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comply with Applicable Laws administered by the U.S. Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control or other governmental entity imposing export controls and trade sanctions...
goods licensed or sold on the Walmart Sites...are subject to the customs and export control laws and regulations of the United States of America...and you agree to comply with all applicable laws.
You hereby represent and warrant that: (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country...
"We must comply with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including those implemented by OFAC. This means that we cannot take part in transactions that involve designated people, places, services, or itemsExcerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “We must comply with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including those implemented by OFAC. This means that we cannot take part in transactions that involve designated people, places, services, or items”
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