Rules & source library

The authority behind each review signal.

01 / GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY

Claims, intended use, and enforcement context

RUO Clear prioritizes official and primary sources, preserving their type, date, status, applicability, and review history.

AGENCY GUIDANCEFTC Health Products Compliance GuidanceOfficial FTC source ↗

FTC staff guidance on express and implied health claims, net impression, disclosures, endorsements, and substantiation.

REGULATION21 CFR § 201.128 — Intended usesOfficial eCFR text ↗

Regulatory text describing objective intent and relevant evidence. Applicability remains a fact-specific legal question.

ENFORCEMENT EXAMPLEFDA warning letter to Xcel Research LLCOfficial FDA source ↗

A fact-specific warning letter discussing human-use signals despite RUO wording. It is not a statute or universal outcome.

02 / PRIVATE PROVIDER POLICY

Payment rules are contractual and time-sensitive

Processor and platform policies are private rules, not law. They can change and may be applied differently based on products, countries, business model, and account facts.

PRIVATE POLICYStripe prohibited and restricted businessesOfficial Stripe policy ↗

Current private policy categories and conditions. Inclusion never predicts approval for a specific merchant.

PRIVATE POLICYStripe restricted-business FAQOfficial Stripe support source ↗

Support guidance addressing restricted categories, including account-specific review and changing program requirements.

03 / INTEGRATION DOCUMENTATION

Platform controls have their own sources

WordPress and Medusa connector findings must distinguish platform requirements from RUO Clear recommended controls and merchant-specific configuration.

04 / CHANGE LOG

Freshness, withdrawal, and corrections remain visible

Every source record requires a status, verification date, owner, content hash, and re-review interval. Stale, superseded, or applicability-uncertain sources fail closed rather than silently supporting a conclusion.