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Prohibition on Unlawful or Fraudulent Use

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 285 of 352 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The prohibition covers both unlawful and fraudulent use and extends to any violation of applicable law and regulation, establishing a broad conduct boundary for users.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are prohibited from using Google Pay for unlawful or fraudulent purposes or in violation of applicable law and regulation.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

You will not use the Services to accomplish a cash advance, wire or money transfer.

Whatnot Medium

Make any automated use of the App...Use any software, technology, or device to scrape, spider, or crawl the App or harvest or manipulate data

Robinhood Medium

if you do choose to upload your photograph to our Service, please note that all images must adhere to our App Use Standards which you are required to comply with to use any of the Robinhood Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree not to use Google Pay for unlawful or fraudulent purposes, or otherwise in violation of applicable law and regulation.

— Excerpt from Google Ads's Google Ads Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Ads Terms of Service
Entity
Google Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063356
Document ID
CA-D-00858
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
74f641d6330e046722582155258232187bd136d3cb7d3a36d188936bd60df293
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063356
Captured: 2026-05-20 12:52:40 UTC
SHA-256: 74f641d6330e0467…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063356/prohibition-on-unlawful-or-fraudulent-use/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Prohibition on Unlawful or Fraudulent Use clause do?

The prohibition covers both unlawful and fraudulent use and extends to any violation of applicable law and regulation, establishing a broad conduct boundary for users.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are prohibited from using Google Pay for unlawful or fraudulent purposes or in violation of applicable law and regulation.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google Ads.