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KYC & Anti-Money-Laundering Policy

Last updated: July 2026

How The Best Country identifies its paying users and prevents fraud, money laundering and terrorism financing (AML/CFT), in a way proportionate to a low-value digital service.

1. Scope

This policy applies to every paid contribution made on the Service. Contributions are small, one-off digital payments (from $1, capped at $100 per transaction) with no stored balance, no withdrawal and no transfer between users — a profile with intrinsically low laundering risk.

2. Customer identification

Before any payment, users must provide a valid email address. For each transaction we record: email address, amount, timestamp, IP address and country of connection, and the unique payment reference. Card payments are additionally authenticated by our payment provider (including 3-D Secure where applicable), which gives us the cardholder verification performed by the issuing bank.

3. Enhanced checks

We may request additional identification (including a government-issued ID) before releasing the effect of a transaction when: cumulative contributions from the same user or device exceed internal thresholds; the payment pattern is unusual (rapid repeated payments, mismatched countries, multiple cards); or our payment provider or a competent authority requests it.

4. Transaction monitoring

Automated limits are enforced (per-transaction cap of $100, rate limiting per user/IP). Transactions flagged by these controls are reviewed manually and may be reversed and refunded.

5. Record keeping

Transaction records are retained for at least five (5) years and are made available to our payment provider and to competent authorities upon lawful request.

6. Cooperation

We cooperate fully with PayPal, with card networks and with the competent Senegalese authorities (including CENTIF) on any AML/CFT matter. Contact: [email protected].