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The policy includes, as a prohibited category, any content that Kit determines at its discretion to be potentially harmful or misleading, without defining criteria for that determination.
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This provision reserves to Kit open-ended enforcement authority over content that does not fall within enumerated prohibited categories, based on an undefined standard of 'potentially harmful or misleading' content.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'any content we deem to be potentially harmful or misleading' provides no defined criteria, making the scope of this prohibition operationally indeterminate without additional published guidance from Kit.
Under this clause, account holders are subject to termination based on Kit's unilateral determination that content is potentially harmful or misleading, without defined criteria against which senders can assess compliance in advance.
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"Any content we deem to be potentially harmful or misleading.Excerpt from ConvertKit's Acceptable Use Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Broad discretionary content moderation authority in platform terms of service is generally within the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the United States, which provides platform immunity for third-party content moderation decisions. However, the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair acts or practices may be relevant if discretionary enforcement is applied inconsistently or in a commercially harmful manner. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The undefined scope of 'potentially harmful or misleading' creates compliance uncertainty for account holders, as it is not possible to fully anticipate the application of this standard without additional published guidance from Kit. This is a common platform provision but its breadth does create operational unpredictability. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users may have limited recourse under the Digital Services Act (DSA) framework, which establishes requirements for platform transparency in content moderation decisions for platforms operating in the EU. The applicability of DSA to Kit's platform depends on its user volume and classification under that regulation. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Business customers using Kit for commercial email campaigns should note that this provision could result in account termination for content that does not violate any enumerated prohibited category, based solely on Kit's internal assessment. This creates a due diligence consideration for organizations that depend on Kit for mission-critical communications. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams may wish to seek clarification from Kit regarding the criteria applied under this discretionary standard, and should document the basis for any content categories used in campaigns to support any potential account review or dispute process.
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This provision reserves to Kit open-ended enforcement authority over content that does not fall within enumerated prohibited categories, based on an undefined standard of 'potentially harmful or misleading' content.
Under this clause, account holders are subject to termination based on Kit's unilateral determination that content is potentially harmful or misleading, without defined criteria against which senders can assess compliance in advance.
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