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# Prohibited Activities

If a customer, beneficial owner, counterparty or transaction is linked to any of the activities below, onboarding and/or transaction processing will be declined.

#### Generally prohibited

* Weapons, ammunition and other military or war-related goods.
* Shell banks or shell banking structures.
* Nuclear or atomic energy businesses, including nuclear materials and related commercial activities.
* Gambling, betting, wagering and any services that enable or support gambling activity.
* Any business that is required to be licensed but does not hold a valid licence in the relevant jurisdiction.

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#### Intellectual property and proprietary rights infringement

* Sale, distribution or access to pirated or counterfeit music, films, software or other licensed content without authorisation from the rights holder.
* Any product or service that infringes, or facilitates infringement of, trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets or third-party proprietary or privacy rights.

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#### Counterfeit or unauthorised goods

* Unauthorised sale or resale of branded or designer goods or services.
* Sale of goods or services that are illegally imported or exported.

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#### Regulated or illegal products and services

* Charities and non-governmental organisations, including fundraising and donation processing.
* Marijuana dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses.
* Sale of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes and e-liquids.
* Online pharmacies and remote or cross-border pharmaceutical fulfilment.
* Age-restricted goods or services where regulatory compliance cannot be demonstrated.
* Weapons, munitions, gunpowder, explosives, fireworks and related materials.
* Toxic, flammable or radioactive materials.

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#### Adult content and services

* Pornographic or obscene material in any form, including text, images, video or other media.
* Sexually-oriented services, including prostitution, escort services, pay-per-view adult content and adult live-chat services.

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#### Get-rich-quick schemes

* Investment opportunities or other services marketed as offering guaranteed, fixed or unusually high returns.

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#### Mugshot and pay-to-remove platforms

* Platforms that publish arrest photographs or similar content primarily to pressure individuals into paying for removal or to create reputational harm.

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#### No-value-added services

* Sale or resale of services without meaningful additional value to the buyer.
* Resale of government or public services without authorisation or legitimate added value.
* Business models that are deceptive, unfair or predatory toward consumers.

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#### Aggregation and obfuscation of funds

* Any licensed or unlicensed aggregation of funds owed to third parties.
* Factoring or similar arrangements primarily intended to obscure the origin, ownership or flow of funds.

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#### Drug paraphernalia

* Equipment designed primarily for the manufacture or use of drugs, including bongs, vaporizers and hookahs.

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#### Multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes

* Pyramid schemes and multi-level, network or referral marketing programmes.

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#### Pseudo-pharmaceuticals

* Products making medical or health claims that have not been approved or verified by the applicable regulator.
* Products making specific claims relating to weight loss or enhanced sexual performance without regulatory approval.

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#### Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs

* Sale of legal substances designed to replicate the effects of illegal drugs, including salvia and kratom.

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#### Violence and hate-based activity

* Any organisation that engages in, promotes or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to people or property.
* Any organisation that promotes or supports violence or hatred against protected groups, including on the basis of race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation or national origin.