Stripe may grant conditional approval to restricted businesses but reserves the right to modify or revoke that approval at any time, on a per-service-offer basis.
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This provision establishes that merchants in restricted categories operate under conditional platform access with no documented notice period or appeal process specified in this policy, creating an ongoing operational dependency that may require review under the separate Stripe Services Agreement.
Under this clause, businesses in restricted categories that have received Stripe approval may have that approval modified or revoked at any time, potentially affecting their ability to process payments without advance warning specified in this document.
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Compare across platforms →"Due to card network rules, requirements of financial partners, and our own compliance and legal obligations, if your business falls into one of the categories below, Stripe might not be able to grant approval for your business to use our products. If we do provide approval, note that the approval is specific to each service offer, and it may be modified or revoked by Stripe at any time per the terms of the Stripe Services Agreement.Excerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages general commercial contract law principles regarding unilateral modification rights, which vary by jurisdiction.
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This provision establishes that merchants in restricted categories operate under conditional platform access with no documented notice period or appeal process specified in this policy, creating an ongoing operational dependency that may require review under the separate Stripe Services Agreement.
Under this clause, businesses in restricted categories that have received Stripe approval may have that approval modified or revoked at any time, potentially affecting their ability to process payments without advance warning specified in this document.
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