“We reserve the right in our discretion, to manually, or systematically (through automated detection), reject or remove any ad or campaign that may violate our terms or policies...”
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Microsoft Advertising holds a broad discretionary right to remove ads or campaigns, exercisable both manually and through automated systems, without the violation needing to be confirmed—only suspected.
Interpretive note: The word 'may' before 'violate' is preserved; the right applies to ads that may violate policies, not only confirmed violations.
Readers' ads or campaigns may be rejected or removed by Microsoft Advertising, in its discretion, either manually or through automated detection, if they may violate its terms or policies.
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Microsoft Advertising holds a broad discretionary right to remove ads or campaigns, exercisable both manually and through automated systems, without the violation needing to be confirmed—only suspected.
Readers' ads or campaigns may be rejected or removed by Microsoft Advertising, in its discretion, either manually or through automated detection, if they may violate its terms or policies.
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