Acceptable Use Policy

As part of its legal and regulatory obligations, as well as its high quality level standards, Wittix will not operate, provide services, have any kind of business relationships, or process incoming or outgoing transactions related to prohibited countries. The list of prohibited countries is provided below.

Restricted country list for performing transactions

Afghanistan Afghanistan
Algeria Algeria
American Samoa American Samoa
Anguilla Anguilla
Antarctica Antarctica
Belarus Belarus
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Burundi Burundi
Cambodia Cambodia
Central African Republic Central African Republic
Chad Chad
Congo Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba Cuba
Eritrea Eritrea
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Fiji Islands Fiji Islands
Guam Guam
Guinea Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Guyana Guyana
Iran Iran
Iraq Iraq
North Korea North Korea
Laos Laos
Lebanon Lebanon
Libya Libya
Macau S.A.R. Macau S.A.R.
Mali Mali
Myanmar Myanmar
Nicaragua Nicaragua
Nigeria Nigeria
Oman Oman
Pakistan Pakistan
Palau Palau
Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory
Panama Panama
Russia Russia
Samoa Samoa
Senegal Senegal
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Somalia Somalia
South Sudan South Sudan
Sudan Sudan
Syria Syria
Trinidad And Tobago Trinidad And Tobago
Tunisia Tunisia
Uganda Uganda
Vanuatu Vanuatu
Venezuela Venezuela
Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands US
Western Sahara Western Sahara
Yemen Yemen
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
This list is fixed by Wittix unilaterally and is subjected to regular change.

Registration and client onboarding is currently unavailable for business customers who are incorporated in these countries

Afghanistan Afghanistan
Algeria Algeria
American Samoa American Samoa
Anguilla Anguilla
Antarctica Antarctica
Belarus Belarus
Bhutan Bhutan
Bolivia Bolivia
Botswana Botswana
Bouvet Island Bouvet Island
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Burundi Burundi
Cambodia Cambodia
Cape Verde Cape Verde
Central African Republic Central African Republic
Chad Chad
Christmas Island Christmas Island
Cocos Keeling Islands Cocos Keeling Islands
Colombia Colombia
Congo Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuba Cuba
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
El Salvador El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Eritrea
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands
Fiji Islands Fiji Islands
French Guiana French Guiana
French Polynesia French Polynesia
French Southern Territories French Southern Territories
The Gambia The Gambia
Ghana Ghana
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
Guam Guam
Guinea Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Guyana Guyana
Heard and McDonald Islands Heard and McDonald Islands
Honduras Honduras
Iran Iran
Iraq Iraq
Kiribati Kiribati
North Korea North Korea
Laos Laos
Lebanon Lebanon
Lesotho Lesotho
Libya Libya
Macau S.A.R. Macau S.A.R.
Malawi Malawi
Mali Mali
Martinique Martinique
Mayotte Mayotte
Micronesia Micronesia
Morocco Morocco
Myanmar Myanmar
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia New Caledonia
Nicaragua Nicaragua
Nigeria Nigeria
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
Oman Oman
Palau Palau
Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory
Panama Panama
Papua new Guinea Papua new Guinea
Paraguay Paraguay
Peru Peru
Pitcairn Island Pitcairn Island
Reunion Reunion
Russia Russia
Rwanda Rwanda
Saint Helena Saint Helena
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Samoa Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal Senegal
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Somalia Somalia
South Georgia South Georgia
South Sudan South Sudan
Sudan Sudan
Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands
Swaziland Swaziland
Syria Syria
Togo Togo
Tokelau Tokelau
Trinidad And Tobago Trinidad And Tobago
Tuvalu Tuvalu
Uganda Uganda
United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands
Vanuatu Vanuatu
Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands US
Wallis And Futuna Islands Wallis And Futuna Islands
Western Sahara Western Sahara
Yemen Yemen
Zambia Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
East Timor East Timor

Registration and client onboarding is currently unavailable for private customers who are residents in these countries

Afghanistan Afghanistan
Algeria Algeria
American Samoa American Samoa
Anguilla Anguilla
Antarctica Antarctica
Argentina Argentina
Belarus Belarus
Bhutan Bhutan
Bolivia Bolivia
Botswana Botswana
Bouvet Island Bouvet Island
Brazil Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Burundi Burundi
Cambodia Cambodia
Cape Verde Cape Verde
Central African Republic Central African Republic
Chad Chad
Christmas Island Christmas Island
Cocos Keeling Islands Cocos Keeling Islands
Colombia Colombia
Congo Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica Costa Rica
Cuba Cuba
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
El Salvador El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Eritrea
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands
Fiji Islands Fiji Islands
French Guiana French Guiana
French Polynesia French Polynesia
French Southern Territories French Southern Territories
The Gambia The Gambia
Ghana Ghana
Greenland Greenland
Grenada Grenada
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
Guam Guam
Guinea Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Guyana Guyana
Heard and McDonald Islands Heard and McDonald Islands
Honduras Honduras
India India
Indonesia Indonesia
Iran Iran
Iraq Iraq
Kiribati Kiribati
North Korea North Korea
Laos Laos
Lebanon Lebanon
Lesotho Lesotho
Libya Libya
Macau S.A.R. Macau S.A.R.
Macedonia Macedonia
Malawi Malawi
Malaysia Malaysia
Mali Mali
Martinique Martinique
Mayotte Mayotte
Mexico Mexico
Micronesia Micronesia
Moldova Moldova
Morocco Morocco
Myanmar Myanmar
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia New Caledonia
Nicaragua Nicaragua
Nigeria Nigeria
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
Oman Oman
Palau Palau
Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory
Panama Panama
Papua new Guinea Papua new Guinea
Paraguay Paraguay
Peru Peru
Pitcairn Island Pitcairn Island
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Reunion Reunion
Russia Russia
Rwanda Rwanda
Saint Helena Saint Helena
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Samoa Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Senegal Senegal
Serbia Serbia
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Somalia Somalia
South Georgia South Georgia
South Sudan South Sudan
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Sudan Sudan
Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands
Swaziland Swaziland
Syria Syria
Taiwan Taiwan
Togo Togo
Tokelau Tokelau
Trinidad And Tobago Trinidad And Tobago
Tunisia Tunisia
Tuvalu Tuvalu
Uganda Uganda
United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay Uruguay
Vanuatu Vanuatu
Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands US
Wallis And Futuna Islands Wallis And Futuna Islands
Western Sahara Western Sahara
Yemen Yemen
Zambia Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Montenegro Montenegro
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
East Timor East Timor

Restricted and prohibited activities and industries

Multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, get rich quick schemes
Shell Banks
Trade of restricted and/or endangered animal species and products derived from them
Ponzi / illegal pyramid schemes

Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy sets out the terms under which you may access our Services and applies as soon as you access and/or use Wittix.

Please check the User Agreement for the meaning of the defined words.
Restricted activities
You may use our Services only for lawful purposes. You may not use our Services:
  • In any way that breaches any applicable local, international, or national laws or regulations, or causes Wittix to breach any applicable law or regulation;
  • In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
  • For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way;
  • For anything that is abusive, harmful, or does not comply with our content standards;
  • For any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, or any other form of spam;
  • If you are an individual, entity, or country subjected to international sanctions;
  • For websites deemed unfair, deceptive, or predatory towards consumers;
  • In any way that would locally or internationally evade any applicable taxes or facilitate tax evasion.
You cannot open or hold a Wittix account if you carry out any sort of business or activity that relates to the following*:
  • Escort and dating with sexual intention;
  • Pornography / Prostitution;
  • Weapons, firearms, and munitions, military goods and services;
  • Unregulated auction houses/platform;
  • Illegal narcotics, controlled substances, substances mimicking illegal drugs, and any equipment designed for producing or using illegal/controlled drugs;
  • Illegal gambling/trading;
  • Trading in prime-bank guarantees, debentures, and letters of credit or medium-term notes;
  • Nonprofit organizations and charities from countries outside of Canada, European Economic Area and/or European Union, Switzerland, USA, Australia, or New Zealand;
  • Unregistered charities from any region;
  • Multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, get rich quick schemes;
  • Trade of restricted and/or endangered animal species and products derived from them;
  • Harmful programs such as viruses, spyware, or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;
  • Unlicensed online pharmacies;
  • Transactions related to cultural artifacts and other archaeologically, historically, culturally and religiously important valuables or rare scientific valuables;
  • Unlicensed gambling;
  • Crypto Exchanges/Initial Coin Offering (ICO);
  • Training/courses on investments and in areas of finance (Crypto/forex).
Notwithstanding whether a business activity is not included on the list of prohibited activities, Wittix reserves the right to unilaterally determine whether the Customer is involved in activities exceeding the Wittix risk appetite and suspend the provision of all or a part of the Services to the Customer and/or terminate an ongoing contractual relationship with the Customer.
 
The Prospective Customer or the Customer shall consult with Wittix in case the Prospective Customer or the Customer is in doubt whether or not the relevant activity is deemed to be prohibited.