Adyen maintains a Prohibited and Restricted Products and Services List that merchants must comply with, and Adyen may update this list at its discretion by publishing changes in the Customer Area. Waivers for restricted products may be revoked by Adyen at any time, and merchants may terminate the agreement if a list update affects a significant portion of their products or services.
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This provision authorizes Adyen to unilaterally restrict the products and services for which merchants may use the payment processing services, with updates communicated via the Customer Area rather than direct written notice, and with revocable waivers for restricted categories that may be withdrawn without stated cause.
Under this clause, merchants may lose access to payment processing for specific product categories if Adyen updates the Prohibited and Restricted Products List, with the only stated remedy being termination of the Merchant Agreement if the change affects a significant portion of the merchant's products or services.
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Compare across platforms →"The Merchant shall not use the Services for the payment of Merchant Products and/or Merchant Services where it is illegal to offer or provide these to or from the relevant country and/or which are stated in Adyen's Prohibited and Restricted Products and Services List. Merchant may obtain a written waiver for Products and Services in the 'restricted' section of this list, but such waiver may be revoked by Adyen in its discretion. This list may be updated in Adyen's discretion where needed to ensure legal compliance, compliance to Scheme Rules, prevent high levels of Chargebacks, reputational risks and/or to reduce exposure to potentially fraudulent or illegal transactions. Merchant will be informed of updates of this list by Adyen publishing an updated list in the Customer Area. Where a published change affects a significant portion of the Merchant's Product or Services, Merchant may terminate the Merchant Agreement by giving written notice to Adyen.Excerpt from Adyen's Terms
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This provision authorizes Adyen to unilaterally restrict the products and services for which merchants may use the payment processing services, with updates communicated via the Customer Area rather than direct written notice, and with revocable waivers for restricted categories that may be withdrawn without stated cause.
Under this clause, merchants may lose access to payment processing for specific product categories if Adyen updates the Prohibited and Restricted Products List, with the only stated remedy being termination of the Merchant Agreement if the change affects a significant portion of the merchant's products or services.
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