It’s worth noting that this could potentially have a knock on effect on parts of the WP theme although that will be unknown until the rules are removed..
Unfortunately the reasoning behind the rules i.e what they are for, is only something the theme developer can help with, as I said this is really their territory. All we’re doing here is pinpointing the problem.
You should then be able to ask them firstly why the rules are there and if removing them will cause any adverse effects.
It’s really poor customer service in behalf of the theme developers especially considering I found it on themeforest with quite a price tag!