The terms incorporate an acceptable use policy that prohibits sending unsolicited commercial messages, using purchased or scraped contact lists, and other practices inconsistent with applicable anti-spam laws, and authorize Klaviyo to enforce these restrictions through account suspension or termination.
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This provision establishes the behavioral conditions for continued platform access and links acceptable use compliance directly to account standing, making messaging practice standards an operational prerequisite for platform use.
Interpretive note: Exact verbatim acceptable use clause text was not available in the truncated document; specific prohibited categories and enforcement procedures could not be confirmed from available text.
Under this clause, users must ensure that their list acquisition methods, consent practices, and message content meet Klaviyo's acceptable use standards, as violations may result in account suspension that interrupts marketing operations.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The acceptable use requirements align with and in some respects implement obligations under CAN-SPAM (FTC), TCPA (FCC), and CASL (CRTC).
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This provision establishes the behavioral conditions for continued platform access and links acceptable use compliance directly to account standing, making messaging practice standards an operational prerequisite for platform use.
Under this clause, users must ensure that their list acquisition methods, consent practices, and message content meet Klaviyo's acceptable use standards, as violations may result in account suspension that interrupts marketing operations.
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