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This clause bars advertisers subject to or operating in US-sanctioned territories from using Pinterest ads, and the listed territories reflect current service unavailability tied to those sanctions.
Interpretive note: The clause contains two independent propositions: the sanctions prohibition and the current service unavailability in listed territories. The canonical claim states both because they are directly linked in the excerpt, but the omitted_material field records the service unavailability as a secondary independent proposition.
Advertisers are prohibited from using Pinterest ads products where US sanctions would prohibit such use, and the service is currently not available in the seven listed territories.
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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...
you will not access or use our Services in any manner that would cause us or you to violate any U.S. or international embargoes, economic sanctions, or export controls laws or regulations.
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...
"You can't use Pinterest ads products if it would be prohibited by US sanctions. Our ad service currently isn't available in: Crimea Cuba Donetsk People's Republic Iran Luhansk People's Republic North Korea SyriaExcerpt from Pinterest Ads's Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
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This clause bars advertisers subject to or operating in US-sanctioned territories from using Pinterest ads, and the listed territories reflect current service unavailability tied to those sanctions.
Advertisers are prohibited from using Pinterest ads products where US sanctions would prohibit such use, and the service is currently not available in the seven listed territories.
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