Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: TBD — pending legal review.

This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) describes business activities that are not permitted on NexusPay. It supplements the Terms of Service. Operating a prohibited business on the platform is grounds for immediate suspension and forfeiture of pending settlements as permitted by law.

1. Categorically prohibited

• Unlawful gambling, betting, or lotteries operating outside PAGCOR licensing.
• Firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other regulated weapons.
• Illegal drugs, controlled substances, or drug paraphernalia.
• Counterfeit goods, intellectual-property infringing goods, or pirated digital content.
• Adult content involving minors or non-consenting adults.
• Human trafficking, smuggling, or any business that violates the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act.
• Terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, or transactions with sanctioned persons.
• Unlicensed financial services: lending, money-changing, virtual-asset services without BSP registration.
• Multi-level marketing schemes operating as Ponzi or pyramid structures.
• Sale of stolen goods, hacked accounts, or compromised credentials.
• Wildlife and endangered species trafficking.

2. Restricted — require additional review

• Crowdfunding and donations.
• High-value collectibles (gold, jewelry, antiques).
• Travel agencies and ticket resellers.
• Adult content (legal, consenting adults) — additional KYC required.
• Pharmaceuticals — must hold FDA Philippines license.

3. Technical use

• No abuse of our APIs (excessive polling, brute force, denial-of-service).
• No reverse engineering or attempts to bypass authentication or rate limits.
• No use of test API keys for production traffic, or vice versa.

4. Reporting violations

Report suspected violations to [email protected].