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The clause restricts the merchant base Shopify will service by category, requiring platform compliance monitoring for weapons-related inventory. This establishes operational policy boundaries for what product classes the payment processor will facilitate transactions for.
Interpretive note: The category 'products that can be used to manufacture weapons' is broad and its application to specific dual-use products is ambiguous without further guidance from Shopify.
Merchants selling firearms, firearm parts, or related products must comply with these category restrictions or face account restrictions. Continued use of Shopify's payment and sales infrastructure for these prohibited categories constitutes violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.
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"You may not use Shopify's Services to sell, provide, or promote the following: Firearms and certain firearms parts that can be used to make or convert a weapon to fire automatically; Unregistered or illegal firearms; High-capacity magazines; Illegal weapons modifications or accessories; Products that can be used to manufacture weapons.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
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The clause restricts the merchant base Shopify will service by category, requiring platform compliance monitoring for weapons-related inventory. This establishes operational policy boundaries for what product classes the payment processor will facilitate transactions for.
Merchants selling firearms, firearm parts, or related products must comply with these category restrictions or face account restrictions. Continued use of Shopify's payment and sales infrastructure for these prohibited categories constitutes violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.
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