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for the benefit or on behalf of any person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control...or any person owned 50 percent or more by such person
We use Personal Data to meet our contractual and legal obligations related to anti-money laundering, Know-Your-Customer ("KYC") laws, anti-terrorism activities...export control, and prohibition of doing business with restricted persons...
you are not a person who is barred from using the Services under the laws of the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other applicable jurisdiction — including, for example, that you do not appear on the U.S. Treasury Department's list...
"If you are on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals (or an equivalent list), you may not engage in commercial or business activities on the Meta Products (such as advertising or payments).Excerpt from Meta's Commercial Terms
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The clause states: “If you are on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals (or an equivalent list), you may not engage in commercial or business activities on the Meta Products (such as advertising or payments).”
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