Flagged by Paypal, What To Do Now? Options

[EdwardBlume]

I've been flagged by Paypal for an unacceptable use of their services.

"Dec 12, 2009: We have recently reviewed your account and have noticed that you are selling items on your website that violate our Acceptable Use Policy. We value you as a member of our community and wish to continue our relationship, so we ask that you remove all items from your website that violate our Acceptable Use Policy.

Please note that subsequent violations will result in the closure of your account.

(Your case ID for this reason is PP-852-186-747.)"

According to them, Paypal cannot be used for a sweepstakes

"You may not use the PayPal service for activities that:

violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation

involve the sales of products or services identified by government agencies to have a high likelihood of being fraudulent
violate applicable laws or industry regulations regarding the sale of (a) tobacco products, or ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) prescription drugs and devices
involve gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize, including, but not limited to casino games, sports betting, horse or greyhound racing, lottery tickets, other ventures that facilitate gambling, games of skill (whether or not it is legally defined as a lottery) and sweepstakes unless the operator has obtained prior approval from PayPal and the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted by law."

I have to do two things:

1) sign the affidavit saying I won't violate the policy anymore (but they will shut me down if I keep getting stuff)
2) stop posting the link to edwardblume@gmail.com immediately on the main post. They even gave me a link to the post showing where the Paypal email address is listed.

Honestly, I can stand behind what we are doing, but I don't want the attention from Paypal or anyone else.

Can we switch up to another account and handle things by PM (cloak it)? Maybe we should change it to something like, if you are interested PM RobW.

The current balance is $1044.93.

We are at 72% on the raffle.

Thanks,
Rob

[EdwardBlume]

Thanks Wayne.

Here's the email I picked up just now explaining things better:

service@paypal.com to me
show details 11:32 AM (10 hours ago)
Dear Rob Ways,

We appreciate the fact that you chose PayPal to send and receive payments
for your transactions.

However, after a recent review of your account, it has been determined that
you are currently in violation of PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy. Under
the Acceptable Use Policy, PayPal may not be used to send or receive
payments for activities that involve gambling and/or gaming activities,
including but not limited to casino games, sports betting, horse or
greyhound racing, lottery tickets, certain games of skill, and other
ventures that facilitate gambling.

The complete Acceptable Use Policy can be found at the following URL:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p...x_frame-outside

To learn more about the Acceptable Use Policy, please refer to our Help
Center page here:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/helpweb?cmd=_help

We are hereby notifying you that, after a recent review of your account
activity, it has been determined that you are in violation of PayPal's
Acceptable Use Policy regarding your raffle sales on
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=102047. Please refer to
Transaction ID: 9RU49697M5136945V.

In order to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy and avoid the limitation
of your account, you will need to:

1. Remove PayPal as a payment option, as well as all references to PayPal,
including the PayPal logo and/or shopping cart, from your raffle(s),
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=102047; and

2. Submit the online Acceptable Use Policy affidavit.

To appeal your limitation, login to your account and select the "Resolution
Center" link. On the next page select the "Resolve" button(s) located in
the Steps to Provide More Information section and follow the applicable
instructions.

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive review or list of your Internet
sites in violation. Furthermore, the violations of the Policy described
above are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. It is the
responsibility of the user to ensure that all transactions comply with the
Acceptable Use Policy.

For more information about the status of your account, please log in to
your PayPal account.

We encourage you to login and return your account to good standing as soon
as possible. Failure to respond by 12/17/2009 will result in the further
escalation of this issue.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please understand that this
is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We
apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact
the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy Department at aup@paypal.com.

Sincerely,
PayPal Acceptable Use Policy Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID PP522