“Use the End User Services in a way that violates prohibitions relevant sanctions authorities impose”
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The prohibition ties permitted use directly to external sanctions regimes, meaning the scope of what is forbidden can vary based on which sanctions authorities are deemed relevant and what they prohibit.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'relevant sanctions authorities' is not defined in the excerpt, leaving open which authorities and which prohibitions apply in any given case.
Users are prohibited from using the End User Services in any manner that contravenes the prohibitions of applicable sanctions authorities.
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"Use the End User Services in a way that violates prohibitions relevant sanctions authorities imposeExcerpt from Stripe's Acceptable Use Policy
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The prohibition ties permitted use directly to external sanctions regimes, meaning the scope of what is forbidden can vary based on which sanctions authorities are deemed relevant and what they prohibit.
Users are prohibited from using the End User Services in any manner that contravenes the prohibitions of applicable sanctions authorities.
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