The policy prohibits any use of Stripe's services involving persons or entities listed on OFAC sanctions lists, the US Department of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List, or equivalent UK, EU, and UN restricted party lists.
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This provision contractually incorporates multi-jurisdictional sanctions screening obligations into Stripe's terms of service, requiring merchants to ensure that their customers and counterparties are not named on any of the specified restricted party lists.
Under this clause, merchants using Stripe are prohibited from processing any transactions that directly or indirectly involve persons or entities on OFAC, Commerce Department, UK, EU, or UN restricted party lists, regardless of the nature of the goods or services involved.
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Compare across platforms →"Persons Stripe has determined for various reasons, including legal, contractual, and commercial reasons, to be prohibited, such as those individuals or entities named to a restricted person or party list of, or otherwise restricted by, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, or United Nations, including the sanctions maintained by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control or the Denied Persons List or Entity List maintained by the US Department of Commerce.Excerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implicates OFAC regulations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act, the US Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations, and equivalent UK and …
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This provision contractually incorporates multi-jurisdictional sanctions screening obligations into Stripe's terms of service, requiring merchants to ensure that their customers and counterparties are not named on any of the specified restricted party lists.
Under this clause, merchants using Stripe are prohibited from processing any transactions that directly or indirectly involve persons or entities on OFAC, Commerce Department, UK, EU, or UN restricted party lists, regardless of the nature of the goods or services involved.
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