Epoch - WTF?
 

Today I've got an email requesting my docs
why would you need it? can you tell me the motivated reason for that?
it's easier for me to stop promoting that program if you are going to brainwash me. And yeah, support hasn't provide anything worth than
bullshit

maybe you had some chargebacks recently and they decided to check if you're legit webmaster? who knows. Adapt or simply skip them, there are lot's of affiliate programs who wants your traffic

may be you are in 1% of their top money makers

;)

It's part of a new regulation called KYC (Know Your Customer)... To prevent Frauds, Maonay Laundering, and Terrorism Funding...

If you are Clean & Legit, I don't see the issue :thumbsup

"In the USA, KYC is typically a policy and process implemented to conform to a customer identification program (CIP) mandated under the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act[1]. Know your customer policies are becoming increasingly important globally to prevent identity theft, financial fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing.... "

FYI : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer

Like it's really going to stop terrorist from accessing their money.

What a load of shit.

Real reason: IRS wants to monitor your money better.

Is there any proof that Epoch is being required to do this per KYC? AFAIK they are not a bank. I think that excuse is likely bullshit. The issue with it is that affiliates don't want to have to send their driver's license and other personal documents to 1,000 different programs just to get paid. I'd end up spending more time dealing with that crap then I would actually working to try to make money. It's also serious identity theft and privacy risk. If you believe otherwise you should set an example and publish an uncensored scan of your passport or driver's license in your sig. :upsidedow

Hum sending Info to a reputable company like Epoch, and posting a scan of my passport on GFY... Isn't it a huge difference? :2 cents:

Even us as Affiliate Program, we're kinda under the obligation (to some extend) to know who we are dealing with...

Epoch... a "reputable company" who used to operate under a different name with Chris Mallick (scammer extraordinaire) as chief executive. :thumbsup

If Epoch is truly required by law to do this then so would others. Which means sending the info to all the others sponsors as well. Many reputable companies go bad and in many cases we have no idea who really owns the companies in question. It would be a big risk to give ID scans to every sponsor not to mention a hassle.

In my opinion it shouldn't even be legal to require uncensored scans of government ID for such use. Especially not without a clearly defined privacy statement as well as a statement of what exactly the ID will be used for, how long it will be retained, and the names of the principals involved in the company responsible for it's security. Someone needs to be held accountable for the use of information given.

LOL - "brainwash me"

At least 1/2 the people on this board are in desperate need of medication.

I think he's Russian with English not being his first language.

Fuck that shit.

If you trust them to collect payments on your behalf why don't you trust them enough to provide updated info? A post like this makes it look like you're hiding something.

As a pay site owner I am required to send scans of passport and driving licence to every billing processor I have used. Epoch, CCBill, Verotel, etc..
As an affiliate gets paid 50% of all sales they refer to me I think that it is perfectly acceptable for that billing provider to screen the payee.
As a sponsor it is nice to know that we are not giving part of our revenue away to shady people organizations.
As said, unless you have anything to hide I don't see what the big deal is.

Personally I have not 100% agreed with Epoch's business principles and have had my own run ins with them. But looking at all the bad press that other third party billers have had recently for supporting piracy, missing payments, etc..it's kind of nice to see Epoch adding a little extra screening to avoid inadvertently being associated with the wrong clientèle!
:2 cents:

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Apart from that though, I don't see why they would need your IDs, you are just a promotor and not a program or site owner. Very puzzling to me.

This might explain why my bank just closed my accounts... after 19 years and 10 months of being their client. They told me that, "...there were problems with where some of my transactions were originating from or going to...". As I don't do anything illegal (or also, as the bank manager explained to me, being involved in gambling, the marijuana trade, or receiving large amounts of money from international sources), I take that to mean they figured out I was dealing with people in the porn industry on a regular basis.

Please post on GFY if your bank, in the process of getting to know you, terminates your account(s) too. Thanks.

Can I ask what? Was thinking of signing up with them as a backup processor, just wanted to know if I should... email or ICQ is fine.

It's no secret. They just scrutinised my 2257 address and wouldn't accept the PO Box address I was using.
It pissed me off because 1) No other biller had a problem with my 2257 page and 2) I'm in the UK so a physical or virtual address should make no difference as the US authorities have no jurisdiction over here.

you just love to jump into any CCBill or other big boys thread with your lovely bullshit stories

bullshit...
what if gfy starts to ask you the same thing?.. i've asked them for motivated reason why should i do that and didn't get any response yet.

and it's an easy logic. they know it's me because i use to get checks from them. i wouldn't be able to cash them in without the real data.

looks like someone in Epoch has nothing to do for to justify his salary...

I posted no story here. I am asking why you would trust a 3rd party to accept payments on your behalf, but not trust them with information that they legally require. Is that ok with you?

GFY does not handle payment processing. GFY does not have to deal with Mastercard and Visa Regs. GFY does not have to deal with banking laws and rules. GFY does not ask you for your full name, address and federal tax ID. GFY does not have to // you get the idea.

So you thought it was ok to trash your business partner here on GFY because they didn't get back to you as soon as you had asked them to? Poor baby. And besides, the reason they want it is in the very first line of their email to you, which you posted at the top of this thread.

Like your quote of Epoch's email said, it is a "part of our ongoing customer verification process". There is all kinds of online fraud and Epoch is making sure they are not being ripped off. I don't pretend to speak for Epoch but I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything personal, at least not until you made it personal.

Or, someone at Epoch is doing the job they are paid to do.

Look. My point is that Epoch is on your side. I'm sure they have to deal with alot of shady people all the time. They are doing spot checks to weed out potential frauders so that they can keep providing good service to the adult community. Haven't they provided good services to you so far? And to the programs you promote? Haven't they paid you on time, etc? Help them weed-out the frauders already.