1. Global-e Services may not be used or allowed to be used in connection with any product, service, transaction or activity that involves:
1) age restricted products or services
2) aggregation or factoring, whether licensed or unlicensed
3) airlines
4) bail bonds
5) bankruptcy lawyers
6) bidding fee auctions
7) business or investment opportunity sales
8) chain letters
9) check cashing, wire transfers or money orders
10) collection agencies
11) counterfeit goods or any product or service that infringes upon the copyright, trademark or trade secrets of any third party
12) credit card and identity theft protection
13) credit counselling, repair or protection services, or mortgage consulting or reduction services
14) cruise lines
15) currency exchanges or dealers
16) decryption and descrambler products designed to circumvent intellectual property rights or protections, including mod chips
17) door-to-door sales
18) drug paraphernalia
19) embassies, foreign consulates or other foreign governments
20) essay mills
21) evading card association chargeback monitoring programs
22) extended warranties
23) real estate purchases with no money down
24) flea markets
25) fortune tellers
26) gambling (including but not limited to lotteries, Internet gaming, contests, sweepstakes, or offering of prizes as an inducement to purchase goods or services)
27) “get rich quick” schemes
28) human hair, fake hair or hair-extensions
29) loan modifiers
30) mail-order brides
31) marijuana dispensaries and related businesses
32) membership subscriptions > 1 year
33) money transmitters or money service businesses
34) multi-level marketing or pyramid schemes
35) negative response marketing
36) offering substantial rebates or special incentives to the cardholder subsequent to the original purchase
37) online or other non-face-to-face pharmacies or pharmacy referral services
38) online or other non-face-to-face tobacco or e-cigarette sales
39) personal computer technical support
40) prepaid phone cards, phone services or cell phones
41) pseudo pharmaceuticals
42) products/services that promote hate, violence, harassment or abuse, if illegal
43) quasi-cash or stored value
44) securities brokers
45) sexually-oriented or pornographic products or services
46) sharing cardholder’s data with another merchant for payment of up-sell or cross-sell products or services
47) shipping or forwarding brokers
48) social media activity sales (such as sales of Twitter followers, Facebook likes or YouTube views)
49) sports forecasting or odds making
50) prescription drugs, illegal drugs or substances designed to mimic illegal drugs
51) telecommunications equipment and telephone sales
52) telemarketing
53) timeshares
54) tour operators
55) travel agencies or travel clubs
56) virtual currency or credits that can be monetized, re-sold or converted to physical or digital goods or services or otherwise exit the virtual world
57) weapons and munitions
58) entertainment venues including but not limited to nightclubs, bars
59) pre-payment services
2. If, in our sole discretion, we believe that the Services have engaged in any violation of this Acceptable Use Policy, we may (with or without notice) take such actions as we deem appropriate to mitigate risk to Global-e and any impacted third parties and to ensure compliance with this Acceptable Use Policy.
Such actions may include, without limitation:
a. Blocking the settlement or completion of one or more payments;
b. Suspending, restricting or terminating access to and use of Services;
c. Terminating our business relationship, including termination without liability to Global-e of any payment service agreement with Global-e;
d. Taking legal action;
e. Contacting and disclosing information related to such violations to (i) persons who have purchased goods or services listed herein, (ii) any banks or Card Networks involved with your business or transactions, (iii) law enforcement or regulatory agencies, and (iv) other third parties that may have been impacted by such violations; or
f. Assessing any fees, penalties, assessments or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that we may incur as a result of such violations, which you agree to pay promptly upon notice.
3. Amendments
This Acceptable Use Policy may be amended from time to time by Global-e, please make sure to visit this page occasionally to review the updates.
By accessing or using the Services after a new version is posted, you agree to all such amendments.