Terms and Conditions
25.05.2023
These Terms and Conditions (the "Agreement") are applicable to the: (i) web pages, (ii) services, (iii) content,
(iv) databases and (v) information (collectively referred to as the "Services") together with the agreements
provided by PI Digital AG ("PI Digital") to which you may have access by using PI Digital’s website or any other
agreed channel. The content and information included in these Services are provided by PI Digital and its third
party suppliers (collectively, the "Information Providers"). These Services are made available by PI Digital
subject to the terms and conditions stated below.
PI Digital AG is a company incorporated according to Swiss law with legal seat in Baar, Switzerland (“PI
Digital”). PI Digital is subject to the rules set out by the Swiss self-regulation organisation Verein zur
Qualitätssicherung von Finanzdienstleistungen - “VQF” (in English: The Financial Services Standards Association”).
The following Terms and Conditions – PI Digital Execution (the “Terms”) sets forth the rights and obligations
between a Client and PI Digital for currency Execution Services.
A “Client” shall mean both corporate bodies (legal entities, foundations, associations, etc.) and private
individuals who are using and/or are intending to use the Execution Services of PI Digital.
A Client should read this document carefully. PI Digital reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. Any
amended Terms will be published on PI Digital website and a Client will be informed via e-mail.
1. Scope of Services
1.1 These Terms apply to and between a Client and PI Digital for Execution Services, e.g., buy or sell fiat
currency for cryptocurrency, buy or sell cryptocurrency for fiat currency and/or buy or sell cryptocurrency for
other cryptocurrency, over the counter (the “Execution Services”).
1.2. A Client must read, understand and accept the Terms before using the Execution Services provided by PI
Digital.
1.3. The Terms are considered as read, understood and accepted by the Client, when the Client decides to use the
Execution Services provided by PI Digital.
2. Onboarding
2.1. A Client must be dully onboarded before accessing Execution Services provided by PI Digital.
2.2. The onboarding process is prescribed by PI Digital. The onboarding can vary in scope depending on the type of
a Client and can in general be changed or amended as needed due to internal risk policies and procedures, change
of regulatory requirements, market conditions or other circumstances relevant for PI Digital to perform Client due
diligence and assess risks.
2.3. A Client must provide PI Digital with all documents and information requested by PI Digital. Under no
circumstances shall PI Digital be obliged to return any documents and/or information received during the
onboarding process to a Client.
2.4. PI Digital reserves the right to unilaterally accept or reject any prospective Client in accordance with PI
Digital’s internal policies and procedures. PI Digital is not obliged to provide any reasons for its decision.
2.5. From an accepted Client, PI Digital has a right to request additional documents and/or information and a
Client is obliged to provide documents and/or information requested. If a Client does not provide the additional
requested documents and/or information, PI Digital has the right to not provide the Execution Services, including
quotes and/or not accept Client instructions, not to execute trades as instructed.
2.6. If the documentation and/or information provided and approved by PI Digital during initial onboarding process
changes, a Client must immediately and without undue delay provide PI Digital with the additional documents and/or
information.
2.7. A Client will receive a notification from PI Digital when it is either accepted, additional documents and/or
information is required, or a Client has been rejected.
2.8. PI Digital has no obligation to onboard a Client within a certain timeframe. PI Digital shall under no
circumstances be liable for any loss and/or any unrealized gain of a Client because of unfinished onboarding
procedure and/or rejection of a Client.
2.9. A Client accepts that information which is sent to the contact details provided to PI Digital shall be deemed
as a proper delivery. This includes both email address and post mail (physical) address.
3. Execution Services
3.1. PI Digital acts as an agent/broker when buying or selling fiat currencies or cryptocurrencies.
3.2. As an agent/broker, PI Digital acts for a Client and applies the best execution principles. Counterparties
that PI Digital executes transactions with include OTC market makers and exchanges. This execution service carries
counterparty risks. Counterparty risk refers to a risk that a counterparty may not be able to fulfill its
financial obligations as agreed upon in a contract or a transaction. These risks may include but are not limited
to a credit risk, default risk, insolvency risk, and operational risk.
3.3. PI Digital AG shall not be liable for any loss which a Client may suffer as a consequence of a counterparty
defaulting or breaching its legal obligations. This includes but is not limited to (i) a loss of positive mark to
market on open trades (ii) collateral placed with a counterparty as margin requirement for open trades.
3.4. PI Digital reserves the right to restrict or cease the provision of the Execution Services or other services
to comply with applicable law or regulations, standards of self- regulation, contractual provisions, business or
trade practices, internal rules and policies and to ensure the performance according to the standards of due care.
3.5. PI Digital may freeze any funds, limit or refuse the execution of orders or instructions or refuse to accept
funds any time in its discretion, in particular if it considers such measure to be required or beneficial for the
protection of a Client. Orders may not be executed if they are not fully funded.
3.6. Orders and instructions such as in-coming and out-going transfers are processed by PI Digital in a reasonable
time. However, delays can always occur for various reasons, not limited to verification processes, origin of funds
clarifications, checking compliance with regulations or technical/operational reasons.
3.7. PI Digital has established a proof-of-ownership process to verify that a Client is in control of external
blockchain addresses used for transfers connected to PI Digital Services. PI Digital will only execute transfer
requests to or from verified external blockchain addresses.
4. Placement of orders
4.1. PI Digital offers Execution Services through its own execution desk.
4.2. A Client must be onboarded in accordance with paragraph 2 of these Terms for the provision of the Execution
Services.
4.3. After being successfully onboarded and accepted, a Client will have assigned account manager from PI Digital
(“Account Manager”).
4.4. A Client can contact the Account Manager to request a quote for a given cryptocurrency that is available for
execution by PI Digital.
4.5. A pending quote-request from a Client shall under no circumstances be considered as a binding instruction or
agreement to which either Party is bound or committed in any way.
4.6. A Client acknowledges and accepts, that PI Digital under no circumstances can be liable for the loss of
profits and/or limitation of losses resulting from not being able to buy or sell in the period of which a quote
request from a Client is pending. This applies both to when a quote request is answered after a long waiting and
for when a quote request is not answered at all.
5. Execution of orders
5.1. PI Digital will do its best effort to provide a Client with the best execution of an order possible. The best
execution is not necessarily the best price, but also takes into account market conditions, stability of the
available execution platforms, volume, cost, speed and other factors relevant for the execution of the order.
5.2. A Client accepts that a limit order placed by PI Digital on behalf of a Client cannot be changed outside the
working hours as stipulated in provision 6.1 in these Terms.
5.3. A Client accepts that PI Digital cannot guarantee a full execution of a limit order due to liquidity shortage
or other market conditions in general, even if the asset has been traded at any execution above or below a
Client’s limit.
5.4. For stop-loss orders placed by PI Digital on behalf of and under instruction from a Client, a Client further
accepts that the order might not be executed at the given price due to liquidity shortage and that a slippage
might occur as a further result hereof.
5.5. PI Digital offers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies that are listed on major cryptocurrency exchanges and it
remains at the sole discretion of PI Digital to decide which cryptocurrencies can be bought or sold through PI
Digital.
5.6. A Client accepts that PI Digital cannot guarantee that cryptocurrencies bought through PI Digital can also be
sold through PI Digital.
6. Execution confirmation
6.1. A Client can request PI Digital to send an execution confirmation for an executed order.
6.2. PI Digital will send such execution confirmation within 24 hours of a Client’s request.
6.3. The execution confirmation will be sent to the e-mail account or other electronic means of communication
provided by a Client.
7. Execution hours
7.1. PI Digital execution desk is available from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, excluding Switzerland’s Bank
Holidays.
a) For selling: When selling cryptocurrency for other cryptocurrency or fiat currency through PI Digital, a Client
must notify PI Digital once Client’s assets have been sent to a cryptocurrency address (wallet) provided by PI
Digital. PI Digital cannot provide a Client with quotes before the arrival of cryptocurrency on the address
provided by PI Digital. Arrival of Bitcoin (BTC) shall mean that a minimum of 6 blocks have confirmed the
transaction. Arrival of Ethereum (ETH) and ERC20-tokens shall mean that a minimum of 30 blocks have confirmed the
transaction.
b) For buying: When buying cryptocurrency for fiat currency through PI Digital a Client must notify PI Digital
once the fiat currency has been sent to the bank or payment service provider (PSP or EMI) account provided by PI
Digital. PI Digital cannot provide a Client with quotes before the arrival of fiat currency on the bank or payment
service provider (PSP or EMI) account provided by PI Digital. PI Digital cannot provide a Client with quotes
before arrival of fiat currency on the bank or payment service provider (PSP or EMI) account provided by PI
Digital.
7.2. Under no circumstances can PI Digital become liable for any losses and/or missed profits due to execution
requests not being answered according to provision 4.3.-4.11. of these Terms which also extent to requests made
outside of the execution hours.
8. Execution Fees
8.1. A Client is obliged to pay PI Digital a fee (the “Fee”) upon the Execution Services provided by PI Digital.
The final price for the Execution Services is always a combination of the execution Fee and the execution quote.
8.2. The above-mentioned Fees do not include deposit fees, cryptocurrency execution commissions, cryptocurrency
execution fees, stamp duties or any other fees, costs and expenses levied by third parties and charged directly or
separately to a Client.
9. Acceptance of risk
9.1. A Client fully acknowledges the risks inherent with use of the Execution Services provided by PI Digital.
Such risks may include but are not limited to:
a) Market risk;
b) Liquidity risk;
c) Counterparty risk
d) Concentration risk;
e) Horizon risk;
f) Transaction risk;
g) Volatility risk;
h) Execution risk;
i) Operational risk;
j) The highly speculative nature of cryptocurrencies as such;
k) The potential of a total loss or make zero profit;
l) The unavailability of executions; and
m) The regulatory and legislative risk regarding the treatment of cryptocurrencies.
9.2. A Client fully acknowledges his personal liability for any and all potential losses resulting from an
investment and that PI Digital only performs Client’s order execution under instructions from and on behalf of a
Client, thus keeping PI Digital free of any liability and/or losses (so-called execution-only).
9.3. A Client is solely responsible for all legal risks associated with using the Execution Services provided by
PI Digital. A Client guarantees to comply with and act within all legal boundaries within the applicable
jurisdiction to the business relationship especially including but not limited to tax laws.
9.4. A Client accepts and releases PI Digital of responsibility for all risk and damages resulting from an
undetected transmission error, misunderstanding, hacking or fraud arising from instructions given via e-mail or
any other electronic communication channel.
9.5. Past performance is no guarantee of current or future performance. The value of an investment may rise or
fall for multiple reasons. Fluctuations in execution rates may also cause the value of investments to rise or
fall.
9.6. A Client is aware that PI Digital is not a depository institution and can therefor only handle fiat or
cryptocurrencies in connection with an actual buy or sell transaction or settlement. This may require that PI
Digital, after notifying a Client, may convert fiat currency into crypto assets or send the fiat currency back to
Client’s account if a Client does not provide PI Digital with further instructions.
10. Exceptional markets conditions
10.1. PI Digital reserves the right to withdraw quotes, to not provide quotes or to not execute orders in
exceptional markets conditions, especially but not limited to circumstances which results in liquidity shortage.
11. Termination
11.1. The contractual relationship between PI Digital and a Client may be terminated at any time and for any
reason by PI Digital.
11.2. The contractual relationship between PI Digital and a Client may be terminated by a Client with immediate
effect for any reason.
11.3. Notice of termination shall be in the form of a written notice and termination shall be effective upon the
receiving Party’s receipt of such notice.
11.4. A Client accepts that a notice which is sent in accordance with the contact details provided to PI Digital
shall be deemed as a proper delivery. This includes both email address and post mail (physical) address.
11.5. A Client agrees that, upon termination a Client shall: (i) pay all outstanding debts to PI Digital in full
within ten (10) days; (ii) be bonded by all outstanding orders; and (iii) be bonded by all outstanding commitments
with respect to completed orders.
11.6. Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, PI Digital may also terminate the access to PI Digital
website for any Client at any time, for any reason or no reason. Such Client shall have no recourse and PI Digital
shall have no liability with respect to any such termination.
11.7. All provisions of the Terms relating to warranties, confidentiality obligations of a Client, proprietary
rights, limitation of liability, indemnification obligations and payment obligations shall survive the termination
or expiration thereof.
12. Warranties
12.1. A Client warrants that it acts within and complies with all legal requirements applicable to the relevant
jurisdiction when using the services provided by PI Digital.
12.2. It is Client’s responsibility to asses and cohere to the applicable tax regulations.
12.3. For a private individual Client, a Client warrants that only a Client itself, who has been onboarded, is
using the Services at PI Digital personally.
12.4. For corporate Clients the person authorised to represent the company, foundation, association and/or another
organisation and trade on its behalf according to the forms provided during the onboarding process, warrants that
only the authorised person is the user of the Execution Services provided by PI Digital. If other person(s) shall
be allowed to use Execution Services on behalf of the onboarded corporate Client, a Power of Attorney must be
presented to and approved by PI Digital.
13. Force Majeure
13.1. PI Digital shall not be liable to a Client for any failure, damages, claims and/or losses from circumstances
beyond its reasonable control. Such situations include but are not limited to: telecommunication difficulties,
failures or disruptions, non-availability to the execution technical platform for any reason, shut downs or other
non-availability of executions for any reason, regulatory interference, enactment of new legislation, measures
taken by authorities, power failure, internet service provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, strikes,
lock outs or blockades (whether or not PI Digital is a party to the conflict), catastrophes of nature, fire,
flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is beyond
the control of PI Digital, notwithstanding that only part of PI Digital’s functions are affected by such events
(“Force Majeure”).
13.2. PI Digital is released from any liability for partial or complete failure to perform its obligations under
the Terms including regarding any order and transaction pursuant to the Terms, if such failure is caused by Force
Majeure circumstances.
13.3. A Force Majeure situation does not terminate the Terms but immediately suspends the obligations of PI
Digital for all duration of the Force Majeure situation.
13.4. PI Digital shall swiftly inform a Client in case it invokes a Force Majeure situation. This notice shall
specify the date and time, the cause and the expected duration of the Force Majeure situation.
13.5. PI Digital shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performing its obligations after the ending
of a Force Majeure situation.
13.6. PI Digital and a Client agree to postpone any claim towards each other until the ending of the Force Majeure
situation.
14. Limitation of liability
14.1. To the extent permitted by law, PI Digital does not accept any liability for the risks associated with the
execution of trades and/or providing further services to a Client.
14.2. PI Digital limits its liability for appointed auxiliary persons. It does not assume any liability for damage
and/or loss caused by its auxiliary persons in carrying out their work in the event of slight misconduct.
14.3. PI Digital is not liable for any indirect and/or consequential losses, such as any loss of earnings and/or
third-party claims for damages.
14.4. PI Digital offers its services with the customary duty of care.
14.5. In all events, the aggregate liability of PI Digital for any reason and upon any cause of action, including,
without limitation, acts or omissions by PI Digital or third parties and outages or non- availability of the
services of PI Digital or any of the connected services, shall not exceed the amount of Fees, if any, paid by a
Client to PI Digital in connection with the order that gave rise to the cause of action in question.
15. Airdrop
15.1. A Client accepts and acknowledges that airdropped tokens become the sole property of whoever owns the
private key to the airdrop-receiving address at the time of the airdrop.
16. Indemnification
16.1. A Client shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless PI Digital, its officers, affiliates, directors, equity
holders, agents and employees with respect to any claim, demand, cause of action, debt, judgment or liability,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that it is based upon a claim that: (i) arises out of or in
relation to their use of the Execution Services of PI Digital and is not caused by the negligence or conduct of PI
Digital; (ii) if true, would constitute a breach of any of their representations, warranties or agreements
hereunder; or (iii) arises out of their gross negligence, wilful misconduct or abandonment. PI Digital may, at its
discretion and at its own expense, assist in the defence of any indemnified claim through counsel selected by PI
Digital. Any settlement intended to bind PI Digital shall not be valid or binding on PI Digital without PI
Digital’s prior written consent.
17. Client data
17.1. If PI Digital processes Client’s data, it shall take appropriate measures to ensure data protection.
17.2. PI Digital may be obliged to disclose Client’s data (in particular name, address and account number or
International Bank Account Number “IBAN” to the banks involved, the operators of payment and communication systems
at home and abroad, as well as to the beneficiaries) to third parties. By using the services of PI Digital, a
Client expressly authorizes PI Digital to disclose the relevant data as well as any associated information to
third parties.
17.3. PI Digital may be obliged to share other data obtained from a Client (in particular KYC documentation,
documentation regarding origin of funds) with involved banks to facilitate the execution of payments. A Client
expressly authorizes PI Digital to disclose the relevant data as well as any associated information to third
parties.
17.4. A Client accepts, that PI Digital may disclose Client’s data in order to fulfil regulatory or legal
information requests from authorities or to safeguard legitimate interests of PI Digital.
17.5. PI Digital is authorised to buy, save, combine and collect Client’s data with the purpose of creating a
Client profile which may be used for marketing purposes.
18. Restricted geography
18.1. PI Digital does not offer any of its services to US persons (persons with sole or additional citizenship of
the United States and/or residence in the United States), even if they are domiciled outside the United States.
18.2. A Client is obliged to inform PI Digital at least thirty (30) days in advance in written form of any future
circumstances which may cause him to be regarded as US person.
19. Relationship with Clients
19.1. A Client and PI Digital are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture,
employer-employee or other similar relationship is intended or created by Client’s acceptance of the Terms and/or
further agreements with PI Digital.
20. Outsourcing
20.1. PI Digital reserves the right to outsource business areas and services to group companies or third parties.
A Client accepts that its data can be processed and send to said parties in relation hereto. A Client further
accepts that said parties may transfer its data to further outsourcing providers. All provided data shall be kept
confidential by the data processing parties.
21. Amendments
21.1. PI Digital reserves the right to amend the Terms as needed.
21.2. Amendments of these Terms shall be notified to a Client in advance. A Client is deemed to have accepted any
such amendments of these Terms if the Client does not within one month of the notification notify PI Digital that
it does not accept the amendments.
22. Governing law
22.1. The Terms set forth in this document are subject to and shall be construed in accordance with Swiss
legislation exclusively.
22.2. The place of arbitration shall be the courts of Zug.
23. Acceptance
23.1. A Client is deemed to have read, understood and accepted the Terms when successfully onboarded.
23.2. A Client is deemed to have read, understood and accepted the most recent Terms and other regulations issued
by PI Digital when using Services.
23.3. The most recent Terms and other documents are always available on PI Digital’s website.