Before you start selling via Nevuto, make sure your business category and offerings are not prohibited.
Eligibility to sell with Nevuto
To be eligible as a Nevuto merchants, you must meet the following criteria:
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Your business type and products aren't prohibited.
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You comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Nevuto's Terms of Service.
Prohibited Products and Services
1. Illegal Goods and Services:
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Illegal drugs, substances designed to mimic them, and drug-making equipment.
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Services offering fake references or forged identification.
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Telecommunications manipulation tools, including jamming devices.
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Businesses promoting or engaging in unlawful violence or discrimination based on various characteristics.
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Products or services violating local laws.
2. Intellectual Property Infringement:
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Unauthorized sale or distribution of copyrighted materials.
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Counterfeit goods and illegally imported/exported items.
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Unauthorized sale of branded products or services.
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Actions facilitating or directly infringing on third-party intellectual property rights.
3. Deceptive or Unfair Practices:
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Pyramid schemes and deceptive investment opportunities.
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False "get rich quick" schemes.
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Valueless services without added benefits.
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Reselling government offerings without permission.
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Sale of online traffic or engagement.
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Negative response marketing and telemarketing.
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Predatory mortgage, lending, credit repair, and investment services.
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Unsubstantiated incentives as purchase inducements.
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Various unfair, deceptive, or predatory businesses.
4. Adult Content and Services:
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Pornography and explicit content.
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Adult services including prostitution and live chats.
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Adult video stores and entertainment venues.
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Online dating services.
5. Certain Legal Services:
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Law firms collecting funds for non-legal purposes.
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Bankruptcy attorneys and bail bonds.
6. Firearms, Explosives, and Hazardous Materials:
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Guns, ammunition, explosives, and dangerous substances.
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Toxic, flammable, and radioactive materials.
7. Gambling:
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Games of chance, including gambling and internet gambling.
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Games of skill with monetary prizes.
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Sports forecasting with prizes.
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Lotteries and bidding fee auctions.
8. Marijuana:
- Cannabis products, dispensaries, and related businesses.
9. Misuse of Nevuto:
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Providing false or misleading information.
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Processing for undisclosed merchants or products.
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Using Nevuto mainly as a virtual terminal.
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Transactions without actual goods/services.
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Evasion of chargeback monitoring.
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Unauthorized sharing of cardholder information.
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Cross-border acquiring without permission.
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Unauthorized use of Nevuto intellectual property.
This comprehensive list enumerates the products and services that Nevuto prohibits due to legal, ethical, and operational considerations.
Additional Jurisdiction-Specific Prohibitions
| Hong Kong | Marketing lead generation servicesUnregistered charities |
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| India | AlcoholCharitiesDating and matchmaking servicesLobby groups, political organizationsMining and oil drillingReligious organizationsSex toysSoliciting donations or fund contributions |
| Japan | AnimalsC2C services outside of Stripe ConnectDonations to individualsFundraising for or financing businesses that are listed as prohibited/restricted aboveHealth instrumentsIndustrial waste disposal and garbage disposal devices; water purifiersInternational marriage brokerage businesses |
| Malaysia | Sex toys |
| Mexico | Adoption agenciesCredit card and identity theft protection servicesCross-border currency exchange servicesDebt collection agenciesDirect marketing- travelElectronic cigarettes for card-not-present transactionsEphedrineGame console modification devicesHCG weight lossInvestment servicesPenny auctionsPharmaceuticals wholesale for card-not-present transactionsSearch engine optimizationTelemedicineTobacco for card-not-present transactions |
| Singapore | Marketing lead generation servicesSale of ads for any products or services deemed illegal in Singapore; sales of products that facilitate payments to any of these products or servicesSex toys |
| Thailand | Psychic services and fortune tellersUnregistered charitiesVehicle salesVitaminsHistorical artifactsDating servicesSurrogacy servicesOnline alcohol salesTimesharesPrivate investigators, protection services and detective agenciesSoliciting donations or fund contributions |
| United Arab Emirates | Historical artifacts, ivory products, prison-made productsSex toys |
| United States | Extended warranties and subscriptions over one yearSex toysUnregistered charities |