Does Paypal have the right to do this?

Hi,

For some reason Paypal did not like a gambling sites link on one of my directories and have asked me to remove it but i do not see how that is fair as i am not facilitating gambling. But I was just wondering if some of you may know more..

thanks.

 

They are covering their backs, even if you listed the site for free, but you receive payments at your dir through paypal, they dont want an affiliation between their company and gambling.

You can always tell them to go away but they know the control they have over your account.

 

You read and accepted the rules and policies while applying for a paypal account, so now you are under control by paypal. They have the right to do what they think is right.

 

I know someone who lost an account over this.

Makes me wonder how bidding directories get away with it, most have gambling listings.

Thanks Brian

 

As far as I know this rules of no gambling site only applies to US accounts. I do promote gambling and adult sites on one of my sites and don't have problems with Paypal.

 

Hmmm, I don't think they have any legal right to tell you what to do, it's your website. After all, they take a commision from you when you charge a client and they are earning from this - I so hate it when companies get all controlling.

Mind you Paypal is easily dumped so don't sweat it.

 

Paypal has the right to do whatever they want... you agreed to it when you signed up...
http://www.paypalsucks.com/ for more info...

 

Paypal have banned many accounts of directory holders before too
so just follow their advise.

 

paypal is god in current Internet banking
they can do anything

 

I hope it's not on your bidding directory!

 

So did u get an email from Paypal ? for the gambling link, I think Milkey had a solution something on this, by not passing the link info to paypal during the transaction.

 

Oh my... that is insanely fascist.

Can you post the email that those bastards sent you?

 

Red virus it doesn't matter if it gose through paypal or not. even if u have an advert that was free not charged on ur site u still are not supposed to use paypal on that site. anything with gambling and adult material on ur site whether it is paid or not can get ur account suspended and ur money taken.

 

I wish you'd stop making unqualified statements, your constantly ill advising people. PayPal have every right to conduct their business anyway they wish as long as its within the law, and this time it is.

 

What he can do is make it so that when a "link details" is submitted it doesn't show the actual link at paypal and rather the "directory" it was submitted too


laterz
malcolm

 

they can, you accepted the TOS.

 

I think this has been previously discussed here.

It is not up to paypal. Paypal like any other company in the world has to comply with the laws of the country where they trade. In US gambling is outside the law so they will have to comply with that. In UK gambling is ok so paypal.co.uk and the uk paypal account holders are fine.

It it a matter of where are you come from rather than paypal as a company. I bet they are verified by some US institutions and if they'll breach the US laws they might pay penalties or even they might have the right to trade in US suspended. Bottom line paypal won't send those emails because they don't like gambling (I bet they lost a lot of US business and fees) but just because they are not allowed to do it

 

Thanks for your replies everyone.... but there doesnt seem to be much of a solution to this, because of paypals power in the market, but in the long term they will lose their power and I am sure they will not be sending these stupid emails...

 

On a positive thought, i think google checkout will change this in the near future, i think as more use that, less will depend on paypal and paypal will take it for granted less.

I wish all the other smaller payment processors had enough to make that difference but i think its just not there, i think google checkout can make that difference eventually.

 

The thing is hecto, people here will lead you up the garden path with hypothesis just to make you feel better, me I try to remain black and white and point out facts. Google won't change anything, the law is the Law and that's a fact. Even as big as Google is, the US are anti gambling and won't change unless legally allowed to. I wish people would wake up to that fact.

PayPal are a royal pain in the butt if I'm giving my opinion on it, especially as they are so one sided toward sellers not buyers for tangible goods, but the reverse for others.

@Loredan, great response which expanded on my post. PayPal lost billions with the USA gambling market.