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Prohibited Products

Prohibited Products (General)

As referred to in Tyro’s Terms and Conditions (Terms), Tyro’s Services and Tyro EFTPOS (as applicable and as defined in the Terms) may not be used in connection with any of the following prohibited products or business activities (Prohibited Products):

  • Illegal Activities: the sale of any good or service that violates any applicable law or regulation
  • Certain Adult Oriented Products and Services: child pornography or exploitation (in all media types such as internet, phone, and printed materials) and any depiction of forcible sex, extreme sexual conduct or bestiality is prohibited
  • Illegal Drugs: the sale of illegal pharmaceuticals, illegal drugs, or drug paraphernalia
  • Counterfeit Goods: the sale or marketing of any counterfeit goods
  • Illegal Gambling Businesses: illegal online gambling, lotteries (including sale of lottery tickets), games of chance (including sweepstakes and raffles), sports forecasting, or odds-making
  • Money Making (“Get Rich”) Businesses: including information guides, warranty fees, mortgage reduction services, and any product or service where a prize is guaranteed, marketing media is unavailable, premiums/incentives are offered, promises of future guaranteed results are made, or any rebate or reward program
  • Illegal Tobacco or Vaping Products: any activity violating applicable laws or industry regulations regarding the sale of tobacco or vaping products

Prohibited Products (Alipay)

In respect of Alipay Transactions conducted via Tyro EFTPOS (each as defined in the Terms), ‘Prohibited Products’ means the Prohibited Products applicable to Tyro EFTPOS generally and each of the items listed below:

  • Illegal political audio visual products and publications
  • Illegal political program channels
  • State secret documents and information
  • Pornographic and vulgar audio visual products, channels and publications
  • Pornographic and vulgar erotic services
  • Gambling devices and accessories
  • Lottery
  • Gambling service
  • Narcotics and related accessories
  • Weapons of all types (including daggers, firearms and accessories), replica weapons, ammunitions and explosives)
  • Military or police equipment
  • Illegally obtained proceeds or properties as result of crime
  • Poisonous or hazardous chemicals prohibited by Applicable Law and/or the laws of the People’s Republic of China
  • Batons and electric batons
  • Lock picking tools and accessories
  • Anesthetic, psychotropic or prescription medicine prohibited by the People’s Republic of China; illegal unregistered medicine
  • Fetal gender determination
  • Aphrodisiac
  • Medical services, including medical consulting, hypnotherapy, plastic surgery
  • Hacking services or accessories
  • Malwares
  • Software or services that may jeopardise the reputation and goodwill Alipay or any of its Affiliates or related party
  • Illegal publication of certificates issuing or carving of stamps
  • Crowd funding
  • Video chatting services
  • All religious websites, publication or accessories
  • Online cemeteries and ancestor worshipping
  • Sales of personal information (e.g. identity card information)
  • Espionage equipment and accessories
  • Services or products that infringe on personal privacy (e.g. online activity monitoring)
  • Pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing
  • Gold investment
  • Cash disbursement from credit funding sources (e.g. credit cards)
  • Counterfeit currency
  • Illegal sale of financial information (e.g. bank accounts, bank cards)
  • Stock and securities
  • Mutual Funds
  • Insurance products and platforms
  • Financial products and services
  • Rebate or cashback services
  • Software or products related to trading of financial products and information
  • Single-purpose prepaid cards (including gift cards and other stored value cards)
  • Illegal or un-registered fund-raising activities
  • Foreign exchange services
  • Peer to peer (P2P) lending services
  • Payment by instalments service
  • Trading in invoices issued within the Peoples’ Republic of China
  • Trading or sale of virtual currencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Litecoin)
  • Satellites and antennas
  • Archaeological and cultural relics
  • Trading or distribution of currency (both RMB and foreign currencies)
  • Counterfeit or replica food products
  • Online sale of tobaccos and cigarettes
  • Fireworks and firecrackers
  • Crude oil
  • Human organs
  • Surrogacy services
  • Services to facilitate plagiarism and examination fraud
  • Protected species
  • Smuggled goods
  • Sales or distribution of event tickets without licence (e.g. Olympic Games or World Expo tickets)
  • Seeds
  • Real estates
  • Charitable Organisations
  • Auction sites and services
  • Pawn services
  • Lucky draw
  • Sale of animals, plants or products with contagious and hazardous diseases
  • Sale of animals, plants or products originating from areas declared with an epidemic outbreak of contagious diseases
  • Services or products facilitating unlawful public gathering