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the Services may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any United States embargoed countries, or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Denied Person's List...
You are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
You also will not provide access to or allow the use of our Services by any government, entity or individual: (a) located in any Prohibited Jurisdiction; or (b) identified on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals...
"Access the PayPal services from a country that is not included on PayPal's permitted countries list.Excerpt from PayPal's User Agreement
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The clause states: “Access the PayPal services from a country that is not included on PayPal's permitted countries list.”
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