Binance.US may disclose user personal data, including transaction records and identification information, to law enforcement agencies, financial regulators, or other government authorities when legally required or when the company determines disclosure is appropriate.
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As a regulated money services business subject to Bank Secrecy Act requirements, Binance.US is legally obligated to file Suspicious Activity Reports and Currency Transaction Reports and to respond to lawful subpoenas and government orders. Users should understand that their transaction history, identity data, and account information may be disclosed to government authorities.
Interpretive note: The full text of the law enforcement disclosure clause was not visible in the truncated document; this provision is inferred from the document's subject matter as a regulated money services business and standard privacy policy structure.
The updated privacy policy now discloses that Binance.US collects information from interactions with AI chatbots, including prompts, market research, and uploaded information. The policy states this data may be shared with OpenAI, which according to the revised language may receive information about your account, portfolio, and communication contents along with associated metadata. The updated terms also broaden the stated use of personal information to include generating interactive responses through AI chatbots that provide market research and portfolio-specific analysis, as well as collecting inferences about your service use. Your continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of these updated data collection and sharing practices.
View change record →The updated policy explicitly authorizes Binance.US to disclose user information to law enforcement, government agencies, regulators, financial institutions, and industry partners to detect and prevent fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. This establishes a new disclosure authority that was not previously explicitly stated. Additionally, the revised language discloses that email addresses and other identifiers collected by Binance.US may be used for tailored advertising on other websites and social media platforms. The policy now provides a 'Your Privacy Rights' webform in addition to email contact as a mechanism for submitting privacy rights requests and appeals. You can submit privacy rights requests through privacy@binance.us or by using the company's 'Your Privacy Rights' webform.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly states that Binance.US may disclose customer information to law enforcement, government agencies, regulators, financial institutions, and industry partners to detect, prevent, and report fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. The policy also clarifies that if your email address or other identifier has been collected, it may be used for tailored advertising on external websites and social media platforms through the use of cookies and other identifiers. These disclosures formalize data-sharing practices and advertising uses that may have been operationally occurring but were not previously detailed in this language. You can exercise privacy rights by contacting privacy@binance.us or submitting a request through the company's 'Your Privacy Rights' webform.
View change record →Severity downgraded from high to medium and provision expanded to explicitly mention regulatory authorities and government agencies alongside law enforcement.
View full change record →User transaction records, identity documents, and account information held by Binance.US may be disclosed to federal and state law enforcement agencies, FinCEN, the IRS, and other regulatory bodies in response to legal process or regulatory requirements, without prior notice to the user in many circumstances.
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"This Privacy Policy describes how Binance.US and its related companies and affiliates ('BAM') collect, use, and disclose information, and your choices regarding this information. BAM discloses personal information to law enforcement, regulatory authorities, and government agencies when required or permitted by applicable law.— Excerpt from Binance.US's Binance.US Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Mandatory disclosure obligations arise under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations requiring money services businesses to file Currency Transaction Reports for transactions over $10,000 and Suspicious Activity Reports for suspected illicit activity. IRS information reporting obligations (Form 1099-DA for digital asset transactions) also apply. Voluntary disclosures or disclosures in response to civil subpoenas are governed by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and applicable state law. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The mandatory disclosure obligations are legally required and not discretionary; governance exposure relates primarily to ensuring that the policy accurately describes the scope of permissible voluntary disclosures versus mandatory disclosures, and that the company's internal procedures appropriately distinguish between the two categories. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Federal law governs BSA/AML disclosure obligations. State law may impose additional notification requirements or restrictions on voluntary disclosures to state law enforcement agencies. The scope of ECPA protections for stored electronic communications is relevant to the handling of government data requests for user communications and account records. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party service providers who hold copies of user data (including identity verification vendors and custodians) should have contractual obligations to notify BAM of any direct government requests for user data, allowing BAM to assert applicable legal privileges or challenge overbroad requests. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should maintain a documented procedure for responding to government data requests, including a review process for voluntary versus mandatory disclosures, and should confirm that the policy accurately distinguishes between these categories. The policy should be reviewed to confirm it accurately reflects BAM's current practice regarding user notification of government data requests where such notification is legally permissible.
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As a regulated money services business subject to Bank Secrecy Act requirements, Binance.US is legally obligated to file Suspicious Activity Reports and Currency Transaction Reports and to respond to lawful subpoenas and government orders. Users should understand that their transaction history, identity data, and account information may be disclosed to government authorities.
User transaction records, identity documents, and account information held by Binance.US may be disclosed to federal and state law enforcement agencies, FinCEN, the IRS, and other regulatory bodies in response to legal process or regulatory requirements, without prior notice to the user in many circumstances.
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