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I have a US-and-Canada based business and I ban customers from elsewhere in my T’s and C’s. Simply because I don’t know their laws.

I don’t outright block them because I myself travel, and some foreign laws apply to their citizens wherever they are.

I can completely see why you might want to ban overseas IP connections though, and I’ll probably do it soon.



Banning new signups/sales from overseas IPs can make sense for legal, tax, and shipping reasons – but please do provide some way for existing customers to access their subscriptions/orders/accounts from abroad. International travel is a thing.


I know! This is why I have it enabled - for me. I'm still worried about breaking some EU law without ever knowing it though.




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