“You're required to comply with applicable sanctions and export regulations, including sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and agree to not cause Google to violate these regulations.”
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The clause places dual obligations on advertisers: independent compliance with sanctions and export regulations, and an affirmative agreement not to expose Google to violations of those same regulations.
Interpretive note: The clause contains two closely related but independent obligations: (1) advertiser compliance with sanctions/export regulations and (2) agreement not to cause Google to violate those regulations. Both are stated in the canonical claim as they are directly linked in the excerpt.
Advertisers are contractually bound both to follow applicable sanctions and export regulations themselves and to refrain from any conduct that would cause Google to breach those regulations.
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"You're required to comply with applicable sanctions and export regulations, including sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and agree to not cause Google to violate these regulations.Excerpt from Google Ads's Restricted Content Policy
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The clause places dual obligations on advertisers: independent compliance with sanctions and export regulations, and an affirmative agreement not to expose Google to violations of those same regulations.
Advertisers are contractually bound both to follow applicable sanctions and export regulations themselves and to refrain from any conduct that would cause Google to breach those regulations.
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