A critical compliance briefing on recent Google Ads policy updates: advertiser identity verification, financial services licensing, and landing page transparency rules.
Google has enforced mandatory Australian advertiser identity verification and landing page transparency.
Google has completed the rollout of its mandatory Advertiser Verification programme across Australia. All commercial advertisers must provide official corporate documentation verifying their Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), and the photo identification of an authorized company director. If an advertiser fails to complete this verification within the 30-day notice window, Google automatically pauses all active advertising campaigns. Furthermore, Google public Ads Transparency Center now displays your legal registered entity name and location directly to searchers on every ad you run.
Google Ads automated review systems have intensified enforcement around "Destination Experience". Algorithms do not only evaluate ad copy; they crawl your destination landing page looking for compliance triggers: 1. Business Identity: Your website footer must display your active legal entity name, ABN, and working contact details. 2. Transparent Commercial Terms: If you advertise a specific price or promotion, the landing page must clearly explain any qualification criteria, call-out fees, or terms without requiring users to hunt through fine print. 3. Fast Mobile Load Speeds: Slow landing pages that score below 50 on mobile PageSpeed Insights suffer automatic Quality Score penalties, forcing you to pay 30% to 50% more per click than competitors with fast, custom Next.js landing pages.
For businesses operating in financial services, mortgage broking, medical cosmetics, or therapeutic goods, Google enforces strict verification matching Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) licensing records. Running ad campaigns in these categories without pre-approved regulatory verification will trigger immediate account suspension.
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Official Google policies governing corporate identity verification and public disclosures.
Australian statutory regulations governing online commercial promotion and licensing.
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