Coin Cafe Terms of Service Agreement
Terms of ServiceEffective: October 2, 2024
Acceptance of the Terms of Service
This is a binding contract between you and Coin Cafe, Inc. ("Company", "we" or "us"). Please read the Terms of Service carefully before you start to use Coin Cafe’s website or services. By clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Service when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be legally bound and abide by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy, found here, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use Coin Cafe's Services.GENERAL TERMS
Basic Coin Cafe Services
Eligibility. To be eligible to use the Coin Cafe Services, you must be at least 18 years old. The Coin Cafe Services available to you depends in part upon the country or U.S. state from which you access Coin Cafe Services. Access from certain states may be prohibited.Coin Cafe Services. Your Coin Cafe account ("Coin Cafe Account") encompasses the following basic Coin Cafe services (collectively the "Coin Cafe Services"):
- Use of one or more hosted virtual currency wallets (“Coin Cafe Exchange Wallets”) that allow users to transfer virtual currencies supported by Coin Cafe (“Supported Virtual Currencies”) to and from the public blockchain (“Transfers”).
- Virtual currency conversion services through which users can buy and sell Supported Virtual Currencies in exchange for United States Dollars (“USDs” or “USD”) in transactions with Coin Cafe (“Transaction(s)”).
- Ability to monitor, manage, and track your virtual currency balance, initiate buy or sell Transactions with Coin Cafe and Transfers to and from the public blockchain through a user-specific Coin Cafe web portal (“Online Services”).
Supported Virtual Currencies. A full list of Supported Virtual Currencies can be found on coincafe.com
Disclosure of Material Risk. Prior to establishing a relationship with Coin Cafe, and entering into a transaction, you should understand the risks associated with virtual currencies:
- Virtual currencies are not legal tender, are not backed by the United States government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Securities Investor Protection Corporation protections.
- Legislative and regulatory changes or actions at the state, federal, or international level may adversely affect the use, transfer, exchange, and value of virtual currencies.
- Transactions and Transfers in virtual currencies may be irreversible, and, accordingly, losses due to fraudulent or accidental Transactions or Transfers may not be recoverable.
- Ability to monitor, manage, and track your virtual currency balance, initiate buy or sell Transactions with Coin Cafe and Transfers to and from the public blockchain through a user-specific Coin Cafe web portal (“Online Services”).
- A virtual currency Transfer shall be deemed to be made when recorded on a public ledger, which is not necessarily the date or time that the customer initiates the Transfer.
- A virtual currency Transaction shall be deemed to have taken place when you exchange fiat for virtual currency in a Purchase Transaction or Sale Transaction facing Coin Cafe and your Coin Cafe Account is updated to reflect the transaction.
- The value of virtual currencies may be derived from the continued willingness of market participants to exchange fiat currency for virtual currencies, which may result in the potential for permanent and total loss of value should the market for virtual currencies disappear.
- There is no assurance that a Person who accepts a Virtual Currency as payment today will continue to do so in the future.
- The volatility and unpredictability of the price of virtual currencies relative to fiat currency may result in significant loss over a short period of time.
- The nature of virtual currencies may lead to an increased risk of fraud or cyber-attack.
- The nature of virtual currencies means that any technological difficulties experienced by Coin Cafe may prevent the access or use of a customer’s virtual currencies; and
- Any bond or trust account maintained by Coin Cafe for the benefit of its customers may not be sufficient to cover all losses should any be incurred by customers should Coin Cafe cease to operate.
Creating a Coin Cafe Account
Registration of Coin Cafe Account. In order to create a Coin Cafe Account and conduct transactions using Coin Cafe Services, you must first register by providing your name, email address, phone number and password, and affirming your acceptance of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy. Where you initiated your Coin Cafe Account registration through a Coin Cafe Service, you must continue to register your Account through the Coin Cafe Website using the email address or telephone number you used when accessing the Service. Coin Cafe may, in our sole discretion, refuse to allow you to establish a Coin Cafe Account, or limit the number of Coin Cafe Accounts that a single user may establish and maintain at any time.Identity Verification for Individuals. In order to use certain features of the Coin Cafe Services, including the purchase, sale, or transfer of Supported Virtual Currencies, you may be required to provide Coin Cafe with certain personal information, including, but not limited to, your full legal name, residential address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, taxpayer identification number, government identification number, and information regarding your bank account (e.g., financial institution, account type, routing number, and account number). In submitting this or any other personal information as may be required, you verify that the information is accurate and authentic, and you agree to update Coin Cafe if any information changes. You hereby authorize Coin Cafe to, directly or through third parties make any inquiries we consider necessary to verify your identity and/or protect against fraud, including to query identity information contained in public reports (e.g., your name, address, past addresses, or date of birth), to query account information associated with your linked bank account (e.g., name or account balance), and to take action we reasonably deem necessary based on the results of such inquiries and reports.
You agree to: provide accurate, truthful and current personal information when creating an Account; use your Account and the Coin Cafe Services only for yourself, not share access to your Account with others and not conduct transactions on behalf of others by and through your Account; and promptly notify us if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches or misuse related to your Account.
Identity Verification for Legal Entities. If you are registering to use Coin Cafe Services on behalf of a legal entity (“business”), you represent and warrant that (i) such legal entity is duly organized and validly existing under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and (ii) you are duly authorized by such legal entity to act on its behalf.
Individual owners of a legal entity with at least 25% or greater ownership are subject to the Identity Verification for Individuals above. In order to use Coin Cafe Services on behalf of a legal entity, you must register your business using a Corporate Coin Cafe Account and provide Coin Cafe with certain information about the business including, but not limited to, legal entity name, address, website, formation type and information, tax identification number, business description and the reason for using Coin Cafe Services. You will be required to upload corporate documentation to verify certain business information, including the tax identification number, bank account, and business formation. In submitting this or any other business information as may be required, you verify that the information is accurate and authentic, and you agree to update Coin Cafe if any information changes. You hereby authorize Coin Cafe to, directly or through third parties make any inquiries we consider necessary to verify the legal entity and/or protect against fraud, including to query business information contained in public reports (e.g., legal entity name, address, past addresses, or owners), to query account information associated with your linked business bank account (e.g., name or account balance), and to take action we reasonably deem necessary based on the results of such inquiries and reports. You further authorize any and all third parties to which such inquiries or requests may be directed to fully respond to such inquiries or requests.
You agree to: provide accurate, truthful and current business and personal information when creating an Account; use your Account and the Coin Cafe Services only for the legal entity for which you are authorized to act on behalf of, not share access to your Account with others and not conduct transactions on behalf of other unauthorized individuals or entities by and through your Account; and promptly notify us if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches or misuse related to your Account.
On behalf of the legal entity, you must affirm you will not use your Corporate Coin Cafe Account to conduct Internet gambling, in accordance with The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
Coin Cafe Exchange Wallet Services
In General. The Coin Cafe Exchange Wallet allows you to send, request, receive, and store Supported Virtual Currencies through the Coin Cafe Website.- All Transfers to and from the Coin Cafe Exchange Wallet can be initiated, managed, tracked, and monitored from your Coin Cafe Account, and your Coin Cafe Account balance (“Account Balance”) is credited or debited to reflect all user Transfers and currency conversion Transactions.
- Coin Cafe reserves the right to refuse to process or to cancel any pending Virtual Currency Transfer as required by law or in response to a subpoena, court order, or other binding government order to enforce Transfer or Transaction limits.
- Coin Cafe cannot reverse a Transfer which has been broadcast to the Bitcoin (or other virtual currency) network. Coin Cafe Exchange Wallet services are available only in connection with those virtual currencies that Coin Cafe, in its sole discretion, decides to support.
- Under no circumstances should you attempt to use your Coin Cafe Account or the Coin Cafe Exchange Wallet(s) to store, send, request, or receive virtual currencies in any form that is not supported by Coin Cafe. Coin Cafe assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with any attempt to use Coin Cafe Services for virtual currencies that Coin Cafe does not support.
- You understand that in order to most effectively safeguard digital assets, all Supported Virtual Currencies transferred to us by you or purchased in connection with your Transactions are held in one or more omnibus exchange wallets.
- In order to effect Transfers and Transactions, Coin Cafe will occasionally move a portion of your Account Balance into one or more network-connected "Hot Wallets." Coin Cafe bears full responsibility for the contents of the Hot Wallet(s) such that your balances will be effectively shielded from any losses stemming from bad actor attacks upon the Hot Wallet(s).
- This notwithstanding, you understand and agree that any bond or trust account maintained by Coin Cafe for the benefit of its customers may not be sufficient to cover all losses potentially incurred by customers should Coin Cafe cease to operate.
- You control your Account Balance. At any time, subject to outages, downtime, cybersecurity controls, and other applicable policies, you may withdraw those virtual currencies accruing to you by sending some or all of your Account Balance to an external blockchain address.
- You understand, acknowledge, and agree that virtual currency Transactions are recorded by updating your Coin Cafe Account Balance, but that Transactions are not broadcast to the public ledger unless you initiate a Transfer.
- Neither your Coin Cafe Account nor the Coin Cafe Exchange Wallet is intended, designed, or represented as a long-term custody or storage solution for your virtual currency. Coin Cafe Accounts that have a positive Account Balance will be assessed a storage fee of no more than 0.002 BTC per month. Notices will be sent via email at least five (5) business days prior to the assessment of storage fees. The fee will typically be assessed on the first day of the month until the Account Balance is no longer positive.
- You acknowledge and agree that you will only transfer virtual currency from your Coin Cafe account to a wallet that you own and control.
- Sending virtual currency to a wallet that you do not control is an express violation of this Agreement and will result in you being restricted from using Coin Cafe Services.
- You should verify all Transfer information prior to submitting instructions to Coin Cafe. Once submitted to the Bitcoin (or other virtual currency) network, a Bitcoin Transfer will be unconfirmed for a period of time pending sufficient confirmation of the Transfer by the Bitcoin network.
- A Transfer is not complete while it is in a pending state. Funds associated with Transfers that are in a pending state will be designated accordingly and will not be included in your Coin Cafe Account balance or be available to conduct Transactions.
- Coin Cafe reserves the right to delay any Supported Virtual Currency Transfer if it perceives a risk of fraud or illegal activity.
- As a result, it may be necessary for Coin Cafe to retrieve certain information from offline storage in order to facilitate a Supported Virtual Currency Transfer and/or Transaction in accordance with your instructions, which may delay the initiation or crediting of such Supported Virtual Currency Transfer and/or Transaction for 48 hours or more.
- You acknowledge and agree that a Supported Virtual Currency Transfer and/or Transaction facilitated by Coin Cafe may be delayed.
- Coin Cafe is not responsible for ensuring that a buyer or a seller you are dealing with will actually complete the transaction or is authorized to do so.
- If you experience a problem with any goods or services purchased from, or sold to, a third party in connection with virtual currency transferred using the Coin Cafe Services, or if you have a dispute with such third party, you must resolve the dispute directly with that third party.
- If you believe a third party has behaved in a fraudulent, misleading, or inappropriate manner, or if you cannot adequately resolve a dispute with a third party, you may notify Coin Cafe Support at https://coincafe.com/contact so that we may consider what action to take, if any.
Operation of the Bitcoin Protocol. Coin Cafe does not own or control the underlying software protocol which governs the operation of bitcoin or any other Supported Virtual Currency. In general, the underlying protocol is open-source, and anyone can use, copy, modify, and distribute it. By using the Coin Cafe platform, you acknowledge and agree:
- That Coin Cafe is not responsible for operation of the underlying virtual currency protocol and that Coin Cafe makes no guarantee of its functionality, security, or availability; and
- That the underlying virtual currency protocol is subject to sudden changes in operating rules (a/k/a “forks”), and that such forks may materially affect the value or function of the Supported Virtual Currency you store in the Coin Cafe platform. In the event of a fork, you agree that Coin Cafe may temporarily suspend Coin Cafe operations (with or without advance notice to you) and that Coin Cafe may, in its sole discretion, decide whether or not to support (or cease supporting) either branch of the forked virtual currency protocol entirely. You acknowledge and agree that Coin Cafe assumes absolutely no responsibility whatsoever with respect to an unsupported branch of a forked virtual currency protocol.
- You agree and understand that you have no right, claim, or privilege in or with respect to, any digital assets resulting from the Fork of a virtual currency protocol, regardless as to whether your Coin Cafe Account reflected a Balance in the Forking Asset before, during, or after the time of the Fork.
- You agree and understand that we may choose, at our sole discretion, not to support a Fork-Created Asset (“Unsupported Fork-Created Asset”). With respect to Unsupported Fork-Created Assets, we may, at our sole discretion, elect to:
- Pursue and retain Unsupported Fork-Created Assets as property belonging solely to us; or
- Consider Unsupported Fork-Created Assets deposited in or transmitted to one of our Coin Cafe Exchange Wallets by you or a third party on an unsolicited basis to be property belonging solely to us; or
- Abandon or otherwise not pursue obtaining the Unsupported Fork-Created Assets; or
- Determine your balance at the time of the Fork, account for it as your property, and make it available to you during a window of time set at our sole discretion (“Withdrawal Window”), subject to any fees or charges as determined exclusively by us, to fairly compensate us for the costs and efforts of making Fork-Created Assets available. Opening a Withdrawal Window does not have the effect of making Unsupported Fork-Created Assets, or the class thereof, a Supported Virtual Currency.
- We are not responsible for notices failing to reach you in cases of abandoned or lost email addresses.
- Coin Cafe may elect to publish notice of impending Forks in Supported Virtual Currencies via a banner on coincafe.com or on the Coin Cafe blog, or to notify you by email; this practice does not mean we assume any responsibility for providing notice in the event of Forks in Supported Virtual Currencies.
- You agree and understand that it is your sole responsibility to monitor for potential and scheduled Forks.
- You agree and understand that if you want to ensure access to Fork-Created Assets, you must withdraw all virtual currency undergoing the Fork in question from your Coin Cafe Account prior to any Fork.
Conversion Services
In General. Eligible users in certain jurisdictions may buy or sell Supported Virtual Currencies through the Conversion Services.- The Conversion Services are subject to the Coin Cafe "Conversion Rate" for the given Transaction.
- "Conversion Rate" means the price of Supported Virtual Currency, such as bitcoin, in terms of USD as quoted on the Coin Cafe Website.
- The Conversion Rate is stated either as a "Buy Price" or as a "Sell Price," which is the price in terms of fiat currency or virtual currency at which you may buy or sell Supported Virtual Currency to Coin Cafe.
- You acknowledge that the quoted Buy Price Conversion Rate may not be the same as the Sell Price Conversion Rate at any given time.
- You agree, as a condition of using any Coin Cafe Conversion Services, to accept the Conversion Rate as the sole conversion metric.
- Coin Cafe reserves the right to delay any Conversion Service Transaction if it perceives a risk of fraud or illegal activity.
- Coin Cafe does not guarantee the availability of its Conversion Service, and the act of purchasing Supported Virtual Currency from Coin Cafe does not result in a guarantee that you may sell your Supported Virtual Currency to Coin Cafe.
- You authorize Coin Cafe to initiate debits from your bank account in settlement of purchase Transactions.
- A Conversion Fee (defined below) applies to all Purchase Transactions.
- Although Coin Cafe will attempt to deliver Supported Virtual Currency to you as promptly as possible, funds may be received by your selected payment method or debited from your bank account before Supported Virtual Currencies are delivered to your Coin Cafe Account.
- We may debit your bank account as soon as you initiate the purchase, but your payment may not be processed until the next business day, or your wire transfer may take up to or longer than two business days to be received before it is then immediately processed.
- You authorize Coin Cafe to debit your Coin Cafe Account(s) and initiate electronic payments to your selected bank account in settlement of sell Transactions.
- An applicable Conversion Fee (defined below) applies to all sale Transactions.
- Your receipt of funds will occur within 2 to 5 business days upon the successful debit of Supported Virtual Currency from your Coin Cafe Account(s). Coin Cafe will notify you of the approximate timeframe at the time of your Transaction.
- The Conversion Fee consists of a fee for the conversion of USD for Supported Virtual Currencies when you buy or sell your Supported Virtual Currency.
- The applicable Conversion Fee is displayed to you on the Coin Cafe Website prior to you completing a Conversion Service Transaction.
- The availability of each payment method depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to your location, the identification information you have provided to us, and limitations imposed by third party payment processors.
- You can view the current fees applicable by payment method on our Fees page.
- Coin Cafe reserves the right to adjust its Conversion Fees and any applicable waivers at any time. We will always notify you of the Conversion Fee which applies to your Transaction when you authorize the Transaction as well as in each receipt we issue to you.
Payment Services Partners. Coin Cafe uses a third-party financial institution to process any payments between you and Coin Cafe, including but not limited to payments in relation to your use of the Conversion Service or deposits or withdrawals from your bank account.
Funds Transfer. Entity Account holders may initiate a transfer from your linked business bank account to make a payment to Coin Cafe. Coin Cafe may charge you a fee to transfer funds to Coin Cafe, and bank transfer fees may apply. Funds sent via bank wire are subject to additional wire fees.
For Purchase Transactions, Coin Cafe will credit your Coin Cafe Account a corresponding amount of the Supported Virtual Currency after USD funds are delivered to Coin Cafe, typically the same business day the funds are received. We may debit your linked payment method as soon as the same day you initiate the transfer. For Sale Transactions, Coin Cafe will immediately debit your Coin Cafe Account when you authorize a Sale Transaction and funds will typically settle to you within two to three business days. Coin Cafe fees and applicable bank fees are netted out of transfers to or from Coin Cafe. You may not stop a payment once a transfer has been initiated.
General Use, Prohibited Use, and Termination
Limited License. We grant you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to access and use the Coin Cafe Website, and related content, materials, information (collectively, the "Content") solely for approved purposes as permitted by Coin Cafe from time to time. Any other use of the Coin Cafe Website or Content is expressly prohibited and all other right, title, and interest in the Coin Cafe Website or Content is exclusively the property of Coin Cafe and its licensors. You agree you will not copy, transmit, distribute, sell, license, reverse engineer, modify, publish, or participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any other way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part. "coincafe.com", "Coin Cafe", and all logos related to the Coin Cafe Services or displayed on the Coin Cafe Website are either trademarks or registered marks of Coin Cafe or its licensors. You may not copy, imitate or use them without Coin Cafe's prior written consent.Website Accuracy. Although we intend to provide accurate and timely information on the Coin Cafe Website, the Coin Cafe Website (including, without limitation, the Content) may not always be entirely accurate, complete or current and may also include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. In an effort to continue to provide you with as complete and accurate information as possible, information may be changed or updated from time to time without notice, including without limitation information regarding our policies, products and services. Accordingly, you should verify all information before relying on it, and all decisions based on information contained on the Coin Cafe Website are your sole responsibility and we shall have no liability for such decisions. Links to third-party materials (including without limitation websites) may be provided as a convenience but are not controlled by us. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any aspect of the information, content, or services contained in any third-party materials or on any third-party sites accessible or linked to the Coin Cafe Website.
Third-Party Applications. Coin Cafe expressly prohibits you from granting an unknown third-party permission to access or connect to your Coin Cafe Account, through a third-party’s product or service, the Coin Cafe Website. If you grant a third-party access to your Coin Cafe Account or direct a third-party to act on your behalf, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to cancel and/or suspend your Coin Cafe Account and/or block Transactions or freeze funds immediately and without notice if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your Account is associated with a Prohibited Use as set forth below. You are fully responsible for all acts or omissions of any third party with access to your Coin Cafe Account. Further, you acknowledge and agree that you will not hold Coin Cafe responsible for, and will indemnify Coin Cafe from, any liability arising out of or related to any act or omission of any third party with access to your Coin Cafe Account.
Disclosing Your Identity. Absent a court or government order, Coin Cafe may disclose information concerning your Coin Cafe Account to third parties who claim that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Coin Cafe Website or Coin Cafe Services. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
To understand how Coin Cafe uses your personal information, carefully read our Privacy Policy as it provides details on how your personal information is collected, stored, protected, and used.
Accounts Statements and Receipts. In connection with your use of the Coin Cafe Services, Coin Cafe will electronically deliver Transaction receipts to you through the Coin Cafe Website at the time of the Transaction. Your history of use of Coin Cafe Services is available for download as a CSV file, or viewable online through your Coin Cafe Account on the Coin Cafe Website.
Prohibited Use. In connection with your use of the Coin Cafe Services, and your interactions with other users, and third parties you agree and represent you will not engage in any Prohibited Business or Prohibited Use defined herein. We reserve the right at all times to monitor, review, retain and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, sanctions programs, legal process or governmental request. We reserve the right to cancel and/or suspend your Coin Cafe Account and/or block Transactions or freeze funds immediately and without notice if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your Account is associated with a Prohibited Use and/or a Prohibited Business.
Transaction Limits. The use of some Coin Cafe Services is subject to a limit on the amount of volume, stated in USD terms, you may transact or transfer in a given period (e.g., daily). Your Transaction limits may vary depending on your payment method, verification steps you have completed, and other factors. Coin Cafe reserves the right to change applicable limits as we deem necessary in our sole discretion. If you wish to raise your limits beyond the posted amounts, you may make a request at https://coincafe.com/contact We may require you to submit additional information about yourself or your business, provide records, and arrange for meetings with Coin Cafe staff ("Enhanced Due Diligence" may be required). Coin Cafe reserves the right to charge you costs and fees associated with Enhanced Due Diligence, provided that we notify you in advance of any such charges accruing. In our sole discretion, we may refuse to raise your limits, or we may lower your limits at a subsequent time even if you have completed Enhanced Due Diligence.
Suspension, Termination, and Cancellation. Coin Cafe may: (a) suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to any or all of the Coin Cafe Services, and/or (b) deactivate or cancel your Coin Cafe Account if:
- We are so required by a facially valid subpoena, court order, or binding order of a government authority; or
- We reasonably suspect you of using your Coin Cafe Account in connection with a Prohibited Use or Business; or
- Use of your Coin Cafe Account is subject to any pending litigation, investigation, or government proceeding and/or we perceive a heightened risk of legal or regulatory non-compliance associated with your Coin Cafe Account activity; or
- Our service providers are unable to support your use; or
- You have not logged in to your Coin Cafe Account, contacted us, or otherwise interacted with our service for three years (five years in some jurisdictions) in which case any balance in the Account will be deemed abandoned property; or
- You take any action that Coin Cafe deems as circumventing Coin Cafe's controls, including, but not limited to, opening multiple Coin Cafe Accounts or abusing promotions which Coin Cafe may offer from time to time.
You may close your Coin Cafe Account at any time by logging into the Coin Cafe Website and pressing the Close My Account button (log in, click your name (desktop) or menu button (mobile). Choose Settings ‑> Security ‑> "Close My Account" button at bottom). You will not be charged for closing your Coin Cafe Account, although you will be required to pay any outstanding amounts owed to Coin Cafe. You authorize us to cancel or suspend any pending Transactions at the time of Account closure.
If you still have Supported Virtual Currency in your closed Coin Cafe Account, you may contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact to request a transfer of your Supported Virtual Currency. If you do not contact us within 60 days, you agree to forfeit your Supported Virtual Currency to Coin Cafe.
Relationship of the Parties. Coin Cafe is an independent contractor for all purposes. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or is intended to be deemed, nor shall it cause, you and Coin Cafe to be treated as partners, joint ventures, or otherwise as joint associates for profit, or either you or Coin Cafe to be treated as the agent of the other.
Password Security; Contact Information. You are responsible for maintaining adequate security and control of any and all IDs, email accounts, phone accounts, passwords, MFA codes, hints, personal identification numbers (PINs), API keys or any other codes that you use to access the Coin Cafe Services. Any loss or compromise of the foregoing information and/or your personal information may result in unauthorized access to your Coin Cafe Account by third parties and the loss or theft of any Supported Virtual Currencies and/or funds held in your Coin Cafe Account and any associated accounts, including your linked bank account(s). You are responsible for keeping your email address and telephone number up to date in your Account Profile in order to receive any notices or alerts that we may send you. We assume no responsibility for any loss that you may sustain due to compromise of your email or phone or account login credentials due to no fault of Coin Cafe and/or failure to follow or act on any notices or alerts that we may send to you. In the event you believe your Coin Cafe Account information has been compromised, contact Coin Cafe Support immediately at https://coincafe.com/contact
Taxes. It is your sole responsibility to determine whether, and to what extent, any taxes apply to any Transactions you conduct through the Coin Cafe Services, and to withhold, collect, report and remit the correct amounts of taxes to the appropriate tax authorities. Your Transaction history is available through your Coin Cafe Account.
Unclaimed Property. If Coin Cafe is holding Supported Virtual Currency in your Coin Cafe Account, and Coin Cafe is unable to contact you and has no record of your use of the Coin Cafe Services for several years, applicable law may require Coin Cafe to report these funds as unclaimed property to the applicable jurisdiction. If this occurs, Coin Cafe will try to locate you at the address shown in our records, but if Coin Cafe is unable to locate you, it may be required to deliver any such funds to the applicable state or jurisdiction as unclaimed property. Coin Cafe reserves the right to deduct a dormancy fee or other administrative charges from such unclaimed funds, as permitted by applicable law.
Customer Feedback, Queries, Complaints, and Dispute Resolution
Contact Coin Cafe. For any feedback, questions, or complaints, contact us here:
https://coincafe.com/contact
Refer to the Coin Cafe Complaint Resolution page on the Coin Cafe Website at https://coincafe.com/legal.php?tab=complaint for more information about resolving your complaint.
Arbitration; Waiver of Class Action. If you have a dispute with Coin Cafe, we will attempt to resolve any such disputes through our support team. If we cannot resolve the dispute through our support team, you and we agree that any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in binding arbitration, on an individual basis, in accordance with the American Arbitration Association's rules for arbitration of consumer-related disputes (accessible at https://www.adr.org/sites/default/files/Consumer%20Rules.pdf) and you and Coin Cafe hereby expressly waive trial by jury and right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration. The arbitration will be conducted by a single, neutral arbitrator and shall be conducted under New York jurisdiction and governed by New York law. The arbitrator may award any relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could award, including attorneys' fees when authorized by law, and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. At your request, hearings may be conducted in person or by telephone and the arbitrator may provide for submitting and determining motions on briefs, without oral hearings. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys' fees.
Each Party will be responsible for any fees or costs, such as attorney fees that the Party may incur, including filing fees or other administrative costs imposed by the arbitrator(s) or arbitration administrator. If a court decides that any provision of this section is invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed, and the other parts of this section shall still apply. In any case, the remainder of this Agreement, will continue to apply.
General Provisions
Computer Viruses. We shall not bear any liability, whatsoever, for any damage or interruptions caused by any computer viruses, spyware, scareware, Trojan horses, worms or other malware that may affect your computer or other equipment, or any phishing, spoofing or other attack. We advise the regular use of a reputable and readily available virus screening and prevention software. You should also be aware that SMS and email services are vulnerable to spoofing and phishing attacks and should use care in reviewing messages purporting to originate from Coin Cafe. Always log into your Coin Cafe Account through the Coin Cafe Website to review any Transactions or required actions if you have any uncertainty regarding the authenticity of any communication or notice.Release of Coin Cafe; Indemnification. If you have a dispute with any third party related to the Coin Cafe services, you release Coin Cafe, its affiliates and service providers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, joint venturers, employees and representatives from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. You agree to indemnify and hold Coin Cafe, its affiliates and Service Providers, and each of its or their respective officers, directors, agents, joint venturers, employees and representatives, harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys' fees and any fines, fees or penalties imposed by any regulatory authority) arising out of or related to your breach of this Agreement or your violation of any law, rule or regulation, or the rights of any third party.
Limitation of Liability; No Warranty. IN NO EVENT SHALL COIN CAFE, ITS AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, JOINT VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES, BE LIABLE (A) FOR ANY AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE VALUE OF THE SUPPORTED VIRTUAL CURRENCY ON DEPOSIT IN YOUR COIN CAFE ACCOUNT OR (B) FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, INTANGIBLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE COIN CAFE WEBSITE OR THE COIN CAFE SERVICES, OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF COIN CAFE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS MEANS, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE ONLY (AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE SCOPE OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE), THAT IF YOU CLAIM THAT COIN CAFE FAILED TO PROCESS A BUY OR SELL TRANSACTION PROPERLY, YOUR DAMAGES ARE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE SUPPORTED VIRTUAL CURRENCY AT ISSUE IN THE TRANSACTION, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT RECOVER FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITES, OR OTHER TYPES OF SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL, INDIRECT, INTANGIBLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE VALUE OF THE SUPPORTED VIRTUAL CURRENCY AT ISSUE IN THE TRANSACTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
THE COIN CAFE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, COIN CAFE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. COIN CAFE DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE, ANY PART OF THE COIN CAFE SERVICES, OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN, WILL BE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, OR ERROR-FREE.
Coin Cafe will not be liable for exemplary damages, often referred to as punitive damages, or any other indirect losses.
Coin Cafe makes no representations about the accuracy or completeness of historical Supported Virtual Currency price data available on the Coin Cafe Website. Coin Cafe will make reasonable efforts to ensure that requests for electronic debits and credits involving bank accounts are processed in a timely manner, but Coin Cafe makes no representations or warranties regarding the amount of time needed to complete processing which is dependent upon many factors outside of our control.
IF YOU ARE A NEW JERSEY RESIDENT, the provisions of this Section are intended to apply only to the extent permitted under New Jersey law. We encourage you to review your rights under this Agreement as provided under the New Jersey Truth-In-Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”)
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Privacy Policy, E-Sign Consent, and Appendices incorporated by reference herein comprise the entire understanding and agreement between you and Coin Cafe as to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any kind (including without limitation any prior versions of this Agreement), and every nature between and among you and Coin Cafe. Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Amendments. We may amend or modify this Agreement by posting on the Coin Cafe Website or emailing to you a notice of the revised Agreement, and the revised Agreement shall be effective at such time. If you do not agree with any such modification, your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate your use of Coin Cafe Services and close your Coin Cafe Account. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any modification or termination of the Coin Cafe Services, or suspension or termination of your access to the Coin Cafe Services, except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth herein. If the revised Agreement includes a material change, we will endeavor to provide you advanced notice via our Website and/or email before the material change becomes effective.
Assignment. You may not assign any rights and/or licenses granted under this Agreement. We reserve the right to assign our rights without restriction, including without limitation to any Coin Cafe affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Coin Cafe Services. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law or regulation or any governmental agency, local, state, or federal, 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 this Agreement shall not be affected.
Change of Control. In the event that Coin Cafe is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, we may transfer or share your personal data as part of that transaction. Such disclosure would only be made as part of the necessary due diligence process or to facilitate the completion of the transaction and will be subject to appropriate confidentiality and security measures to protect your personal data.
Survival. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including, without limitation, sections pertaining to suspension or termination, Coin Cafe Account cancellation, debts owed to Coin Cafe, general use of the Coin Cafe Website, disputes with Coin Cafe, and general provisions, shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Governing Law. You agree that the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this Agreement and any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and Coin Cafe, except to the extent governed by federal law.
Force Majeure. We shall not be liable for delays, failure in performance or interruption of service which result directly or indirectly from any cause or condition beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to, any delay or failure due to any act of God, act of civil or military authorities, act of terrorists, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failure of equipment and/or software, other catastrophe or any other occurrence which is beyond our reasonable control and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
English Language Controls. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any translation of this Agreement is provided for your convenience. The meanings of terms, conditions and representations herein are subject to definitions and interpretations in the English language. Any translation provided may not accurately represent the information in the original English.
Non-Waiver of Rights. This agreement shall not be construed to waive rights that cannot be waived under applicable state money transmission laws in the state where you are located.
APPENDIX 1: PROHIBITED USE, PROHIBITED BUSINESSES AND CONDITIONAL USE
Prohibited Use
You may not use your Coin Cafe Account to engage in the following categories of activity ("Prohibited Uses"). The specific types of use listed below are representative, but not exhaustive. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your use of the Coin Cafe Services involves a Prohibited Use or have questions about how these requirements apply to you, please contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact. By opening a Coin Cafe Account, you confirm that you will not use your Account to do any of the following:Unlawful Activity: Activity which would violate, or assist in violation of, any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation, sanctions programs administered in the countries where Coin Cafe conducts business, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), or which would involve proceeds of any unlawful activity; publish, distribute or disseminate any unlawful material or information.
Abusive Activity: Actions which impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, or detrimentally interfere with, intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or information; transmit or upload any material to the Coin Cafe Website that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, or any other harmful or deleterious programs; attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Coin Cafe Website, other Coin Cafe Accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Coin Cafe Website, through password mining or any other means; use Coin Cafe Account information of another party to access or use the Coin Cafe Website, except in the case of specific Merchants and/or applications which are specifically authorized by a user to access such user's Coin Cafe Account and information; or transfer your account access or rights to your account to a third-party, unless by operation of law or with the express permission of Coin Cafe.
Abuse Other Users: Interfere with another individual's or entity's access to or use of any Coin Cafe Services; defame, abuse, extort, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate or infringe the legal rights (such as, but not limited to, rights of privacy, publicity and intellectual property) of others; incite, threaten, facilitate, promote, or encourage hate, racial intolerance, or violent acts against others; harvest or otherwise collect information from the Coin Cafe Website about others, including without limitation email addresses, without proper consent.
Fraud: Activity which operates to defraud Coin Cafe, Coin Cafe users, or any other person; provide any false, inaccurate, or misleading information to Coin Cafe.
Gambling: Lotteries; bidding fee auctions; sports forecasting or odds making; fantasy sports leagues with cash prizes; internet gaming; contests; sweepstakes; games of chance.
Intellectual Property Infringement: Engage in transactions involving items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary right under the law, including but not limited to sales, distribution, or access to counterfeit music, movies, software, or other licensed materials without the appropriate authorization from the rights holder; use of Coin Cafe intellectual property, the term “Simple and secure access to buy, sell and use Bitcoin”, name, or logo, including use of Coin Cafe trade or service marks, without express consent from Coin Cafe or in a manner that otherwise harms Coin Cafe or the Coin Cafe brand; any action that implies an untrue endorsement by or affiliation with Coin Cafe.
Prohibited Businesses
In addition to the Prohibited Uses described above, the following categories of businesses, business practices, and sale items are barred from Coin Cafe Services ("Prohibited Businesses"). The specific types of use listed below are representative, but not exhaustive. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your use of Coin Cafe Services involves a Prohibited Business or have questions about how these requirements apply to you, please contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact.By opening a Coin Cafe Account, you confirm that you will not use Coin Cafe Services in connection with any of following businesses, activities, practices, or items:
Investment and Credit Services: Securities brokers; mortgage consulting or debt reduction services; credit counseling or repair; real estate opportunities; investment schemes.
Restricted Financial Services: Check cashing, bail bonds; collections agencies.
Intellectual Property or Proprietary Rights Infringement: Sales, distribution, or access to counterfeit music, movies, software, or other licensed materials without the appropriate authorization from the rights holder.
Counterfeit or Unauthorized Goods: Unauthorized sale or resale of brand name or designer products or services; sale of goods or services that are illegally imported or exported or which are stolen.
Regulated Products and Services: Marijuana dispensaries and related businesses; sale of tobacco, e-cigarettes, and e-liquid; online prescription or pharmaceutical services; age restricted goods or services; weapons and munitions; gunpowder and other explosives; fireworks and related goods; toxic, flammable, and radioactive materials; products and services with varying legal status on a state-by-state basis.
Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia: Sale of narcotics, controlled substances, and any equipment designed for making or using drugs, such as bongs, vaporizers, and hookahs.
Pseudo-Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceuticals and other products that make health claims that have not been approved or verified by the applicable local and/or national regulatory body.
Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs: Sale of a legal substance that provides the same effect as an illegal drug (e.g., salvia, kratom).
Adult Content and Services: Pornography and other obscene materials (including literature, imagery and other media); sites offering any sexually related services such as prostitution, escorts, pay-per view, adult live chat features.
Multi-level Marketing: Pyramid schemes, network marketing, and referral marketing programs.
Unfair, predatory or deceptive practices: Investment opportunities or other services that promise high rewards; Sale or resale of a service without added benefit to the buyer; resale of government offerings without authorization or added value; sites that we determine in our sole discretion to be unfair, deceptive, or predatory towards consumers.
High risk businesses: any businesses that we believe poses elevated financial risk, legal liability, or violates card network or bank policies.
Conditional Use
Express written consent and approval from Coin Cafe must be obtained prior to using Coin Cafe Services for the following categories of business and/or use ("Conditional Uses"). Consent may be requested by contacting us at https://coincafe.com/contact. Coin Cafe may also require you to agree to additional conditions, make supplemental representations and warranties, complete enhanced on-boarding procedures, and operate subject to restrictions if you use Coin Cafe Services in connection with any of following businesses, activities, or practices:Money Services: Money transmitters, Virtual Currency transmitters; currency or Virtual Currency exchanges or dealers; gift cards; prepaid cards; sale of in-game currency unless the merchant is the operator of the virtual world; act as a payment intermediary or aggregator or otherwise resell any of the Coin Cafe Services.
Charities: Acceptance of donations for nonprofit enterprise.
Games of Skill: Games which are not defined as gambling under this Agreement or by law, but which require an entry fee and award a prize.
Religious/Spiritual Organizations: Operation of a for-profit religious or spiritual organization.
APPENDIX 2: VERIFICATION PROCEDURES AND LIMITS
Coin Cafe uses multi-level systems and procedures to collect and verify information about you in order to protect Coin Cafe from fraudulent users, and to keep appropriate records of Coin Cafe's customers. Your daily or weekly Conversion limits, purchase or sale Transaction limits, payment method limits, Coin Cafe Account transfer limits, and limits on Transactions from a linked payment method are based on the identifying information and/or proof of identity you provide to Coin Cafe.
All U.S. users who wish to buy virtual currencies using Coin Cafe's Standard Conversion Service, at minimum, must:
Establish a Coin Cafe Account by providing your
- Full legal name.
- Primary residential/physical address.
- Date of birth.
- Acceptable form of government-issued identification number.
- Taxpayer identification number; and
- Information regarding your, or your legal entity’s bank account (e.g. financial institution, account type, routing number, and account number)
- Submit an acceptable form of government-issued identification with photograph (i.e. passport, state driver's license, or state identification card)
- Authenticate your email address and phone number, and
- Accept the Coin Cafe Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
- Provide or verify additional personal details or documentation.
- Use an alternative payment method.
- Complete identity verification by answering certain questions.
- Wait some amount of time after completion of a transaction, before permitting you to use any Coin Cafe Services and/or before permitting you to engage in transactions beyond certain volume limits.
- Entity organization, formation, and/or incorporation documents.
- Verify additional details about the business, including the nature of the business, purpose of the Entity Account, and the ownership and control, as well as provide supporting documentation.
- Website, if applicable.
- MSB registration, if applicable.
- State business license, if applicable; and
- Affiliate list (subsidiaries, partnerships, owners).
APPENDIX 3: E-SIGN DISCLOSURE AND CONSENT
This policy describes how Coin Cafe delivers communications to you electronically. We may amend this policy at any time by providing a revised version on the Coin Cafe Website. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it. We will provide you with prior notice of any material changes via our Website.
Electronic Delivery of Communications
You agree and consent to receive electronically all communications, agreements, documents, notices and disclosures (collectively, "Communications") that we provide in connection with your Coin Cafe Account and your use of Coin Cafe Services. Communications include:- Terms of use and policies you agree to (e.g., the Coin Cafe Terms of Service Agreement and Privacy Policy), including updates to these agreements or policies.
- Account details, history, Transaction receipts, confirmations, and any other Account or Transaction information or statements.
- Legal, regulatory, and tax disclosures or statements we may be required to make available to you; and
- Responses to claims or customer support inquiries filed in connection with your Coin Cafe Account.
Hardware and Software Requirements
In order to access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware and software:
- A device with an Internet connection.
- A current web browser that includes TLS 1.2 or higher encryption (e.g. Firefox version 74.0 and above, Chrome version 82.0 and above, Safari 7.0 and above, or Microsoft Edge version 84 or later) with cookies enabled.
- A valid email address (your primary email address on file with Coin Cafe); and
- Sufficient storage space to save past Communications or an installed printer to print them.
You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by contacting us at https://coincafe.com/contact. If you fail to provide or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, Coin Cafe reserves the right to immediately close your Coin Cafe Account or charge you additional fees for paper copies.
Updating your Information
It is your responsibility to provide us with a true, accurate and complete email address and your contact information, and to keep such information up to date. You understand and agree that if Coin Cafe sends you an electronic Communication, but you do not receive it because your primary email address on file is incorrect, out of date, blocked by your service provider, or you are otherwise unable to receive electronic Communications, Coin Cafe will be deemed to have provided the Communication to you.
You may update your information by logging into your account and visiting your account settings or by contacting our support team at https://coincafe.com/contact
Website Privacy Policy
Privacy PolicyEffective: October 2, 2024
Introduction
Coin Cafe, Inc. (“Coin Cafe”, Company", "we", “CCI” or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (“Policy”).This Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit coincafe.com (our “Website”) and use our Services (“Coin Cafe Services”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.
This Policy applies to information we collect:
- On this Website.
- In email, text and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
- In telephone conversations or meetings with you to collect information required to use this Website.
- Us through any other means, including on any other website operated by the Company or any third party, or
- Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to, or be accessible from, or on the Website.
Children Under the Age of 18
Coin Cafe’s Website and Coin Cafe Services are for adults only and all users must be at least 18 years old. If you are under 18 years old, do not: use or provide any information on this Website, or on, or through any of its features; register an Account on the Website; make any purchases through the Website; use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website; or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from anyone under 18 years of age without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about anyone under 18 years of age, please contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact.While users located within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) over the age of 16 may generally provide Personal Information without parental consent, Coin Cafe considers all users under 18 to be minors who require parental consent.
Personally Identifiable Information
Personally identifiable information (“PII” or “Personal Information”) is any unique data or information that can be used to identify you. For California residents, Personal Information includes any information that is identifiable to your household.Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
Website Users:When you access the Website for informational purposes and do not use Coin Cafe Services or register an Account, we may automatically collect information on or through our Website from you that includes:
- Usage details such as IP addresses and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us, or
- Your search queries on the Website.
In addition to the information above that we collect when you access the Website, we request and retain several types of information from and about Service Users and Account-holders for purposes of understanding and verifying the identity and activity of such individuals as required by governing U.S. laws and regulations. The information collected includes:
- Contact information, such as your full legal name, mailing and physical address, telephone number, and email address, and any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline.
- Financial information, such as bank Account numbers, credit card or debit card numbers, related billing addresses and transaction information relating to your transactions on the Website, and virtual currency Account and wallet information.
- Government identification numbers, such as your social security number or a state-issued identification number.
- Government-issued photo identification such as a driver’s license or passport.
- Biographic or demographic information, such as your date of birth, gender, occupation, employment status and any other information you choose to provide about yourself.
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website and Coin Cafe Services, or when requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website or Coin Cafe Services.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
- Your search queries on the Website, and
- Information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details.
From business entities that use our Services or register an Account, we will collect information about your business that includes identifying your business entity name, business owners and beneficial owners, and providing entity formation documents and tax identification numbers. Business owners must provide the Personal Information required for individual Account-holders. We collect this information for purposes of understanding and verifying the identity and activity of such business entities as required by governing U.S. laws and regulations.
When We Collect This Information
We collect information about you at various times, which includes:- Directly from you when you provide it to us upon using a Service or registering an Account.
- Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies, which is collected when you visit the Website and use Coin Cafe Services, and
- From third parties, for example, credit bureaus or data aggregation services, upon using our Services and during the term you maintain an open Account.
Information We Collect through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Website and Coin Cafe Services, and your browsing actions and patterns, including:- Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
- Information about the transactions you complete using Coin Cafe Services, including the amount of funds associated with a transaction and other transaction information, and
- Information about your internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, which allows us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
- Speed up your searches, or
- Recognize you when you return to our Website.
- Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.
- Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email, and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
How We Respond to Do Not Track Signals
While your internet browser may be configured to send a Do Not Track request, we do not respond Do Not Track requests. We will still collect and use your browsing data to improve security, provide content, services, and to generate reporting statistics.Information We Collect from Other Sources
We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect through Coin Cafe Services. For example, we may collect nonpublic Personal Information about you from third parties, including identity verification services. However, we will not re-disclose or reuse your Personal Information that we’ve received from a third-party, unless we are disclosing the information:- To the affiliate from which we received the information.
- To our affiliates who are permitted to use the information in accordance with this Policy, or
- To contractors, service providers and other third-parties we use to support our business, and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Personal Information confidential, and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
Third-party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons, or other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites, other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:- To present our Website and its contents to you.
- To provide you with Coin Cafe Services and customer support.
- To process transactions and send notices about your transactions.
- To manage and provide you with notices about your Account including technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
- To carry out our legal and regulatory obligations.
- To prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities and enforce our Terms of Use.
- To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website, or
- For any other legitimate business purpose with your consent.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, however, we will not disclose any information to a nonaffiliated third party that identifies an individual and their bank Account, credit card, or virtual currency Account numbers for use in telemarketing, direct mail marketing, or any other marketing.We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or that you provide, as described in this Policy:
- To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business, and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Personal Information confidential, and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of Coin Cafe’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by Coin Cafe is among the assets transferred.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With your consent.
- To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Coin Cafe, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:- Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
- We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose to not have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website https://optout.networkadvertising.org/.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Coin Cafe does not sell any Personal Information you provide to us or that we receive from a third-party in connection with your use of Coin Cafe Services or an Account and treats your information as though you have opted-out of such sales under California law.Accessing, Correcting and Deleting Your Information
You can review and change your Personal Information by logging into the Website and visiting your settings page.You may also contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact to request access to, correct or delete any Personal Information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your Personal Information except by also deleting your Account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
If you delete your User Contributions from the Website, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is governed by our Terms of Service.
Certain legal and regulatory recordkeeping retention requirements apply to your information. For example, depending on the type and nature of the record, the federal Bank Secrecy Act requires a minimum retention period of five (5) years for records relating to Accounts and transactions. Records related to the personal identification of Service users and Account-holders must be maintained for a period of five (5) years after the account is closed or deleted. The New York Department of Financial Services further requires that all books and records in connection with virtual currency business activity shall be preserved for a period of at least seven (7) years from the date of creation.
Your California Privacy Rights
The California Consumer Privacy Act and California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permit users of our Website who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, during the preceding 12 months. You have the right to request certain information from Coin Cafe, including the sources from which we have collected your Personal Information, specific pieces of information we have collected about you, and the third-parties with which we have shared your information. To make such a request, contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact or write us at: Coin Cafe, Inc., P.O. Box 220372, Brooklyn, NY 11222. In response to you exercising your privacy rights under the Act, Coin Cafe will not discriminate against you, deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a different quality of service.Individual Rights of European Union Residents
Residents of the European Union assume individual privacy rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Coin Cafe is considered a data controller in that it collects data and information from all Website users, Service users and Account-holders, and controls the actions and purpose of the data usage.All data collected from you is processed by Coin Cafe for the reasons explained above under How We Use Your Information. Additionally, we are required to comply with federal and state laws, such as those in the Bank Secrecy Act and enforced by the New York Department of Financial Services that mandate the collection, verification, recording and reporting of certain personal information. Third parties may be utilized to assist us with conducting certain business functions, such as verifying your identification information and documents. However, Coin Cafe remains in control of your data and information and how it is used, as specified in contractual agreements made with such third parties. Personal Information may be transferred internationally while under the control of Coin Cafe as a condition or requirement of fulfilling a business obligation as described within this Policy.
Residents of the European Union have the following rights, under the GDPR, which they can make use of by sending a request to us at https://coincafe.com/contact for consideration under applicable law:
- The right of users to withdraw their consent to the processing of Personal Information at any time and for any reason. The user’s withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of Coin Cafe’s processing of user information prior to withdrawal of consent.
- The right to request a copy of the user’s Personal Information maintained by Coin Cafe. The user’s right to access this information will only be affected when the rights of those other than the user making the request would be infringed upon or when the right to access this Personal Information unduly burden, financially or otherwise, Coin Cafe.
- The right to request erasure of Personal Information in certain circumstances including when the information is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was connected, the user having withdrawn consent, or during instances where information was collected during unauthorized access and the legitimacy of the activity has come into question.
- Users have the right to object to the processing of Personal Information when users contest the accuracy of Personal Information that Coin Cafe processed, when the processing of Personal Information is unlawful and erasure of Personal Information is not an option, when Coin Cafe no longer requires Personal Information for the processing of transactions, but rather for the Personal Information to be used for legal purposes, and the user has objected to the processing, pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds Coin Cafe’s processing override the user’s rights.
- The right to object to the processing of Personal Information, as permitted by applicable law, whenever processing is based off of the user’s consent.
- The right to receive notification correction, restriction, erasure or modification to user’s Personal Information.
- The right not to be subjected to automated decision-making processes including, but not limited to profiling.
- The right to lodge a complaint with Coin Cafe if the user believes we have infringed upon their rights. In such an event, we encourage the user to contact us first at https://coincafe.com/contact so that we can attempt to resolve the issue informally.
Safeguarding Your Information
We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Your Personal Information will be stored for the duration of your relationship with Coin Cafe, and for a period of time thereafter as required by U.S. law for the type and purpose of the information provided. Any payment transactions, social security numbers, and bank Account access information will be encrypted using TLS technology.The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We will never ask you for your password when contacting you, and a password reset will always be required if you cannot recall the current password. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Internet like social media sites, internet forums, or messaging apps.
Unfortunately, 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 your Personal Information transmitted to our Website. 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.
Consent to Processing Outside Home Country
By using the Website, Coin Cafe Services or providing information to Coin Cafe, you understand and unambiguously consent to the collection, use, disclosure and retention of information in the United States and other countries and territories, for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. When using Coin Cafe Services and registering an Account, you must affirm that you consent to the collection, use, disclosure and retention by Coin Cafe of your Personal Information as described under this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to the transfer of your Personal Information between Coin Cafe and the third parties and affiliates described in this Privacy Policy. For further certainty, any consent relating to a right to transfer information referred to in this paragraph shall be deemed to include your consent to the transfer of the applicable Personal Information to a jurisdiction which may provide a different level of privacy protection than that available in your own country.If you do not agree with these terms, then do not access, browse, or register for the Website or any services offered through the Website. If you choose not to provide us with certain information required to provide you with various services offered on our Website, you may not be able to establish an Account, and we may not be able to provide you with those services.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:https://coincafe.com/contact
Coin Cafe, Inc. P.O. Box 220372, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Security Policy
- All encrypted documents are stored on the Amazon S3 infrastructure.
- All client documents are secured using standard Amazon S3 encryption as well as proprietary coincafe encryption.
- All sensitive data are encrypted and never stored as clear text, including passwords, tax identification numbers, and ID document data.
- All bitcoin transfers require 2-factor authentication (2FA).
- We recommend you turn on 2FA via Google Authenticator or Authy for your account.
- Regular penetration testing is performed on all aspects of our system.
- We respect responsible security disclosure. Please contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact
Design Philosophy
- Our goal is to provide the simplest and fastest way to buy, sell and store bitcoins.
- We strive to maintain simplicity, yet ensure security.
Special Message to Victims of Ransomware
Bitcoin Price
- coincafe.com uses the Bitstamp asking price for the market rate.
- If that API is offline, we automatically switch to using the Paxos ask price for the market rate.
Business & Regulatory Information
- coincafe was established in December 2013.
- coincafe was incorporated in the state of New York on January 2, 2014.
- Find us on the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations website here.
- Our DOS ID is 4508093.
- We are registered and regulated under federal law as a Money Services Business.
- Find us on the U.S. Department of Treasury (FinCEN) website here.
- Our MSB Registration Number is 31000083560560.
- Coin Cafe is Licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Find us here.
- We maintain an Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") Program as required by the federal Bank Secrecy Act and the State of New York.
Complaint Resolution Policy
Purpose
The intent of this policy is to ensure that concerns that customers may have with Coin Cafe, Inc. (“Coin Cafe” or “Company”) are dealt with in a fair and timely manner.Complaints can be initiated when a customer is dissatisfied with the service provided by Coin Cafe or disagrees with a decision made by a Coin Cafe staff member. Customers who are dissatisfied with any aspect of Coin Cafe or its services may make a complaint, whether it is justified or not.
It is the policy of Coin Cafe to view complaints as an opportunity to learn and improve for the future. Our policy is to provide a fair complaint process, to ensure a fair investigation and to achieve complaint resolution in a prompt and timely manner. The Company also views the complaint process as a chance to put things right for the customer that has made the complaint.
Definition of a Complaint
As briefly mentioned above, a complaint is any expression of dissatisfaction, whether justified or not, about any aspect of Coin Cafe. A complaint can be received via https://coincafe.com/contact. Coin Cafe strives to:- Provide a fair complaints procedure which is clear and easy to use for customers wishing to make a complaint.
- Publicize the existence of our complaints procedure so customers know how to contact us to make a complaint.
- Ensure everyone at Coin Cafe knows what to do if a complaint is received.
- Assure all complaints are investigated fairly and in a timely manner.
- Make sure that complaints are, whenever possible, resolved and relationships repaired, and
- Gather information which helps us to improve services to our customers.
Who Can Make a Complaint and Confidential Treatment
Complaints may come from customers or stakeholders of Coin Cafe. The Chief Compliance Officer will handle all complaint information sensitively and confidentially, following all relevant data protection requirements. The Chief Compliance Officer may designate employees to assist in the investigation of a complaint and those employees will also be charged with maintaining strict confidentiality regarding all facts and circumstances behind the complaint.Requirements of a Complaint
Complaints should be submitted to Coin Cafe via https://coincafe.com/contact and will be logged and recorded. All complaints must include the following information:- Name and contact information of the person initiating the complaint.
- Account or transaction details, if applicable.
- A clear description of the issue, including dates, times, and any interactions with the Company.
- Relevant documentation (e.g., receipts, communications with the Company, contracts, etc.)
- Description of the outcome being sought after (e.g., refund, correction of an error, or other remedies).
- If submitting a complaint via mail, the signature of the person initiating the complaint is required.
Where to Report a Complaint
Written complaints may be mailed to Coin Cafe, P.O. Box 220372, Brooklyn, NY 11222, or submitted at support@coincafe.zohodesk.com or +1 (347) 454-2646.Complaints may also be submitted to the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) at
https://www.dfs.ny.gov/complaint
or can be mailed to:Department of Financial Services
Consumer Assistance Unit
1 State Street
New York, NY 10004-1511
The NYDFS Consumer Hotline can also be reached at (212) 480-6400 or toll-free (800) 342-3736 (Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM).
Notification of Outcome
Once the complaint investigation is complete, the Company will notify the customer of the outcome through the same communication channel (or the customer’s preferred method). This response will:- Provide a clear explanation of the findings.
- Include the specific actions taken to resolve the issue.
- If applicable, explain why the Company is unable to resolve the complaint in the customer’s favor.
Error Resolution for ACH Transactions
(1) Errors or Questions about Transactions
Please contact us at https://coincafe.com/contact (1) if you believe a transaction or transaction receipt involving an ACH transaction is wrong, or (2) if you need more information about an ACH transaction or transaction receipt. For consumer accounts, we must hear from you no later than sixty (60) days after you received the first transaction receipt on which the error or problem appeared. For business accounts, we must hear from you within one (1) business day of us sending you a transaction receipt. Your inquiry must include: (a) your name, email and phone associated with your account, and any order number or numbers or any related virtual currency addresses; (b) a description of the error or the transaction you are unsure about, and a clear explanation of why you believe there is an error or why you need more information; and (c) the dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your inquiry via https://coincafe.com/contact within ten (10) business days.(2) Investigation Time Limits
Sixty-Day Time Period - Coin Cafe will investigate promptly and shall determine whether an ACH error occurred within 60 business days of receiving a notice of error. Coin Cafe shall report the results to the consumer in writing within three business days after completing the investigation. Coin Cafe shall correct the error within one business day after determining that an ACH error occurred.(3) Communication With Customer
Once the investigation is complete, Coin Cafe must notify the consumer of:
- The results of the investigation, including whether the error was confirmed or denied.
- Any corrective actions taken, such as crediting the consumer’s account for the erroneous debit or fees.
(4) No Error or Different Error Determined
If Coin Cafe determines that an error occurred in a manner or amount different from that described by the consumer, the Company may give the notice of correction and the explanation separately or in a combined form.(5) Reassertion of Error
Coin Cafe has no further error resolution responsibilities if the consumer voluntarily withdraws the notice alleging an error. A consumer who has withdrawn an allegation of error has the right to reassert the allegation unless Coin Cafe had already complied with all of the error resolution requirements before the allegation was withdrawn. The consumer must do so, however, within the original 60-day period.