Use of Payment Services Provider’s services for any dealings, engagement, or sale of goods/services linked directly or indirectly with jurisdictions Payment Services Provider has deemed high risk, such as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk, Russian Federation, and Luhansk Regions, is prohibited.

Prohibited Businesses

Illegal products and services

• Illegal drugs, substances designed to mimic illegal drugs, and equipment designed for making or using drugs
• Fake references and other services or products that foster deception
• Telecommunications manipulation equipment including jamming devices
• Any business or organization that a. engages in, encourages, promotes or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to persons or property, or b. engages in, encourages, promotes or celebrates unlawful violence toward any group based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other immutable characteristic
• Any other products or services that are in violation of law in the jurisdictions where your business is located or targeted to
• Decryption and descrambler products and services, devices designed to block, jam or interfere with cellular and personal communications

Products and services that infringe intellectual property rights

• Sales or distribution of music, movies, software, or any other licensed materials without appropriate authorization
• Counterfeit products, replicas or designed infringements of them including products designed to circumvent IP
• Unauthorized sale of brand name or designer products or services
• Any other products or services that directly infringe or facilitate infringement upon the trademark, patent, copyright, trade secrets, proprietary or privacy rights of any third party
• Essay mills, paper mills where the intent is to falsely submit documents as their own work

Products and services that are unfair, predatory, or deceptive

• Pyramid selling, chain letters or other financial scams
• ‘Get rich quick’ schemes including: investment opportunities or other services that promise high rewards to mislead consumers; schemes that claim to offer high rewards for very little effort or up front work; sites that promise fast and easy money; businesses that make outrageous claims, use deceptive testimonials, use high-pressure upselling, and/or use fake testimonials; (with or without a written contract) offering unrealistic incentives/rewards as an inducement to purchase products or services but do not respond to any queries after the purchase
• No value added services including sale or resale of a service without added benefit to the buyer and resale of government offerings without authorization or added value
• Sales of online traffic or engagement