Dear Fellow Marketers,
In the last 24 hours new Google compliance regulations, subsequent to their new terms and conditions, have gone into effect. These new policy changes state the following:
- “Google” may no longer be used as a keyword (or even as a negative keyword anywhere in your campaign)-
The following message has been sent to users in violation of the new terms of use:
It’s come to our attention that you have submitted ads that promote a misrepresented affiliation with Google or links to products which make unrealistic promises about making money via Google products. Due to multiple complaints from our users and publishers, we’ve made the decision not to accept these ads. As part of our on going efforts to provide our users with high quality ads, we are taking action against deceptive advertising and sites.
This is a notification that your account has been suspended due to the submission of these ads and your ads will no longer run on Google. Please note that future accounts you open will also be suspended.
As noted in our Terms and Conditions, Google reserves the right to terminate advertisements for any reason. To view our Terms and Conditions, please visit https://adwords.google.com/ select/tsandcsfinder.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043
You have received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about important changes to your AdWords product or account.
Please pause youraccounts, and go over them in great detail to be sure they are not in violation of the new terms of use. Further, if you experience a “Google Slap” DO NOT contact Google directly. Get in contact with me to hear how we will rectify this situation for you.
Sincerely,
Tom
