Misrepresentation / Unreliable claims
No inaccurate claims or claims that promise an improbable result. Offers in the ad must exist and be easy to find on the page.
Flagged"Earn $5,000 a week from home" without the terms on the destination.
Google Ads compliance checker
Google reviews the ad, its assets and the destination, and repeated or egregious policy violations can affect the account. Check every headline, description and landing page before you submit.
- No ad account access needed
- Every flag names the Google rule
- 7-day free trial
Disapprovals, strikes and immediate suspensions are not the same thing.
Most Google ads are reviewed within one business day. Repeated violations of certain policies can lead to account strikes, while egregious violations can result in immediate suspension without prior warning. Circumventing Systems and Unacceptable Business Practices are examples of policies Google treats as egregious.
- Ad disapproved; the first violation of a strike-eligible policy may result in a warning
- First strike: 3-day temporary account hold
- Second strike for the same policy within 90 days: 7-day hold; a third strike can lead to suspension
- Egregious violations can lead to immediate suspension without prior warning
- 8.3B
- ads blocked or removed in 2025
- Google Ads Safety Report, Apr 2026
- 24.9M
- advertiser accounts suspended in 2025
- Google, Apr 2026
- 3 strikes
- maximum for repeated violations of the same policy before account suspension
- Google Ads policy enforcement
The Google rules that reject most ads
Named the way Google names them, so the flag in your report matches the reason in your rejection email.
Destination requirements
The final URL must work, be crawlable, be reachable in every target country, match the display URL and give a usable experience.
FlaggedA display URL on one domain that redirects to another.
Destination experience
No pop-ups that block content, back-button hijacking, slow loading on common devices, forced downloads or auto-redirects.
FlaggedA full-screen interstitial on page load.
Healthcare and medicines
Restricted by country and product, and some categories require certification or verification before ads can run.
FlaggedNaming a prescription drug in a headline without certification.
Financial services
Restricted by market, with verification or certification requirements for some products and countries.
FlaggedA crypto offer without the required disclosures.
Circumventing systems
Cloaking, hidden redirects and other attempts to evade ad review. Google treats Circumventing Systems as an egregious violation that can lead to immediate suspension.
FlaggedA compliant page shown to Google, a different one shown to visitors.
Source: Google Ads policies. Policy names change; the check follows the current text.
Search, Display and Video, at the limits Google enforces.
- Search: up to 15 headlines of 30 characters and 4 descriptions of 90, each checked on its own
- Display: images, headlines, long headline and descriptions
- Video: video files, business name, call to action, headlines and descriptions
- Live preview of the headline and description combinations Google would assemble
- Optional: connect Google Ads, including manager (MCC) accounts, and check ads from your catalog
The landing page, too
Google's policies cover both the ad and the destination. We load the landing page on desktop and mobile, check for broken destinations, blocking interstitials, mismatches and cloaking patterns, and measure performance signals that can affect landing page experience.
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Upload your creative, add the copy and get a real check against platform policies.
Google questions
The Google Ads policy set: prohibited and restricted content, Misrepresentation, Destination requirements and the industry rules for healthcare, finance and other restricted categories. Every flag names the policy.
No. Paste your headlines and descriptions or upload a creative. Connecting Google Ads is optional, goes through Google's own login, supports manager accounts, and can be disconnected at any time.
Yes. The check has Search, Display and Video modes, each with the fields and character limits Google uses for that format.
Included. The URL Checker loads your page on desktop and mobile, pins policy issues to the screenshot and flags potential cloaking or mismatch. Page Speed Test measures load and Lighthouse performance separately.
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Every flag names the Google rule behind it and comes with a fix. No ad account access needed, 7 days free on any plan.
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