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Change Summary
YouTube Ads updated its Terms of Service on May 5, 2026, making several clarifications and corrections. The most notable change expands the definition of minors to use jurisdiction-specific age thresholds (replacing the fixed age-18 rule), updates a date reference for royalty treatment of creator payments from November 2020 to June 2021, and reduces the list of available language translations from 20+ languages to just English and Vietnamese. Most other changes are minor corrections like spelling standardization and punctuation adjustments.
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0Terms of Service Terms of Service Paid Service Terms of Service Paid Service Usage Rules Collecting Society Notices Copyright Notices Community Guidelines Terms of Service View the Terms of Service in other languages: Armenian , ខ្មែរ , فارسی , ລາວ , Hmong , ium , Filipino , العربية , 中文(中国) , 中文(台湾) , 印地文 , 日本語 , 한국어 , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ , Русский , Español (Latinoamérica) , Tailandés , Tiếng Ukraina , Tiếng Việt , and English What’s in these terms?0Terms of Service VN Terms of Service Paid Service Terms of Service Paid Service Usage Rules Collecting Society Notices Copyright Notices Community Guidelines Terms of Service View the Terms of Service in other languages: English and Tiếng Việt What’s in these terms?
17Terms of Service Dated: December 15, 2023 TERMS OF SERVICE Welcome to YouTube!17Terms of Service Dated: January 5, 2022 English Courtesy Translation TERMS OF SERVICE Welcome to YouTube!
24Applicable Terms Your use of the Service is subject to these terms, the YouTube Community Guidelines and the Policy, Safety and Copyright Policies which may be updated from time to time (together, this "Agreement" ).24Applicable Terms Your use of the Service is subject to these terms, the YouTube Community Guidelines and the Policy, Safety and Copyright Policies which may be updated from time to time (together, this "Agreement").
31Permission by Parent or Guardian If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Service.31Permission by Parent or Guardian If you are considered a minor in your country, you represent that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Service.
33If you are a parent or legal guardian of a user under the age of 18, by allowing your child to use the Service, you are subject to the terms of this Agreement and responsible for your child’s activity on the Service.33If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor in your country, by allowing your child to use the Service, you are subject to the terms of this Agreement and responsible for your child’s activity on the Service.
48Learn more about keeping your Google account secure , including what to do if you learn of any unauthorized use of your password or Google account.48Learn more about keeping your Google account secure , including what to do if you learn of any unauthorised use of your password or Google account.
65We’ll also provide you with an opportunity to export your content from your Google Account using Google Takeout , subject to applicable law and policies.65We’ll also provide you with an opportunity to export your content from your Google Account using Google Takeout, subject to applicable law and policies.
74License to YouTube By providing Content to the Service, you grant to YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use that Content (including to reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works, display and perform it) in connection with the Service and YouTube’s (and its successors' and Affiliates') business, including for the purpose of promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service.74License to YouTube By providing Content to the Service, you grant to YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use that Content (including to reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works, display and perform it) in connection with the Service and YouTube’s (and its successors’ and Affiliates’) business, including for the purpose of promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service.
81Starting November 18, 2020, any payments you may be entitled to receive from YouTube under any other agreement between you and YouTube (including for example payments under the YouTube Partner Program, Channel memberships or Super Chat) will be treated as royalties.81Starting June 1, 2021, any payments you may be entitled to receive from YouTube under any other agreement between you and YouTube (including for example payments under the YouTube Partner Program, Channel memberships or Super Chat) will be treated as royalties.
83Remov ing Your Content You may remove your Content from the Service at any time.83Removing Your Content You may remove your Content from the Service at any time.
86Removal of Content By YouTube If any of your Content (1) is in breach of this Agreement or (2) may cause harm to YouTube, our users, or third parties, we reserve the right to remove or take down some or all of such Content in our discretion.86Removal of Content By YouTube If we reasonably believe that any of your Content (1) is in breach of this Agreement or (2) may cause harm to YouTube, our users, or third parties, we reserve the right to remove or take down that Content in our discretion.
91A full description of how a strike affects your channel is available on the Community Guidelines Strikes Basics page.91A full description of how a strike affects your channel is available on the Community Guidelines Strikes Basics page .
102Terminations and Suspensions by YouTube YouTube reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Google account or your access to all or part of the Service if (a) you materially or repeatedly breach this Agreement; (b) we are required to do so to comply with a legal requirement or a court order; or (c) we reasonably believe that there has been conduct that creates (or could create) liability or harm to any user, other third party, YouTube or our Affiliates.102Terminations and Suspensions by YouTube YouTube reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Google account or your access to all or part of the Service if (a) you materially or repeatedly breach this Agreement; (b) we are required to do so to comply with a legal requirement or a court order; or (c) we believe there has been conduct that creates (or could create) liability or harm to any user, other third party, YouTube or our Affiliates.
115YOUTUBE AND ITS AFFILIATES’ TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT YOUTUBE HAS PAID TO YOU FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE OF YOUR NOTICE, IN WRITING TO YOUTUBE, OF THE CLAIM; AND (B) USD $500.115TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOUTUBE AND ITS AFFILIATES’ TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT YOUTUBE HAS PAID TO YOU FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE OF YOUR NOTICE, IN WRITING TO YOUTUBE, OF THE CLAIM AND (B) USD $500.
121About this Agreement Changing this Agreement We may change this Agreement, for example, (1) to reflect changes to our Service or how we do business - for example, when we add new products or features or remove old ones, (2) for legal, regulatory, or security reasons, or (3) to prevent abuse or harm.121About this Agreement Changing this Agreement We may change this Agreement, for example (1) to reflect changes to our Service or how we do business - for example, when we add new products or features or remove old ones, (2) for legal, regulatory, or security reasons or (3) to prevent abuse or harm.
130Limitation on Legal Action YOU AND YOUTUBE AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES.130Effective as of January 5, 2022 ( view previous version )
131OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. ມີຜົນຕັ້ງແຕ່ December 15, 2023 ( ເບິ່ງເວີຊັນກ່ອນໜ້າ )Removed
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