed, and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced (but in no case will there be a class or representative arbitration). The arbitration itself will be governed by Federal Arbitration Act 9 USC §1 et. seq.. If a court or arbitrator decides that this Arbitration Agreement cannot be enforced as to a particular Claim for relief, then that Claim (and only that Claim) must be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court. Individual Claims filed in small claims court are not subject to this Arbitration Agreement as long as the Claim remains in small claims court. The arbitrator alone will have the authority to interpret the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement, except that any Claim concerning the scope or enforceability of the prohibition on class, collective, or representative Claims, or Claims in arbitration for public injunctive relief, will be resolved by the state and federal courts in New York, New York in accordance with New York law.
7.8.5. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO ARBITRATE ALL CLAIMS AS PROVIDED IN THIS USER AGREEMENT, THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT SUCH ARBITRATION PROVISIONS BY DELIVERING A WRITTEN NOTICE TO US AT ADMIN@BRIDGE.XYZ, ATTENTION: LEGAL DEPARTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE YOU REGISTERED FOR YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. YOUR REJECTION OF ANY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY INDEPENDENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU REMAIN SUBJECT TO ANY ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION OR JURY TRIAL WAIVER OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES SET OUT IN THOSE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR EMAIL, AND YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER IN THE NOTICE.
7.9. Governing Law and Venue. These terms and your access to and use of the Bridge Services will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the state of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties arising out or relating to these terms that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of the state of New York and the United States, respectively.
7.10. Regulation. Bridge is registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) as a money services business (“MSB”). As a registered MSB, Bridge is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA”) which set out the requirements imposed upon financial institutions to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Your access to and use of your Bridge Services is subject to compliance with Bridge’s AML/CTF Compliance Program. Bridge is not a registered broker-dealer and is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Any funds we hold while processing an Order for you are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or SIPC, or any other insurance.
7.11. Compliance with Applicable Laws. Orders are subject to applicable laws, regulations, and rules of federal and state governmental and regulatory authorities (collectively, “Applicable Laws”). You understand that compliance with Applicable Laws may include compliance with any guidance or direction of any regulatory authority or government agency, any writ of attachment, lien, levy, subpoena, warrant, or other legal order (collectively, “Legal Orders”). In no event will we be obligated to affect any Order that we believe would violate any Applicable Law. We are not responsible for any losses, whether direct or indirect, that you may incur as a result of our good faith efforts to comply with any Applicable Law, including any Legal Order.
7.12. Force Majeure. We are not be liable for delays, failure in performance or interruption of service that result directly or indirectly from significant market volatility, acts of God, acts of civil or military authorities, acts of terrorists, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failures of equipment or software, pandemics, other catastrophe or any other occurrence that is beyond our reasonable control.
7.13. Survival. All provisions pertaining to suspension, termination, or cancellation of the Bridge Services, debts owed to Bridge, disputes with Bridge and general provisions, and all other provisions of these terms which by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of these terms survive the termination or expiration of these terms.
7.14. Entire Agreement. These terms, our Privacy Policy, and all other terms incorporated into these terms comprise the entire understanding and agreement between you and Bridge as to the subject matter of these terms, and supersede any and all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any kind (including without limitation any prior versions of these terms), between you and Bridge. Section headings in these terms are for convenience only and will not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision of these terms.
7.15. Assignment. We reserve the right to assign our rights without restriction to any Bridge Affiliate, any successor in interest of any business associated with the Bridge Services, or to any other person in our sole discretion. If Bridge is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the Personal Data we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. You may not assign any rights or licenses granted under these terms. Any attempted transfer or assignment by you in violation of this Section 7.15 will be null and void.
7.16. Severability. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of the provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law and the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these terms will not be affected.
7.17. Non-Waiver of Rights. These terms may not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under Applicable Law, including applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located. In addition, our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these terms or to exercise any right under these terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of our right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
7.18. Modifications to these Terms. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and to the Bridge Services at any time. If we make changes, our Partner will post the amended terms in your Partner Account. We may also notify you by sending an email to the address on file in your Partner Account. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended terms will be effective immediately and will apply to any pending Orders or any then-current and subsequent uses of your Bridge Account. You are responsible for reviewing these terms each time you access or use the Bridge Services. Your continued access to and use of your Bridge Account after we provide notice to you means you have consented to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your Bridge Account immediately.
7.18. Severability. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of the provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law and the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these terms will not be affected.
7.19. Non-Waiver of Rights. These terms may not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under Applicable Law, including applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located. In addition, our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these terms or to exercise any right under these terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of our right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
7.20. Modifications to these Terms. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and to the Bridge Services at any time. If we make changes, our Partner will post the amended terms in your Partner Account. We may also notify you by sending an email to the address on file in your Partner Account. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended terms will be effective immediately and will apply to any pending Orders or any then-current and subsequent uses of your Bridge Account. You are responsible for reviewing these terms each time you access or use the Bridge Services. Your continued access to and use of your Bridge Account after we provide notice to you means you have consented to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your Bridge Account immediately.
7.21 Data Protection. In respect of any personal data processed under the Agreement, the parties agree that they shall each comply with their respective obligations under the EU GDPR and any implementing or supplementing legislation, or any statutory instrument, order, rule or regulation made thereunder and all applicable laws in any jurisdiction relating to the processing of Personal Data and privacy (“Data Protection Laws”) including, without limitation, ensuring they have provided privacy notices to, and obtaining any consent required by law from, all individuals to whom the relevant personal data relates in respect of all processing undertaken by that party (including any disclosure to the other party). Each party shall also ensure that it has satisfied an applicable statutory ground under the Data Protection Laws permitting it to transfer any applicable personal data to the other party.
7.25 E-Signatures and Counterparts: Unless applicable law requires otherwise, the Agreement will be executed using electronic methods. They may also be executed in one or more counterparts. Each counterpart will constitute an original and together they will constitute a single agreement. If an effective date is not stated within the Agreement it will come into effect on the date that you confirm agreement to it.
Exhibit A
Stablecoin Risk Disclosures
There are several risks associated with buying and selling Stablecoins. By accessing and using the Bridge Services, you are promising us that you have read and understand the following Stablecoin Risk Disclosures.
1. Unique Features of Stablecoins. Stablecoins are currently not legal tender in many jurisdictions including, without limitation, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.
2. Stability, Valuation, and Liquidity. The price of Stablecoins is based on the reputation of the Issuer, the financial institution and the jurisdiction where the Issuer stores the Fiat Currency associated with the Stablecoin, the stability of the Blockchain on which the Stablecoins are issued, the laws that apply to Stablecoins and many other factors. Some Stablecoins may lose all of their value, or you may be unable to redeem Stablecoins for Fiat Currency as a result of one or a combination of these factors.
3. Cybersecurity. The cybersecurity risks of Stablecoins and related Cryptocurrency Wallets include hacking vulnerabilities and a risk that Blockchains may not be immutable. A cybersecurity event could result in a substantial, immediate and irreversible loss of your Stablecoins. Even a minor cybersecurity event in a Stablecoin is likely to result in a loss of value or ability to redeem a Stablecoin.
4. Stablecoin Issuers, Intermediaries and Custodians. Regulation of Stablecoins is constantly evolving. A lack of regulatory oversight creates a risk that an Issuer may not hold enough Fiat Currency to satisfy its obligations to redeem Stablecoins, and that such deficiency may not be easily identified or discovered. In addition, many Issuers and their service providers have experienced significant outages, downtime and processing delays, and may have a higher level of operational risk than traditional financial institutions.
5. Regulatory Landscape. Stablecoins currently face an uncertain regulatory landscape. In the United States, Stablecoins are subject to limited federal oversight, and state regulations that apply to Stablecoins vary from state to state and may be inconsistently applied. In addition, Stablecoins may be regulated by additional federal regulators in the future. Such laws and regulations may impact the price of Stablecoins and their acceptance by users, merchants and service providers.
6. Technology. The relatively new and rapidly evolving technology underlying Stablecoins introduces unique risks. For example, a unique private key is required to access, use or transfer a Stablecoin on a Blockchain. The loss, theft or destruction of a private key may result in an irreversible loss.
Exhibit B
Prohibited Activities
You will not use the Bridge Services to undertake or enable by you or any third party (the “Prohibited Activities List”): unlawful or abusive activity, fraud, unlawful gambling, intellectual property infringement, investment or credit services, check cashing, bail bonds, collections agencies, counterfeit or unauthorized goods, drugs and drug paraphernalia (including pseudo pharmaceuticals), substances designed to mimic illegal drugs, adult content and services, multi-level marketing, unfair, predatory or deceptive practices, money services, money transmission, digital asset exchange on behalf of third parties, and any business that Bridge believes poses elevated financial risk, legal liability, or violate card network rules or bank policies. Bridge may update this Prohibited Activities List at any time upon notice to you.
Exhibit C
Financial Partner Agreements
Bridge Ventures Inc
Bridge RoW User Terms
Bridge Ventures Inc
Money transmission services are provided by Bridge Building Inc NMLS # 2450917. For licensing information, go to: www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org.
At Bridge, we are advancing the accessibility of stablecoins and stablecoin-based applications. Stablecoins are a special type of cryptographic digital asset that can be redeemed at face value for government-issued money (“Fiat Currency”). These terms cover your use of the software, systems, and services we provide to make that possible, including the purchase and sale of Stablecoins from or to Bridge (the “Bridge Services”) and is an agreement between you and Bridge Ventures Inc. (“Bridge,” “we,” or “us”). If you are accessing the Bridge Services on behalf of a business (a “Business User”), these terms apply to you and to the business.
Our Privacy Policy (please see Bridge.xyz/legal) explains how we collect and use any Personal Data you share with us. Each time you visit our website, apply for an account with us (“Bridge Account”), or use the Bridge Services, you are giving us your consent to collect, use, and disclose your Personal Data, as that term is defined in our Privacy Policy. Your consent applies for as long as you use the Bridge Services.
Certain features of the Bridge Services may be provided by our financial institution partners (“Financial Partners”). By applying for a Bridge Account and using the Bridge Services, you agree to comply with each of these terms, the terms and conditions of our Financial Partners (the “Financial Partner Agreements”), which can be found under Exhibit D to these User Terms (including their respective privacy policies, the “Financial Partner Privacy Policies”), and to any other terms we link to in this document that become applicable to you after you begin using the Bridge Services.
BRIDGE IS A MONEY SERVICES BUSINESS REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S FINANCIAL CRIMES NETWORK (FINCEN). BRIDGE IS NOT A BROKER/DEALER OR EXCHANGE.
IN ADDITION TO THIS AGREEMENT, CERTAIN DISCLOSURES APPLY TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND AGREEMENT TO THOSE DISCLOSURES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN EXHIBIT A TO THIS AGREEMENT.
IMPORTANT: You agree to receive all communications from us and from our Financial Partners electronically. This means you cannot contact us about the Bridge Services by telephone or by regular mail. For more details about our E-Sign Policy, read Section 7.2.
ARBITRATION NOTICE: THESE TERMS REQUIRE YOU TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES WITH US IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR IN ARBITRATION, AND TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN A COURT. YOU ARE ALSO PROHIBITED FROM JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST US. SECTION 7.8 CONTAINS MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE WAIVERS AND HOW YOU CAN OPT-OUT OF ARBITRATION.
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Bridge Account Eligibility; Security.
1.1. Instead of offering the Bridge Services directly to the public, we do business through companies who want to offer their customers the ability to buy and sell Stablecoins through their website or mobile application (“Partners”). To do so, our Partners integrate their services (the “Partner Services”) with the Bridge Services and brand the Bridge Services with their name and logo. This means you need to have a valid account with a Partner (a “Partner Account”) if you want to open a Bridge Account.
1.2. To be eligible to apply for and use a Bridge Account, you must: (a) be at least 18 years old, (b) have the legal capacity to agree to these terms; and (c) have an active Partner Account. If you are opening a Bridge Account for a Business User, you promise us that: (i) you are authorized by the Business User to open a Bridge Account, (ii) you are an executive officer of the Business User; or (iii) your position permits you to make important decisions for the Business User. If you are a Business User, you may only use the Bridge Services for commercial purposes. If you are not a Business User, you may only use the Bridge Services for personal, consumer, or household purposes.
1.3. We cannot provide a Bridge Account to you if you live in or do business in a U.S. state or country where we or our Financial Partners do not provide the Bridge Services (“Restricted Locations”). We can add or remove Restricted Locations from the list at any time without notifying you. We also comply with all U.S. sanctions laws, so we are unable to provide the Bridges Services to you if you live in a country, or you are on a list of persons banned by the U.S. government from doing business with person or companies in the United States.
1.4. We need certain Personal Data from you to verify your identity, to process your Bridge Account application, and to provide the Bridge Services to you. Your Partner may share your Personal Data with us with your permission, or we may collect it from you directly. Personal Data may include your name, email address, residential address, phone number, date of birth, and taxpayer identification number, copies of your passport, driver’s license, military identification card or other government-issued photo identification; bank account statements; cryptocurrency wallet addresses you control, the purpose of your use of the Bridge Services, the source of funds you use to buy or sell Stablecoins, and related information we request. We may keep records of your Personal Data if required by a Financial Partners or by applicable law. The Personal Data you provide must always be accurate, complete and up to date.
1.5. You will only be able to access your Bridge Account using the username and password associated with your Partner Account (your “Login Credentials”). We are not responsible (and you will not hold us responsible) for any unauthorized access to or use of your Login Credentials, your Partner Account, or your Bridge Account. We do not have access to your Partner Account, and we cannot retrieve or change your Login Credentials. Contact the Partner immediately if you become aware of or suspect any unauthorized access to your Partner Account.
1.6 NEITHER WE NOR OUR FINANCIAL PARTNERS ARE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR ACTIVITY TO YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. We will treat any unauthorized access or activity as potentially fraudulent, and you must notify the Partner within 24 hours if you become aware of or suspect potentially fraudulent activity. When you notify the Partner of potentially fraudulent activity, we and the Partner will temporarily restrict access to your Bridge Account, suspend any pending Orders or withdrawals, require you to change your Login Credentials, and any other reasonable steps to protect your Bridge Account. You must also (a) promptly report any potentially fraudulent activity to legal authorities; (b) provide the Partner with a copy of any report prepared by such legal authorities; (c) cooperate fully with the legal authorities, Partner and Bridge in the investigation; (d) complete any required affidavits promptly, accurately and thoroughly; and (e) allow Bridge, the Partner, or any third party designated by us access to your mobile device, computer, and network if relevant to the investigation.
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Connected Accounts and Wallets
2.1. When you submit instructions to buy and sell Stablecoins from or to Bridge (“Orders”), you are giving us your permission to carry out those Orders as your agent. To process Orders, you must provide at least one bank account to fund purchase Orders and to receive the proceeds of sale Orders (your “Connected Account”), and/or at least one cryptocurrency wallet address (your “Cryptocurrency Wallet”) to receive the Stablecoins you purchase, as applicable. Your Connected Account and/or your Cryptocurrency Wallet must be under your sole ownership or control, and we have the right to suspend Orders if we suspect that you do not own or control your Connected Account or your Cryptocurrency Wallet. We may ask you for information about the financial institution or other provider of your Cryptocurrency Wallet and your Connected Account. If your Cryptocurrency Wallet is not provided to you by a regulated financial institution (a “Self-Directed Wallet”), we may ask you for more information about the Self-Directed Wallet and your Orders may be delayed or even blocked. We reserve the right to cancel or reverse purchase Orders if you use a Self-Directed Wallet or if our Financial Partners require us to do so. You authorize us to share Personal Data and Order information with our Financial Partners and with the financial institution providers of your Connected Account and/or Cryptocurrency Wallet.
2.2. As part of our legal compliance program (“AML/CTF Compliance Program”), we will monitor use of your Cryptocurrency Wallet, and review your Personal Data on an ongoing basis to prevent financial crimes pursuant to the policies and procedures of our Financial Partners.
2.3. You are solely responsible for monitoring your Connected Account and Cryptocurrency Wallet for unauthorized or suspicious activity, and we are not liable to you if you lose your funds due to unauthorized activity. To protect your Connected Account and Cryptocurrency Wallet from unauthorized activity, you must: (a) review your Order history on an ongoing basis; (b) immediately review Order receipts, confirmations and notices we send you through your Partner Account or to the email address associated with your Partner Account; and (c) verify you received an Order confirmation, and (d) notify the Partner within 24 hours of the Order if you do not receive an Order confirmation.
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Bridge Account Suspension and Termination
3.1. You may close your Bridge Account at any time and for any reason unless we, our Financial Partners or your Partner suspect that you are closing your Bridge Account to avoid law enforcement or otherwise avoid an investigation. Closing your Bridge Account will not affect the rights we owe to you or the obligations you have to us before closure. We will complete any active Orders by transferring Fiat Currency to your Connected Account and Stablecoins to your Cryptocurrency Wallet before closing your Bridge Account.
3.2. We may immediately reject transactions to or from, suspend or terminate, your Bridge Account and/or freeze any funds in the possession of our Financial Partners without prior notice if: (a) we suspect you have violated these terms, our AML/CTF Compliance Program, or any applicable laws or regulations; (b) we are required to do so by applicable law, a Financial Partner or by any valid order we receive from law enforcement officials; (c) we, a Financial Partner or your Partner suspect any suspicious or unauthorized activity or any actual or attempted unauthorized access to your Partner Account or Login Credentials; (d) Your Partner Account has been suspended or terminated or you no longer have access to your Partner Account; (e) you no longer reside in a jurisdiction where we or our Financial Partners are authorized to provide the Bridge Services; (f) you do not connect at least one a Connected Account with your Bridge Account, and (g) you have not processed any Orders or you have not accessed your Bridge Account for more than 1 year. We will notify you through your Partner Account or via email if we suspend or terminate your Bridge Account.
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Supported Stable Coins and Digital Assets
In addition to Fiat Currency, we may permit you to purchase Stablecoins with other Digital Assets. “Digital Assets” means any Stablecoin, Cryptocurrency, virtual currency, digital currency, digital asset, digital commodity or other digital token that is a digital representation of value compatible with a cryptographic protocol of a computer network that can be digitally traded; and “Cryptocurrency” means a Digital Asset that functions as: (1) a medium of exchange; (2) a unit of account; or (3) a store of value, but does not have legal tender status and is not issued or guaranteed by any government. The computer networks used to exchange Digital Assets are called “Blockchains”. We may also permit you to buy Stablecoins that are compatible with one or more cryptographic protocols. A list of Digital Assets and Stablecoins we support are available via your Partner Account. We do not support the purchase of any Digital Assets that are not Stablecoins. We may remove a Digital Asset or Stablecoin due to changes in the characteristics or regulatory classification of the asset, or for any other reason at any time. If we delist a Stablecoin while an Order is in process, we will reverse your Order and return the funds you used to pay for the Order to your Connected Account or to your Cryptocurrency Wallet, as applicable. If you send funds to Bridge that are not supported, these funds will be lost. Bridge has no responsibility or liability with respect to these funds.
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Blockchain Control; Forks; Risks of Buying and Selling Stablecoins
5.1. We do not operate, own, or control any Blockchains. By their nature, Blockchains use open-source software that anyone can use, copy, modify, and distribute. Neither we nor our Financial Partners or your Partner are responsible for the operation of any Blockchains that are compatible with the Stablecoins and Digital Assets we support, and we do not guarantee the functionality, security, or availability of any Blockchains. Some of the financial institutions that issue Stablecoins on various Blockchains (“Issuers”) include software code that they can use to block the transfer of Stablecoins if the Issuer suspects illegal activity or pursuant to a request from law enforcement. We have no control over the software code of any of the Stablecoins we support, and you are purchasing Stablecoins at your own risk.
5.2. Blockchains are subject to sudden changes in operating rules, and third parties may from time to time create a copy of a Blockchain and implement changes in operating rules or other features (“Forks”) that may result in more than one version of a Blockchain (each, a “Forked Blockchain”) and more than one version of a Stablecoin (“Forked Stablecoins”) or Digital Asset (“Forked Asset”). Our ability to support Forked Stablecoins or accept Forked Assets resulting from a Forked Network is completely outside our control. Forks may materially affect the value and function of the Stablecoins you purchase from or sell to us and depends entirely on the Issuer of the Forked Stablecoin. In the event of a Fork, we may temporarily suspend any Orders in process at the time of the Fork with or without notice to you while we determine the effects of the Fork on the functionality of the Bridge Services. Issuers will almost certainly not support Forked versions of the Stablecoins they issue, and you may not be permitted to redeem Forked Stablecoins for Fiat Currency. Attempts to Fork a Blockchain may also result in complete or partial failure of the Blockchain’s functionality, and the Stablecoins and Digital Assets you own that are supported by the Blockchain may become worthless.
WE MAY CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT FORKED BLOCKCHAINS, AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT, CLAIM, OR OTHER PRIVILEGE TO FORKED STABLECOINS ON A FORKED NETWORK WE DO NOT SUPPORT, EVEN IN THE RARE EVENT AN ISSUER SUPPORTS THE FORK. WE MAY ABANDON OR CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT FORKED BLOCKCHAINS AS PART OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, AND WE AND OUR FINANCIAL PARTNERS ARE UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT MOST FORKED BLOCKCHAINS. IF YOU USE A DIGITAL ASSET THAT HAS BEEN FORKED TO BUY STABLECOINS FROM US, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR ORDER, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN YOUR FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF A FAILED FORK.
5.3. THERE ARE MANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BUYING AND SELLING STABLECOINS. WE HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RISKS IN OUR STABLECOIN RISK DISCLOSURE AVAILABLE IN EXHIBIT B TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE STABLECOIN RISK DISCLOSURE IS INCLUDED IN THESE TERMS, AND BY USING THE BRIDGE SERVICES, YOU ARE INDICATING TO US THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THESE RISKS.
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Orders
6.1. Placing Orders. You can only place Orders through your Partner Account using your Login Credentials. If we receive an Order from you, we will assume you intended for us to execute the Order. All purchase Orders require full payment in cleared funds at the time we fill your Order. Do not place an Order to purchase Stablecoins with Fiat Currency if you don’t have enough funds in your Connected Account. We will not process Orders to purchase Stablecoins with Digital Assets or other Stablecoins before we or our Financial Partners receive the Digital Assets or Stablecoins from you. We do not guarantee that we will fill your Order, and we reserve the right to cancel any Order or part of an Order for any reason, including if the Order: (a) was placed during a scheduled or unscheduled downtime of Bridge or Company; (v) violates these terms or a Financial Partner Agreement; or (c) is non-marketable.
6.2. Source of Funds; Destination of Proceeds; Order Limits. We only authorize Orders using funds in a Connected Account or Cryptocurrency Wallet you control. You are not allowed to use funds that do not belong to you to place Orders, and that you cannot place Orders on behalf of a third party. Each time you place an Order, you are promising that all you own the funds used by you to execute an Order, and that the funds are not the direct or indirect proceeds of any criminal or fraudulent activity. When we receive funds (Fiat Currency or Stablecoins) for your Order, title to those funds transfers to Bridge upon receipt. When we send to you proceeds (Fiat Currency or Stablecoins) from your Order, title to those funds transfer to you upon your receipt of those funds. Any proceeds from the sale of Stablecoins will be Connected Account or to your Cryptocurrency Wallet, and that you will not have the option to transfer proceeds to any other bank account, including a bank account that you own. Neither Bridge nor Company will hold any sale proceeds on your behalf. We may limit the amount and frequency of your Orders (in USD terms) in a given time period. These limits may depend on when you opened your Bridge Account, the Personal Data you provided us, and a variety of other risk factors.
6.3. Order Receipts and Order History. When we fill your Order, the Partner will send you a confirmation (the “Order Receipt”) on our behalf through your Partner Account or to the email address associated with your Partner Account or we will send one directly to that email address. We may choose without prior notice to you, to periodically consolidate multiple Orders into a single Order Receipt. You may request your Order history by emailing support@bridge.xyz. We maintain records of all Orders for a period of seven years or as otherwise required by applicable law.
6.4. Right to Offset. If you fail to provide sufficient funds at the time we fill your Order, we reserve the right to cancel, reverse or fill the Order in whole or in part. You agree to be responsible for the costs of any such action we take, including gas and exchange fees. You will also be responsible for such costs if you cancel your transaction prior to processing and we return funds to you. If your failure to provide sufficient funds or a return results in an amount due and owing by you to us (a “Negative Balance”), we have the right to: (a) charge a reasonable rate of interest on the Negative Balance; (b) offset any Negative Balance and any accrued interest and other losses by debiting funds from your Connected Account in the amount of the Negative Balance; and (c) offset any Negative Balance against amounts we owe you for Stablecoins we purchase from you, Stablecoins you have purchased from us, or funds you have requested to be returned.
6.5. Cancellations; Errors. You may not cancel an Order after we have commenced processing it. If you cancel your Order and you have not provided sufficient information in order for us to return your funds, we will hold your funds as required by law. You are solely responsible for reviewing your Order Receipts for accuracy and for monitoring your Order History for any errors or any potentially fraudulent activity. If you do not receive an Order Receipt or an Order cancellation notice, or if the Order Receipt is inaccurate, you must notify your Partner within 24 hours of placing the Order or receiving the Order Receipt. You hereby waive your right to dispute an Order unless you notify the Partner of any objections within 24 hours the applicable Order Receipt was sent to you. We reserve the right, but we have no obligation, to declare an Order null and void that we consider to be erroneous (each, an “Erroneous Order”). You are responsible for ensuring that you submit the appropriate Order type you place an Order to buy or sell Stablecoins, and that a simple assertion by you that you made a mistake in entering an Order, or that you failed to pay attention to or update an Order, will not be sufficient to establish it as an Erroneous Order. If we determine that a given Order is an Erroneous Order, we may declare it null and void, in whole and in part, even if you do not agree to cancel or modify it, in which case you will return the Stablecoins or funds you received in the Erroneous Order. If you place an Erroneous Order and such Erroneous Order is equal to $5 or less, you relinquish your claim to any funds you have sent to us with respect to such Erroneous Order and title to such funds transfers to Bridge upon receipt.
6.6. Downtime. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Bridge Services in a reliable and secure manner. From time to time, interruptions, errors, delays, or other deficiencies in providing the Bridge Services may occur due to downtime of the Partner Services, and a variety of other factors outside our control, and some of which may require or result in scheduled maintenance or unscheduled downtime of the Bridge Services (collectively, “Downtime”). Part or all of the Bridge Services may be unavailable during any Downtime, and we are not liable or responsible to you for any inconvenience or losses you incur as a result of Downtime.
6.7 Compliance with Law. We reserve the right to refuse to process, or to cancel, correct, clawback, or reverse, any purchase, sale or transfer, in our sole discretion, even after funds have been debited from your account(s), in response to a subpoena, court order, or other government order; or if we suspect the transaction may: involve money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, or any other type of financial crime; be erroneous or violate the prohibited activities set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. In such instances, we will reverse the transaction and we are under no obligation to reinstate a purchase or sale order at the same price or on the same terms as the canceled transaction.
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General Terms
7.1. Fees. You can access the fees we charge for Orders through your Partner Account (“Fees”). Our Fees are subject to change, and you are solely responsible for reviewing the fee schedule prior to placing an Order. Placement of an Order by you means you accept the Fees published at the time you place the Order.
7.2. E-sign and Electronic Communications Consent.
7.2.1. We or the Partner will send all notices and communications with you (“Communications”) through your Partner Account to the email address associated with your Partner Account. To ensure that you receive all of our Communications, you must keep your email address up-to-date and immediately notify the Partner if there are any changes. Delivery of any Communications by us to the email address associated with your Partner Account is considered valid. If any email Communication is returned as undeliverable, we retain the right to block access to your Bridge Account until you provide and confirm a new and valid email address.
7.2.1. Hardware and Software Requirements. To access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware and software: (a) a device with an Internet connection; (b) a current web browser that includes 128-bit encryption (e.g. Internet Explorer version 9.0 and above, Firefox version 3.6 and above, Chrome version 31.0 and above, or Safari 7.0 and above) with cookies enabled; (c) a valid email address (your primary email address on file with Company); and (iv) sufficient storage space to save past Communications or an installed printer to print them.
7.2.2. How to Withdraw Your Consent. You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by contacting us at support@bridge.xyz. If you fail to provide, or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, we reserve the right to immediately close your Bridge Account or charge you additional fees for paper copies.
7.3. Taxes. We do not provide tax or legal advice. We will report Orders and the proceeds from Orders to the Internal Revenue Service to the extent and manner required by applicable law.
7.4. Intellectual Property; Bridge Materials; Feedback. The text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, photographs, editorial content, notices, software and other materials we provide you, including the manner in which we arrange or present them to you (the “Bridge Materials”) are protected under both the United States and other applicable copyright, trademark, and other laws. The Bridge Materials belong to us or are licensed to Bridge by our partners. We grant you the right to view and use the Bridge Materials, but we or our partners retain ownership of the Bridge Materials at all times. You may download or print a copy of the Bridge Materials for personal, non-commercial use only. Any distribution, reprint or electronic reproduction of any Bridge Materials in whole or in part for any other purpose is expressly prohibited without our prior written consent. You agree not to use, nor permit any third party to use, the Bridge Materials in a manner that violates any applicable law or these terms. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Bridge Services (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bridge an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid up, royalty-free right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Bridge Services and to create other products and services.
7.5. Remedies for Breach. If you or any Authorized User breaches any of your representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in these terms, give us inaccurate or incomplete information for any reason, or otherwise fail to comply with any other requirements of these terms or any of our or our Financial Partner’s policies, we will have the right to suspend or terminate your Bridge Account. You will be liable for all losses we our affiliates and our Financial Partners incur that result from any such breach. We have sole discretion over what actions, if any, it takes in the event of such breach and may take such action without prior notice to you. If a breach by you or your Authorized Users involves participation by other parties with your Bridge Accounts, you and such parties will be jointly and severally liable for all resulting damages to Bridge and our affiliates. The enumeration in these terms of specific remedies will not be exclusive of any other remedies that may be available to us at law or in equity. Any delay or failure by us to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege in these terms, or that exist now or in the future under any applicable laws (collectively, “Legal Rights”) will not be construed to be a waiver of those Legal Rights, nor to limit the exercise of such Legal Rights, nor will it preclude the further exercise those Legal Rights.
7.6. INDEMNIFICATION. YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS BRIDGE, OUR FINANCIAL PARTNERS, AND OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (THE “INDEMNFIED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND ALL RELATED EXPENSES (“LOSSES”), WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, THAT ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO, OR ARE ATTRIBUTABLE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO A CLAIM, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS, BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY AGAINST AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR ANY ACTIVITY BY YOU RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES.
7.7. NO WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
7.7.1. YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY BRIDGE, OUR FINANCIAL PARTNERS, AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT ANY OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, OR ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BY BRIDGE OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THROUGH THE PARTNER SERVICES WILL FULFILL ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSES OR NEEDS. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE BRIDGE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, RELIABLE, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7.7.2. None of Bridge, our Financial Partners, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable to you or any Authorized User for any losses arising out of, related to or resulting from any activities conducted through your Bridge Account, Orders you place for the sale or purchase of Stablecoins, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge or to a Cryptocurrency Wallet provided by our Financial Partners, and any other uses of the Bridge Services, except to the extent and only to the extent that your losses are actual and have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration panel to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, our Financial Partners, our Affiliates, and any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. You will not be held liable for such actual losses that have been finally determined to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, our Financial Partners, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. Further, none of Bridge, our Financial Partners, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will have responsibility for losses or have any other liability to you (a) arising out of or resulting from any actions or inactions or performance of services by any third party or actions of other participants in the markets with respect to your Bridge Account or the activities conducted through your Bridge Account or (b) arising out of or resulting from system failures, outages, unauthorized access to the Bridge Account, conversion of property, errors of any kind, government actions, force majeure events, trading suspensions, or any other causes over which Bridge does not have direct control. Further, none of Bridge, our Financial Partners, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages or any other losses that are not direct damages, which includes trading losses, lost profits and other lost business opportunities relating to sending Orders to Bridge, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge or its Financial Partners, storing Stablecoins in a Cryptocurrency Wallet provided by a Financial Partner and your use of the Bridge Services.
IF YOU ARE A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT, the provisions of this Section 7.7 are intended to apply only to the extent permitted under New Jersey law.
The no warranty provisions and limitation of liability set forth in this Section 7.7 are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between Bridge and you.
7.8. Arbitration; Jury Trial and Class Action Waiver.
7.8.1. This Section 7.8 constitutes your agreement to arbitrate (“Arbitration Agreement”) all disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and your relationship with us (collectively, “Claims”). This includes Claims made by us against you, by you or anyone connected to you against us or any of our Affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors, successors, or assignees. Arbitration is often used to resolve Claims more efficiently than a trial, particularly where the amount of the Claim is small. YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE A CLAIM IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON ANY CLAIM. CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATIONS WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL ONLY BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
7.8.2. Before commencing an action in arbitration, the parties will promptly submit any dispute that they have failed to promptly resolve to mediation before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in New York, New York, or at a location agreed to by the parties, The parties will jointly select the mediator, or if the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, then the dispute will be submitted to non-binding mediation before the AAA. If the parties are unable to achieve a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute through mediation within 60 days after commencement of mediation proceedings, the parties hereby agree to submit their dispute to binding arbitration described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may file an arbitration demand at any time to comply with any statute of limitation or timing requirements to preserve its Claim.
7.8.3. All Claims will be decided finally and exclusively by binding individual arbitration with a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) according to this provision and the applicable AAA rules, which may limit the discovery available to you or to us. You can obtain copies of the AAA rule and forms by contacting AAA at 1-800-778-7879 or www.adr.org. Any arbitration hearing that you attend will take place in the federal judicial district where you reside as of the date you execute these terms. The arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law of New York and consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 (“FAA”) and applicable statutes of limitations and will honor claims of privilege recognized at law.
7.8.4. The arbitrator’s award will be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. While an arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief, the arbitrator may do so only with respect to the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual party’s Claims. The arbitrator’s decision and judgment criteria will not have a precedential or collateral estoppel effect on Claims asserted by any individual or entity who was not party to the arbitration. If any provision of this Arbitration Agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed, and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced (but in no case will there be a class or representative arbitration). The arbitration itself will be governed by Federal Arbitration Act 9 USC §1 et. seq.. If a court or arbitrator decides that this Arbitration Agreement cannot be enforced as to a particular Claim for relief, then that Claim (and only that Claim) must be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court. Individual Claims filed in small claims court are not subject to this Arbitration Agreement as long as the Claim remains in small claims court. The arbitrator alone will have the authority to interpret the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement, except that any Claim concerning the scope or enforceability of the prohibition on class, collective, or representative Claims, or Claims in arbitration for public injunctive relief, will be resolved by the state and federal courts in New York, New York in accordance with New York law.
7.8.5. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO ARBITRATE ALL CLAIMS AS PROVIDED IN THIS USER AGREEMENT, THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT SUCH ARBITRATION PROVISIONS BY DELIVERING A WRITTEN NOTICE TO US AT ADMIN@BRIDGE.XYZ, ATTENTION: LEGAL DEPARTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE YOU REGISTERED FOR YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. YOUR REJECTION OF ANY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY INDEPENDENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU REMAIN SUBJECT TO ANY ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION OR JURY TRIAL WAIVER OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES SET OUT IN THOSE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR EMAIL, AND YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER IN THE NOTICE.
7.9. Governing Law and Venue. These terms and your access to and use of the Bridge Services will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the state of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties arising out or relating to these terms that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of the state of New York and the United States, respectively.
7.10. Regulation. Bridge is registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) as a money services business (“MSB”). As a registered MSB, Bridge is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA”) which set out the requirements imposed upon financial institutions to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Your access to and use of your Bridge Services is subject to compliance with Bridge’s AML/CTF Compliance Program. Bridge is not a registered broker-dealer and is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Any funds we or our Financial Partners hold while processing an Order for you are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or SIPC, or any other insurance.
7.11. Compliance with Applicable Laws. Orders are subject to applicable laws, regulations, and rules of federal and state governmental and regulatory authorities (collectively, “Applicable Laws”). You understand that compliance with Applicable Laws may include compliance with any guidance or direction of any regulatory authority or government agency, any writ of attachment, lien, levy, subpoena, warrant, or other legal order (collectively, “Legal Orders”). In no event will we be obligated to affect any Order that we believe would violate any Applicable Law. We are not responsible for any losses, whether direct or indirect, that you may incur as a result of our good faith efforts to comply with any Applicable Law, including any Legal Order.
7.12. Force Majeure. We are not be liable for delays, failure in performance or interruption of service that result directly or indirectly from significant market volatility, acts of God, acts of civil or military authorities, acts of terrorists, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failures of equipment or software, pandemics, other catastrophe or any other occurrence that is beyond our reasonable control.
7.13. Survival. All provisions pertaining to suspension, termination, or cancellation of the Bridge Services, debts owed to Bridge, disputes with Bridge and general provisions, and all other provisions of these terms which by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of these terms survive the termination or expiration of these terms.
7.14. Entire Agreement. These terms, our Privacy Policy, and all other terms incorporated into these terms comprise the entire understanding and agreement between you and Bridge as to the subject matter of these terms, and supersede any and all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any kind (including without limitation any prior versions of these terms), between you and Bridge. Section headings in these terms are for convenience only and will not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision of these terms.
7.15. Assignment. We reserve the right to assign our rights without restriction to any Bridge Affiliate, any successor in interest of any business associated with the Bridge Services, or to any other person in our sole discretion. If Bridge is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the Personal Data we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. You may not assign any rights or licenses granted under these terms. Any attempted transfer or assignment by you in violation of this Section 7.15 will be null and void.
7.16. Severability. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of the provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law and the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these terms will not be affected.
7.17. Non-Waiver of Rights. These terms may not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under Applicable Law, including applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located. In addition, our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these terms or to exercise any right under these terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of our right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
7.18. Modifications to these Terms. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and to the Bridge Services at any time. If we make changes, our Partner will post the amended terms in your Partner Account. We may also notify you by sending an email to the address on file in your Partner Account. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended terms will be effective immediately and will apply to any pending Orders or any then-current and subsequent uses of your Bridge Account. You are responsible for reviewing these terms each time you access or use the Bridge Services. Your continued access to and use of your Bridge Account after we provide notice to you means you have consented to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your Bridge Account immediately.
Exhibit A
Disclosures
BRIDGE E-SIGN CONSENT DISCLOSURE
Statement of Electronic Disclosure:
In order to electronically review and retrieve the documents related to your account(s) with Bridge Ventures Inc and delivered to you in connection with this request for consent (Documents), you will first need to review and accept this consent form.
With your consent, Bridge Ventures Inc can deliver the Documents and other disclosures and contracts related to your account(s) to you by displaying or delivering them electronically, and requesting that you print or download them and retain them for your records.
This notice contains important information that you are entitled to receive before you consent to electronic records and electronic signatures in connection with your account(s) at Bridge Ventures Inc. Please read this notice carefully and print or download a copy for your files.
After you have read this information, if you agree to receive and accept the Documents from Bridge Ventures Inc electronically, and if you agree to general use of electronic records and electronic signatures in connection with your account(s) at Bridge Ventures Inc, please acknowledge your acceptance of this consent by checking the box before you are able to continue with your application. In doing so, you are providing your affirmative consent to use electronic communications. By checking the box, you are also confirming that you meet the system requirements described below, that you have demonstrated your ability to receive, retain, and view electronic documents on your access device, and that you have a current email address.
You have the right to change back to non-electronic delivery of statements. We do not offer a non-electronic delivery of statements. If you choose this option, you agree that your account(s) will be closed, and existing balance(s) will be returned to you.
You agree to print out or download the Documents when we advise you to do so and keep them for your records. If you have any trouble printing or downloading any of the Documents, you may contact us by telephone at (208) 820-8471 or by email at admin@bridge.xyz.
If you wish to change your notification email address, you may do so within the mobile app, by logging in to your account through our website, by telephone at (208) 820-8471 or by email at admin@bridge.xyz.
In order to access the Documents electronically, you must have:
A computer or mobile device with an Internet connection
Insert your computer and browser requirements here: Examples would be: We support personal computers, Android and current IOS platforms for both phone and tablets; and Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome browsers
Note: “Financial institutions must provide consumers with a statement detailing the hardware and software requirements to access and retain electronic records.”
The ability to view and retain Portable Document Format (PDF) files
An email address
Either a printer, hard drive or other storage device
You represent that you have the hardware, software, email address and capacities described above, and your ability to read this Consent demonstrates that you have the necessary hardware and software to receive Communications electronically.
Your consent does not mean that Bridge Ventures Inc must provide all Documents related to your account(s) electronically. Bridge Ventures Inc, at its option, may deliver documents or otherwise communicate with you on paper if it chooses to do so. Bridge Ventures Inc may also require that certain communications from you be delivered to Bridge Ventures Inc on paper at a specific address.
I have read the information about the use of electronic records, disclosures, notices, and email, and consent to use of electronic records for the delivery of documents, including disclosures and other notices, in connection with my account(s) at Bridge Ventures Inc. I have been able to view this information using my computer and software. I have an account with an Internet Service Provider, and I am able to send email and receive emails with hyperlinks to websites and attached files. I also consent to the use of electronic records and electronic signatures in connection with my account(s) to Bridge Ventures Inc in place of written documents and handwritten signatures.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE PRINT AND RETAIN THIS CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION
BRIDGE ERROR CORRECTION NOTICE
IN CASE OF ERRORS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS
Telephone us at (208) 820-8471, write us at 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 104 PMB 77950 San Antonio Texas 78258-4946, or email us at admin@bridge.xyz, as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer on the statement or receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the FIRST statement on which the error or problem appeared.
1. Tell us your name and account number (if any).
2. Describe the error or the transfer you are unsure about and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information.
3. Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error and the date when the transfer took place.
If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within ten (10) business days.
We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will provide you with a provisional credit to your account within 10 business days for the amount you think is in error so that you will have use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not provide a provisional credit to your account.
For errors involving new accounts, point-of-sale, or foreign-initiated transactions, we may take up to 90 days to investigate your complaint or question. For new accounts, we may take up to 20 business days to credit your account for the amount you think is in error.
We will advise you of the results within ten (10) business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that an error didn’t occur, we will withdraw any previously issued provisional credit placed in your account and send you a written explanation of our decision. Note that you may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.
BRIDGE
USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE
Important information about procedures for opening or changing an account under the USA Patriot Act
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT ACT requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account or changes an existing account.
When you open an account or change an existing account, we will ask for the following:
- Name
- Date of Birth for individuals
- Place of residence
- Taxpayer Identification Number (i.e., Social Security Number) for U.S. persons
- One or more for a non-U.S. person:
- A taxpayer identification number,
- Passport number and country of issuance,
- Alien identification card number, or
- Number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard.
Financial Institutions are permitted to impose and implement additional identity verification procedures when deemed necessary and appropriate, as specified under the Act.
BRIDGE
USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE
Important information about procedures for opening or changing an account under the USA Patriot Act
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT ACT requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account or changes an existing account.
When you open an account or change an existing account, we will ask for the following:
- Name
- Date of Birth for individuals
- Place of residence
- Taxpayer Identification Number (i.e., Social Security Number) for U.S. persons
- One or more for a non-U.S. person:
- A taxpayer identification number,
- Passport number and country of issuance,
- Alien identification card number, or
- Number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence and bearing a photograph or similar safeguard.
Financial Institutions are permitted to impose and implement additional identity verification procedures when deemed necessary and appropriate, as specified under the Act.
Exhibit B
Stablecoin Risk Disclosures
There are several risks associated with buying and selling Stablecoins. By accessing and using the Bridge Services, you are promising us that you have read and understand the following Stablecoin Risk Disclosures.
1. Unique Features of Stablecoins. Stablecoins are not legal tender in the United States.
2. Stability, Valuation, and Liquidity. The price of Stablecoins is based on the reputation of the Issuer, the financial institution and the jurisdiction where the Issuer stores the Fiat Currency associated with the Stablecoin, the stability of the Blockchain on which the Stablecoins are issued, the laws that apply to Stablecoins and many other factors. Some Stablecoins may lose all of their value, or you may be unable to redeem Stablecoins for Fiat Currency as a result of one or a combination of these factors.
3. Cybersecurity. The cybersecurity risks of Stablecoins and related Cryptocurrency Wallets include hacking vulnerabilities and a risk that Blockchains may not be immutable. A cybersecurity event could result in a substantial, immediate and irreversible loss of your Stablecoins. Even a minor cybersecurity event in a Stablecoin is likely to result in a loss of value or ability to redeem a Stablecoin.
4. Stablecoin Issuers, Intermediaries and Custodians. Regulation of Stablecoins is constantly evolving. A lack of regulatory oversight creates a risk that an Issuer may not hold enough Fiat Currency to satisfy its obligations to redeem Stablecoins, and that such deficiency may not be easily identified or discovered. In addition, many Issuers and their service providers have experienced significant outages, downtime and processing delays, and may have a higher level of operational risk than traditional financial institutions.
5. Regulatory Landscape. Stablecoins currently face an uncertain regulatory landscape. In the United States, Stablecoins are subject to limited federal oversight, and state regulations that apply to Stablecoins vary from state to state and may be inconsistently applied. In addition, Stablecoins may be regulated by additional federal regulators in the future. Such laws and regulations may impact the price of Stablecoins and their acceptance by users, merchants and service providers.
6. Technology. The relatively new and rapidly evolving technology underlying Stablecoins introduces unique risks. For example, a unique private key is required to access, use or transfer a Stablecoin on a Blockchain. The loss, theft or destruction of a private key may result in an irreversible loss.
Exhibit C
Prohibited Activities
You will not use the Bridge Services to undertake or enable by you or any third party (the “Prohibited Activities List”): unlawful or abusive activity, fraud, unlawful gambling, intellectual property infringement, investment or credit services, check cashing, bail bonds, collections agencies, counterfeit or unauthorized goods, drugs and drug paraphernalia (including pseudo pharmaceuticals), substances designed to mimic illegal drugs, adult content and services, multi-level marketing, unfair, predatory or deceptive practices, money services, and any business that Bridge believes poses elevated financial risk, legal liability, or violate card network rules or bank policies. Bridge may update this Prohibited Activities List at any time upon notice to you.
Non-US/EEA C2C - User Terms
Bridge Building Limited
At Bridge, we are advancing the accessibility of stablecoins and stablecoin-based applications. Stablecoins are a special type of cryptographic digital asset that can be redeemed at face value for government-issued money (“Fiat Currency”). These terms cover your use of the software, systems, and services we provide to make that possible, including the purchase and sale of Stablecoins from or to Bridge (the “Bridge Services”) and is an agreement between you and Bridge Building Inc. (“Bridge,” “we,” or “us”). If you are accessing the Bridge Services on behalf of a business (a “Business User”), these terms apply to you and to the business.
Our Privacy Policy (please see Bridge.xyz/legal) explains how we collect and use any Personal Data you share with us. Each time you visit our website, apply for an account with us (“Bridge Account”), or use the Bridge Services, you are giving us your consent to collect, use, and disclose your Personal Data, as that term is defined in our Privacy Policy. Your consent applies for as long as you use the Bridge Services.
IN ADDITION TO THIS AGREEMENT, CERTAIN DISCLOSURES APPLY TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AND AGREEMENT TO THOSE DISCLOSURES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN EXHIBIT A TO THIS AGREEMENT.
IMPORTANT: You agree to receive all communications from us electronically. This means you cannot contact us about the Bridge Services by telephone or by regular mail. For more details about our E-Sign Policy, read Section 7.2.
ARBITRATION NOTICE: THESE TERMS REQUIRE YOU TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES WITH US IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR IN ARBITRATION, AND TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN A COURT. YOU ARE ALSO PROHIBITED FROM JOINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST US. SECTION 7.8 CONTAINS MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE WAIVERS AND HOW YOU CAN OPT-OUT OF ARBITRATION.
01
Bridge Account Eligibility; Security.
1.1. Instead of offering the Bridge Services directly to the public, we do business through companies who want to offer their customers the ability to buy and sell Stablecoins through their website or mobile application (“Partners”). To do so, our Partners integrate their services (the “Partner Services”) with the Bridge Services and brand the Bridge Services with their name and logo. This means you need to have a valid account with a Partner (a “Partner Account”) if you want to open a Bridge Account.
1.2. To be eligible to apply for and use a Bridge Account, you must: (a) be at least 18 years old, (b) have the legal capacity to agree to these terms; and (c) have an active Partner Account. If you are opening a Bridge Account for a Business User, you promise us that: (i) you are authorized by the Business User to open a Bridge Account, (ii) you are an executive officer of the Business User; or (iii) your position permits you to make important decisions for the Business User. If you are a Business User, you may only use the Bridge Services for commercial purposes. If you are not a Business User, you may only use the Bridge Services for personal, consumer, or household purposes.
1.3. We cannot provide a Bridge Account to you if you live in or do business in a country where we do not provide the Bridge Services (“Restricted Locations”). We can add or remove Restricted Locations from the list at any time without notifying you. We also comply with all US, EU and similar sanctions laws, so we are unable to provide the Bridges Services to you if you live in a country, or you are on a list of persons banned by these governments from doing business with persons or companies in such jurisdictions.
1.4. We need certain Personal Data from you to verify your identity, to process your Bridge Account application, and to provide the Bridge Services to you. Your Partner may share your Personal Data with us with your permission, or we may collect it from you directly. Personal Data may include your name, email address, residential address, phone number, date of birth, and taxpayer identification number, copies of your passport, driver’s license, military identification card or other government-issued photo identification; bank account statements; Receiving Wallet addresses you control, the purpose of your use of the Bridge Services, the source of funds you use to buy or sell Stablecoins, and related information we request. We may keep records of your Personal Data if required by applicable law. The Personal Data you provide must always be accurate, complete and up to date.
1.5. You will only be able to access your Bridge Account using the username and password associated with your Partner Account (your “Login Credentials”). We are not responsible (and you will not hold us responsible) for any unauthorized access to or use of your Login Credentials, your Partner Account, or your Bridge Account. We do not have access to your Partner Account, and we cannot retrieve or change your Login Credentials. Contact the Partner immediately if you become aware of or suspect any unauthorized access to your Partner Account.
1.6 WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR ACTIVITY TO YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. We will treat any unauthorized access or activity as potentially fraudulent, and you must notify the Partner within 24 hours if you become aware of or suspect potentially fraudulent activity. When you notify the Partner of potentially fraudulent activity, we and the Partner will temporarily restrict access to your Bridge Account, suspend any pending Orders or withdrawals, require you to change your Login Credentials, and any other reasonable steps to protect your Bridge Account. You must also (a) promptly report any potentially fraudulent activity to legal authorities; (b) provide the Partner with a copy of any report prepared by such legal authorities; (c) cooperate fully with the legal authorities, Partner and Bridge in the investigation; (d) complete any required affidavits promptly, accurately and thoroughly; and (e) allow Bridge, the Partner, or any third party designated by us access to your mobile device, computer, and network if relevant to the investigation.
02
Funding Wallets and Wallets
2.1. When you submit instructions to buy and sell Stablecoins from and to Bridge (“Orders”), you are giving us your permission to carry out those Orders as your agent. To process Orders, you must provide at least one cryptocurrency wallet address from which to fund Orders (your “Funding Wallet”), and/or at least one cryptocurrency wallet address (your “Receiving Wallet”) to receive the Stablecoins you purchase, as applicable. Your Funding Wallet and/or your Receiving Wallet must be under your sole ownership or control, and we have the right to suspend Orders if we suspect that you do not own or control your Funding Wallet or your Receiving Wallet. We may ask you for information about the financial institution or other provider of your Receiving Wallet and your Funding Wallet. If your Funding Wallet or Receiving Wallet is not provided to you by a regulated financial institution (a “Self-Directed Wallet”), we may ask you for more information about the Self-Directed Wallet and your Orders may be delayed or even blocked. We reserve the right to cancel or reverse purchase Orders if you use a Self-Directed Wallet. You authorize us to share Personal Data and Order information with the financial institution providers of your Funding Wallet and/or Receiving Wallet.
2.2. As part of our legal compliance program (“AML/CTF Compliance Program”), we will monitor use of your Receiving Wallet, and review your Personal Data on an ongoing basis to prevent financial crimes.
2.3. You are solely responsible for monitoring your Funding Wallet and Receiving Wallet for unauthorized or suspicious activity, and we are not liable to you if you lose your funds due to unauthorized activity. To protect your Funding Wallet and Receiving Wallet from unauthorized activity, you must: (a) review your Order history on an ongoing basis; (b) immediately review Order receipts, confirmations and notices we send you through your Partner Account or to the email address associated with your Partner Account; and (c) verify you received an Order confirmation, and (d) notify the Partner within 24 hours of the Order if you do not receive an Order confirmation.
03
Bridge Account Suspension and Termination
3.1. You may close your Bridge Account at any time and for any reason unless we or your Partner suspect that you are closing your Bridge Account to avoid law enforcement or otherwise avoid an investigation. Closing your Bridge Account will not affect the rights we owe to you or the obligations you have to us before closure. We will complete any active Orders by transferring the applicable Stablecoins to your Funding Wallet or your Receiving Wallet, as applicable, before closing your Bridge Account.
3.2. We may immediately reject transactions to or from, suspend or terminate, your Bridge Account and/or freeze any funds without prior notice if: (a) we suspect you have violated these terms, our AML/CTF Compliance Program, or any applicable laws or regulations; (b) we are required to do so by applicable law or by any valid order we receive from law enforcement officials; (c) we or your Partner suspect any suspicious or unauthorized activity or any actual or attempted unauthorized access to your Partner Account or Login Credentials; (d) Your Partner Account has been suspended or terminated or you no longer have access to your Partner Account; (e) you no longer reside in a jurisdiction where we are authorized to provide the Bridge Services; (f) you do not connect at least one Funding Wallet with your Bridge Account, and (g) you have not processed any Orders or you have not accessed your Bridge Account for more than 1 year. We will notify you through your Partner Account or via email if we suspend or terminate your Bridge Account.
04
Supported Digital Coins and Digital Assets
In addition to Stablecoins, we may permit you to purchase Stablecoins with other Digital Assets. “Digital Assets” means any Stablecoin, Cryptocurrency, virtual currency, digital currency, digital asset, digital commodity or other digital token that is a digital representation of value compatible with a cryptographic protocol of a computer network that can be digitally traded; and “Cryptocurrency” means a Digital Asset that functions as: (1) a medium of exchange; (2) a unit of account; or (3) a store of value, but does not have legal tender status and is not issued or guaranteed by any government. The computer networks used to exchange Digital Assets are called “Blockchains”. We may also permit you to buy Stablecoins that are compatible with one or more cryptographic protocols. A list of Digital Assets and Stablecoins we support are available via your Partner Account. We do not support the purchase of any Digital Assets that are not Stablecoins. We may remove a Digital Asset or Stablecoin due to changes in the characteristics or regulatory classification of the asset, or for any other reason at any time. If we delist a Stablecoin while an Order is in process, we will reverse your Order and return the funds you used to pay for the Order to your Funding Wallet or to your Receiving Wallet, as applicable. If you send funds to Bridge that are not supported, these funds will be lost. Bridge has no responsibility or liability with respect to these funds.
05
Blockchain Control; Forks; Risks of Buying and Selling Stablecoins.
5.1. We do not operate, own, or control any Blockchains. By their nature, Blockchains use open-source software that anyone can use, copy, modify, and distribute. Neither we nor your Partner are responsible for the operation of any Blockchains that are compatible with the Stablecoins and Digital Assets we support, and we do not guarantee the functionality, security, or availability of any Blockchains. Some of the financial institutions that issue Stablecoins on various Blockchains (“Issuers”) include software code that they can use to block the transfer of Stablecoins if the Issuer suspects illegal activity or pursuant to a request from law enforcement. We have no control over the software code of any of the Stablecoins we support, and you are purchasing Stablecoins at your own risk.
5.2. Blockchains are subject to sudden changes in operating rules, and third parties may from time to time create a copy of a Blockchain and implement changes in operating rules or other features (“Forks”) that may result in more than one version of a Blockchain (each, a “Forked Blockchain”) and more than one version of a Stablecoin (“Forked Stablecoins”) or Digital Asset (“Forked Asset”). Our ability to support Forked Stablecoins or accept Forked Assets resulting from a Forked Network is completely outside our control. Forks may materially affect the value and function of the Stablecoins you purchase from or sell to us and depends entirely on the Issuer of the Forked Stablecoin. In the event of a Fork, we may temporarily suspend any Orders in process at the time of the Fork with or without notice to you while we determine the effects of the Fork on the functionality of the Bridge Services. Issuers will almost certainly not support Forked versions of the Stablecoins they issue, and you may not be permitted to redeem Forked Stablecoins for another Stablecoin or other Digital Asset. Attempts to Fork a Blockchain may also result in complete or partial failure of the Blockchain’s functionality, and the Stablecoins and Digital Assets you own that are supported by the Blockchain may become worthless.
WE MAY CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT FORKED BLOCKCHAINS, AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT, CLAIM, OR OTHER PRIVILEGE TO FORKED STABLECOINS ON A FORKED NETWORK WE DO NOT SUPPORT, EVEN IN THE RARE EVENT AN ISSUER SUPPORTS THE FORK. WE MAY ABANDON OR CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT FORKED BLOCKCHAINS AS PART OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, AND WE ARE UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT MOST FORKED BLOCKCHAINS. IF YOU USE A DIGITAL ASSET THAT HAS BEEN FORKED TO BUY STABLECOINS FROM US, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR ORDER, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN YOUR FUNDS IN THE EVENT OF A FAILED FORK.
5.3. THERE ARE MANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BUYING AND SELLING STABLECOINS. WE HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RISKS IN OUR STABLECOIN RISK DISCLOSURE AVAILABLE IN EXHIBIT B TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE STABLECOIN RISK DISCLOSURE IS INCLUDED IN THESE TERMS, AND BY USING THE BRIDGE SERVICES, YOU ARE INDICATING TO US THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THESE RISKS.
06
Orders
6.1. Placing Orders. You can only place Orders through your Partner Account using your Login Credentials. If we receive an Order from you, we will assume you intended for us to execute the Order. All purchase Orders require full payment in cleared funds at the time we fill your Order. Do not place an Order to purchase Stablecoins with other Stablecoins if you don’t have enough funds in your Funding Wallet. We will not process Orders to purchase Stablecoins with Digital Assets or other Stablecoins before we receive the Digital Assets or Stablecoins from you. We do not guarantee that we will fill your Order, and we reserve the right to cancel any Order or part of an Order for any reason, including if the Order: (a) was placed during a scheduled or unscheduled downtime of Bridge or Company; (v) violates these terms; or (c) is non-marketable.
6.2. Source of Funds; Destination of Proceeds; Order Limits. We only authorize Orders using funds in a Funding Wallet or Receiving Wallet you control. You are not allowed to use funds that do not belong to you to place Orders, and that you cannot place Orders on behalf of a third party. Each time you place an Order, you are promising that all you own the funds used by you to execute an Order, and that the funds are not the direct or indirect proceeds of any criminal or fraudulent activity. When we receive funds for your Order, title to those funds transfers to Bridge upon receipt. When we send to you proceeds from your Order, title to those funds transfer to you upon your receipt of those funds. Any proceeds from the sale of Stablecoins will be Funding Wallet or to your Receiving Wallet, and that you will not have the option to transfer proceeds to any other bank account, including a bank account that you own. Neither Bridge nor Company will hold any sale proceeds on your behalf. We may limit the amount and frequency of your Orders (in USD terms) in a given time period. These limits may depend on when you opened your Bridge Account, the Personal Data you provided us, and a variety of other risk factors.
6.3. Order Receipts and Order History. When we fill your Order, the Partner will send you a confirmation (the “Order Receipt”) on our behalf through your Partner Account or to the email address associated with your Partner Account or we will send one directly to that email address. We may choose without prior notice to you, to periodically consolidate multiple Orders into a single Order Receipt. You may request your Order history by emailing support@bridge.xyz. We maintain records of all Orders for a period of seven years or as otherwise required by applicable law.
6.4. Right to Offset. If you fail to provide sufficient funds at the time we fill your Order, we reserve the right to cancel, reverse or fill the Order in whole or in part. You agree to be responsible for the costs of any such action we take, including gas and exchange fees. You will also be responsible for such costs if you cancel your transaction prior to processing and we return funds to you. If your failure to provide sufficient funds or a return results in an amount due and owing by you to us (a “Negative Balance”), we have the right to: (a) charge a reasonable rate of interest on the Negative Balance; (b) offset any Negative Balance and any accrued interest and other losses by debiting funds from your Funding Wallet in the amount of the Negative Balance; and (c) offset any Negative Balance against amounts we owe you for Stablecoins we purchase from you, Stablecoins you have purchased from us, or funds you have requested to be returned.
6.5. Cancellations; Errors. You may not cancel an Order after we have commenced processing it. If you cancel your Order and you have not provided sufficient information in order for us to return your funds, we will hold your funds as required by law. You are solely responsible for reviewing your Order Receipts for accuracy and for monitoring your Order History for any errors or any potentially fraudulent activity. If you do not receive an Order Receipt or an Order cancellation notice, or if the Order Receipt is inaccurate, you must notify your Partner within 24 hours of placing the Order or receiving the Order Receipt. You hereby waive your right to dispute an Order unless you notify the Partner of any objections within 24 hours the applicable Order Receipt was sent to you. We reserve the right, but we have no obligation, to declare an Order null and void that we consider to be erroneous (each, an “Erroneous Order”). You are responsible for ensuring that you submit the appropriate Order type you place an Order to buy or sell Stablecoins, and that a simple assertion by you that you made a mistake in entering an Order, or that you failed to pay attention to or update an Order, will not be sufficient to establish it as an Erroneous Order. If we determine that a given Order is an Erroneous Order, we may declare it null and void, in whole and in part, even if you do not agree to cancel or modify it, in which case you will return the Stablecoins or funds you received in the Erroneous Order. If you place an Erroneous Order and such Erroneous Order is equal to $5 or less, you relinquish your claim to any funds you have sent to us with respect to such Erroneous Order and title to such funds transfers to Bridge upon receipt.
6.6. Downtime. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Bridge Services in a reliable and secure manner. From time to time, interruptions, errors, delays, or other deficiencies in providing the Bridge Services may occur due to downtime of the Partner Services, and a variety of other factors outside our control, and some of which may require or result in scheduled maintenance or unscheduled downtime of the Bridge Services (collectively, “Downtime”). Part or all of the Bridge Services may be unavailable during any Downtime, and we are not liable or responsible to you for any inconvenience or losses you incur as a result of Downtime.
6.7 Compliance with Law. We reserve the right to refuse to process, or to cancel, correct, clawback, or reverse, any purchase, sale or transfer, in our sole discretion, even after funds have been debited from your account(s), in response to a subpoena, court order, or other government order; or if we suspect the transaction may: involve money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, or any other type of financial crime; be erroneous or violate the prohibited activities set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. In such instances, we will reverse the transaction and we are under no obligation to reinstate a purchase or sale order at the same price or on the same terms as the canceled transaction.
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General Terms
7.1. Fees. You can access the fees we charge for Orders through your Partner Account (“Fees”). Our Fees are subject to change, and you are solely responsible for reviewing the fee schedule prior to placing an Order. Placement of an Order by you means you accept the Fees published at the time you place the Order.
7.2. E-sign and Electronic Communications Consent.
7.2.1. We or the Partner will send all notices and communications with you (“Communications”) through your Partner Account to the email address associated with your Partner Account. To ensure that you receive all of our Communications, you must keep your email address up-to-date and immediately notify the Partner if there are any changes. Delivery of any Communications by us to the email address associated with your Partner Account is considered valid. If any email Communication is returned as undeliverable, we retain the right to block access to your Bridge Account until you provide and confirm a new and valid email address.
7.2.1. Hardware and Software Requirements. To access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware and software: (a) a device with an Internet connection; (b) a current web browser that includes 128-bit encryption (e.g. Internet Explorer version 9.0 and above, Firefox version 3.6 and above, Chrome version 31.0 and above, or Safari 7.0 and above) with cookies enabled; (c) a valid email address (your primary email address on file with Company); and (iv) sufficient storage space to save past Communications or an installed printer to print them.
7.2.2. How to Withdraw Your Consent. You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by contacting us at support@bridge.xyz. If you fail to provide, or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, we reserve the right to immediately close your Bridge Account or charge you additional fees for paper copies.
7.3. Taxes. We do not provide tax or legal advice. We will report Orders and the proceeds from Orders to the Internal Revenue Service to the extent and manner required by applicable law.
7.4. Intellectual Property; Bridge Materials; Feedback. The text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, photographs, editorial content, notices, software and other materials we provide you, including the manner in which we arrange or present them to you (the “Bridge Materials”) are protected under both the United States and other applicable copyright, trademark, and other laws. The Bridge Materials belong to us or are licensed to Bridge by our partners. We grant you the right to view and use the Bridge Materials, but we or our partners retain ownership of the Bridge Materials at all times. You may download or print a copy of the Bridge Materials for personal, non-commercial use only. Any distribution, reprint or electronic reproduction of any Bridge Materials in whole or in part for any other purpose is expressly prohibited without our prior written consent. You agree not to use, nor permit any third party to use, the Bridge Materials in a manner that violates any applicable law or these terms. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Bridge Services (“Feedback”), then you hereby grant Bridge an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid up, royalty-free right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Bridge Services and to create other products and services.
7.5. Remedies for Breach. If you or any Authorized User breaches any of your representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in these terms, give us inaccurate or incomplete information for any reason, or otherwise fail to comply with any other requirements of these terms or any of our policies, we will have the right to suspend or terminate your Bridge Account. You will be liable for all losses we our affiliates incur that result from any such breach. We have sole discretion over what actions, if any, it takes in the event of such breach and may take such action without prior notice to you. If a breach by you or your Authorized Users involves participation by other parties with your Bridge Accounts, you and such parties will be jointly and severally liable for all resulting damages to Bridge and our affiliates. The enumeration in these terms of specific remedies will not be exclusive of any other remedies that may be available to us at law or in equity. Any delay or failure by us to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege in these terms, or that exist now or in the future under any applicable laws (collectively, “Legal Rights”) will not be construed to be a waiver of those Legal Rights, nor to limit the exercise of such Legal Rights, nor will it preclude the further exercise those Legal Rights.
7.6. INDEMNIFICATION. YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS BRIDGE, AND OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (THE “INDEMNIFIED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND ALL RELATED EXPENSES (“LOSSES”), WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, THAT ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO, OR ARE ATTRIBUTABLE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO A CLAIM, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS, BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY AGAINST AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR ANY ACTIVITY BY YOU RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES.
7.7. NO WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
7.7.1. YOUR USE OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY BRIDGE, OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT ANY OF THE BRIDGE SERVICES, OR ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BY BRIDGE OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THROUGH THE PARTNER SERVICES WILL FULFILL ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSES OR NEEDS. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE BRIDGE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, RELIABLE, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7.7.2. None of Bridge or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable to you or any Authorized User for any losses arising out of, related to or resulting from any activities conducted through your Bridge Account, Orders you place for the sale or purchase of Stablecoins, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge or to a Receiving Wallet, and any other uses of the Bridge Services, except to the extent and only to the extent that your losses are actual and have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration panel to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, our Affiliates, and any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. You will not be held liable for such actual losses that have been finally determined to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors. Further, none of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will have responsibility for losses or have any other liability to you (a) arising out of or resulting from any actions or inactions or performance of services by any third party or actions of other participants in the markets with respect to your Bridge Account or the activities conducted through your Bridge Account or (b) arising out of or resulting from system failures, outages, unauthorized access to the Bridge Account, conversion of property, errors of any kind, government actions, force majeure events, trading suspensions, or any other causes over which Bridge does not have direct control. Further, none of Bridge, or our Affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees or independent agents or contractors will be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages or any other losses that are not direct damages, which includes trading losses, lost profits and other lost business opportunities relating to sending Orders to Bridge, directing the transfer of funds to Bridge, storing Stablecoins in a Receiving Wallet and your use of the Bridge Services.
IF YOU ARE A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT, the provisions of this Section 7.7 are intended to apply only to the extent permitted under New Jersey law.
The no warranty provisions and limitation of liability set forth in this Section 7.7 are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between Bridge and you.
7.8. Arbitration; Jury Trial and Class Action Waiver.
7.8.1. This Section 7.8 constitutes your agreement to arbitrate (“Arbitration Agreement”) all disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and your relationship with us (collectively, “Claims”). This includes Claims made by us against you, by you or anyone connected to you against us or any of our Affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors, successors, or assignees. Arbitration is often used to resolve Claims more efficiently than a trial, particularly where the amount of the Claim is small. YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE A CLAIM IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON ANY CLAIM. CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATIONS WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL ONLY BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
7.8.2. Before commencing an action in arbitration, the parties will promptly submit any dispute that they have failed to promptly resolve to mediation before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in New York, New York, or at a location agreed to by the parties, The parties will jointly select the mediator, or if the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, then the dispute will be submitted to non-binding mediation before the AAA. If the parties are unable to achieve a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute through mediation within 60 days after commencement of mediation proceedings, the parties hereby agree to submit their dispute to binding arbitration described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may file an arbitration demand at any time to comply with any statute of limitation or timing requirements to preserve its Claim.
7.8.3. All Claims will be decided finally and exclusively by binding individual arbitration with a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) according to this provision and the applicable AAA rules, which may limit the discovery available to you or to us. You can obtain copies of the AAA rule and forms by contacting AAA at 1-800-778-7879 or www.adr.org. Any arbitration hearing that you attend will take place in the federal judicial district where you reside as of the date you execute these terms. The arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law of New York and consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16 (“FAA”) and applicable statutes of limitations and will honor claims of privilege recognized at law.
7.8.4. The arbitrator’s award will be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. While an arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief, the arbitrator may do so only with respect to the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual party’s Claims. The arbitrator’s decision and judgment criteria will not have a precedential or collateral estoppel effect on Claims asserted by any individual or entity who was not party to the arbitration. If any provision of this Arbitration Agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed, and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced (but in no case will there be a class or representative arbitration). The arbitration itself will be governed by Federal Arbitration Act 9 USC §1 et. seq.. If a court or arbitrator decides that this Arbitration Agreement cannot be enforced as to a particular Claim for relief, then that Claim (and only that Claim) must be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court. Individual Claims filed in small claims court are not subject to this Arbitration Agreement as long as the Claim remains in small claims court. The arbitrator alone will have the authority to interpret the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement, except that any Claim concerning the scope or enforceability of the prohibition on class, collective, or representative Claims, or Claims in arbitration for public injunctive relief, will be resolved by the state and federal courts in New York, New York in accordance with New York law.
7.8.5. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO ARBITRATE ALL CLAIMS AS PROVIDED IN THIS USER AGREEMENT, THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT SUCH ARBITRATION PROVISIONS BY DELIVERING A WRITTEN NOTICE TO US AT ADMIN@BRIDGE.XYZ, ATTENTION: LEGAL DEPARTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE YOU REGISTERED FOR YOUR BRIDGE ACCOUNT. YOUR REJECTION OF ANY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY INDEPENDENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU REMAIN SUBJECT TO ANY ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION OR JURY TRIAL WAIVER OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES SET OUT IN THOSE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR EMAIL, AND YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER IN THE NOTICE.
7.9. Governing Law and Venue. These terms and your access to and use of the Bridge Services will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the state of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties arising out or relating to these terms that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of the state of New York and the United States, respectively.
7.10. Regulation. Bridge is registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) as a money services business (“MSB”). As a registered MSB, Bridge is subject to the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA”) which set out the requirements imposed upon financial institutions to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Your access to and use of your Bridge Services is subject to compliance with Bridge’s AML/CTF Compliance Program. Bridge is not a registered broker-dealer and is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Any funds we hold while processing an Order for you are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or SIPC, or any other insurance.
7.11. Compliance with Applicable Laws. Orders are subject to applicable laws, regulations, and rules of federal and state governmental and regulatory authorities (collectively, “Applicable Laws”). You understand that compliance with Applicable Laws may include compliance with any guidance or direction of any regulatory authority or government agency, any writ of attachment, lien, levy, subpoena, warrant, or other legal order (collectively, “Legal Orders”). In no event will we be obligated to affect any Order that we believe would violate any Applicable Law. We are not responsible for any losses, whether direct or indirect, that you may incur as a result of our good faith efforts to comply with any Applicable Law, including any Legal Order.
7.12. Force Majeure. We are not be liable for delays, failure in performance or interruption of service that result directly or indirectly from significant market volatility, acts of God, acts of civil or military authorities, acts of terrorists, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failures of equipment or software, pandemics, other catastrophe or any other occurrence that is beyond our reasonable control.
7.13. Survival. All provisions pertaining to suspension, termination, or cancellation of the Bridge Services, debts owed to Bridge, disputes with Bridge and general provisions, and all other provisions of these terms which by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of these terms survive the termination or expiration of these terms.
7.14. Entire Agreement. These terms, our Privacy Policy, and all other terms incorporated into these terms comprise the entire understanding and agreement between you and Bridge as to the subject matter of these terms, and supersede any and all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any kind (including without limitation any prior versions of these terms), between you and Bridge. Section headings in these terms are for convenience only and will not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision of these terms.
7.15. Assignment. We reserve the right to assign our rights without restriction to any Bridge Affiliate, any successor in interest of any business associated with the Bridge Services, or to any other person in our sole discretion. If Bridge is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the Personal Data we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. You may not assign any rights or licenses granted under these terms. Any attempted transfer or assignment by you in violation of this Section 7.15 will be null and void.
7.16. Severability. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any local, state, or federal government agency, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of the provision to the greatest extent possible under any applicable law and the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these terms will not be affected.
7.17. Non-Waiver of Rights. These terms may not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under Applicable Law, including applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located. In addition, our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these terms or to exercise any right under these terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of our right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance.
7.18. Modifications to these Terms. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and to the Bridge Services at any time. If we make changes, our Partner will post the amended terms in your Partner Account. We may also notify you by sending an email to the address on file in your Partner Account. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended terms will be effective immediately and will apply to any pending Orders or any then-current and subsequent uses of your Bridge Account. You are responsible for reviewing these terms each time you access or use the Bridge Services. Your continued access to and use of your Bridge Account after we provide notice to you means you have consented to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your Bridge Account immediately.
Exhibit A
Disclosures
BRIDGE E-SIGN CONSENT DISCLOSURE
Statement of Electronic Disclosure:
In order to electronically review and retrieve the documents related to your account(s) with Bridge Building Limited and delivered to you in connection with this request for consent (Documents), you will first need to review and accept this consent form.
With your consent, Bridge Building Limited can deliver the Documents and other disclosures and contracts related to your account(s) to you by displaying or delivering them electronically, and requesting that you print or download them and retain them for your records.
This notice contains important information that you are entitled to receive before you consent to electronic records and electronic signatures in connection with your account(s) at Bridge Building Limited. Please read this notice carefully and print or download a copy for your files.
After you have read this information, if you agree to receive and accept the Documents from Bridge Building Limited electronically, and if you agree to general use of electronic records and electronic signatures in connection with your account(s) at Bridge Building Limited, please acknowledge your acceptance of this consent by checking the box before you are able to continue with your application. In doing so, you are providing your affirmative consent to use electronic communications. By checking the box, you are also confirming that you meet the system requirements described below, that you have demonstrated your ability to receive, retain, and view electronic documents on your access device, and that you have a current email address.
You have the right to change back to non-electronic delivery of statements. We do not offer a non-electronic delivery of statements. If you choose this option, you agree that your account(s) will be closed, and existing balance(s) will be returned to you.
You agree to print out or download the Documents when we advise you to do so and keep them for your records. If you have any trouble printing or downloading any of the Documents, you may contact us by telephone at (208) 820-8471 or by email at admin@bridge.xyz.
If you wish to change your notification email address, you may do so within the mobile app, by logging in to your account through our website, by telephone at (208) 820-8471 or by email at admin@bridge.xyz.
In order to access the Documents electronically, you must have:
A computer or mobile device with an Internet connection
Insert your computer and browser requirements here: Examples would be: We support personal computers, Android and current IOS platforms for both phone and tablets; and Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome browsers
Note: “Financial institutions must provide consumers with a statement detailing the hardware and software requirements to access and retain electronic records.”
The ability to view and retain Portable Document Format (PDF) files
An email address
Either a printer, hard drive or other storage device
You represent that you have the hardware, software, email address and capacities described above, and your ability to read this Consent demonstrates that you have the necessary hardware and software to receive Communications electronically.
Your consent does not mean that Bridge Building Limited must provide all Documents related to your account(s) electronically. Bridge Building Limited, at its option, may deliver documents or otherwise communicate with you on paper if it chooses to do so. Bridge Building Limited may also require that certain communications from you be delivered to Bridge Building Limited on paper at a specific address.
I have read the information about the use of electronic records, disclosures, notices, and email, and consent to use of electronic records for the delivery of documents, including disclosures and other notices, in connection with my account(s) at Bridge Building Limited. I have been able to view this information using my computer and software. I have an account with an Internet Service Provider, and I am able to send email and receive emails with hyperlinks to websites and attached files. I also consent to the use of electronic records and electronic signatures in connection with my account(s) to Bridge Building Limited in place of written documents and handwritten signatures.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE PRINT AND RETAIN THIS CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION
BRIDGE ERROR CORRECTION NOTICE
IN CASE OF ERRORS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS
Telephone us at (208) 820-8471, write us at 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 104 PMB 77950 San Antonio Texas 78258-4946, or email us at admin@bridge.xyz, as soon as you can, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer on the statement or receipt. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent you the FIRST statement on which the error or problem appeared.
1. Tell us your name and account number (if any).
2. Describe the error or the transfer you are unsure about and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information.
3. Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error and the date when the transfer took place.
If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within ten (10) business days.
We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will provide you with a provisional credit to your account within 10 business days for the amount you think is in error so that you will have use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not provide a provisional credit to your account.
For errors involving new accounts, point-of-sale, or foreign-initiated transactions, we may take up to 90 days to investigate your complaint or question. For new accounts, we may take up to 20 business days to credit your account for the amount you think is in error.
We will advise you of the results within ten (10) business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that an error didn’t occur, we will withdraw any previously issued provisional credit placed in your account and send you a written explanation of our decision. Note that you may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.
Exhibit B
Stablecoin Risk Disclosures
There are several risks associated with buying and selling Stablecoins. By accessing and using the Bridge Services, you are promising us that you have read and understand the following Stablecoin Risk Disclosures.
1. Unique Features of Stablecoins. Stablecoins are not legal tender in the United States.
2. Stability, Valuation, and Liquidity. The price of Stablecoins is based on the reputation of the Issuer, the financial institution and the jurisdiction where the Issuer stores the Fiat Currency associated with the Stablecoin, the stability of the Blockchain on which the Stablecoins are issued, the laws that apply to Stablecoins and many other factors. Some Stablecoins may lose all of their value, or you may be unable to redeem Stablecoins for Fiat Currency as a result of one or a combination of these factors.
3. Cybersecurity. The cybersecurity risks of Stablecoins and related Receiving Wallets include hacking vulnerabilities and a risk that Blockchains may not be immutable. A cybersecurity event could result in a substantial, immediate and irreversible loss of your Stablecoins. Even a minor cybersecurity event in a Stablecoin is likely to result in a loss of value or ability to redeem a Stablecoin.
4. Stablecoin Issuers, Intermediaries and Custodians. Regulation of Stablecoins is constantly evolving. A lack of regulatory oversight creates a risk that an Issuer may not hold enough Fiat Currency to satisfy its obligations to redeem Stablecoins, and that such deficiency may not be easily identified or discovered. In addition, many Issuers and their service providers have experienced significant outages, downtime and processing delays, and may have a higher level of operational risk than traditional financial institutions.
5. Regulatory Landscape. Stablecoins currently face an uncertain regulatory landscape. In the United States, Stablecoins are subject to limited federal oversight, and state regulations that apply to Stablecoins vary from state to state and may be inconsistently applied. In addition, Stablecoins may be regulated by additional federal regulators in the future. Such laws and regulations may impact the price of Stablecoins and their acceptance by users, merchants and service providers.
6. Technology. The relatively new and rapidly evolving technology underlying Stablecoins introduces unique risks. For example, a unique private key is required to access, use or transfer a Stablecoin on a Blockchain. The loss, theft or destruction of a private key may result in an irreversible loss.
Exhibit C
Prohibited Activities
You will not use the Bridge Services to undertake or enable by you or any third party (the “Prohibited Activities List”): unlawful or abusive activity, fraud, unlawful gambling, intellectual property infringement, investment or credit services, check cashing, bail bonds, collections agencies, counterfeit or unauthorized goods, drugs and drug paraphernalia (including pseudo pharmaceuticals), substances designed to mimic illegal drugs, adult content and services, multi-level marketing, unfair, predatory or deceptive practices, money services, and any business that Bridge believes poses elevated financial risk, legal liability, or violate card network rules or bank policies. Bridge may update this Prohibited Activities List at any time upon notice to you.
EEA Privacy Policy
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This Document
1.1 Who we are: Bridge Building Sp. Z.o.o., a company incorporated in Poland with its registered office at ul. Bartycka 22B/21A, Warsaw, 00-716, Poland and with KRS company number 0001039515, and other companies in the Bridge group collect and use certain Personal Data.
1.2 Please read this Privacy Policy: We take your privacy very seriously. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how and why we collect, store, use and share any information relating to you (your Personal Data) in connection with your use of the Services and other online platforms. It also explains your rights in relation to your Personal Data and how to contact us or a relevant regulator in the event you have a complaint.
1.3 We are the controller: We are the controller of Personal Data obtained via the Services and other online platforms (such as social media), meaning we are the organisation legally responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection laws, including (but not limited to) the EU GDPR and any other national, implementing or supplementing data protection legislation. This includes deciding how and for what purposes Personal Data is used.
1.4 Third party links: Throughout our Services we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties, including to help us perform identity verification or make additional products and services available to you. Those third party websites may also gather information about you in accordance with their own separate privacy policies. For privacy information relating to those third party websites, please consult their privacy policies as appropriate.
1.5 Changes to this Privacy Policy: We may change this privacy policy from time to time—when we make significant changes, we will take steps to inform you, for example by including a prominent link to a description of those changes on our website for a reasonable period or by other means, such as email.
“Bridge Website” means the Bridge website available at bridge.xyz and any other website made available by Bridge or its affiliates from time to time.
“Bridge”, we or us means Bridge Building Sp. Z.o.o. and other companies of the Bridge group.
“Bridge Website” means the Bridge website available at bridge.xyz and any other website made available by Bridge or its affiliates from time to time.
“Bridge”, we or us means Bridge Building Sp. Z.o.o. and other companies of the Bridge group.
“EEA” means the European Economic Area.
“EU GDPR” means the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and any laws and regulations implementing or created pursuant to the EU GDPR.
“Personal Data” means any data which relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data or from that data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, Bridge (or its representatives or service providers). In addition to factual information, it includes any expression of opinion about an individual and any indication of the intentions of Bridge or any other person in respect of an individual.
“Privacy Policy” means this privacy policy.
“Services” means the Bridge Website, our online platform (including APIs) made available through the website of one of our partners and any other online service or platform that Bridge provides users from time to time.
“User(s)” or “You” means the users of the Services.
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The types of personal data we collect
The Personal Data we collect about you depends on the particular activities carried out. Many of the services offered by Bridge require us to obtain Personal Data about you in order to perform the Services we provide. Users may be unable to access the Services if such Personal Data are not provided. In relation to each of the services described at Section 2.1 above, we will collect and process the following Personal Data about you:
- Information that you provide to us: This includes information about you that you provide to us. The nature of the services you are requesting will determine the kind of Personal Data we might ask for, though such information may include (but is not limited to):
- basic Personal Data (such as first name; family name; job role; email address; phone number; postal address; city; postcode; country; hashed password; national identification number, identity documents, proof of address documentation, payment information (such as banking information, wallet address, payment card details));
- any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data;
- Information that we collect or generate about you. This includes (but is not limited to): technical information about your use of the Services e.g. sensor, location, connectivity, technical and aggregated usage data, such as your GPS/GNSS location data; home and work locations; IP addresses, wireless networks, cell towers and Wi-Fi access points; non-identifying data regarding a device, operating system, and browser; activity, communication, and performance logs; issues and bugs; and user activity on our Services. This data does not enable us to learn your true identity or contact details and serves mostly to improve the overall performance of our Services, and to better understand how our users typically use our Services and how we could improve their user experience.
For more information on the cookies and other tracking technologies used by Bridge please see Section 9 of this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Notice below.
- Information we obtain from other sources. We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, we may receive information about you from outside records of third parties, such as identity information. We may supplement the information we collect about you through the Services with such information from third parties in order to verify your identity or enhance our ability to serve you. If we combine such data with information we collect through the Services, such information is subject to this Privacy Policy unless we have disclosed otherwise.
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How we use your information
3.1 Under data protection law, we can only use your Personal Data if we have a proper reason, e.g.:
a. where you have given consent;
b. to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
c. for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or
d. for our legitimate interests or those of a third party.
3.2 A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your Personal Data, so long as this is not overridden by your own rights and interests. We will carry out an assessment when relying on legitimate interests, to balance our interests against your own.
3.3 The information below explains what we use your Personal Data for and why.
1. Purpose
To facilitate, operate, and provide our Services as set out in their relevant terms and conditions and to enforce our Terms of Service and any other agreements between you and Bridge.
Our reasons and lawful basis relied on under the EU GDPR
To perform our contract with you (or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract).
Relevant categories of Personal Data
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
2. Purpose
To provide our users with assistance and support.
Our reasons and lawful basis relied on under the EU GDPR
To perform our contract with you.
Relevant categories of Personal Data
Your account details (username) and contact information, including email address and telephone number.
3. Purpose
To authenticate the identity of our users, and to allow them to access and use our Services.
Our reasons and lawful basis relied on under the EU GDPR
Compliance with a legal obligation and to perform our contract with you.
Relevant categories of Personal Data
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
4. Purpose
To support and enhance our data security measures, including for the purposes of preventing and mitigating the risks of fraud, error, or any illegal or prohibited activity.
Our reasons and lawful basis relied on under the EU GDPR
Compliance with a legal obligation and legitimate interests
Relevant categories of Personal Data
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
5. Purpose
To comply with any other applicable laws and regulations.
Our reasons and lawful basis relied on under the EU GDPR
Compliance with a legal obligation.
Relevant categories of Personal Data
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
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Disclosure of your information to third parties
The table below sets out who we share Personal Data with.
1. Who we share with
Other Bridge Group companies
Use by recipient
To assist us in performing our Services.
Relevant categories of personal information transferred (or likely to be transferred to) recipient
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
2. Who we share with
Third party service providers
Use by recipient
To help deliver our Services to you, such as payment service providers, digital storage providers, and identity verification providers.
To help us run our business including (but not limited to) hosting and server co-location services, data analytics services, marketing and advertising services, data and cyber security services, fraud detection and prevention services, payment processing services, e-mail and SMS distribution and monitoring services, session recording, and our business, legal and financial advisors). These Service Providers may have access to your Personal Information, depending on each of their specific roles and purposes in facilitating and enhancing our Services, and may only use it for such purposes.
Relevant categories of personal information transferred (or likely to be transferred to) recipient
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
3. Who we share with
Bridge Partners
Use by recipient
If you access Services through the website of one of Bridge’s partners, then we may share your Personal Information with that partner in order to provide the Services.
Relevant categories of personal information transferred (or likely to be transferred to) recipient
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
4. Who we share with
Our regulators, law enforcement agencies or other relevant governmental agencies
Use by recipient
Compliance with a legal obligation and legitimate interests.
Relevant categories of personal information transferred (or likely to be transferred to) recipient
Your name, address, date of birth, and contact information, including email address and telephone number, your account details (username) and your payment details.
Your identity documentation and proof of address documentation.
Your national identification number.
Any other information that you choose to share via the Services which may be considered Personal Data.
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International Transfers of Personal Data
5.1 We may transfer your Personal Data: Bridge has customers and operations spread around the world. As a result, we collect and transfer Personal Data on a global basis. That means that we may transfer your Personal Data to locations outside of your country.
5.2 Protections when transferring internationally: Where we transfer your Personal Data to another country outside the EEA, we will ensure that it is protected and transferred in a manner consistent with legal requirements. In relation to data being transferred outside the EEA, for example, this may be done in one of the following ways:
- the country that we send the data to might be approved by the European Commission as offering an adequate level of protection for Personal Data. A list of countries the European Commission has currently made adequacy decisions in relation to is available here. We rely on adequacy decisions for transfers to the following countries: United States;
- there are appropriate safeguards in place for you (including, but not limited to, the recipient might have signed up to a contract based on “model contractual clauses” approved by the European Commission, obliging them to protect your Personal Data);
- the recipient may have adhered to binding corporate rules (only for intragroup transfers);
- in other circumstances the law may permit us to otherwise transfer your Personal Data outside of the EEA.
You can obtain more details of the protection given to your Personal Data when it is transferred outside the EEA by contacting us as described below.
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How we safeguard your information
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are designed to protect the privacy and security of your Personal Data. For example, all information you provide is accessible only to designated staff. In addition, all information is protected by SSL/TLS encryption when it is exchanged between your web browser and the Services.
We note, however, that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to or via the Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Services. In addition, where you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of our Services, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
We will take steps to ensure that the Personal Data is accessed only by employees of Bridge that have a need to do so for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
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How long we keep your personal data
7.1 How long we will hold your Personal Data for will vary and will be determined by the following cumulative criteria:
- the purpose for which we are using it – Bridge will need to keep your Personal Data for as long as is necessary for that purpose;
- as needed to deal with potential or actual legal claims, complaints, litigation or regulatory proceedings; and
- legal obligations – laws or regulation may set a minimum period for which Bridge has to keep your Personal Data.
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Your Rights
8.1 What are your rights: In all the above cases in which we collect, use or store your Personal Data, you may have the following rights which you can exercise free of charge. These rights include:
- the right to obtain information regarding the processing of your Personal Data and access to the Personal Data which we hold about you;
- the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data at any time. Please note, however, that we may still be entitled to process your Personal Data if we have another legitimate reason for doing so. For example, we may need to retain Personal Data to comply with a legal obligation;
- in some circumstances, the right to receive some Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or request that we transmit those data to a third party where this is technically feasible. Please note that this right only applies to Personal Data which you have provided directly to Bridge;
- the right to request that we rectify your Personal Data if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
- the right to request that we erase your Personal Data in certain circumstances. Please note that there may be circumstances where you ask us to erase your Personal Data, but we are legally entitled to retain it;
- the right to object to, or request that we restrict, our processing of your Personal Data in certain circumstances. Again, there may be circumstances where you object to, or ask us to restrict, our processing of your Personal Data but we are legally entitled to refuse that request; and
- the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection regulator if you think that any of your rights have been infringed by us.
8.2 You can exercise your rights by contacting us using the details listed below. Further information about your rights may be obtained by contacting the supervisory data protection authority located in your jurisdiction. For a list of EEA data protection supervisory authorities and their contact details see here.
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Cookies
9.1 What are Cookies: A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our Services. When you visit a page on the Services it may generate any of the following types of cookies:
a. These cookies are required to save your session and to carry out other activities that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Services. They enable us to provide you with services you have specifically asked for and are essential for you to move around the Services and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Services. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided to you. We also use security cookies to ensure the security of the Services. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Services to you, you cannot refuse them. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described below in ‘Managing your cookies’. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Services.
b. Functionality Cookies: If you consent, we use functional cookies to allow the Services to remember choices you make on the Services (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) to provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for. These cookies cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. They also do not gather any information about you that could be used for advertising or remembering where you’ve been on the Internet besides our websites.
c. Performance Cookies: If you consent, these cookies collect information about your visit and use of the Services, for instance, which pages you visit most often, and if you get error messages from such web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is only used to improve how the Services works. We also use these cookies to understand how our media campaigns work. This information is used to evaluate and improve the content of the Services and our campaigns and ultimately to improve user experience.
d. Analytics and Customisation Cookies: If you consent, we use these cookies, to help us understand how users access and use our services. The data collected typically includes information such as your IP address, your internet service provider, your web browser, the time spent on web pages, the links clicked and the advertisements viewed on those pages. We use this information to improve the Services and your experience, to see which areas and features of our services are popular, and for which visitors, and to count visits.
9.2 Other tracking technologies: We use other similar technologies to cookies on our Services such Web Beacons (also known as “clear GIFs”), which are transparent graphic images placed on a web page or in an email and indicate that a page or email has been viewed or tell your browser to get content from another server. We use web beacons to measure traffic to or from, or use of, our online forms, tools or content items and related browsing behaviour and to improve your experience when using the Services. We may also use customized links or other similar technologies to track hyperlinks that you click and associate that information with your Information in order to provide you with more focused communications.
Where we refer to ‘cookies’ in the reminder of this section, we are referring cookies or any other tracking technologies we use.
9.3 Consent to use tracking technologies and changing settings
We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested.
You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our Services.
Most browsers allow you to see what cookies you have on your device and to clear them all or individually. To find out how to do this, go to allaboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a variety of browsers. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit https://allaboutcookies.org/.
9.4 Our use of cookies: N/A
9.5 Third party access to the cookies: N/A
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Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding, or a request to make pursuant to this Privacy Policy, please contact us by please contact us using the following contact details.
Address: ul. Bartycka 22B/21A, Warsaw, 00-716, Poland
Email: privacy@bridge.xyz
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Concerns and Complaints
11.1 Contact us: For further information regarding the processing of your Personal Data by Bridge, this Privacy Policy, questions relating to consent, or in order to exercise the rights mentioned above, please contact us using the details above.
11.2 Lodging complaints: We hope we will be able to resolve any issues you may have. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with:
a. our lead supervisory authority in the EEA, details of which are below:
Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych (Personal Data Protection Office)
ul. Stawki 2
00-193 Warsaw
Tel. +48 22 531 03 00
Email: kancelaria@uodo.gov.pl dwme@uodo.gov.pl
Website: https://uodo.gov.pl/
or
b. a relevant data protection supervisory authority in the EEA state of your habitual residence, place of work or of an alleged infringement of data protection laws in the EEA. For a list of EEA data protection supervisory authorities and their contact details see here.
RoW Privacy Policy
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Introduction
Bridge Ventures Inc (“Bridge”, “we”, “us” or “our”) provides fiat-stablecoin APIs.
This Privacy Policy describes our practices concerning the information we receive or collect when you visit our website located at bridge.xyz (“Website”) or access our online platform through the website of one of our partners (collectively, “Services”). Specifically, it describes the information we collect, how and for which purposes we may use such information, where we store it and for how long we retain the information, with whom we may share it, our use of tracking technologies and communications, our security practices, your choices and rights regarding such information, our policy concerning children, and how to contact us if you have any concerns regarding this Policy or your privacy.
Please read this Privacy Policy and make sure that you fully understand and agree to it. If you do not agree to this Policy, please discontinue and avoid using our Services.
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Policy Standards
2.1 Information Collection
We collect the following main categories of information (and to the extent one or more of them may enable the identification of a specific person or is linked to such potentially identifying data, we will deem it “Personal Information”):
Information You Provide. You may provide us Personal Information such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, and hashed password when you use our Services, create a user account, or contact us. If you choose to make any payments via our Services, you may also provide us with your payment information and preferences, as well as information about any vendors receiving payment.
Information We Collect Automatically. When you visit, interact with or use our Services, we may collect certain technical data about you. We collect or generate such data either independently or with the help of third party services, including through the use of “cookies” and other tracking technologies (as further detailed in Section 6 below). Such data consists of sensor, location, connectivity, technical and aggregated usage data, such as your GPS/GNSS location data; home and work locations; IP addresses, wireless networks, cell towers and Wi-Fi access points; non-identifying data regarding a device, operating system, and browser; activity, communication, and performance logs; issues and bugs; and user activity on our Services. This data does not enable us to learn your true identity or contact details, and serves mostly to improve the overall performance of our Services, and to better understand how our users typically use our Services and how we could improve their user experience.
Information from Third Parties. We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, we may receive information about you from outside records of third parties, such as marketing-related or demographic information. We may supplement the information we collect about you through the Website and the Services with such information from third parties in order to enhance our ability to serve you, to tailor our content to you and/or to offer you opportunities to purchase products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. If we combine such data with information we collect through the Website or the Services, such information is subject to this Privacy Policy unless we have disclosed otherwise.
2.2 Information Use
We use your Personal Information as necessary for the performance of our Services; for complying with applicable law; and based on our legitimate interests in maintaining and improving our Services and offerings, understanding how our Services are used, optimizing our marketing, customer service and support operations, and protecting and securing our users, ourselves, and members of the general public.
Specifically, we use Personal Information for the following purposes:
- To facilitate, operate, and provide our Services;
- To authenticate the identity of our users, and to allow them to access and use our Services;
- To provide our users with assistance and support;
- To further develop, customize and improve the Services and your user experience, based on common or personal preferences, experiences, and difficulties;
- To contact our users with general or personalized service-related messages (such as password-retrieval); or with promotional messages (such as newsletters, special offers, new features etc.); and to facilitate, sponsor and offer certain events and promotions;
- To support and enhance our data security measures, including for the purposes of preventing and mitigating the risks of fraud, error, or any illegal or prohibited activity;
- To create aggregated statistical data, inferred non-personal data or anonymized or pseudonymized data (rendered non-personal), which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;
- To enforce our Terms of Service and any other agreements between you and [Company]; and
- To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
2.3 How We Share Your Information in Connection with the Services
- Payors and Payees. In connection with the Bridge Services, we may share some of your Personal Information with the business with which you are transacting in order to process your transaction.
- Bridge Partners. If you access our online platform through the website of one of Bridge’s partners, then we may share your Personal Information with that partner.
- Bridge Service Providers. We may engage selected third party companies and individuals to perform services complementary to our own (e.g. hosting and server co-location services, data analytics services, marketing and advertising services, data and cyber security services, fraud detection and prevention services, payment processing services, e-mail and SMS distribution and monitoring services, session recording, and our business, legal and financial advisors) (collectively, “Service Providers”). These Service Providers may have access to your Personal Information, depending on each of their specific roles and purposes in facilitating and enhancing our Services, and may only use it for such purposes.
- Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies. We may share Personal Information internally within our family of companies, for the purposes described in this Policy.
- Business Transfers. Should Bridge or any of its affiliates undergo any change in control, including by means of merger, acquisition, or purchase of substantially all of its assets, your Personal Information may be shared with the parties involved in such event. If we believe that such change in control might materially affect your Personal Information then stored with us, we will notify you of this event and the choices you may have via e-mail or prominent notice on our Services.
- Legal Compliance. We may disclose or allow government and law enforcement officials access to certain Personal Information, in response to a subpoena, search warrant, or court order (or similar requirement), or in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Such disclosure or access may occur if we have a good faith belief that we are legally compelled to do so, or that disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding actual or suspected illegal activity, fraud, or other wrongdoing.
- Protecting Rights and Safety. We may share your Personal Information with others if we believe in good faith that this will help protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Bridge, any of our users, or any members of the general public.
- With Your Permission. Bridge may share your Personal Information pursuant to your explicit consent.
2.4 Location, Retention, and Protection of Information
- Your Personal Information may be maintained, processed, and stored by Bridge and our authorized affiliates and Service Providers in the United States of America and other jurisdictions, as necessary for the proper delivery of our Services, or as may be required by law. While privacy laws may vary between jurisdictions, Bridge, its affiliates, and Service Providers are each committed to protect Personal Information in accordance with this Policy and industry standards, regardless of any lesser legal requirements that may apply in their jurisdiction.
- Bridge Partners. If you access our online platform through the website of one of Bridge’s partners, then we may share your Personal Information with that partner.
- We will retain your Personal Information for as long as you use the Services or as necessary to fulfil the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our products and services, resolve disputes, establish legal defences, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable law. If we are required to maintain a record of any information, you may not be able to delete such information due to such requirements. Please be aware that your personal information may be stored on backup tapes and locations, third-party servers, and other repositories that may not be erasable and residual information may be retained. We are under no obligation to store such information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such information.
- We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are designed to protect the privacy and security of your Personal Information. For example, all information you provide is accessible only to designated staff. In addition, all information is protected by SSL/TLS encryption when it is exchanged between your web browser and the Website or via the Services. We note, however, that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to our Website or via the Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. In addition, where you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
2.5 Cookies and tracking Technologies
Session Trackers. In operating the Website and the Services, we may use cookies and similar session tracking technologies (“Session Trackers”). Session Trackers help provide additional functionality to the Website, customize users’ experiences with the Website and help us analyze Website usage more accurately for research and product development purposes. We (including third parties that we work with) may place session trackers on your device for security purposes, to facilitate navigation of the Website or the Services, and to personalize your experience while using our Website or the Services. If you would prefer not to accept Session Trackers when using the Website or the Services, please follow the instructions provided by your website or mobile browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility) to modify your Session Tracker settings. Please note that if you disable Session Trackers, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Website or Services and other parts of our Website or Services may not work properly. As a result, we recommend that you leave Session Trackers turned on when accessing the Website or the Services because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Website and Services’ features.
Web Beacons. In addition to Session Trackers, we may use web beacons (also known as “clear GIFs”), which are transparent graphic images placed on a web page or in an email and indicate that a page or email has been viewed or tell your browser to get content from another server. We use web beacons to measure traffic to or from, or use of, our online forms, tools or content items and related browsing behavior and to improve your experience when using the Website or the Services. We may also use customized links or other similar technologies to track hyperlinks that you click and associate that information with your Information in order to provide you with more focused communications.
2.6 Managing Your Preferences
We want to communicate with you in the most effective manner, whether by sending you relevant marketing materials or by operating an intuitive and informative website. At the same time, we appreciate that your preferences regarding marketing, promotions, and online privacy will continue to evolve. This section provides you with information on how you can fine-tune your preference settings.
We may use your Personal Information to provide you with marketing or other promotional communications via mail or email. If, at any time, you would like to stop receiving these promotional e-mails, you may follow the opt-out instructions contained in any such e-mail or by contacting us as set out below. Please note that by opting out, you may prohibit Bridge from informing you of offerings that may be of interest to you. It may take up to ten (10) business days for us to process opt-out requests.
In addition, we may use your Personal Information to send you push notifications from time-to-time in order to update you about any events or promotions that we may be running. If you no longer wish to receive these types of communications, you may turn them off on your device.
2.7 Accessing, Updating, and Correcting Your Information
Updating Your Information. If you are a registered user of the Services, you may update and correct your information and delete inaccuracies through your account. Specifically, you can review and edit specific types of information at any time by logging in to the Website or the Services and making changes.
Correcting Information from Third Parties. Bridge may receive from its customers Personal Information about third parties (notably, payees) and may have no direct relationship with the individuals to whom that information relates. An individual who is not a Bridge registered user who seeks to access, correct, amend, or delete data provided to us by our customers should direct those requests to the customer as they will have access to that information through their own account. If requested to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
2.8 Social Media
You may also find additional information regarding the Services on our social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Please keep in mind that any information you share through such social media sites is visible to all participants on these social media sites and you should never post any sensitive information (such as account numbers) to such social media sites. Please carefully review the terms of use and privacy policies of these social media sites as they may be different from our own policies.
2.9 Other Websites and Businesses
This Privacy Policy covers the privacy practices of Bridge only. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third party websites, services, or applications, including third parties with which we partner. These third party services are governed by their own privacy policies. Bridge is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of these third parties.
2.10 Do-Not-Track Settings
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is an optional browser setting that allows you to express your preferences regarding tracking by advertisers and other third-parties. We do not respond to DNT signals
2.11 Children Under 13 Years of Age
Our Services are not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, we will prohibit and block such use and will make all efforts to promptly delete any Personal Data stored with us with regard to such child.
2.12 Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident (each a “California Party”), the following provisions apply to our processing of information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household (“California Personal Information”). For California Parties, the provisions of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions in other sections of this Privacy Policy. We share, and in the past 12 months have shared California Personal Information such as California Parties use of our Online Services with our marketing and advertising partners for cross-contextual advertising and analytics purposes as further described below. Otherwise, we do not sell, and in the past 12 months we have not sold, California Personal Information. Additionally, we do not sell or share, and in the past 12 months we have not sold or shared, California Personal Information of individuals we know to be under 16 years of age.
We have collected the following categories of California Personal Information within the last 12 months from the sources listed below:
- Identifiers, such as a real name, physical address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers. This category of information is collected from you, your devices, and third parties, and public databases. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California customer records statute), such as a name, address, telephone number, credit card number, debit card number, or other payment information. This category of information is collected from you directly.
- Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law such as age, gender, race, ethnicity or national origin. This category of information is collected from you when you choose to provide it to us directly or indirectly through our service providers and business partners as part of our surveys and market research.
- Commercial information, including products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Internet or other similar network activity, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, browser settings like language preference, and information regarding a California Party’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Geolocation data, including physical location or movements. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Inferences, such as a profile about a California Party’s preferences, characteristics, and behavior, drawn from information we collect and insights we receive from third parties such as our marketing and advertising partners and data analytics providers.
- Sensitive personal information, such as account login information allowing access to an account, precise geolocation data, race, and ethnicity, in each case as further described above in the relevant categories. If you win a promotional prize or sweepstakes, we may also collect your W9 information, including FEIN or SSN for legal compliance. Please note we do not collect sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.
For each of the above categories, we use the California Personal Information for a variety of business purposes such as:
- Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards;
- Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of a Consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual non-personalized advertising shown as part of a California Party’s current interaction with us;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, fulfilling transactions, verifying identity information, processing payments, and other services;
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology;
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide; and
- Other business purposes described in the “How We Use and Share Information” Section.
We may also use the information we collect for our own or our service providers’ other operational purposes, purposes for which we provide you additional notice, or for purposes compatible with the context in which the California Personal Information was collected.
Within the last 12 months, we have disclosed California Personal Information for our business purposes. To learn more about the categories of third parties with whom we share such information, please see the “When and to Whom We Disclose Data” Section.
If you are a California Party, you have certain rights related to your California Personal Information, including:
- The right to know what California Personal Information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of California Personal Information, the categories of sources from which the California Personal Information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing California Personal Information, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose California Personal Information, and the specific pieces of California Personal Information we have collected about you.
- The right to correct inaccurate California Personal Information that we have collected about you.
- The right to delete California Personal Information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions required by applicable law.
- The right to opt out of the sale or the sharing of California Personal Information.
- We do not sell California Personal Information, but if you wish to opt out of the sharing of California Personal Information in the future, please contact us via one of the methods outlined under the “Contact Us” section below.
- The right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that, under applicable law, require us to support the right to limit the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information.
- The right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the business for the exercise of privacy rights conferred by applicable law, including the right not to be retaliated against for the exercise of your rights.
You may request to exercise any of your rights under this Privacy Policy by contacting us via the methods noted under “Contact Us” below.
2.13 Other States
If you are a resident of a state in which state-level privacy law is enacted (e.g., Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia), additional rights described in this Section may apply to you as applicable law comes into effect. You may have the following rights, in each case to the extent set out in applicable law:
The right to confirm whether we process personal information about you and request access to such personal information (including, if applicable, in a portable and readily usable format). The right to correct inaccuracies in certain personal information we may hold about you; and The right to request that we delete personal information collected from or about you.
You may request to exercise these rights by contacting us via the methods noted under “Contact Us” below. If your rights request is denied, you may lodge an appeal with us. The response to your rights request will inform you of any appeal rights you may have and how you may exercise them.
We do not sell personal information, but if you wish to opt out of the sharing of personal information in the future, please contact us via one of the methods outlined under the “Contact Us” section below.
As required under applicable law, we will take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide your first name, last name, email address, the amount of your last transaction and the date of your last transaction to verify your identity in response to exercising requests of the above type. We may limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law. When you submit a request to exercise your rights described above, we will use the information you provide to process your request and to maintain a record of your request and our response, as permitted under applicable law.
Under applicable law, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. We will require the agent to provide proof of that written permission. To the extent permitted by law, we may require you to verify your own identity in response to a request, even if you choose to use an agent. If you are an authorized agent submitting a request on behalf of a consumer, please make a request as outlined below under “Contact Us”.
2.14 Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding, or a request to make pursuant to this Privacy Policy, please contact us by mail at Bridge Ventures Inc, 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 104 PMB 77950, San Antonio Texas 78258-4946, or by email at privacy@bridge.xyz.
2.15 Changes to This Privacy Policy
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Bridge will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the “last updated” date at the top of this page. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will become effective upon our posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Website. Use of the Website following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy then in effect. To the extent Bridge makes any material change to this Privacy Policy, it will provide you with notice via email, on the Website, or through the Services prior to the change becoming effective.
Non-US/EEA C2C Privacy Terms
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Introduction
Bridge Building Limited (“Bridge”, “we”, “us” or “our”) provides fiat-stablecoin APIs.
This Privacy Policy describes our practices concerning the information we receive or collect when you visit our website located at bridge.xyz (“Website”) or access our online platform through the website of one of our partners (collectively, “Services”). Specifically, it describes the information we collect, how and for which purposes we may use such information, where we store it and for how long we retain the information, with whom we may share it, our use of tracking technologies and communications, our security practices, your choices and rights regarding such information, our policy concerning children, and how to contact us if you have any concerns regarding this Policy or your privacy.
Please read this Privacy Policy and make sure that you fully understand and agree to it. If you do not agree to this Policy, please discontinue and avoid using our Services.
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Policy Standards
2.1 Information Collection
We collect the following main categories of information (and to the extent one or more of them may enable the identification of a specific person or is linked to such potentially identifying data, we will deem it “Personal Information”):
Information You Provide. You may provide us Personal Information such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, and hashed password when you use our Services, create a user account, or contact us. If you choose to make any payments via our Services, you may also provide us with your payment information and preferences, as well as information about any vendors receiving payment.
Information We Collect Automatically. When you visit, interact with or use our Services, we may collect certain technical data about you. We collect or generate such data either independently or with the help of third party services, including through the use of “cookies” and other tracking technologies (as further detailed in Section 6 below). Such data consists of sensor, location, connectivity, technical and aggregated usage data, such as your GPS/GNSS location data; home and work locations; IP addresses, wireless networks, cell towers and Wi-Fi access points; non-identifying data regarding a device, operating system, and browser; activity, communication, and performance logs; issues and bugs; and user activity on our Services. This data does not enable us to learn your true identity or contact details, and serves mostly to improve the overall performance of our Services, and to better understand how our users typically use our Services and how we could improve their user experience.
Information from Third Parties. We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, we may receive information about you from outside records of third parties, such as marketing-related or demographic information. We may supplement the information we collect about you through the Website and the Services with such information from third parties in order to enhance our ability to serve you, to tailor our content to you and/or to offer you opportunities to purchase products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. If we combine such data with information we collect through the Website or the Services, such information is subject to this Privacy Policy unless we have disclosed otherwise.
2.2 Information Use
We use your Personal Information as necessary for the performance of our Services; for complying with applicable law; and based on our legitimate interests in maintaining and improving our Services and offerings, understanding how our Services are used, optimizing our marketing, customer service and support operations, and protecting and securing our users, ourselves, and members of the general public.
Specifically, we use Personal Information for the following purposes:
- To facilitate, operate, and provide our Services;
- To authenticate the identity of our users, and to allow them to access and use our Services;
- To provide our users with assistance and support;
- To further develop, customize and improve the Services and your user experience, based on common or personal preferences, experiences, and difficulties;
- To contact our users with general or personalized service-related messages (such as password-retrieval); or with promotional messages (such as newsletters, special offers, new features etc.); and to facilitate, sponsor and offer certain events and promotions;
- To support and enhance our data security measures, including for the purposes of preventing and mitigating the risks of fraud, error, or any illegal or prohibited activity;
- To create aggregated statistical data, inferred non-personal data or anonymized or pseudonymized data (rendered non-personal), which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;
- To enforce our Terms of Service and any other agreements between you and [Company]; and
- To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
2.3 How We Share Your Information in Connection with the Services
- Payors and Payees. In connection with the Bridge Services, we may share some of your Personal Information with the business with which you are transacting in order to process your transaction.
- Bridge Partners. If you access our online platform through the website of one of Bridge’s partners, then we may share your Personal Information with that partner.
- Bridge Service Providers. We may engage selected third party companies and individuals to perform services complementary to our own (e.g. hosting and server co-location services, data analytics services, marketing and advertising services, data and cyber security services, fraud detection and prevention services, payment processing services, e-mail and SMS distribution and monitoring services, session recording, and our business, legal and financial advisors) (collectively, “Service Providers”). These Service Providers may have access to your Personal Information, depending on each of their specific roles and purposes in facilitating and enhancing our Services, and may only use it for such purposes.
- Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies. We may share Personal Information internally within our family of companies, for the purposes described in this Policy.
- Business Transfers. Should Bridge or any of its affiliates undergo any change in control, including by means of merger, acquisition, or purchase of substantially all of its assets, your Personal Information may be shared with the parties involved in such event. If we believe that such change in control might materially affect your Personal Information then stored with us, we will notify you of this event and the choices you may have via e-mail or prominent notice on our Services.
- Legal Compliance. We may disclose or allow government and law enforcement officials access to certain Personal Information, in response to a subpoena, search warrant, or court order (or similar requirement), or in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Such disclosure or access may occur if we have a good faith belief that we are legally compelled to do so, or that disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding actual or suspected illegal activity, fraud, or other wrongdoing.
- Protecting Rights and Safety. We may share your Personal Information with others if we believe in good faith that this will help protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Bridge, any of our users, or any members of the general public.
- With Your Permission. Bridge may share your Personal Information pursuant to your explicit consent.
2.4 Location, Retention, and Protection of Information
- Your Personal Information may be maintained, processed, and stored by Bridge and our authorized affiliates and Service Providers in the United States of America and other jurisdictions, as necessary for the proper delivery of our Services, or as may be required by law. While privacy laws may vary between jurisdictions, Bridge, its affiliates, and Service Providers are each committed to protect Personal Information in accordance with this Policy and industry standards, regardless of any lesser legal requirements that may apply in their jurisdiction.
- Bridge Partners. If you access our online platform through the website of one of Bridge’s partners, then we may share your Personal Information with that partner.
- We will retain your Personal Information for as long as you use the Services or as necessary to fulfil the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our products and services, resolve disputes, establish legal defences, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable law. If we are required to maintain a record of any information, you may not be able to delete such information due to such requirements. Please be aware that your personal information may be stored on backup tapes and locations, third-party servers, and other repositories that may not be erasable and residual information may be retained. We are under no obligation to store such information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such information.
- We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are designed to protect the privacy and security of your Personal Information. For example, all information you provide is accessible only to designated staff. In addition, all information is protected by SSL/TLS encryption when it is exchanged between your web browser and the Website or via the Services. We note, however, that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to our Website or via the Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website. In addition, where you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
2.5 Cookies and tracking Technologies
Session Trackers. In operating the Website and the Services, we may use cookies and similar session tracking technologies (“Session Trackers”). Session Trackers help provide additional functionality to the Website, customize users’ experiences with the Website and help us analyze Website usage more accurately for research and product development purposes. We (including third parties that we work with) may place session trackers on your device for security purposes, to facilitate navigation of the Website or the Services, and to personalize your experience while using our Website or the Services. If you would prefer not to accept Session Trackers when using the Website or the Services, please follow the instructions provided by your website or mobile browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility) to modify your Session Tracker settings. Please note that if you disable Session Trackers, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Website or Services and other parts of our Website or Services may not work properly. As a result, we recommend that you leave Session Trackers turned on when accessing the Website or the Services because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Website and Services’ features.
Web Beacons. In addition to Session Trackers, we may use web beacons (also known as “clear GIFs”), which are transparent graphic images placed on a web page or in an email and indicate that a page or email has been viewed or tell your browser to get content from another server. We use web beacons to measure traffic to or from, or use of, our online forms, tools or content items and related browsing behavior and to improve your experience when using the Website or the Services. We may also use customized links or other similar technologies to track hyperlinks that you click and associate that information with your Information in order to provide you with more focused communications.
2.6 Managing Your Preferences
We want to communicate with you in the most effective manner, whether by sending you relevant marketing materials or by operating an intuitive and informative website. At the same time, we appreciate that your preferences regarding marketing, promotions, and online privacy will continue to evolve. This section provides you with information on how you can fine-tune your preference settings.
We may use your Personal Information to provide you with marketing or other promotional communications via mail or email. If, at any time, you would like to stop receiving these promotional e-mails, you may follow the opt-out instructions contained in any such e-mail or by contacting us as set out below. Please note that by opting out, you may prohibit Bridge from informing you of offerings that may be of interest to you. It may take up to ten (10) business days for us to process opt-out requests.
In addition, we may use your Personal Information to send you push notifications from time-to-time in order to update you about any events or promotions that we may be running. If you no longer wish to receive these types of communications, you may turn them off on your device.
2.7 Accessing, Updating, and Correcting Your Information
Updating Your Information. If you are a registered user of the Services, you may update and correct your information and delete inaccuracies through your account. Specifically, you can review and edit specific types of information at any time by logging in to the Website or the Services and making changes.
Correcting Information from Third Parties. Bridge may receive from its customers Personal Information about third parties (notably, payees) and may have no direct relationship with the individuals to whom that information relates. An individual who is not a Bridge registered user who seeks to access, correct, amend, or delete data provided to us by our customers should direct those requests to the customer as they will have access to that information through their own account. If requested to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
2.8 Social Media
You may also find additional information regarding the Services on our social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Please keep in mind that any information you share through such social media sites is visible to all participants on these social media sites and you should never post any sensitive information (such as account numbers) to such social media sites. Please carefully review the terms of use and privacy policies of these social media sites as they may be different from our own policies.
2.9 Other Websites and Businesses
This Privacy Policy covers the privacy practices of Bridge only. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third party websites, services, or applications, including third parties with which we partner. These third party services are governed by their own privacy policies. Bridge is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of these third parties.
2.10 Do-Not-Track Settings
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is an optional browser setting that allows you to express your preferences regarding tracking by advertisers and other third-parties. We do not respond to DNT signals
2.11 Children Under 13 Years of Age
Our Services are not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, we will prohibit and block such use and will make all efforts to promptly delete any Personal Data stored with us with regard to such child.
2.12 Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident (each a “California Party”), the following provisions apply to our processing of information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household (“California Personal Information”). For California Parties, the provisions of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions in other sections of this Privacy Policy. We share, and in the past 12 months have shared California Personal Information such as California Parties use of our Online Services with our marketing and advertising partners for cross-contextual advertising and analytics purposes as further described below. Otherwise, we do not sell, and in the past 12 months we have not sold, California Personal Information. Additionally, we do not sell or share, and in the past 12 months we have not sold or shared, California Personal Information of individuals we know to be under 16 years of age.
We have collected the following categories of California Personal Information within the last 12 months from the sources listed below:
- Identifiers, such as a real name, physical address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers. This category of information is collected from you, your devices, and third parties, and public databases. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California customer records statute), such as a name, address, telephone number, credit card number, debit card number, or other payment information. This category of information is collected from you directly.
- Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law such as age, gender, race, ethnicity or national origin. This category of information is collected from you when you choose to provide it to us directly or indirectly through our service providers and business partners as part of our surveys and market research.
- Commercial information, including products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Internet or other similar network activity, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, browser settings like language preference, and information regarding a California Party’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Geolocation data, including physical location or movements. This category of information is collected from you and your devices.
- Inferences, such as a profile about a California Party’s preferences, characteristics, and behavior, drawn from information we collect and insights we receive from third parties such as our marketing and advertising partners and data analytics providers.
- Sensitive personal information, such as account login information allowing access to an account, precise geolocation data, race, and ethnicity, in each case as further described above in the relevant categories. If you win a promotional prize or sweepstakes, we may also collect your W9 information, including FEIN or SSN for legal compliance. Please note we do not collect sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.
For each of the above categories, we use the California Personal Information for a variety of business purposes such as:
- Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards;
- Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of a Consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual non-personalized advertising shown as part of a California Party’s current interaction with us;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, fulfilling transactions, verifying identity information, processing payments, and other services;
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology;
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide; and
- Other business purposes described in the “How We Use and Share Information” Section.
We may also use the information we collect for our own or our service providers’ other operational purposes, purposes for which we provide you additional notice, or for purposes compatible with the context in which the California Personal Information was collected.
Within the last 12 months, we have disclosed California Personal Information for our business purposes. To learn more about the categories of third parties with whom we share such information, please see the “When and to Whom We Disclose Data” Section.
If you are a California Party, you have certain rights related to your California Personal Information, including:
- The right to know what California Personal Information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of California Personal Information, the categories of sources from which the California Personal Information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing California Personal Information, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose California Personal Information, and the specific pieces of California Personal Information we have collected about you.
- The right to correct inaccurate California Personal Information that we have collected about you.
- The right to delete California Personal Information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions required by applicable law.
- The right to opt out of the sale or the sharing of California Personal Information.
- We do not sell California Personal Information, but if you wish to opt out of the sharing of California Personal Information in the future, please contact us via one of the methods outlined under the “Contact Us” section below.
- The right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that, under applicable law, require us to support the right to limit the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information.
- The right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the business for the exercise of privacy rights conferred by applicable law, including the right not to be retaliated against for the exercise of your rights.
You may request to exercise any of your rights under this Privacy Policy by contacting us via the methods noted under “Contact Us” below.
2.13 Other States
If you are a resident of a state in which state-level privacy law is enacted (e.g., Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia), additional rights described in this Section may apply to you as applicable law comes into effect. You may have the following rights, in each case to the extent set out in applicable law:
The right to confirm whether we process personal information about you and request access to such personal information (including, if applicable, in a portable and readily usable format). The right to correct inaccuracies in certain personal information we may hold about you; and The right to request that we delete personal information collected from or about you.
You may request to exercise these rights by contacting us via the methods noted under “Contact Us” below. If your rights request is denied, you may lodge an appeal with us. The response to your rights request will inform you of any appeal rights you may have and how you may exercise them.
We do not sell personal information, but if you wish to opt out of the sharing of personal information in the future, please contact us via one of the methods outlined under the “Contact Us” section below.
As required under applicable law, we will take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide your first name, last name, email address, the amount of your last transaction and the date of your last transaction to verify your identity in response to exercising requests of the above type. We may limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law. When you submit a request to exercise your rights described above, we will use the information you provide to process your request and to maintain a record of your request and our response, as permitted under applicable law.
Under applicable law, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. We will require the agent to provide proof of that written permission. To the extent permitted by law, we may require you to verify your own identity in response to a request, even if you choose to use an agent. If you are an authorized agent submitting a request on behalf of a consumer, please make a request as outlined below under “Contact Us”.
2.14 Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding, or a request to make pursuant to this Privacy Policy, please contact us by mail at Bridge Building Limited, 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 104 PMB 77950, San Antonio Texas 78258-4946, or by email at privacy@bridge.xyz.
2.15 Changes to This Privacy Policy
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Bridge will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the “last updated” date at the top of this page. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will become effective upon our posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Website. Use of the Website following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy then in effect. To the extent Bridge makes any material change to this Privacy Policy, it will provide you with notice via email, on the Website, or through the Services prior to the change becoming effective.
Fee Disclosure Statement
Welcome to Bridge. This Fee Disclosure Statement outlines the fees associated with our services. We urge you to review this document thoroughly.
1. Service Charge. If any of our Partners through which you obtain the Bridge Services opt to levy a fee for the services they provide through our platform, it will be referred to as a Service Charge. The decision to impose such a charge, including its amount, is determined solely by the Partner. For any questions regarding the Service Charge, including its applicability or amount, please reach out directly to the respective Partner for detailed information.
2. Gas Fees. Transactions conducted through our platform may entail costs known as "Gas Fees," associated with computational operations required for transaction execution. These fees are variable, depending on a particular transaction's complexity and the prevailing demand on the applicable asset network. Bridge has no control over these networks nor their Gas Fees, which we pass through to you at cost. Given their fluctuating nature, for accurate and current estimates of Gas Fees, please contact the partner through which you are using Bridge, the applicable asset network, and/or a digital asset exchange. Please note, Gas Fees are paid to network transaction validators.
3. Currency Conversion. All transactions that necessitate a currency conversion (i.e., denomination in one fiat currency to another), your transaction will be charged a currency spread on top of the actual exchange rate up to 1% of the transaction’s fiat value, which may vary based on transaction. This spread covers currency conversion services to facilitate seamless cross-currency trades.
Please note, the exchange rate shown in the receipt is truncated from the actual exchange rate used in processing the conversion.
Licenses
Non-US licenses
Poland
Register of Activity in the Scope of Virtual Currencies: RDWW-794
Bridge Building Sp. Z.o.o.
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
US Registrations and Licenses
*Licenses are held under Bridge Building Inc, NMLS # 2450917, unless otherwise noted.
US
Money Services Business: 31000251587210
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
US
Money Services Business: 31000230810249
Bridge Ventures Inc
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Florida
Money Transmitter License, FT230000461
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY
If you have a complaint, please first contact Bridge Building Inc at (888) 523-6133, email support@bridge.xyz, or by mail at 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd, Ste 104 PMB 77950, San Antonio, TX 78258-4946. After first contacting Bridge, if you still have an unresolved complaint regarding the company's regulated activity, please direct your complaint to:
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
Division of Finance 200 E. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0376
Toll-Free Number: 1-800-848-3792
NOTICE: By the Florida Office of Financial Regulation
By granting Bridge a license, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation is not endorsing the use of digital or virtual currencies.
U.S. currency is legal tender backed by the U.S. government. Digital and virtual currencies are not issued or backed by the U.S. government, or related in any way to U.S. currency, and have fewer regulatory protections. The value of digital and virtual currencies is derived from supply and demand in the global marketplace which can rise or fall independently of any fiat (government) currency. Holding digital and virtual currencies carries exchange rate and other types of risk. Potential users of digital or virtual currencies, including but not limited to Bitcoin, should be forewarned of a possible financial loss at the time that such currencies are exchanged for fiat currency due to an unfavorable exchange rate. A favorable exchange rate at the time of exchange can result in a tax liability. Please consult your tax advisor regarding any tax consequences associated with your holding or use of digital or virtual currencies.