“Any adult content delivered digitally including video on demand (VOD) and web-cam activities. PayPal may be restricted from processing payments in certain jurisdictions for adult DVD's...”
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By including VOD and web-cam activities as named examples, PayPal signals that the category covers a range of digital adult content delivery formats.
Interpretive note: The excerpt also references PayPal being restricted from processing payments in certain jurisdictions for adult DVDs, which is an independent legal proposition not stated in the canonical claim and recorded in omitted_material. The pre-approval requirement named in the clause is not established by the quoted language.
If you use PayPal to sell or distribute digitally delivered adult content, including VOD or web-cam services, your activity falls within this defined policy category.
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"Any adult content delivered digitally including video on demand (VOD) and web-cam activities. PayPal may be restricted from processing payments in certain jurisdictions for adult DVD's...Excerpt from PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy
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By including VOD and web-cam activities as named examples, PayPal signals that the category covers a range of digital adult content delivery formats.
If you use PayPal to sell or distribute digitally delivered adult content, including VOD or web-cam services, your activity falls within this defined policy category.
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