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Privacy Policy

What type of information does Belay Empire collect?

The Belay Empire receives, collects, and stores any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, the Belay Empire collects the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information; and purchase history. The Belay Empire may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. The Belay Empire also collects personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications), payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile.

How does Belay Empire collect information?

When you conduct a transaction on our website, as part of the process, we collect the personal information you give us, such as your name, address, and email address. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only.

 

Why does the Belay Empire collect such personal information?

The Belay Empire collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:

 

  • To provide and operate the Services;

 

  • To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;

 

  • To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;

 

  • To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services; 

 

  • To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.


How does the Belay Empire store use, share, and disclose our site visitors' personal information?

Our company website is hosted on a platform; That provides us with an online platform that allows us to sell and promote our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through that platform data storage, databases, and their general applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. All direct payment gateways offered by that platform and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

How does Belay Empire communicate with our site visitors?

The Belay Empire may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable to our indigenous nation laws, national laws, and any agreement the Belay Empire may have with you. For these purposes, we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.

 

How does Belay Empire use cookies and other tracking tools?

The Belay Empire website tracks personal information through the use of cookies; our tracking tools (e.g., cookies, flash cookies, web beacons, etc.). It's important to note that third-party services, such as Google Analytics or other applications offered through the platform App Market, placing cookies, or utilizing other tracking technologies through our platform services provider, may have their own policies regarding how they collect and store information. As these are external services, such practices are not covered by our platform provider Privacy Policy.

How can the Belay Empire site visitors withdraw their consent?

If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at [support@belayempire.com].

 

Privacy policy updates

The Belay Empire reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on our website. If the Belay Empire makes material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. 

Questions and your contact information

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us at [support@belayempire.com].

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Attention: BELAY EMPIRE

℅ 3020 Bernal Ave Suite 110 #2133

Non-domestic Pleasanton,

California Republic [94566]

G-IPMN Code: GIPMN-NA-93684402

BELAY EMPIRE — BANK & REGULATOR DISCLOSURE FOOTER

 

Belay Empire is an unincorporated Indigenous Peoples Financial Institution via 508(c)(1)(a) religious and Indigenous Peoples organization, operating for the purpose of economic inclusion and self-determination, including the lawful settlement of private obligations, trade, and commerce for Indigenous Peoples and aligned parties.

 

Belay Empire issues issuer-funded negotiable instruments payable on demand, including Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, solely for the settlement of private obligations, purchases, and contracts. Each such instrument represents a present, unconditional obligation of the issuer, is credited at issuance on the Belay Empire internal settlement ledger, and is recorded for verification, timestamping, and audit within G-IPMN. Settlement is completed upon issuance and acceptance of the instrument according to its terms; no external bank transfer is required to effect settlement within the Belay Empire system.

 

By this, any interaction with a depository institution is voluntary and limited solely to conversion of already-settled value into bank-based money at the holder’s election and subject to bank policy. Depository institutions are not drawees, guarantors, or settlement authorities for Belay Empire instruments and do not create, validate, or complete settlement within this framework.

 

Belay Empire does not issue currency, legal tender, or bank instruments, and does not issue cashier’s checks (which are bank-only instruments). Where appropriate for institutional counterparties, Belay Empire may issue Letters of Credit / Standby Letters of Credit as conditional documentary undertakings governed by UCC Article 5; such instruments do not carry value at issuance and are payable only upon a complying documentary presentation.

Governing Commercial Law

 

Belay Empire’s negotiable instruments and settlement processes are governed by state-enacted Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Articles 1 and 3, including but not limited to:

  • UCC § 1-201(b)(24) — Value

  • UCC § 1-304 — Good Faith

  • UCC § 3-104 — Negotiable Instruments

  • UCC § 3-412 — Obligation of Issuer

  • UCC § 3-501 — Presentment

  • UCC § 3-602 — Discharge by Payment

 

Where banks elect to participate solely for conversion purposes, UCC Article 4 applies, including:

  • UCC §§ 4-201, 4-202, 4-103 — Bank as agent; ordinary care; variation by agreement

 

Letters of Credit / Standby Letters of Credit, if issued, are governed by UCC Article 5 (including UCC §§ 5-102, 5-108) and applicable international rules if incorporated (e.g., ISP98 / UCP 600).

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights & Authority

 

Belay Empire operates consistent with Indigenous Peoples’ rights to economic self-determination, as recognized under:

  • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) — Articles 3, 4, and 20

  • United States recognition of international human-rights principles as persuasive authority in domestic policy (e.g., Public Law 97-280)

 

These principles inform Belay Empire’s purpose and governance, while domestic commercial activity remains governed by state-adopted UCC provisions.

Important Clarifications

  • Belay Empire instruments are private commercial instruments, not bank money.

  • Acceptance completes settlement; bank processing, if any, is conversion-only.

  • Banks may decline conversion pursuant to policy; refusal does not invalidate settlement.

  • If conversion is refused, instruments must be returned promptly and intact in accordance with applicable law and instrument terms.

 

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This footer is provided for informational and compliance purposes only and does not constitute legal advice to any third party.

Investment Products are:

  • Not Insured by Belay Empire or Any Federal Government Agency

  • Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, this Indigenous Peoples Financial Institution or Any Bank Affiliate

  • Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested

BY THIS, BELAY EMPIRE EXISTS AS AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE UNINCORPORATED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.

Belay Empire are proud Non-FDIC Members

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