- Fraudulent, Stolen or counterfeit goods
This includes items taken from private individuals as well as from companies or governments. If you would like to see more information regarding Federal laws around stolen, fraudulent or counterfeit property:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2314.html
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/641.html
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/
http://www.inta.org/
http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/aVoid.htm
http://law.duke.edu/copyright/face/index.htm
- Recalled items
All items with warnings issued against them by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission ("CPSC"). To learn more about which items these are please see the link below:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html
- Anything that infringes on a third party copyright or trademark
A copyrighted item is one to which sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell has been granted to an individual or an organization. A trademarked is a name or logo used by a company or person to identify its goods or services. For more information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/
- Embargoed goods and Prohibited Countries
Any goods that are from countries that have trading restrictions from any U.S. agency. All Seal Members selling goods internationally are responsible for staying abreast of these restrictions. The following link provides details:
http://www.treas.gov/ofac/index.html
- Firearms, ammunition, weapons or fireworks
- Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
SquareTrade does not endorse the sale of any illegal substances or the sale of any items intended or designed for use in manufacturing, concealing or using a controlled substance.
Any Seal Member selling prescription drugs is required to be a licensed practitioner.
- Hate or terrorist materials
The SquareTrade Seal is not to be associated with any items related to hate or terrorist groups. Example of this would be anything related to KKK, Nazi, neo-Nazi, Skinheads and the Aryan Nations.
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