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Google Ads · Google Ads Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Merchant Controls Save to Google Pay Item Data

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 263 of 352 platforms
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Microsoft Medium

Microsoft reserves the right to restrict the export of data that may compromise the security of the services or Microsoft's intellectual property.

Baseten Medium

We cannot respond to Your request or provide You with the required information if We cannot: Verify Your identity or authority to make the request And confirm that the personal information relates to You

Perplexity AI Medium

If you have a dispute with any Merchant, as applicable, we have no obligation or responsibility to become involved, though we may do so at our election in our sole discretion.

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Save to Google Pay Items contain data, images, and messages that are controlled and updated solely by the third party merchant that issues them.

Excerpt from Google Ads's 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-063382
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-063382
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-063382/merchant-controls-save-to-google-pay-item-data/
Accessed: Aug. 5, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Merchant Controls Save to Google Pay Item Data clause do?

The clause states: “Save to Google Pay Items contain data, images, and messages that are controlled and updated solely by the third party merchant that issues them.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 263 platforms. See the full comparison.

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