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No use for sanctioned country entities

High severity Explicit document language Common · 181 of 352 platforms
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Amazon High

You may not use any Amazon Service if you are the subject of U.S. sanctions or of sanctions consistent with U.S. law imposed by the governments of the country where you are using Amazon Services.

Amplitude High

for the benefit or on behalf of any person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control...or any person owned 50 percent or more by such person

Segment High

You will immediately (i) discontinue your use of the Services if you become placed on any Restricted Party List by designation or ownership and (ii) remove your End Users' access to the Services if your End Users become placed on any Restricted Party List...

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Using Google Ads or Display & Video 360 for or on behalf of entities or individuals located in sanctioned countries or regions is not allowed.

Excerpt from Google Ads's Restricted Content Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Ads Restricted Content Policy
Entity
Google Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005933, captured Aug. 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062468
Document ID
CA-D-000855
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005933)
106d64595219c446f29fe42771ae44f47b9f1e90a50c670dabdbb0cb6f5e2f51
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:41 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-005933 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Restricted Content Policy
Record ID: CA-P-062468
Version: CA-V-005933
Captured: 2026-08-19 01:37:46 UTC
SHA-256: 106d64595219c446…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-restricted-content-policy/provision/CA-P-062468/no-use-for-sanctioned-country-entities/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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What does Google Ads's No use for sanctioned country entities clause do?

The clause states: “Using Google Ads or Display & Video 360 for or on behalf of entities or individuals located in sanctioned countries or regions is not allowed.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 181 platforms. See the full comparison.

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