Sanctions & Restricted Countries Policy

Effective Date: 2026

Last Updated: 2026

This Sanctions & Restricted Countries Policy explains how Playflick™ Media .ltd may restrict access to accounts, payments, payouts, advertising, creator monetisation, subscriptions, API access, paid content, and other services on Playflick.com because of sanctions, export controls, financial restrictions, payment-provider rules, legal requirements, or regional limitations.

This policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Payments & Billing Terms, Wallet & Credits Terms, Creator Monetisation Terms, Creator Payout Policy, Advertising Policy, API & Developer Terms, Third-Party Services Policy, and Account Deletion & Data Removal Policy.

1. Who We Are

Operator: Playflick™ Media .ltd

Website: https://playflick.com

Business Address:
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us

2. Purpose of This Policy

Playflick may be required to comply with sanctions, export controls, financial restrictions, anti-money laundering rules, counter-terrorist financing rules, payment-provider restrictions, and other legal or compliance requirements.

This may affect whether users can:

Create or access accounts
Upload or monetise content
Buy paid content
Receive creator payouts
Use wallet credits
Run advertising campaigns
Use payment features
Use API or developer tools
Access certain services from certain locations

3. Restricted Users

You must not use Playflick if you are prohibited from doing so under applicable sanctions, export control, financial restriction, or other legal requirements.

Playflick may restrict users who are:

Listed on applicable sanctions lists
Subject to asset freezes
Subject to trade restrictions
Subject to financial restrictions
Located in, resident in, or operating from restricted countries or territories where service is not permitted
Acting for, controlled by, or owned by a sanctioned person, organisation, government, or entity
Using Playflick for prohibited transactions, evasion, fraud, money laundering, or illegal activity

4. Restricted Countries and Territories

Playflick may restrict or block access to certain features, payments, payouts, advertising, monetisation, paid content, subscriptions, API tools, or accounts in countries or territories where legal, sanctions, payment-provider, technical, business, or security restrictions apply.

Restricted locations may change over time depending on:

Sanctions laws
Export control rules
Payment-provider restrictions
Banking restrictions
App store rules
Regulatory requirements
Security risks
Technical availability
Business decisions

Playflick may not always publish a full list of restricted countries or territories because restrictions may change, may depend on specific features, or may be determined by third-party providers.

5. Payment and Payout Restrictions

Payment and payout features may be restricted where sanctions, banking rules, payment-provider rules, fraud checks, or legal requirements apply.

Restrictions may affect:

Debit or credit card payments
Wallet top-ups
Paid content purchases
Subscriptions
Creator memberships
Advertising payments
Creator payouts
Refunds
Chargebacks
Currency conversion
Bank withdrawals
Third-party payout providers

Playflick may delay, reject, reverse, freeze, hold, or cancel payments or payouts where required or reasonably necessary for sanctions, legal, payment-provider, fraud-prevention, or compliance reasons.

6. Creator Monetisation Restrictions

Creator monetisation may be unavailable or restricted in certain countries, territories, accounts, currencies, or payment systems.

Playflick may restrict creator monetisation where:

The creator is in a restricted country or territory
The creator is subject to sanctions or financial restrictions
The creator cannot complete required verification
The payout provider does not support the creator’s location
Tax or compliance requirements cannot be completed
Payment-provider or banking restrictions apply
Fraud, money laundering, or illegal activity is suspected

Playflick does not guarantee that creator monetisation or payouts will be available in every country or for every eligible account.

7. Advertising Restrictions

Advertising services may be restricted based on advertiser location, campaign location, payment method, content type, sanctions rules, legal requirements, or payment-provider restrictions.

Playflick may reject, pause, remove, or restrict advertising where:

The advertiser is subject to sanctions or financial restrictions
The campaign targets a restricted country or territory
The campaign promotes prohibited goods or services
The payment method is restricted
The landing page creates sanctions, fraud, safety, or legal risk
The advertiser cannot complete verification where required

8. API and Developer Restrictions

API and developer access may be restricted for sanctions, export control, security, legal, abuse-prevention, or regional availability reasons.

Developers must not use Playflick APIs or developer tools:

From restricted countries or territories where prohibited
For sanctioned persons, entities, governments, or organisations
To evade sanctions or financial restrictions
To provide services to prohibited users or entities
For illegal surveillance, malware, fraud, or abuse
In breach of Playflick API & Developer Terms

9. User Responsibilities

By using Playflick, you confirm that:

You are not prohibited from using Playflick under applicable sanctions or export control laws
You are not listed on applicable sanctions lists
You are not acting on behalf of a sanctioned person, organisation, government, or entity
You will not use Playflick to evade sanctions, financial restrictions, or legal requirements
You will provide accurate location, identity, billing, tax, and payout information where required
You will not hide or misrepresent your location, identity, ownership, or control to access restricted features

10. Prohibited Evasion

You must not attempt to evade sanctions, location restrictions, payment restrictions, payout restrictions, or account restrictions.

Prohibited evasion may include:

Using false identity information
Using false billing information
Using someone else’s payment method to bypass restrictions
Using proxy accounts
Using shell companies or intermediaries to hide ownership or control
Misrepresenting your country or location
Creating accounts for restricted users
Receiving payouts on behalf of restricted users
Using VPNs, proxies, or technical tools to bypass legal or payment restrictions

Playflick may restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts involved in evasion.

11. Verification and Screening

Playflick and its payment, payout, fraud-prevention, identity, advertising, or compliance providers may perform checks to help comply with sanctions and restricted-party requirements.

These checks may include:

Identity verification
Business verification
Payment method verification
Payout account verification
Tax information review
Sanctions screening
Restricted-party screening
Fraud-prevention checks
IP address and location checks
Ownership or control checks for businesses

If verification or screening cannot be completed, Playflick may restrict or deny access to affected features.

12. Holds, Freezes, Reversals, and Account Action

Playflick may hold, freeze, delay, reverse, cancel, or restrict transactions, balances, payments, payouts, wallet credits, ad credits, subscriptions, paid content access, or creator earnings where required or appropriate.

Reasons may include:

Sanctions screening match
Restricted-country concerns
Payment-provider requirement
Banking restriction
Fraud or money laundering concern
False identity or billing information
Legal or regulator request
Risk of sanctions evasion
Account ownership or control concerns

13. No Guarantee of Regional Availability

Playflick does not guarantee that all services, features, payment methods, payout methods, subscriptions, advertising tools, creator tools, API features, livestreaming features, or mobile app features will be available in every country or territory.

Regional availability may change without notice due to legal, sanctions, payment, technical, security, or business reasons.

14. Third-Party Provider Decisions

Third-party providers may independently restrict services based on sanctions, export controls, payment rules, banking rules, security risk, app store rules, or their own policies.

These providers may include:

Payment processors
Banks
Payout providers
Wallet providers
Advertising providers
Cloud providers
App stores
Identity verification providers
Fraud-prevention providers
Hosting and CDN providers

Playflick may not be able to override third-party provider restrictions or decisions.

15. Appeals and Reviews

If your account, payment, payout, advertising access, monetisation, subscription, or API access is restricted and you believe Playflick made a mistake, you may contact us to request a review.

Contact:

Email: hello@playflick.com

Please include:

Your account email
Your username or channel name
The feature or transaction affected
The decision you are asking us to review
Why you believe the decision was incorrect
Any supporting identity, business, billing, location, or payment evidence

Playflick may refuse to provide detailed explanations where doing so could breach law, reveal security methods, increase fraud risk, or create sanctions-evasion risk.

16. Record Keeping

Playflick may keep records connected to sanctions checks, restricted-country decisions, payment holds, payout holds, verification reviews, account restrictions, fraud checks, appeals, and related communications.

These records may be retained for legal compliance, fraud prevention, payment disputes, audit purposes, security, tax records, regulatory obligations, and dispute resolution.

More information is available in our Privacy Policy and Data Retention Policy.

17. No Legal, Tax, or Compliance Advice

Playflick does not provide legal, sanctions, export control, tax, financial, or compliance advice.

If you are unsure whether sanctions, export controls, tax rules, payment restrictions, or regional laws apply to you, you should seek independent professional advice.

18. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Sanctions & Restricted Countries Policy from time to time.

Changes may reflect new sanctions laws, payment-provider rules, banking restrictions, export controls, tax rules, creator payout systems, advertising systems, regional availability, legal requirements, or platform operations.

Your continued use of Playflick after changes become effective means you agree to the updated policy.

19. Contact Us

For sanctions, restricted-country, payment restriction, payout restriction, monetisation restriction, advertiser restriction, or API access questions, contact:

Playflick™ Media .ltd
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us
Website: https://playflick.com

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