The document states that the applicable AdSense Terms and Conditions differ depending on the publisher's billing country, and requires country selection before the substantive terms are presented.
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This provision establishes that no single universal set of AdSense terms applies to all publishers; the operative contractual obligations, rights, and restrictions are determined by billing country. Organizations operating across multiple countries may be subject to materially different terms depending on each account's billing address.
Under this provision, the specific contractual terms governing an AdSense publisher's account, including any provisions related to payments, data use, content requirements, or termination, are not accessible without first selecting the applicable billing country. Publishers must access the country-specific version of the terms to understand their contractual obligations.
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Compare across platforms →"The Terms and Conditions vary according to the country where your billing address is located. Please select your billing country to view the appropriate Terms and Conditions.Excerpt from Google Ads's Google AdSense Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The jurisdiction-contingent structure of AdSense terms may engage GDPR for EU/EEA billing addresses, CCPA for California-based publishers, and various national advertising and consumer protection frameworks globally; however, because the substantive terms are …
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This provision establishes that no single universal set of AdSense terms applies to all publishers; the operative contractual obligations, rights, and restrictions are determined by billing country. Organizations operating across multiple countries may be subject to materially different terms depending on each account's billing address.
Under this provision, the specific contractual terms governing an AdSense publisher's account, including any provisions related to payments, data use, content requirements, or termination, are not accessible without first selecting the applicable billing country. Publishers must access the country-specific version of the terms to understand their contractual obligations.
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