The policy holds advertisers responsible for policy compliance of all ads and linked content submitted under their account, including ads submitted by agencies or third-party partners acting on the advertiser's behalf.
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This provision establishes that policy liability resides with the advertiser account regardless of whether the ad content was created or submitted by a third party, meaning advertisers bear enforcement risk for agency or partner submissions they may not have directly reviewed.
Interpretive note: The document reviewed is an introductory policy overview; the specific scope of advertiser liability for third-party content may be further defined in supplementary policy documents not fully rendered in the source text.
This clause establishes that advertisers are accountable for the policy compliance of all content run under their account, including content submitted by agencies or third parties, and cannot transfer this responsibility to intermediaries under Microsoft's policy framework.
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"Advertisers are responsible for ensuring that their ads and the content they link to comply with all applicable Microsoft Advertising policies and laws, including when ads are submitted by agencies or third parties on their behalf.Excerpt from Microsoft Advertising's Policies
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Advertiser responsibility for agency-submitted content interacts with FTC guidelines on advertising agency liability and the principle that advertisers bear primary responsibility for the accuracy and legality of their advertising claims regardless of …
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This provision establishes that policy liability resides with the advertiser account regardless of whether the ad content was created or submitted by a third party, meaning advertisers bear enforcement risk for agency or partner submissions they may not have directly reviewed.
This clause establishes that advertisers are accountable for the policy compliance of all content run under their account, including content submitted by agencies or third parties, and cannot transfer this responsibility to intermediaries under Microsoft's policy framework.
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