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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...
"you must not be designated on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or any other sanctions lists maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets ControlExcerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “you must not be designated on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or any other sanctions lists maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control”
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