PAYONEER 20. PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS
20.1 You will not use the Payoneer Services or website for any illegal, fraudulent or other prohibited activity. If Payoneer suspects that you may be engaging in or have engaged in a fraudulent, illegal or prohibited activity, including any violation of these Terms and Conditions, your access to the Payoneer Services and website may be suspended or terminated. Additionally, depending on the severity of the violations, we may contact law enforcement.
20.2 It is strictly forbidden to make or receive payments as consideration for or in connection with:
§ Any illegal act;
§ Antiques and art;
§ Drugs, alcohol, or drug paraphernalia, or items that may represent these uses;
§ Obscene or pornographic items, materials and services, adult businesses or adult related services, including escort services, adult massage, or other adult-entertainment services, adult performer regardless of sexual orientation;
§ Sale and exchange of currency, including digital and crypto-currencies;
§ Forex, binary options, futures trading, brokerage services or any related services;
§ Loans, including payday loans;
§ Debt elimination, consolidation, or reduction services;
§ Donations;
§ Collection agencies;
§ Credit protection or identity theft protection services;
§ Utility bill payment services;
§ Gambling or betting, including lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, off-track betting, memberships on gambling-related internet sites and wagers at races;
§ Self-funding and/or Self-compensation (including by way of paying an entity controlled by you);
§ Trusts and asset management services;
§ Crowdfunding;
§ Peer to peer payments for personal purposes that are not related to business purposes;
§ Precious metals and stones, and rare earth minerals;
§ Dating services, including online dating;
§ Pseudo-pharmaceuticals.
§ Financial institutions, including Investment Firms;
§ Insurance sales and services;
§ Sales of stocks;
§ Tax refunds;
§ Sales of money-orders or foreign currency;
§ Wire transfer money orders;
§ Reselling prepaid cards or gift cards\certificates;
§ Personal use such as gifts, loans or payments from friends and family;
§ Prescription drugs;
§ Cigarettes, tobacco or e-cigarettes;
§ Pharmaceutical or pharmacy referral services;
§ Prescription devices, controlled substances, unapproved drugs, unapproved medical devices;
§ Medical or healthcare services, including services for medical treatment, rehabilitation, vaccination, health checks, psychological counseling, dietetics, plastic surgery, surrogacy and massage;
§ Items that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance;
§ File sharing websites allowing sharing, viewing or download of copyrighted content;
§ Goods or services that infringe on the intellectual property rights of a third party;
§ Products or services that process pop-ups or contain, promote, reference or link to any spyware, malware, virus, back-door, drop dead device or other program installation;
§ Illegal trade in live animals;
§ Illegal trade in products made from the skin of snakes, crocodiles or seals;
§ Real estate sale, investments and rent collection;
§ Fireworks;
§ Weapons (including without limitation, knives, guns, firearms or ammunition);
§ Academic essay writing.
§ Counterfeiting or copyright infringement, including unlicensed branded goods;
§ Fresh food and produce;
§ Fertilizers;
§ Petroleum / oil;
§ Industrial chemicals;
§ Shell corporations;
§ Marijuana and related businesses and products;
§ Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs;
§ Clinical trials;
§ Steroids;
§ Cash storage or transport;
§ Monetary Instrument sales;
§ Bidding fee auctions;
§ Check cashing;
§ Dried or dehydrated seeds;
§ Internet gaming, contests, sweepstakes, or offering of prizes as an inducement to purchase goods or services;
§ Sale of natural resources, such as coal and wood;
§ Used watches, books, or any other high priced products where chain of custody cannot be verified;
§ Sale of vehicles (new or used);
§ Non-profit organizations;
§ Unlicensed MSB’s and unlicensed escrow services;
§ Fantasy sports;
§ Selling video game or virtual world credits;
§ Selling social media activity, such as Twitter followers, Facebook likes or YouTube views;
§ Other businesses providing services using virtual currency that can be monetized, re-sold or converted to physical or digital goods or services or otherwise exit the virtual world; or
§ Any other category or payer that Payoneer decides to prohibit, in its sole discretion.