Prohibited Goods and Services with Square Point of Sale
Square strives to provide a safe environment for both buyers and sellers. As such, we do not permit the sale of certain goods and services that are listed in Square’s Payment Terms. In that agreement, you confirmed that you will not use Square’s payment services in connection with the following businesses or business activities:
Any illegal activity or goods
Paraphernalia that may be used for illegal activity
Buyer or membership clubs, including dues associated with such clubs
Credit counselling or credit repair agencies
Credit protection or identity theft protection services
Direct marketing or subscription offers or services
Infomercial sales
Internet/mail order/telephone order pharmacies or pharmacy referral services (where fulfilment of medication is performed with an Internet or telephone consultation, or a physical visit with a physician including re-importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign countries)
Unauthorised multi-level marketing businesses
Inbound or outbound telemarketers
Prepaid phone cards or phone services
Rebate based businesses
Up-sell merchants
Bill payment services
Betting, including lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, Fantasy Football, off-track betting and wagers at races
Financial institutions offering manual or automated cash disbursements
Prepaid cards, cheques, insurance or other financial merchandise or services
Sales of money-orders or foreign currency by non-financial institutions
Wire transfer money orders
High-risk products and services, including telemarketing sales
Service station merchants
Automated fuel dispensers
Adult entertainment oriented products or services (in any medium, including Internet, telephone or printed material)
Sales of (i) firearms, firearm parts or hardware, and ammunition; or (ii) weapons and other devices designed to cause physical injury
Internet/mail order/telephone order of age restricted products (e.g., tobacco)
Occult materials
Hate or harmful products
Escort services
Bankruptcy lawyers or collection agencies engaged in the collection of debt
Airlines, air carriers, cruise ships and steam ships, with the exception of (a) small charter airlines that (i) only use small propeller driven aircraft with fewer than 15 seats per aircraft and (ii) are not used in connection with corporate aviation programmes and (b) on-board purchases,
Car rentals, including construction equipment rentals
Branded accommodation
Unsolicited vendors that require immediate payment for the future provision of products or services (e.g. door-to-door salesmen)
Use of transaction proceeds as investment in the future maturity or value of goods
For more information, review Square’s Payment Terms.