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Ban On Self-Harm Facilitating Products

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition restricts an entire product category regardless of the seller's intent or any other circumstances, directly limiting what merchants may offer on the platform.

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Interpretive note: The clause does not define 'facilitate' or 'intentional self-harm,' leaving the boundary of prohibited products subject to interpretation.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1795 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Merchants are prohibited from listing or selling products that facilitate intentional self-harm on the Shopify platform.

How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

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Wyze Medium

Our Products and Services are intended to be accessed and used for noncritical, non-commercial, home-based, personal uses and not for safety, security, or time-sensitive purposes.

Pinterest Ads Medium

We will allow ads for topical hemp seed oil products in the United States that contain negligible amounts of THC and no CBD and make no therapeutic or medicinal claims.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you can't sell products that facilitate intentional self-harm.

— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Acceptable Use Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Shopify
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-025547
Document ID
CA-D-00124
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.shopify.com/legal/aup
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
6bcbcd993283622da5bbda5cc852b26aa776f43b0a6c622e698b0106daaff31f
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 12:48 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Shopify
Document: Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-025547
Captured: 2026-04-27 12:48:34 UTC
SHA-256: 6bcbcd993283622d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/shopify/shopify-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-025547/ban-on-self-harm-facilitating-products/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Shopify's Ban On Self-Harm Facilitating Products clause do?

This prohibition restricts an entire product category regardless of the seller's intent or any other circumstances, directly limiting what merchants may offer on the platform.

How does this clause affect you?

Merchants are prohibited from listing or selling products that facilitate intentional self-harm on the Shopify platform.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 247 platforms. See the full comparison.

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