Prohibited businesses with GoDaddy Payments

Merchants selling weapons, devices, instruments, materials or substances that are designed to cause bodily injury or harm including without limitation, explosives and dangerous materials, firearms, and ammunition whether online or in person.

This does not include: air-powered arms such as airsoft or varmint rifles, fireworks, and paintball-related guns and equipment.

Businesses that allow credit card payments for existing debt considered in default.

Business that serves as intermediaries between consumers and creditors to recover debts owed.

Lawyers or legal firms whose principal business is counselling debtors through consumer bankruptcy.

Non-bank businesses that primarily provide payment processing services to debt resolution or Collections Companies.

Businesses that provide credit repair as a service to consumers.

Businesses whose primary purpose is to offer payday lending services or auto title lending services.

Entities with 40% or more of annual revenues from one or more of the following:

• Currency Dealer or Exchange
• Check casher
• Issuer of Traveler’s Checks, Money Orders, or Stored Value 
• Seller or Redeemer of Traveler’s Checks, Money Orders or Stored Value, and Money Transmitter

Businesses that serve as an exchanger for, or an administrator of, “virtual” currency. Virtual currencies generally have no legal tender in any jurisdiction.

Banks that do not have a physical presence in any country. They are not subject to any regulation.

Operations of gaming or betting establishments that occur on the internet. Businesses that offer picks or advice services for placing bets. Merchants conducting horse racing, dog racing or non-sports intrastate internet gambling.

Auctions in which businesses charge a minimal fee, generally pennies, for the option to place a bid (Pay to Play) on the sale of a product.

Any merchant that allows bets to be placed on the outcome of a game of chance, race, sporting competition, etc. Includes lotteries. Internet sports forecasting/oddsmaking is also prohibited.

Any business which is illegal under applicable state or federal law including marijuana dispensaries that are legal under State law. This includes a prohibition on accounts titled or set up for the sole purpose of collecting taxes, fees or any proceeds from marijuana related activity.

Merchants that sell electronic cigarettes in a non-face to face environment. Includes devices, equipment and e-liquids used for electronic cigarettes.

Includes adult video stores, adult bookstores, exotic dancing establishments, “peep” shows, phone sex lines, strip bars, adult novelties, adult content including visual stimulation aids, adult pornographic pay per call services, escort services, etc. Includes, massage parlors, etc., where business owners permit sexual encounters.

Any merchant that provides content, products, or services associated with actual or suggested Child Sexual Abuse Material, as defined here by the United States Department of Justice.

Any business that manufactures, distributes, or sells Hemp or CBD products or merchandise is prohibited.

Merchants that sell electronic cigarettes in a non-face to face environment. Includes devices, equipment and e-liquids used for electronic cigarettes.

Merchants that sell tobacco products via mail order, telephone order or Internet such as cigarettes or cigars.

Merchants selling counterfeit merchandise or goods where merchants are infringing on intellectual property rights of trade mark owners.

Merchants that: act as government postal offices that provide a variety of services such as accepting and processing packages and mail for delivery and selling postage stamps; process U.S. Federal Government transactions using an acquiring BIN associated with the Intra-Government Transfers (IGOTS) program; provide government to government services.

Merchants that provide telecommunications services including local and long-distance telephone calls, calls placed through the use of magnetic stripe-reading telephones, and fax services. Merchants that provided periodic (e.g., monthly billing of telephone calls).

Merchants who offer services as a mystic, psychic, or fortune teller. This includes but is not limited to; tarot, numerology, past life readings, or similar services that may be considered divination or mysticism.  

Sale of prescription or dietary supplements that promise untested and/or unrealistic results including but not limited to:

• Non-prescription drugs that are not nationally available over the counter or not prescribed by a licensed practitioner with a brick-and-mortar establishment.
• Banned dietary supplements by a Federal Regulatory Agency (i.e., steroids, diet pills, HCG weight loss product, Ephedrine, Ephedra, any extract of Ephedra, etc.).

Merchants who operate arcades, amusement machines (such as video game machines, juke boxes, pinball machines, mechanical games, instant photograph booths, and similar types of amusement equipment).

Merchants that sell modification chips for gaming consoles like Xbox.

With the exception of lifetime memberships for non-profit organizations, Delayed Delivery of greater than one (1) year on 25% or greater of their sales volume, or any portion of sales volume with delayed delivery exceeding five (5) years.

Companies that charge a membership fee that in turn allows the cardholder to purchase future travel products or services at a discount. May also consist of subscriptions to travel services and/or travel related newsletters. These businesses generally offer travel arrangements for future delivery, are not the end service provider, or own the real estate used to provide services.

Lodging establishments, or central reservation services. May include bed and breakfast establishments, resorts, cabins, cottages, hostels, short-term property rentals less than 30 days in length, and local inns.

Merchants that provide travel information and booking services. They act as agents on behalf of travelers in booking and ticketing air, land, or sea transportation and/or accommodation. They also arrange and assemble tours for sale through a travel agent or directly to the consumer.

Merchants that sell, lease, and rent timeshares and arrange timeshare condominium exchanges.