You must give requested verification information and consent to its use and retention
At registration or any time Coinbase deems necessary, you agree to give the information it requests to verify identity, provide the Services, and detect money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud or other financial crimes, and you permit Coinbase to keep a record. Requested information may include name, address, phone, email, date of birth, taxpayer identification number, government ID and bank account details, and, where permitted by law, special categories of personal data such as biometric information. You consent to Coinbase accessing, processing and retaining it to provide the Services. You can withdraw consent by closing your account, but Coinbase may keep and process data it reasonably believes is necessary to comply with laws or regulations.
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During registration for your Coinbase Account, or at any other time deemed necessary by Coinbase, you agree to provide us with the information we request for the purposes of identity verification, providing Coinbase Services to you, and the detection of money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, or any other financial crimes and permit us to keep a record of such information.
The information we request may include certain personal information, including, but not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, taxpayer identification number, government identification, and information regarding your bank account (such as the name of the bank, the account type, routing number, and account number) and in some cases (where permitted by law), special categories of personal data, such as your biometric information.
You consent to us accessing, processing and retaining any personal information you provide to us for the purpose of us providing Coinbase Services to you.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by closing your account with us. However, we may retain and continue to process your personal information if we reasonably believe it is necessary in order to comply with laws or regulations.
Qualifications & exceptions
Biometric and other special-category data are collected only 'where permitted by law'.
Withdrawing consent works through closing the account, and does not stop retention Coinbase believes is legally necessary.
Not stated here
The Privacy Policy, which governs further processing, was not supplied.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
You warrant that personal data you give about other people is lawful, accurate and accompanied by our Privacy Policy
Coinbase may process personal data about you and any data you provide about employees or other associated individuals. You represent and warrant that any disclosure of others' personal data complied with data protection and privacy laws and is accurate, up to date and relevant. Before giving such data you must have read the Privacy Policy and, for another individual's data, given them a copy, and you must promptly read and pass on any replacement Privacy Policy Coinbase provides.
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we may process personal data in relation to you (if you are an individual), and personal data that you have provided or in the future provide to us in relation to your employees and other associated individuals, in connection with this Agreement, or the Coinbase Services.
(i) your disclosure to us of any personal data relating to individuals other than yourself was or will be made in accordance with all applicable data protection and data privacy laws, and such data are accurate, up to date and relevant when disclosed;
(ii) before providing any such personal data to us, you have read and understood our [Privacy Policy]
(iii) if from time to time we provide you with a replacement version of the [Privacy Policy](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/privacy?locale=en-US), you will promptly read that notice and provide a copy to any individual whose personal data you have provided to us.
Qualifications & exceptions
The clause also covers personal data about your employees and other associated individuals.
Not stated here
The Privacy Policy, which governs actual processing, was not supplied.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Coinbase verifies identity under KYC/AML rules, and your limits depend on the identity information you provide
Coinbase says it must identify users to comply with know-your-customer and anti-money laundering laws. It collects and verifies information about you to protect Coinbase and the community from fraudulent users and to keep records of its customers. Your daily or weekly conversion limits, withdrawal and trading limits, Instant Buy limits, USD Wallet transfer limits and limits on payment-method transactions depend on the identifying information and proof of identity you provide.
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we are required to identify users on our platform. This ensures we remain in compliance with KYC/AML laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate, something that is necessary for us to be able to continue to offer Digital Asset exchange services to our customers.
Coinbase collects and verifies information about you in order to: (i) protect Coinbase and the community from fraudulent users; and (ii) to keep appropriate records of Coinbase's customers.
Your daily or weekly Conversion limits, withdrawal and trading limits, Instant Buy limits, USD Wallet 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 Coinbase.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Verification asks for name, birth date, address, SSN or ID number, source of funds, income and activity details
To verify identity you submit your name, date of birth, physical address, SSN (or an ID number from a government-issued ID) and source of funds. Income or employment information and an explanation of activity are listed as US only.
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Name
DOB
Physical address
SSN (or ID # from gov’t issued ID)
Source of funds
Income/employment information (US only)
Explanation of activity (US only)
Qualifications & exceptions
Income/employment information and explanation of activity are marked 'US only'.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
Sending or receiving Digital Assets on the blockchain requires a copy of an ID and a selfie
All U.S. customers who want to send and receive Digital Assets on the blockchain must submit a copy of an acceptable ID (passport, state driver's license or state identification card) and a picture of themselves or a selfie from a webcam or mobile phone.
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All U.S. customers who wish to send and receive Digital Assets on to the blockchain are required to:
Submit a copy of an acceptable form of identification (i.e. passport, state driver's license, or state identification card); and
Submit a picture of yourself or a selfie from your webcam or mobile phone.