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You also will not provide access to or allow the use of our Services by any government, entity or individual: (a) located in any Prohibited Jurisdiction; or (b) identified on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals...
no Materials will be accessed from, downloaded in, released in, carried to, transferred to, transshipped through, exported to, or re-exported...to any territory...to which such Materials could not be transferred directly from the United States
By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are not located in any such country or on any such list.
"It's also not available to entities or individuals owned by, controlled by or acting for or on behalf of restricted entities or individuals.Excerpt from Google Ads's Restricted Content Policy
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The clause states: “It's also not available to entities or individuals owned by, controlled by or acting for or on behalf of restricted entities or individuals.”
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