Evolve Markets is requesting KYC documents for flagged accounts and is removing flagged accounts if not verified, US customers can't use their services

They also will transfer your data to US or may transfer it to other governments, according to their Terms and Conditions. The main problem is that the US regulators are threatening such companies if they accept US customers (look what happened to 1broker, company providing similar services to customers without KYC).

User Terms of Service Review -

Notice of Request for Additional Documentation

Dear Trader,

As part of our ongoing compliance efforts, Evolve Markets is always reviewing user accounts to improve platform reliability and security as well as to comply with global compliance requirements.

As regulatory and compliance standards evolve, we need to constantly audit user accounts against our Terms and Conditions and ensure that all accounts on the platform are in compliance. Accordingly, some users may be required to provide evidence showing that their account registrations are consistent with Evolve Markets’ Terms and Conditions. Evolve Markets is not able to service any users that we have determined to have violated the Terms and Conditions.

Effective September 1, 2019, accounts that are not in compliance with Evolve Markets’ Terms and Conditions will be closed. This is particularly relevant for users who may have registered from or reside in a restricted jurisdiction.

If you are receiving this email, this means that your account has been flagged as non-compliant. We ask that you please provide proof of your country of residence, as our compliance department has determined that your account may be from a restricted jurisdiction. Our restricted jurisdictions are: United States of America, Crimea and Sevastopol, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, or any state, country or other jurisdiction that is embargoed by the United States of America.

Proof of residence required is 2 documents: your ID, as well as proof of residence in the form of a bank statement, utility bill, or other authentic documents proving your residence dated within the last 3 months. Please either reply to this email with the necessary documents, or otherwise please close your positions and withdraw your funds before the deadline. If we do not hear back by September 1, your open positions will be closed and your account will be deactivated.

You can find our Terms and Conditions here. We appreciate your support, and please feel free to reply to this email with any questions or concerns.

Looks like they transfer the data about all customers to US and data about some of the customers to other governments:

Evolve Markets and Service Providers will transfer data, including data on your trading activity, collected and held about you to the United States and may also transfer such data to any other country, including countries outside the European Economic Area that may not have data protection laws, for any of the purposes described in this Section 12. You consent to such transfer.

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