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Payment Instrument Removal Triggers and Conditions

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Key Facts

When may a Payment Instrument be removed from Google Pay on a device and become unusable with the Service?
Google Ads establishes that a Payment Instrument may be removed from Google Pay on a given device and become unusable with the Service under specified conditions, including when the user deletes the Payment Instrument from Google Pay.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Removal of a Payment Instrument renders it unusable with the Service, meaning users lose access to that instrument for Google Pay transactions on the affected device.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is incomplete; the full list of conditions triggering removal is truncated. Only the first explicitly quoted condition — user deletion — is reflected in the canonical claim. Other independent triggering conditions (e.g., clauses 63368 and 63366) may form part of the same list.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are informed that their Payment Instrument can be removed from Google Pay and become unusable on a given device, including as a result of the user's own deletion action.

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A Payment Instrument may be removed from Google Pay on a given device and become unusable with the Service if: (i) you delete the Payment Instrument from Google Pay; (ii) you delete the Payment Instrument...

Excerpt from Google Ads's Terms of Service

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Document
Google Ads Terms of Service
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Google Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
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May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063364
Document ID
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Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063364
Captured: 2026-05-20 12:52:40 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063364/payment-instrument-removal-triggers-and-conditions/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Payment Instrument Removal Triggers and Conditions clause do?

Removal of a Payment Instrument renders it unusable with the Service, meaning users lose access to that instrument for Google Pay transactions on the affected device.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are informed that their Payment Instrument can be removed from Google Pay and become unusable on a given device, including as a result of the user's own deletion action.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 265 platforms. See the full comparison.

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