Google's advertising platform serving search, display, video, and shopping ads.

8 Documents
66 All provisions 25 High severity 29 Medium severity 12 Low severity
0 Changes · 12 mo
Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Restricted Content
18 provisions · 10 high · 8 med
Privacy Rights
17 provisions · 7 high · 7 med
Acceptable Use
8 provisions · 2 high · 4 med
Enforcement Actions
7 provisions · 6 high
Content Moderation
4 provisions
Legal Jurisdiction
3 provisions · 2 med
Landing Page
2 provisions · 2 med
Disclosure Requirements
2 provisions · 2 med
Liability Limitation
2 provisions · 2 med
Data Collection
1 provision · 1 med
Key Governance Provisions
High Account Termination Without Prior Notice

This provision establishes Google's right to terminate access to the AdSense monetization platform on a unilateral and immediate basis, which creates material operational risk for publishers whose re…

High Publisher Consent Obligations for Ad Tracking

This provision establishes the publisher, rather than Google, as the party responsible for obtaining and managing end-user consent for ad-related data collection on their properties. Failure to imple…

High Invalid Traffic Earnings Withholding

This provision establishes a unilateral enforcement mechanism whereby Google may retain earned revenue based on its own internal assessment of traffic validity, without requiring independent verifica…

High Child-Directed Content Restrictions

This provision establishes an affirmative publisher obligation to identify child-directed content and configure ad serving accordingly, with failure to do so creating both AdSense policy violations a…

High Account Suspension and Earnings Withholding

This provision establishes Google's enforcement authority, including the right to withhold earned but unpaid revenue upon account termination for policy violations, which creates direct financial ris…

Document Coverage
Advertisingpolicy Dataprocessingterms Termsofservice
Last change detected: Changes (12 months): 0 Documents monitored: 8 Provisions tracked: 66
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Documents

Google AdSense Terms of Service

Medium

This is the Google AdSense Terms of Service, the publisher agreement that governs participation in Google's advertising network, including how ads are served on publisher properties, how earnings are calculated …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Terms of service
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google AdSense Program Policies

Medium

This is the Google AdSense Program Policies document, which sets out the rules website publishers must follow to participate in and earn revenue from the AdSense advertising program. The document …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Advertising policy
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google Ads Data Processing Terms

Medium

The Google Ads Data Processing Terms are a controller-processor contract that governs how Google processes personal data on behalf of businesses that use Google Ads services. The terms establish that …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Data processing terms
10 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google Ads Terms of Service

Medium

This document is the Google Pay Terms of Service for users outside the United States, governing how Google Pay can be used for contactless payments, online transactions, transit passes, loyalty …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Terms of service
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google Ads Editorial and Technical Requirements

Medium

This is Google Ads' Editorial and Technical Requirements policy, which sets the content, formatting, and destination page standards that all advertisers must follow when running ads across Google's advertising platforms. …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Advertising policy
6 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google Ads Prohibited Content Policy

Medium

This is Google Ads' Inappropriate Content policy, which defines the specific categories of content that advertisers cannot promote or reference when running ads on Google's advertising network. The policy prohibits …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Advertising policy
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google Ads Restricted Content Policy

Medium

This is Google Ads' legal requirements policy, which governs the standards advertisers must meet to serve ads on Google's platforms, covering regulated categories including prescription drugs, financial products, gambling services, …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Advertising policy
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Google Ads Advertising Policies Overview

Medium

This is the Google Ads Advertising Policies document, which establishes the content, targeting, and conduct rules that all advertisers must follow to run ads on Google's platforms, including Google Search, …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Advertising policy
10 provisions 1 version captured Version history →
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High Severity Provisions (4)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Google Ads documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 8 Google Ads documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

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Google Ads has made 0 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

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