Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 1, 2022

Introduction

Welcome to EARNie, INC. (“Company”, “we”, “our”, “us”, “EARNie")! Thank you for clicking our Terms and Conditions. 

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) govern your use of the EARNie website (“website”) or the EARNie web application (“Service”, “Platform”) located at earnie.us operated by EARNie, INC. 

Our Privacy Policy also governs your use of our Service and explains how we collect, safeguard, and disclose information that results from your use of our website. Please click on the link above to read that document. 

Your agreement with us includes these Terms and our Privacy Policy (“Agreements”). You acknowledge that you have read and understood Agreements, and agree to be bound by them. 

If you do not agree with (or cannot comply with) these Agreements, then you may not use the Service, but please let us know by reaching out to us via email at admin@earnie.us so we can try to find a solution. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who wish to access or use our Service.

Services Offered

EARNie, INC., remittances will be made through BAYANI PAY, INC., a portfolio company of Talino Venture Labs and an authorized agent of BDO Remit (USA), Inc. (“BDO Remit”).‍

As an authorized agent of BDO Remit, BayaniPay is authorized to provide the following services (“Services”) to its customers and registered users (“Users”) of the website or Platform:

  1. Facilitation of payments from sender (“Users”) in the United States to receiver (“Beneficiaries”), and/or company merchants (“Merchants”) in the Philippines.
  2. Perform screening using the following lists: a. PEP - Politically Exposed Person; b. OFAC - Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanction List
  3. Provide technology to enable report generation, notification sending (SMS and Email), and web/mobile transactions.
  4. Provide technology and services for marketing and remarketing.ds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.

Eligibility of Users

Only registered users are allowed to transact with the Company. As part of the onboarding and registration process, you represent and warrant that:

  1. You are an individual of legal age (at least 18 years old).
  2.  You have full authority to enter into this Agreement.
  3. You will not be violating any laws or regulations by registering with us, entering into or performing any part of this Agreement, or by otherwise using the Service.
  4. You are not an agent or a representative acting for an undisclosed principal or their party beneficiary.
  5. All information provided by you as part of your registration and use of the Service is accurate and complete, and you undertake to promptly notify us of any changes to such information either through profile update feature, call, or email.
  6. All information provided by you as part of your registration and use of the Service is accurate and complete, and you undertake to promptly notify us of any changes to such information.

Availment of Service

If you wish to avail yourself of any product or service made available through the Platform, including the facilitation of payments (“Payment”), you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Payment including, without limitation, your bank details, and your billing address.

You represent and warrant that: (i) you have the legal right to use any bank account(s) or other payment recieving method(s) in connection with any Payment received; and that (ii) the information you supply to us is true, correct, complete, and valid.

We may employ the use of third-party services for the purpose of facilitating payment and the completion of the Service. By submitting your information, you grant us the right to provide the information to these third parties subject to our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your specific transaction at any time for reasons including but not limited to: product or service availability, errors in the description or price of the product or service, error in your order, or other reasons.

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your transaction if fraud or an unauthorized or illegal transaction is suspected.

Business Day

For purposes of this Agreement, one “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal or state holiday in California, New Jersey, Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on which banks’ offices are open for business.

Accounts

All users who are eligible to register for our Service, as defined in the Eligibility of Users section above, may open a EARNie account to access our Platform.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your EARNie account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer, mobile devices, and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under your account and/or password, whether your password is with our Service or a third-party service. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.

You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than you, without appropriate authorization. You may not use as a username any name that is offensive, vulgar, or obscene.

We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at our sole discretion.

Verification of Identity

As part of our KYC (Know-Your-Customer) policies, and to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires the Company to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person to whom we provide certain types of services. What this means for you when you use our Service is that we will require you to provide your name, address, date of birth, phone number, email address and facial scan (selfie), that will allow us to verify your identity. 

We may require you to provide documents, which may include: your passport, driver’s license, or other government-issued photo identification document. We may also contact you if we have additional questions.

Multiple Registrations

Multiple registrations are prohibited. You may register for a EARNie account only once, and each user must maintain a separate registration. If we detect multiple active registrations for a single user, we reserve the right to merge or terminate the registrations and refuse you all continued use of the Service without notice to you.

Compliance with Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)

All Users, including U.S. banks, bank holding companies, and non-bank subsidiaries, must comply with OFAC’s regulations. This means that we may institute a hold on your account or your funds if you are a Specially Designated National, or fall into the scope of a country-based sanction program.

Transaction History

You can access the details of all your Transactions and other information relating to your use of the Service by logging into the Service Website (at www.earnie.us) and selecting an option from the navigation bar called “Activity”.

Refused Transactions

We reserve the right in our sole discretion to refuse any Transaction. Reasons for refusal may include but are not limited to an inability to match your registration information with your bank account details, incorrect Recipient details, or an insufficient deposit amount. We generally will attempt to notify you of any refusal, using the contact information provided as part of your registration, stating (where possible) the reasons for the refusal and whether the problem can be corrected. We will not notify you of a refusal where to do so would be unlawful.

Cancellation of Transactions

You may cancel your Transaction for a full refund (a) within 30 minutes of authorizing your Transaction or (b) at any time thereafter if the Transaction Amount has not yet been converted in accordance with your order.

Fees and Charges

All Fees and Charges are properly identified and reflected before facilitating any Payment. Upon availment of the Service, you warrant that you are an authorized and lawful user of the Payment Instrument(s) and that you understand the fees and charges associated with the transaction.

Particulars Fees / Charges Last Updated
Transaction Fee
(EARNie users)
0 USD June 1, 2022

The expected amount of money to be delivered abroad by your beneficiary may be less due to fees charged by the recipient’s bank and foreign taxes.

 

Fee Changes

EARNie, INC. will provide prior notice through the app or email of any change in service fees one (1) day before effecting the change.

Your continued use of the service after fee change comes into effect constitutes your agreement to pay the modified service fee amount.

Exchange Rates

Exchange rates are always reflected before and during your transaction, we will convert the Transaction Amount at the Locked-In Exchange Rate during the time that you have completed your transaction. The exchange rates are updated daily at 2:00AM Los Angeles, CA, USA (PST) Timezone.

Service Providers

We use agents and service providers to help us deliver the Service to you. For example, EARNie manages the Service on our behalf as our service provider. Among other functions, EARNie provides customer service and other functions and arranges delivery of funds to recipient.

Regardless, all services provided by EARNie or other agents or service providers are performed at our direction and subject to our supervision and control.

Error Resolution and Cancellation

If you have any concern or dispute about the Service, you agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Company.

EARNie - General Inquiry

By Email: admin@earnie.us  

By Chat: Live chat feature available on your dashboard

By Phone: Tel #: +1-888-599-7280

By Mail: 1240 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 120, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

State Regulator and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Questions and Complaints

For questions, complaints, or need additional information you may also contact your State money transmitting licensing authority (if any, the specific contact information will be displayed in your Transaction receipt) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at 855-411-2372 855-729-2372 (TTY/TDD) or www.consumerfinance.gov

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Contests and Promotions

Any contests or other promotions (collectively, “Promotions”) made available through Service may be governed by rules that are separate from these Terms and Conditions. If you participate in any Promotions, please review the applicable rules that will be published in our website and our social media channels, as well as our Privacy Policy. If the rules for a Promotion conflict with these Terms and Conditions, Promotion rules will apply.

Content

Content found on or through this Service is the property of EARNie, INC. or used with permission. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use said Content, whether in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or for personal gain, without express advance written permission from us.

Communications

By creating an Account on our Service, you agree to subscribe to newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information we may send. However, you may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link in these communications or by sending us an email at admin@earnie.us.

 

Consent for Electronic Disclosures

The Service is an electronic commerce relationship. In order for the Service to be provided to you, we must have your consent to provide access to required disclosures in electronic format. If you do not consent to electronic disclosure of these documents, then you may not use the Service. Your consent applies to all of the documents we provide to you electronically in connection with the Service, including receipts and notices.

Access to electronic disclosures will be provided by way of the Internet. Your history of use of the Service is available for viewing online from your account on the Service Website. In order to view these disclosures, you will need a hardware device that can access the Internet via modem or other form of connection. Your hardware device must run on an appropriate operating system. You must be able to access the Internet to access our website. Additionally, Internet browser software is required to access the disclosures from a personal computer.

If you require a printed copy of your full printed copy of your transaction history, you can request this by emailing us through our Help Center.

We recommend you download or print a copy of this Agreement for your records. 

If you consent to electronic access to documents, we are not required to provide you with paper copies. You may obtain these documents in paper form without charge by printing them yourself. If you decide to withdraw your consent for electronic disclosures, you must notify EARNie, INC. through our Help Center or via telephone at 1-888-599-7280. Such notice will constitute notice of termination of your registration with us and preclude future use of the Service.

Prohibited Uses and Restrictions

You may use our Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with Terms. You agree not to use our Service:

  1. In any way that violates any applicable national or international law or regulation
  2. To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity
  3. In any way that infringes upon the rights of others, or in any way is illegal, threatening, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity
  4. To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of our Service, or which, as determined by us, may harm or offend Company or users of the Service or expose them to liability
  5. For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content or otherwise

Additionally, you agree to NOT use the Service for the following purposes:

  1. Use the Service in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party’s use of the Service, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Service
  2. Use the Service to transact with people you don’t know. We are not responsible for the quality of goods or services that you pay for using our Service. You accept that using the Service to transact to third-party for commercial and non-commercial use is at your own risk
  3. Use the Service to violate this Agreement or applicable laws, rules, or regulations 
  4. Use the Service to send money to a recipient that violates this agreement, applicable laws, rules, or regulations
  5. Use the Service for any of the following: sexually-oriented materials or services, gambling activities, fraud, money-laundering, the funding of terrorist organizations, or the purchase or sale of tobacco, tobacco-related paraphernalia, firearms, prescription drugs, other controlled substances, and/or purchase of illegal drugs
  6. Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Service for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Service
  7. Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Service
  8. Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful
  9. Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Service, the server on which the Service is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Service
  10. Attack the Service via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack
  11. Take any action that may damage or falsify the Company’s rating
  12. Attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service

You also understand the following restriction on the use of our Service.

  1. We can only process transactions amounting to less than $1,999.00 including fees and charges per transaction
  2. We may also impose a transfer limit on a per transaction or aggregate basis on individual accounts or linked accounts. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue all or any part of the Service

No Advice, Endorsement or Special relationship

EARNie is not providing investment, tax or legal advice, acting as a fiduciary or endorsing any company, property, product, service, security, instrument, or any other matter by posting any participant-submitted information on the site or including in the EARNie services. Neither EARNie nor any EARNie affiliate is responsible for any financial decision made by participants on the basis of using the EARNie Services. Participants should always read the corresponding prospectus, check with their licensed financial advisor, and their tax advisor, to determine the suitability of any financial products. Please conduct your own due diligence. Finally, the passage of time can render all information stale, and neither EARNie nor any EARNie affiliate is responsible for any misconceptions that may result from the reading of dated information. 

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

 

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics platform from Google LLC that tracks visits, bounce rates, and other metrics to measure website traffic. Data collected by Google through Google Analytics is used to monitor the Platform and is shared with other Google services for its own purposes, such as to provide personalized ads. To find out more, please read Google’s Privacy Terms as well as Google Analytics’ data practices.

Cloudflare Analytics

Cloudflare Analytics is a web analytics service from Cloudflare Inc. that produces insights based on website metrics. Data collected by Cloudflare Analytics is used by our Service to optimize the website and provide a better user experience.  Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy describes how it handles users’ data and protects their privacy.

 

Mixpanel

Mixpanel is a web and mobile-based analytics service provided by Mixpanel Inc. Mixpanel collects and analyzes website traffic data to measure how the Service is used and how to improve the Platform’s user retention. You can find out more about which types of data Mixpanel collects in its Terms of Use. In addition, Mixpanel also has policies in place for users that enable “Do Not Track” settings, which you can read about on this page.

Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of EARNie, INC. and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of EARNie, INC.

 

Copyright Policy

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. It is our policy to respond to any claim that Content posted on Service infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights (“Infringement”) of any person or entity.

If you are a copyright owner, or authorized on behalf of one, and you believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit your claim via email to admin@earnie.us, with the subject line: “Copyright Infringement” and include in your claim a detailed description of the alleged Infringement as detailed below, under “DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims.”

You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) for misrepresentation or bad-faith claims on the infringement of any Content found on and/or through Service on your copyright.

 

DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims

You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):

  • An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright's interest;
  • A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
  • Identification of the URL or other specific location on Service where the material that you claim is infringing is located;
  • Your address, telephone number, and email address;
  • A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

You can contact our Copyright Agent via email at admin@earnie.us.

 

Error Reporting and Feedback

You may provide us directly at admin@earnie.us with information and feedback concerning errors, suggestions for improvements, ideas, problems, complaints, and other matters related to our Service (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and agree that: (i) you shall not retain, acquire, or assert any intellectual property right or other rights, title, or interest in or to the Feedback; (ii) Company may have development ideas similar to the Feedback; (iii) Feedback does not contain confidential information or proprietary information from you or any third party; and (iv) Company is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the Feedback. In the event the transfer of the ownership to the Feedback is not possible due to applicable mandatory laws, you grant Company and its affiliates an exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, free-of-charge, sub-licensable, unlimited, and perpetual right to use (including copy, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute, and commercialize) Feedback in any manner and for any purpose.

 

Links To Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by EARNie, INC.

EARNie, INC. has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.

You acknowledge and agree that EARNie, inc. shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such third-party websites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the Terms and Conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

Limitation of Liability

Except as prohibited by law, you will hold us and our officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damage, however it arises (including attorneys' fees and all related costs and expenses of litigation and arbitration, or at trial or on appeal, if any, whether or not litigation or arbitration is instituted), whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortious action, or arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including without limitation any claim for personal injury or property damage, arising from this agreement and any violation by you of any federal, state, or local laws, statutes, rules, or regulations, even if company has been previously advised of the possibility of such damage. except as prohibited by law, if there is liability found on the part of the company, it will be limited to the amount paid for the products and/or services, and under no circumstances will there be consequential or punitive damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, so the prior limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

 

Disclaimer of Liability

In providing the service to you, neither we nor any of our affiliates, holding companies, subsidiaries, employees, officers, directors, agents, service providers or subcontractors, makes any express warranties or representations to you with respect to the service except as set out in this agreement, and all implied and statutory warranties and representations, including without limitation any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability or non-infringement are hereby expressly disclaimed to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

In no event shall we or any of our affiliates, holding companies, subsidiaries, employees, officers, directors, agents, service providers or subcontractors be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or incidental damages, whether based on negligence, wilful misconduct, tort, contract or any other theory of law, or for any damages for loss of data, loss of income, failure to realize expected revenues or savings, loss of profits or any economic or pecuniary loss.

We further disclaim any and all liability for any goods or services bought or sold by you that are settled through your participation in the service.

Your Indemnification of EARNie

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Bayni, it affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, costs, damages or suits (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees) caused by or arising from your improper use of the EARNie services, information provided to us by you, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your or any user of your account’s infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. 

EARNie Platform Risk Factors

EARNie software products are not securities and are part of the EARNie platform. EARNie is not responsible for, nor does it pursue, the circulation and trading of EARNie software received by its users on any market.

Negative publicity involving EARNie, EARNie’s business platform, EARNie software or any of the key personnel of EARNie and/or regulation of banking, payments, debit cards, and lending may materially and adversely affect the perception or viability of the EARNie platform, whether or not so justified. 

EARNie services rely on third party aPIs and third party vendors that may be unavailable or down, causing the EARNie services to be unavailable or down, for extended periods of time. This risk to the end users of the EARNie services may include failed debit or credit card transactions, failed payments, failed trades, and other financial failures. EARNie will do its best to restore EARNie services as quickly as possible. 

API keys and other EARNie services are based on new and dynamic technologies. In addition to the risks included in the above discussion of risk factors, there are other unanticipated, unforeseeable risks associated with your use of the EARNie softwares. 

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of Terms.

If you wish to terminate your account, you may discontinue using the service or send us an email at admin@earnie.us using your registered email address. 

Upon termination of your account, you may lose all access to the service. All your data will also be deleted permanently within 2-3 business days after the confirmation of your request. 

All provisions of Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

 

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the States of Delaware, California, New Jersey, Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding our Service.

Changes To Service

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Service, and any service or material we provide via Service, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of our Service is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Service, or the entire Service, to users, including registered users.

Amendments To Terms

We may amend Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.

Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use our Service.

 

Waiver And Severability

No waiver by Company of any term or condition set forth in Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Company to assert a right or provision under Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of Terms will continue in full force and effect.

 

Acknowledgement

By using the service or other services provided by us, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms and Conditions and agree to be bound by them.

 

Assignment

You may not transfer or assign this Agreement to any other person without our prior written consent. We may assign our obligations to you under this Agreement without your consent or any prior notice.

Contact Us

Please send your feedback, comments, requests for technical support:

By Email: admin@earnie.us  

By Chat : Live chat feature available on your dashboard

By Phone: Tel #: +1-888-599-7280

By Mail: 1240 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 120, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266