Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: June 4, 2026

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) applies to all users and to all Partner Sites that integrate with PayShards. It exists to keep the platform lawful and safe.

1. Partner responsibilities

Partner Sites are independent businesses solely responsible for their own content, goods, services, and conduct. Each Partner Site must comply with all laws applicable to it in the jurisdictions in which it operates and serves users, including content, consumer-protection, age-verification, tax, and licensing requirements. PayShards provides infrastructure only and does not pre-screen or endorse Partner Site offerings.

2. Strictly prohibited

Shards may not be used, and Partner Sites may not use the PayShards platform, in connection with any of the following:

• Child sexual abuse material or any content sexualizing minors, in any form, real or simulated.
• Content or conduct illegal under applicable law, including non-consensual intimate imagery, human trafficking, and content depicting real, non-consenting individuals.
• Fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, or sanctions violations.
• Sale of illegal goods or services, including illegal weapons, unlawfully sold controlled substances, or stolen data.
• Infringement of intellectual property rights.
• Malware, phishing, or attempts to compromise the platform or other users.

3. Age and consent

Partner Sites offering age-restricted goods or services must implement appropriate age verification and ensure all parties depicted in any content are adults who have consented. Responsibility for such verification rests with the Partner Site.

4. Enforcement

We may investigate suspected violations and may suspend or terminate accounts or Partner integrations, withhold or reverse credits, and report unlawful activity to authorities. We may remove any Partner Site from the network at our discretion.

5. Reporting

Suspected violations may be reported to [email protected]. We review reports and act as appropriate.