Legal

Acceptable Use and Financial Crime Policy

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1. Purpose

MapleFundy does not permit its services to facilitate fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, unauthorized surveillance or other unlawful activity.

2. Engagement assessment

Depending on risk, MapleFundy may request client identity, authority, connection to relevant transactions or assets, purpose, authenticity of supplied information, payment source and relevant geographic or sanctions information.

3. Prohibited use

Clients must not submit false identification or evidence; request analysis without lawful authority; use MapleFundy for harassment, coercion or unlawful collection; conceal an engagement's purpose; evade sanctions; request private records without lawful access; or use a report for knowingly false allegations.

4. Review and refusal

MapleFundy may decline, suspend or terminate work where identity or authority cannot be reasonably verified, information appears materially false or the work creates unacceptable legal or ethical risk.

5. Legal requests

MapleFundy may preserve or disclose information where Canadian law permits or requires. Public-authority requests will be reviewed for lawful authority and appropriate scope.

6. Record management

Records are retained according to the Privacy Policy and applicable legal obligations.

7. Regulatory status

This policy does not state or imply that MapleFundy is a financial institution, government agency or registered money services business. If MapleFundy begins dealing in virtual currency, transferring funds or providing covered payment services, it will assess and satisfy applicable registration and compliance requirements before offering them.

8. Contact

Compliance questions may be sent to compliance@maplefundy.ca.