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The clause establishes categorical product and service restrictions that Shopify enforces to maintain compliance with financial services regulations and manage its regulatory exposure across merchant activities.
Interpretive note: The scope of 'cryptocurrency, digital assets, or other non-fiat currency' and what constitutes Shopify 'approval' is not further defined in the document, creating interpretive ambiguity for edge-case digital asset products.
Merchants are prohibited from offering these categories of products or services on the platform unless they obtain explicit Shopify approval and maintain required regulatory licenses, which restricts the types of commercial activity permissible under the service agreement.
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"You may not use Shopify's Services to sell, provide, or promote the following: Securities trading or investment-related products or services without proper licensure; Money transmission or other regulated financial services without licensure; Unregistered or illegal lotteries or gambling; Cryptocurrency, digital assets, or other non-fiat currency without approval from Shopify.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
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The clause establishes categorical product and service restrictions that Shopify enforces to maintain compliance with financial services regulations and manage its regulatory exposure across merchant activities.
Merchants are prohibited from offering these categories of products or services on the platform unless they obtain explicit Shopify approval and maintain required regulatory licenses, which restricts the types of commercial activity permissible under the service agreement.
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