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Prohibited products & services

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:

  • Your business type and products aren't prohibited.

  • You comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Nevuto's Terms of Service.

Prohibited Products and Services

1. Illegal Goods and Services:

  • Illegal drugs, substances designed to mimic them, and drug-making equipment.

  • Services offering fake references or forged identification.

  • Telecommunications manipulation tools, including jamming devices.

  • Businesses promoting or engaging in unlawful violence or discrimination based on various characteristics.

  • Products or services violating local laws.

2. Intellectual Property Infringement:

  • Unauthorized sale or distribution of copyrighted materials.

  • Counterfeit goods and illegally imported/exported items.

  • Unauthorized sale of branded products or services.

  • Actions facilitating or directly infringing on third-party intellectual property rights.

3. Deceptive or Unfair Practices:

  • Pyramid schemes and deceptive investment opportunities.

  • False "get rich quick" schemes.

  • Valueless services without added benefits.

  • Reselling government offerings without permission.

  • Sale of online traffic or engagement.

  • Negative response marketing and telemarketing.

  • Predatory mortgage, lending, credit repair, and investment services.

  • Unsubstantiated incentives as purchase inducements.

  • Various unfair, deceptive, or predatory businesses.

4. Adult Content and Services:

  • Pornography and explicit content.

  • Adult services including prostitution and live chats.

  • Adult video stores and entertainment venues.

  • Online dating services.

5. Certain Legal Services:

  • Law firms collecting funds for non-legal purposes.

  • Bankruptcy attorneys and bail bonds.

6. Firearms, Explosives, and Hazardous Materials:

  • Guns, ammunition, explosives, and dangerous substances.

  • Toxic, flammable, and radioactive materials.

7. Gambling:

  • Games of chance, including gambling and internet gambling.

  • Games of skill with monetary prizes.

  • Sports forecasting with prizes.

  • Lotteries and bidding fee auctions.

8. Marijuana:

  • Cannabis products, dispensaries, and related businesses.

9. Misuse of Nevuto:

  • Providing false or misleading information.

  • Processing for undisclosed merchants or products.

  • Using Nevuto mainly as a virtual terminal.

  • Transactions without actual goods/services.

  • Evasion of chargeback monitoring.

  • Unauthorized sharing of cardholder information.

  • Cross-border acquiring without permission.

  • 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 KongMarketing lead generation servicesUnregistered charities
IndiaAlcoholCharitiesDating and matchmaking servicesLobby groups, political organizationsMining and oil drillingReligious organizationsSex toysSoliciting donations or fund contributions
JapanAnimalsC2C 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
MalaysiaSex toys
MexicoAdoption 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
SingaporeMarketing 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
ThailandPsychic services and fortune tellersUnregistered charitiesVehicle salesVitaminsHistorical artifactsDating servicesSurrogacy servicesOnline alcohol salesTimesharesPrivate investigators, protection services and detective agenciesSoliciting donations or fund contributions
United Arab EmiratesHistorical artifacts, ivory products, prison-made productsSex toys
United StatesExtended warranties and subscriptions over one yearSex toysUnregistered charities

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