Can the banned user do anything about an AdSense ban?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 6:43 am
Fear of Google AdSense ban
Many website owners who use Google Adsense are afraid of this: a ban sometimes seems to be given arbitrarily, results in a huge drop in income, since there is no good alternative, and is lifelong. Objection or appeal are not possible. Yet many (banned) site owners are also dissatisfied with the course of events and wonder whether this is lawful. Google should also comply with the law and is not above it? How can they maintain such an opaque construction and how is it possible that no one does anything about it?
The latter is not entirely true: there are stories known of Americans who have received back the unpaid income from Google, although they had to go to court for it. Suppose a Dutchman banned from AdSense would also want to go that far: what would he have to do for that and does it have a chance of success?
Although the AdSense payments come from Google Ireland Limited, the applicable law is Dutch: this is specified in the agreement that has been signed (digitally). This can also be found in the general terms and conditions. According to European law, a choice of law is possible in this way. This is useful, Irish law can differ considerably from Dutch law and having an Irish lawyer who is a thousand kilometers away is not very easy either. In short, Dutch law applies.
Then there are two more things to sort out. First, the question of whether it is possible for Google to terminate the agreement without giving a good reason. Second, the question of whether it is possible for amounts already earned not to be paid out.
Can Google AdSense simply terminate the partnership?
That Google terminates the collaboration namibia phone data without (good) reason seems very unreasonable. However, on closer inspection, that is not so bad. After all, the subscription to Libelle or Voetbal International may also be terminated without (good) reason, although a notice period may have been agreed upon in advance. That Libelle or VI then has to conduct its business operations without that income is its problem.
This is also the case with Google and the banned website owners. The search giant simply states that it no longer wants to do business with anyone. This feels unfair, because Google is a mega-international and the website owner is struggling to keep his head above water with the current government cutbacks. Yet it is essentially the same.
Many website owners who use Google Adsense are afraid of this: a ban sometimes seems to be given arbitrarily, results in a huge drop in income, since there is no good alternative, and is lifelong. Objection or appeal are not possible. Yet many (banned) site owners are also dissatisfied with the course of events and wonder whether this is lawful. Google should also comply with the law and is not above it? How can they maintain such an opaque construction and how is it possible that no one does anything about it?
The latter is not entirely true: there are stories known of Americans who have received back the unpaid income from Google, although they had to go to court for it. Suppose a Dutchman banned from AdSense would also want to go that far: what would he have to do for that and does it have a chance of success?
Although the AdSense payments come from Google Ireland Limited, the applicable law is Dutch: this is specified in the agreement that has been signed (digitally). This can also be found in the general terms and conditions. According to European law, a choice of law is possible in this way. This is useful, Irish law can differ considerably from Dutch law and having an Irish lawyer who is a thousand kilometers away is not very easy either. In short, Dutch law applies.
Then there are two more things to sort out. First, the question of whether it is possible for Google to terminate the agreement without giving a good reason. Second, the question of whether it is possible for amounts already earned not to be paid out.
Can Google AdSense simply terminate the partnership?
That Google terminates the collaboration namibia phone data without (good) reason seems very unreasonable. However, on closer inspection, that is not so bad. After all, the subscription to Libelle or Voetbal International may also be terminated without (good) reason, although a notice period may have been agreed upon in advance. That Libelle or VI then has to conduct its business operations without that income is its problem.
This is also the case with Google and the banned website owners. The search giant simply states that it no longer wants to do business with anyone. This feels unfair, because Google is a mega-international and the website owner is struggling to keep his head above water with the current government cutbacks. Yet it is essentially the same.