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Issuer Terms Govern User-Issuer Relationship

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In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and your issuer's terms, these Terms will govern the relationship between you and Google with respect to Google Pay, and your issuer's terms will govern the relationship between you and the issuer.

Excerpt from Google Ads's Terms of Service

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Document information
Document
Google Ads Terms of Service
Entity
Google Ads
Date stated by the document
April 5, 2021
As printed in Google Ads’s text (version CA-V-002766), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002766, captured May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063352
Document ID
CA-D-000858
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002766)
c806d988508cc9c66568c567cb0433a5e80c947a8d5f8f2007598cdfd58d8a5b
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-002766 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063352
Version: CA-V-002766
Captured: 2026-05-20 12:08:50 UTC
SHA-256: c806d988508cc9c6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063352/issuer-terms-govern-user-issuer-relationship/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Google Ads's Issuer Terms Govern User-Issuer Relationship clause do?

The clause states: “In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and your issuer's terms, these Terms will govern the relationship between you and Google with respect to Google Pay, and your issuer's terms will govern the relationship between you and the issuer.”

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