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Contain any third-party material including logos, drawings, tattoos, photographs, pictures, sculptures, paintings and other images...without explicit, prior, written permission to use such materials.
Third-party contextual advertising may also be permitted in limited cases provided that the services have publicly documented practices and policies for Kids Category apps that include human review of ad creatives...
Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle
"This applies to all protected material that was obtained through the unauthorized intrusion or access of a computer, computer network, or personal electronic device, even if distributed by a third party.Excerpt from Google Ads's Policy: Inappropriate Content
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The clause states: “This applies to all protected material that was obtained through the unauthorized intrusion or access of a computer, computer network, or personal electronic device, even if distributed by a third party.”
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