# Suspended for circumventing systems in Google Ads > Google Ads account suspended for circumventing systems? It is immediate and permanent unless an appeal wins, and you have at least 6 months to appeal. Source: https://mosaicbrowser.com/guides/google-ads-account-suspended-for-circumventing-systems ## Google Ads account suspended for circumventing systems A Google Ads account suspended for circumventing systems means Google judged the account to be getting around its ad review: cloaking, a new account after a suspension, false verification details or violations spread across accounts. It is permanent unless an appeal, made from inside the account, succeeds. ![6 months: At least 6 months to appeal a suspension](https://mosaicbrowser.com/covers/google-ads-account-suspended-for-circumventing-systems.webp) If your Google Ads account is suspended for circumventing systems, Google has filed it under one of its egregious policies, the short list it suspends for "upon detection and without prior warning" ([Advertising Policies Help](https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/15938075?hl=en), read 2 November 2026). There is no strike first and no 7-day notice, which is why the email usually arrives out of nowhere. Nothing about it is temporary: the account stays suspended until an appeal wins. ## What a Google Ads account suspended for circumventing systems means The policy's opening line is that Google Ads "doesn't allow advertisers to attempt to trick or circumvent our ad review processes with their ads, content, or destinations". The examples on the page fall into four groups: - Cloaking: showing Google's reviewers a compliant page and showing people something else, or using a redirect or click tracker to hide what a page really is. - Multiple account abuse: opening new accounts after a suspension "to re-enter the system", or running dozens of accounts behind a scam. - False verification: submitting documents or details in advertiser verification that are not true. - Spreading violations: ads that break policy across 2 or more accounts, or relaunching disapproved ads on new websites or accounts, or using several accounts to promote something you lack a certification for. Google also says it may look at "your ad, website, accounts, and third-party sources" when it decides, and that regulatory warnings or direct complaints can lead to a suspension under this policy. Editorial disapprovals such as formatting or misspellings do not. Mosaic is a desktop app Email yourself the link and open it on your computer. How it works: Logins and 2FA codes ## Why a legitimate account gets it Google's own pages describe three ways a business that meant no harm ends up here. The first is a related account. Google's suspensions overview says that "accounts related to the suspended account may be suspended" ([Google Ads Help](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9841640?hl=en), read 2 November 2026). An agency, a shared payment method or a verified identity can tie you to someone else's suspension, which is why the policy's best practices include checking with your agency. The same page says that if you were suspended because other accounts verified with the same identity documents were, you are reinstated automatically once those accounts win their appeals. The second is a landing page that behaves differently for different visitors. The policy allows different languages, offers and versions by location, as long as "the promoted product or service needs to be the same for everyone". A geo-redirect, a pop-up that blocks most of the site, or a click tracker that is not certified can look like cloaking to a reviewer, and a hacked site can serve content you never put there. The third is a new account opened by a business that already had one suspended. The policy lists that as its second example, with no exception for good intentions. ## How to appeal Google's route is inside the suspended account. In the policy's own steps: 1. Sign in to the suspended Google Ads account and select **Contact Us** in the notification at the top of the screen. 2. Fill in the appeal form that opens on the right. It shows the policy information for your suspension as you go. 3. Complete advertiser verification if Google asks for it. For some advertisers it is required, and after 3 failed attempts they cannot appeal at all. 4. Wait for the email with the outcome. Pressing Contact Us again while the appeal is open only sets the status to "Appeal pending". What to put in it, from Google's tips for this policy: fix the cause first, then explain. Say why you have more than one account, if you do, and how the other accounts are connected to real businesses. If you were tied to a suspended account, say how that was resolved. If a page looked like cloaking, say what you removed or changed. Google says it reinstates only "in compelling circumstances, such as in the case of a mistake", so be thorough, accurate and honest. Each suspended account needs its own appeal, one at a time; Google may pause appeals for 7 days if it thinks the function is being misused. The overview gives every advertiser at least 6 months from the suspension date to appeal, so there is time to gather invoices, verification documents and the history of who managed the account. Advertisers in the EU may have further options under the Digital Services Act, which the overview links to. ## What not to do Do not open another account. It is the policy's own example of a violation, and the overview warns that new accounts may be suspended as well. Do not use a different browser, a VPN or an anti-detect browser to make a new account look unrelated. That is exactly what this policy describes, and Mosaic is not for it. Mosaic keeps accounts you are entitled to run apart; it does not change what a platform allows, and a suspended advertiser is not entitled to a fresh account until Google says so. ## Keeping your accounts in order The policy's best practices are the useful part: each account connected to a real business, a safe payment method on each, no burst of new accounts, and a word with your agency if one manages you. A manager account makes those relationships visible, which helps an appeal; [how to manage multiple Google Ads accounts](https://mosaicbrowser.com/guides/manage-multiple-google-ads-accounts) has the set-up and Google's limits. If an agency works on your account, give it access through its own manager account rather than your password, as [how to give an agency access to Google Ads](https://mosaicbrowser.com/guides/give-an-agency-access-to-google-ads) explains, so there is a record of who did what. Agencies holding many clients' sign-ins can keep each client's logins, two-factor codes and downloads in a profile of its own, which is the work described in [Mosaic for agencies](https://mosaicbrowser.com/use-cases/agencies). ## Sources 1. [Advertising Policies Help: Circumventing systems](https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/15938075?hl=en), read November 2, 2026 2. [Google Ads Help: Google Ads account suspensions overview](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9841640?hl=en), read November 2, 2026 ## Questions ### How long does a circumventing systems suspension last? Google treats it as permanent unless an appeal is submitted and the account is reinstated. Its suspensions overview says every advertiser has at least 6 months from the date of suspension to appeal. ### Can I open a new Google Ads account while I appeal? No. Creating new accounts to re-enter the system after a suspension is one of the policy's own examples, and Google says new accounts a suspended advertiser tries to create may also be suspended. Get the old account reinstated first. ### Why was my account suspended when I have never broken a rule? Google reviews related accounts as well as yours. An account that shares identity documents, a payment method or an agency with a suspended one can be suspended with it, and Google tells you to check with your agency. ### Do I get my unspent balance back? Google's overview says that if your account was suspended and you qualify for a refund, you can cancel the account and request it. A suspended account stays readable, so you can still download reports. ## Related [How to manage multiple Google Ads accounts](https://mosaicbrowser.com/guides/manage-multiple-google-ads-accounts): To manage multiple Google Ads accounts, link each one to a manager account by its Customer ID. One email holds 20 accounts; a manager holds 50 or more. [Google Ads manager account explained](https://mosaicbrowser.com/guides/google-ads-manager-account-explained): Google Ads manager account explained: it runs no ads, and links other Google Ads accounts so one sign-in can see, edit, report on and pay for all of them. [How to give an agency access to Google Ads](https://mosaicbrowser.com/guides/give-an-agency-access-to-google-ads): Give an agency access to Google Ads by accepting a link from its manager account. Keep the account and an Admin of your own, and never share your password. [Mosaic for agencies and media buyers managing ad accounts](https://mosaicbrowser.com/use-cases/ad-account-management): Keep each client's ad platform logins, two-factor codes and sessions in their own browser profile, and see their ads from the client's own market. [Anti-detect browser for agencies: a browser per client](https://mosaicbrowser.com/use-cases/agencies): An anti-detect browser for agencies puts every client in its own project and every client login in its own profile, with that client's exit and 2FA codes.    ## Run this guide on your own accounts Every Mosaic profile is a fingerprint, a proxy exit and a cookie jar that agree with each other, kept on your computer. Free holds 3 profiles. Pro is $49 a month for any number. Mosaic is a desktop app Email yourself the link and open it on your computer.