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This provision establishes product category restrictions that define the scope of permissible commerce on the Shopify platform. The clause establishes clear boundaries for merchant activity by categorizing specific product types as prohibited, which shapes the operational parameters of the service.
Merchants using Shopify are prohibited from listing, promoting, or selling the specified firearms-related products and accessories through the platform. Merchants operating in this product category must use alternative sales channels or platforms to conduct such commerce.
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"The following activities are prohibited: Selling firearms, firearm parts or hardware, and ammunition; including but not limited to: ghost guns and ghost gun kits, automatic weapon conversion devices or switches, solvent trap kits when used or intended to be used to clean firearms, undetectable firearms, 3D printing files to produce firearms or firearm components.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
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This provision establishes product category restrictions that define the scope of permissible commerce on the Shopify platform. The clause establishes clear boundaries for merchant activity by categorizing specific product types as prohibited, which shapes the operational parameters of the service.
Merchants using Shopify are prohibited from listing, promoting, or selling the specified firearms-related products and accessories through the platform. Merchants operating in this product category must use alternative sales channels or platforms to conduct such commerce.
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