Don’t Forget to Accept New AdSense TOS
May 15th, 2008 by Michael KwanIf you want to keep dealing with Google AdSense, then it is in your best interest to take a nice long look at their new Terms of Service and agree to it. I wrote about one of the most notable changes — the requirement for a Privacy Policy — in a post earlier this year.
The Beyond the Rhetoric Privacy Policy has been drafted up and published. It’s not the prettiest thing in the world, but it should be sufficient. You can also find a direct link to my privacy policy in the footer of this blog.
You have until May 25, 2008 (that’s less than two weeks from now) to accept the new Google AdSense Terms and Conditions. To accept, log into your AdSense account and you will be presented with the AdSense TOS. Near the bottom of this page, you will be given the option to accept.
Below is the email reminder that I received from Google. Note that they don’t want you to ask them any questions about the AdSense TOS. Instead, they recommend that you consult an attorney. Wow.
Hi,
As you may know, we recently updated our AdSense Terms and Conditions to reflect upcoming product changes and ensure that they’re consistent with policies across Google.
We noticed that you haven’t yet accepted the new Terms and Conditions. To review them and indicate your acceptance, please log in at http://www.google.com/adsense and follow the instructions. Please be aware that all publishers must accept the new Terms and Conditions in order to continue their participation in the AdSense program.
You can find more information about some of the changes in the new program terms by reviewing [this page]. Unfortunately, we’re not able to further interpret the meaning of the Terms and Conditions for you. If you have additional
questions, you may wish to contact an attorney.We appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
The Google AdSense Team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Filed under Money.
Hey Michael! Why haven’t I received any e-mail like that? SHould everybody be able to receive that e-mail from AdSense?
I’m assuming that everyone should. Does AdSense have the correct e-mail address on file?
I have the correct e-mail address with them because they emailed me about the Google AdSense PIN. WHat should I do? I haven’t received any email from them
Google actually sent me an apology for sending me that e-mail asking me to accept the TOS because…they found that I already accepted it prior to the first e-mail.
Thanks for the reminder, I’ve been delaying the acceptance of the new terms as I haven’t made sure that all of my sites have an appropriate privacy policy in place.
Are you allowing those of us that are lazy to use your privacy policy as a starting point?
Go for it. A backlink would be appreciated.
Well, I ended up using a slightly modified version of the privacy policy released by Automattic.
But I’ll still throw you some link love in the near future.
Thanks Michael. I just updated my privacy policy.
Done that some time awhile.
I havent got new tos. ANyway im just starting only starting with it.
I wonder how many people that read these things actually understand what they mean at all. If your average surfer reads this it seems like your site works for the CIA. Yet, virtually all sites do the same things.