Geo restrictions and prohibited use cases

Geo restrictions

Network Partners may promote use of Open USD globally, with the exception of the geographies listed below.

  • European Economic Area
  • Afghanistan
  • Belarus
  • Congo, the Democratic Republic
  • Cuba
  • Gaza Strip
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Myanmar
  • North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
  • Russian Federation
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Ukrainian Territories (Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia)
  • Venezuela
  • West Bank (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)
  • Yemen

Prohibited use cases

Network Partners are prohibited from promoting OUSD for use in the following use cases.

  • Adult content and services
  • Bail bonds
  • Cannabis
  • Cannabis related products and services
  • Check cashing
  • Collections agencies
  • Counterfeit or unauthorized goods
  • Fraud
  • Gambling
  • Games of chance
  • Intellectual property infringement
  • Jewelry
  • Lotteries
  • Luxury goods
  • Mixing
  • Multi-level marketing
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Precious metals
  • Safe Deposit Box Rentals
  • Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs
  • Sweepstakes
  • Tobacco products
  • Unfair, predatory or deceptive practices
  • Unlawful or abusive activity
  • Unlawful prediction markets
  • Watches
  • Weapons