“you must not be located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions or embargoes (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the Crimea...”
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This requirement makes users in sanctioned countries or territories categorically ineligible to use Patreon, regardless of any other circumstance.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off after 'Crimea', so the full list of named territories and any additional conditions are not visible. The canonical claim and derived fields reflect only what is shown.
If you are located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions or embargoes—currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Crimea—you are not eligible to use Patreon.
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Customer will not access or use any Service, Documentation, or Customization in sanctioned or embargoed regions or for any prohibited end uses, including but not limited to nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
"you must not be located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions or embargoes (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the Crimea...Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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This requirement makes users in sanctioned countries or territories categorically ineligible to use Patreon, regardless of any other circumstance.
If you are located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions or embargoes—currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Crimea—you are not eligible to use Patreon.
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