5. Seller Rights and Responsibilities
A. Shop Payment Accounts. Direct Checkout is only available to sellers who register and are approved for a Shop Payment Account. A Shop Payment Account allows sellers to track payment amounts, refunds, and fees related to transactions. Sellers must provide accurate personal information as requested during registration, and are responsible for maintaining and updating that information as necessary. Sellers will not impersonate any person or use a name he or she is not legally authorized to use. Sellers authorize us, and authorized agents, to verify the their information (including any updated information) by accessing public records and obtaining credit reports about the sellers in order to approve a Shop Payment Account. Sellers also authorize Etsy to verify the sellers’ information from time to time while the sellers are using Direct Checkout. Etsy verifies sellers’ information in order to safeguard the integrity of the marketplace and reduce the risk of fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and the violation of trade sanctions.