The policy identifies seven industry categories subject to case-by-case evaluation, permitting some content within each category while prohibiting other specified variations, with eligibility determined by Kit on a per-account basis.
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This provision establishes that accounts operating in enumerated industry categories do not have guaranteed platform eligibility and are subject to individual assessment, creating operational uncertainty for businesses in these sectors that may only discover ineligibility after establishing platform dependency.
Interpretive note: The criteria, timeline, and procedural mechanisms for account-by-account evaluation in scrutinized industries are not defined in the policy, making advance compliance assessment uncertain.
Under this clause, account holders in affiliate marketing, financial education, trading and crypto, gambling, CBD and supplements, weapons, and MLM sectors are subject to individual eligibility review; the policy specifies that evaluation is conducted account-by-account without a defined timeline or appeal process.
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Compare across platforms →"In addition to the strictly prohibited categories above, there are industries and niches that we are not the best fit for, or may allow some versions of but not others. We will evaluate on an account-by-account basis. These include, but are not limited to: Affiliate Marketing... Financial or Educational offers... Trading and Crypto or Bitcoin... Gambling or betting related sites... CBD, Marijuana, or Supplement Marketing... Weapons... Multi-level Marketing...Excerpt from ConvertKit's Acceptable Use Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Several of the enumerated scrutinized industries engage specific regulatory frameworks.
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This provision establishes that accounts operating in enumerated industry categories do not have guaranteed platform eligibility and are subject to individual assessment, creating operational uncertainty for businesses in these sectors that may only discover ineligibility after establishing platform dependency.
Under this clause, account holders in affiliate marketing, financial education, trading and crypto, gambling, CBD and supplements, weapons, and MLM sectors are subject to individual eligibility review; the policy specifies that evaluation is conducted account-by-account without a defined timeline or appeal process.
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