The terms authorize Google to disable ad serving or terminate an AdSense account at any time for policy non-compliance, and state that terminated publishers are ineligible for further program participation.
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This provision establishes that account termination may occur at any time without a specified notice period, and that termination carries a stated ineligibility for future AdSense participation, which may affect publishers for whom AdSense constitutes a primary monetization channel.
Under this clause, publishers found to be in violation of AdSense policies may have ad serving disabled and accounts terminated without a specified notice or cure period, and the terms state that terminated publishers are not eligible for further AdSense participation.
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Compare across platforms →"If you fail to comply with these policies without permission from Google, we reserve the right to disable ad serving to your site and/or disable your AdSense account at any time. If your account is disabled, you will not be eligible for further participation in the AdSense program.Excerpt from Google Ads's Google AdSense Program Policies
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may engage the EU Platform-to-Business (P2B) Regulation applicable to publishers operating in EU or UK markets, which establishes requirements around notice periods and statement of reasons prior to account restriction …
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This provision establishes that account termination may occur at any time without a specified notice period, and that termination carries a stated ineligibility for future AdSense participation, which may affect publishers for whom AdSense constitutes a primary monetization channel.
Under this clause, publishers found to be in violation of AdSense policies may have ad serving disabled and accounts terminated without a specified notice or cure period, and the terms state that terminated publishers are not eligible for further AdSense participation.
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