Acceptable Use Policy

Briph provides a commerce platform that enables merchants to manage sales, inventory, payments, fulfillment, shipping, business operations, marketing, and engage with existing and potential customers. We’re in this thing together. The actions Users take can have a big impact on our system as a whole. That’s why all Briph Users must follow this Acceptable Use Policy in their use of the Services. If you violate this policy, we may suspend or terminate your account.

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) describes activities that are prohibited in connection with your use of the Services. We may also suspend or terminate accounts according to our Terms of Use where we see behavior, content, or other factors that pose a threat to our platform.

1. Prohibited Activities

You may not use Briph in connection with any product, service, transaction or activity that:

• violates any law or government regulation, or promotes or facilitates such by third parties;
• violate the CAN-SPAM act or other anti-spam laws;
• exploit or abuse children, including but not limited to images or depictions of child abuse or sexual abuse, or that present children in a sexual manner;
• harass, bully, defame or threaten a specific individual or group of individuals;
• promote or condone hate or violence against people based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition;
• promote self-harm;
• violates any rule or regulation of Visa, MasterCard, Verve or any other electronic funds transfer network (each, a “Card Network”);
• is illegal, fraudulent, deceptive, unfair or predatory;
• promote or support terrorism or violent extremism;
• involves any of the prohibited business categories listed in clause 2; or
• results in or creates a significant risk of chargebacks, penalties, damages or other harm or liability.

2. Prohibited Business Categories

You may not use Briph in connection with any product, service, transaction or activity that:

• falls within the Prohibition List of the Nigerian Customs Administration of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

• relates to the sale and/or purchase of:

  1. banned narcotics, steroids, certain controlled substances or other products that present a risk a consumer’s safety;
  2. blood, bodily fluids or body parts;
  3. burglary tools;
  4. counterfeit items;
  5. illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia;
  6. fireworks, destructive devices and explosives;
  7. identity documents, government documents, personal financial records or personal information (in any form, including mailing lists);
  8. lottery tickets, sweepstakes entries or slot machines without the required license;
  9. offensive material or hate speech or items that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance, or the financial exploitation of a crime;
  10. chemicals;
  11. recalled items;
  12. prohibited services;
  13. unlicensed financial services, stocks or other securities;
  14. stolen property;
  15. items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary right under the laws of any jurisdiction;
  16. sales of currency without BDC license, cryptocurrency operators;
  17. obscene material or pornography;
  18. certain sexually oriented materials or services;
  19. certain firearms, firearm parts or accessories, ammunition, weapons or knives;
  20. any product or service that is illegal or marketed or sold in such a way as to create liability to Briph; or
  21. production of military and paramilitary wears and accoutrement, including those of the Police and the Customs, Immigration and Prison Services.

  We may, at any time and without notice, remove any Materials, and suspend or terminate your Account or your access to the Services if you engage in activities that violate the letter or spirit of this AUP, including activities outside of your use of the Services.

  Briph has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor or investigate any Materials and your use of the Services at any time for compliance with this AUP and the Briph Terms of Service, or any other agreement between you and Briph governing your use of the Services (collectively, the “Terms”). Our determination of whether a violation of this AUP has occurred will be final and binding, and any action taken with respect to enforcing this AUP, including taking no action at all, will be at our sole discretion.

  Briph may modify this AUP, including the list of Restricted Items, at any time. By continuing to use the Services or access your Account after a revised version of the AUP has been posted, you agree to comply with the latest version of the AUP. In the event of a conflict between the AUP and the Terms, this AUP will take precedence, but only to the extent required to resolve such conflict. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this AUP shall have the meanings set forth in the Terms.