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This provision establishes Shopify's operational boundaries for product categories permitted on its platform, functioning as a categorical exclusion mechanism tied to regulatory compliance status and substantiation of product claims. The restriction directly constrains the product inventory merchants may list and operate through the Services.
Interpretive note: The provision's reference to 'applicable regulations' is not defined and requires merchants to independently assess a potentially complex multi-jurisdictional regulatory landscape.
Merchants operating on Shopify's platform must ensure their product offerings comply with these four categorical restrictions; listing prohibited products subjects the merchant account to enforcement under Shopify's acceptable use policy. The terms apply as written upon continued use of the Services, meaning merchants retain responsibility for verifying compliance with these product category restrictions.
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This provision establishes Shopify's operational boundaries for product categories permitted on its platform, functioning as a categorical exclusion mechanism tied to regulatory compliance status and substantiation of product claims. The restriction directly constrains the product inventory merchants may list and operate through the Services.
Merchants operating on Shopify's platform must ensure their product offerings comply with these four categorical restrictions; listing prohibited products subjects the merchant account to enforcement under Shopify's acceptable use policy. The terms apply as written upon continued use of the Services, meaning merchants retain responsibility for verifying compliance with these product category restrictions.
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