PAYPAL is shutting down e-cig companies
--- On Sat, 10/30/10, service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com> wrote:
From: service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com>
Subject: Your account has been limited until we hear from you
To: #############
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 5:50 AM
Dear ########,
We appreciate the fact that you chose PayPal to send and receive payments
for your transactions.
However, your account has been limited for violating PayPal's Acceptable
Use Policy. Under the Acceptable Use Policy, you may not use PayPal for
the sale of certain products that present a risk to consumer safety. To
identify products that jeopardize consumer safety, PayPal reviews laws,
regulations and other government actions, other available evidence, and
marketing content related to the product. The sale of e-cigarettes from
your jurisdiction is covered by this policy.
The complete Acceptable Use Policy can be found at the following URL:
https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/ma...locale.x=en_US
To learn more about the Acceptable Use Policy, please refer to our Help
Center page here:
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?&cmd=_help
We are hereby notifying you that it has been determined that you are in
violation of PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy regarding your sale of
e-cigarettes on ########. To appeal the limitation on your
account, you will need to:
1. Remove PayPal as a payment option, as well as all references to
PayPal, including the PayPal logo and/or shopping cart, from your
website(s), ###########.
2. Submit the online Acceptable Use Policy affidavit.
To appeal your limitation, login to your account and select the "Resolution
Center" link. On the next page select the "Resolve" button(s) located in
the Steps to Provide More Information section and follow the applicable
instructions.
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive review or list of your Internet
sites in violation. Furthermore, the violations of the Policy described
above are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. It is the
responsibility of the user to ensure that all transactions comply with the
Acceptable Use Policy.
For more information about the status of your account and for instructions
on how to restore full use of your account, please login to your PayPal
account. We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as
possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended
period of time, it may result in permanent limitation.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any
questions, please contact the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy Department at
aup@paypal.com.
Sincerely,
PayPal Brand Risk Management Department
PayPal, an eBay Company
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From: service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com>
Subject: Your account has been limited until we hear from you
To: #############
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 5:50 AM
Dear ########,
We appreciate the fact that you chose PayPal to send and receive payments
for your transactions.
However, your account has been limited for violating PayPal's Acceptable
Use Policy. Under the Acceptable Use Policy, you may not use PayPal for
the sale of certain products that present a risk to consumer safety. To
identify products that jeopardize consumer safety, PayPal reviews laws,
regulations and other government actions, other available evidence, and
marketing content related to the product. The sale of e-cigarettes from
your jurisdiction is covered by this policy.
The complete Acceptable Use Policy can be found at the following URL:
https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/ma...locale.x=en_US
To learn more about the Acceptable Use Policy, please refer to our Help
Center page here:
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?&cmd=_help
We are hereby notifying you that it has been determined that you are in
violation of PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy regarding your sale of
e-cigarettes on ########. To appeal the limitation on your
account, you will need to:
1. Remove PayPal as a payment option, as well as all references to
PayPal, including the PayPal logo and/or shopping cart, from your
website(s), ###########.
2. Submit the online Acceptable Use Policy affidavit.
To appeal your limitation, login to your account and select the "Resolution
Center" link. On the next page select the "Resolve" button(s) located in
the Steps to Provide More Information section and follow the applicable
instructions.
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive review or list of your Internet
sites in violation. Furthermore, the violations of the Policy described
above are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. It is the
responsibility of the user to ensure that all transactions comply with the
Acceptable Use Policy.
For more information about the status of your account and for instructions
on how to restore full use of your account, please login to your PayPal
account. We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as
possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended
period of time, it may result in permanent limitation.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any
questions, please contact the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy Department at
aup@paypal.com.
Sincerely,
PayPal Brand Risk Management Department
PayPal, an eBay Company
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.
Copyright ©2010 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211
N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.
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