Google Advert Policy Updated: Pro-rata refund offered
Posted by Chris Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:34:00 GMT
We’ve taken another look at our Google Maps “compulsory ads” policy for Pin in the Map.
For those of you not in the know, Google reserves the right to add some form of compulsory advertising to their map area, although they haven’t yet.
If this did become the case, we would consider purchasing a “no-adverts” Google maps license, ensuring that premium pins remain ad-free. However this is currently only available in the US or Canada, so we cannot guarantee that we can remove compulsory adverts from Premium Pins.
With this uncertainty, we thought we’d offer a bit of peace of mind: if you purchase a Premium Pin, compulsory ads did start appearing and you wish to cancel for this reason, give us a shout and we will refund your fee on a pro-rata basis, based on the date of your cancellation. We figured that that’s only fair.
Let us know if you have any comments.
