{"success":true,"data":{"schemaVersion":1,"contentType":"compliance","activeVersionCode":"v1.0.0","versions":[{"versionCode":"v1.0.0","versionLabel":"v1.0.0","isDefault":true,"publishedAt":"2026-07-09T06:29:14.890Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T06:30:17.303Z"}],"version":{"versionCode":"v1.0.0","versionLabel":"v1.0.0","isDefault":true,"publishedAt":"2026-07-09T06:29:14.890Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T06:30:17.303Z"},"page":{"slug":"index","title":"Compliance at Stafiel","description":"How Stafiel approaches transaction screening (KYT), sanctions and restricted regions, non-custodial settlement, and data minimization.","navSection":"Legal","navOrder":30,"html":"<h1>Compliance at Stafiel</h1>\n<p>Stafiel is non-custodial stablecoin checkout infrastructure for online merchants.\nCompliance controls are designed into how orders, payment addresses, and\nsettlement work, so screening and risk review happen as part of the payment flow\nrather than as an afterthought.</p>\n<p>This page summarizes Stafiel's approach. It supplements the\n<a href=\"/terms-of-service\">Terms of Service</a> and the <a href=\"/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy</a>;\nwhere they differ, those documents control.</p>\n<h2>Transaction screening (KYT)</h2>\n<p>Stafiel's compliance model is transaction-focused. KYT (Know Your Transaction)\nscreening and monitoring evaluate on-chain payment activity — wallets,\ntransactions, and networks — against risk signals and screening lists.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screening applies to payment activity connected to an order, including\ncounterparty addresses and settlement destinations.</li>\n<li>Orders linked to flagged activity can be placed in a compliance hold and\nreviewed before deployment or settlement proceeds.</li>\n<li>Screening lists and controls are updated over time as risk conditions change.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Sanctions and restricted regions</h2>\n<p>Stafiel does not support use of the Services in, from, or for the benefit of\nrestricted territories, persons, or activities. The\n<a href=\"/restricted-countries-and-regions\">Restricted Countries and Regions</a> page lists\nrestricted countries, territories, and regions and is updated from time to time.</p>\n<p>Wallets, addresses, and transactions are screened against Stafiel's screening\nlists, and matches are refused, held, or reviewed as described in the\n<a href=\"/terms-of-service\">Terms of Service</a>.</p>\n<h2>Non-custodial by design</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Each order receives its own unique on-chain payment address.</li>\n<li>Settlement routing is fixed in the on-chain contract or program when the\norder's payment address is set up. Funds split between the merchant's verified\nsettlement wallet and the platform according to those fixed rules.</li>\n<li>Stafiel never holds merchant private keys and never takes custody of merchant\nfunds.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Data minimization</h2>\n<p>Stafiel collects the minimum information needed to run checkout and settlement.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>We do not store personal identity documents.</li>\n<li>Merchant onboarding is business-focused: account credentials, merchant\nconfiguration, and verified settlement wallet addresses.</li>\n<li>Payment records keep order and on-chain context — amounts, addresses,\ntransaction hashes, and status history — for integrity, audit, and support.</li>\n<li>Details are described in the <a href=\"/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Questions and reports</h2>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:compliance@stafiel.com\">compliance@stafiel.com</a> for compliance\nquestions, law-enforcement requests, or reports of suspected misuse. See\n<a href=\"/contact\">Contact</a> for all official routes.</p>\n<h2>Related pages</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/terms-of-service\">Terms of Service</a> — Section 10 covers compliance, KYT,\nAML, and sanctions obligations in detail.</li>\n<li><a href=\"/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"/restricted-countries-and-regions\">Restricted Countries and Regions</a></li>\n</ul>","effectiveDate":"2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T06:30:17.303Z"},"generatedAt":"2026-07-13T11:25:51.880Z","canonicalUrl":"https://stafiel.org/compliance","jsonUrl":"https://stafiel.org/compliance.json","markdownUrl":"https://stafiel.org/compliance.md","text":"Stafiel is non-custodial stablecoin checkout infrastructure for online merchants.\nCompliance controls are designed into how orders, payment addresses, and\nsettlement work, so screening and risk review happen as part of the payment flow\nrather than as an afterthought.\n\nThis page summarizes Stafiel's approach. It supplements the\nTerms of Service and the Privacy Policy ;\nwhere they differ, those documents control.\n\nTransaction screening (KYT)\n\nStafiel's compliance model is transaction-focused. KYT (Know Your Transaction)\nscreening and monitoring evaluate on-chain payment activity — wallets,\ntransactions, and networks — against risk signals and screening lists.\n\nScreening applies to payment activity connected to an order, including\ncounterparty addresses and settlement destinations.\n\nOrders linked to flagged activity can be placed in a compliance hold and\nreviewed before deployment or settlement proceeds.\n\nScreening lists and controls are updated over time as risk conditions change.\n\nSanctions and restricted regions\n\nStafiel does not support use of the Services in, from, or for the benefit of\nrestricted territories, persons, or activities. The\nRestricted Countries and Regions page lists\nrestricted countries, territories, and regions and is updated from time to time.\n\nWallets, addresses, and transactions are screened against Stafiel's screening\nlists, and matches are refused, held, or reviewed as described in the\nTerms of Service .\n\nNon-custodial by design\n\nEach order receives its own unique on-chain payment address.\n\nSettlement routing is fixed in the on-chain contract or program when the\norder's payment address is set up. Funds split between the merchant's verified\nsettlement wallet and the platform according to those fixed rules.\n\nStafiel never holds merchant private keys and never takes custody of merchant\nfunds.\n\nData minimization\n\nStafiel collects the minimum information needed to run checkout and settlement.\n\nWe do not store personal identity documents.\n\nMerchant onboarding is business-focused: account credentials, merchant\nconfiguration, and verified settlement wallet addresses.\n\nPayment records keep order and on-chain context — amounts, addresses,\ntransaction hashes, and status history — for integrity, audit, and support.\n\nDetails are described in the Privacy Policy .\n\nQuestions and reports\n\nContact compliance@stafiel.com for compliance\nquestions, law-enforcement requests, or reports of suspected misuse. See\nContact for all official routes.\n\nRelated pages\n\nTerms of Service — Section 10 covers compliance, KYT,\nAML, and sanctions obligations in detail.\n\nPrivacy Policy\n\nRestricted Countries and Regions"}}