# Prohibited Activities

Any corporates or individuals directly or indirectly involved in the below:

#### 1. Illegal Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia

* Illegal drugs
* Substances designed to mimic illegal drugs
* Equipment designed for making or using drugs

#### 2. Fraudulent Identification

* Fake references or ID-providing services

#### 3. Telecommunications Abuse

* Jamming devices
* Other equipment designed to manipulate or disrupt telecommunications

#### 4. Unlawful Violence

Any business or organization that:

* Engages in, encourages, promotes, or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to persons or property
* Targets violence toward any group based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or other immutable characteristic

#### 5. Unlawful Products & Services

* Any product or service that violates applicable laws in the jurisdictions where it is offered or targeted

#### 6. Intellectual Property Infringement

* Unauthorized sale or distribution of music, movies, software, or other licensed materials
* Counterfeit goods; illegally imported or exported products
* Unauthorized sale of brand-name or designer items
* Any other service or product that infringes trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, or privacy rights

#### 7. Unfair, Predatory, or Deceptive Practices

* Pyramid schemes
* “Get rich quick” schemes, including:
  * Promises of high rewards with little effort or upfront work
  * Outrageous claims, deceptive or fake testimonials
  * High-pressure upselling or inducements without follow-through
* No-value-added services (resale of services without added benefit; unauthorized resale of government offerings)
* Predatory sales of online traffic or engagement
* Negative-response marketing and telemarketing
* Predatory mortgage consulting, lending, credit repair, and counseling
* Predatory investment opportunities with no or low money down
* Remote technical support scams; mugshot publication/pay-to-remove sites; essay mills; chain letters; door-to-door sales
* Any other business Delos deems unfair, deceptive, or predatory

#### 8. Adult Content & Services

* Pornography or mature content (literature, imagery, media) depicting explicit acts
* Prostitution, escorts, pay-per-view sexual services, sexual massages, adult live chats
* Adult video stores; gentlemen’s clubs, topless bars, strip clubs
* Online dating services

#### 9. Certain Legal Services

* Law firms collecting fees for non-legal service purposes (high AML risk)
* Bankruptcy attorneys
* Bail bond services

#### 10. Firearms, Explosives & Dangerous Materials

* Dual-use goods
* Firearms, ammunition, gunpowder, weapons, fireworks, other explosives
* Peptides, research chemicals, toxic, flammable, or radioactive materials
* Direct sales of precious metals (evaluated case-by-case)

#### 11. Unlicensed Gambling & Cash-Intensive Businesses

* Unlicensed or unauthorized games of chance (including online gambling, sweepstakes, contests, fantasy sports for prize)
* Sports forecasting or odds-making for prize
* Lotteries (national lotteries evaluated case-by-case)
* Bidding-fee auctions
* Other cash-intensive operations

#### 12. Cannabis & Marijuana

* Cannabis products (including dispensaries and related businesses)

#### 13. Sanctions & Licensing Violations

* Unlicensed or unregistered financial institutions, crypto asset service providers, "buy now pay later" remittance or payment service providers
* Entities or individuals subject to U.S. or other applicable sanctions
* Customers or beneficial owners who are sanctioned
* Shell banks or shell companies; companies formed by bearer shares (unless publicly traded on a recognized exchange)