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you are not a person who is barred from using the Services under the laws of the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other applicable jurisdiction — including, for example, that you do not appear on the U.S. Treasury Department's list...
You represent and warrant that you are not: (1) organized under the laws of, operating from, or otherwise ordinarily resident in a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive U.S. economic or trade sanctions...
Access the PayPal services from a country that is not included on PayPal's permitted countries list.
"You represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such prohibited country.Excerpt from Steam's Subscriber Agreement
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The clause states: “You represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such prohibited country.”
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