The policy prohibits using Stripe to facilitate payment for a defined list of professional and technology services to persons located in Russia, with EU and UK users subject to an additional set of prohibited service categories for Russian recipients.
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This provision incorporates Russia sanctions-related service prohibitions into Stripe's contractual terms, creating compliance obligations for merchants providing professional services globally, with a distinct and broader set of restrictions applicable to EU and UK merchants.
Under this clause, businesses using Stripe to process payments for professional, technology, or advisory services delivered to persons in Russia are prohibited from doing so, with EU and UK businesses subject to additional prohibited categories including advertising, legal advisory, and auditing services.
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Compare across platforms →"Additionally, it's prohibited to use Stripe's products and services to directly or indirectly: Export, re-export, sell, or supply accounting services; trust and corporate formation services; management consulting services; architecture services; engineering services; quantum computing services; information technology (IT) consultancy and design services; and IT-support services and cloud-based services for enterprise management software and design and manufacturing software to any person located in Russia. In the European Union and the United Kingdom, it is prohibited to use Stripe's products and services, directly or indirectly, to provide credit-rating services, market research and public relations services, advertising services, auditing services, or legal advisory services to any person located in Russia.Excerpt from Stripe's Restricted Businesses List
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implicates EU Council Regulations and UK statutory instruments implementing sanctions against Russia, as well as US OFAC regulations.
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This provision incorporates Russia sanctions-related service prohibitions into Stripe's contractual terms, creating compliance obligations for merchants providing professional services globally, with a distinct and broader set of restrictions applicable to EU and UK merchants.
Under this clause, businesses using Stripe to process payments for professional, technology, or advisory services delivered to persons in Russia are prohibited from doing so, with EU and UK businesses subject to additional prohibited categories including advertising, legal advisory, and auditing services.
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