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This restriction establishes a categorical exclusion from the platform for regulated financial and gambling activities, requiring users engaged in these sectors to maintain separate compliance infrastructure and licensing before utilizing Shopify infrastructure.
Users seeking to conduct investment services, financial services, gambling operations, or money transmission through Shopify must first obtain appropriate regulatory licensing; the platform does not accommodate these use cases without such credentials, regardless of other service agreements.
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This restriction establishes a categorical exclusion from the platform for regulated financial and gambling activities, requiring users engaged in these sectors to maintain separate compliance infrastructure and licensing before utilizing Shopify infrastructure.
Users seeking to conduct investment services, financial services, gambling operations, or money transmission through Shopify must first obtain appropriate regulatory licensing; the platform does not accommodate these use cases without such credentials, regardless of other service agreements.
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