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Google names the policy. It never names the sentence.

These are the 134 checks we run, written out — what each one looks for, how severe it is, and practical steps to address it. If your notice gave you a phrase, start by searching for it.

134 checks across 7 groups

Critical

52 checks

The checks we weight highest. If one of these is live on your store, clear it before anything else on the list.

  1. Availability in Merchant Center: keeping stock status trueYou check this oneMerchant Center
  2. Bot protection blocking Google Shopping: how to fix itTechnical Compliance
  3. Business name mismatch in Merchant Center: how to fix itYou check this oneMerchant Center
  4. Cloaking and sneaky redirects: what Merchant Center forbidsTechnical Compliance
  5. Compare-at prices on Google Shopping: how to audit themYou check this oneProduct & Catalogue
  6. Countdown timers on Google Shopping: when they’re allowedProduct & Catalogue
  7. Currency in Merchant Center: product data, page and checkoutYou check this oneMerchant Center
  8. Currency mismatch: Merchant Center data vs your product pageYou check this oneCheckout & Payment
  9. Discounts and “was” prices: what Google counts as genuineProduct & Catalogue
  10. Dropshipping on Google Shopping: what has to be trueOverview
  11. Empty collection pages and Merchant Center: what to fixProduct & Catalogue
  12. Google Merchant Center return policy requirementsPolicy Compliance

Major

72 checks

Real gaps that belong in the same remediation pass, once the critical ones are closed.

  1. Account creation at checkout: what Merchant Center allowsCheckout & Payment
  2. All-caps and promo product titles on Google ShoppingProduct & Catalogue
  3. Brand attribute in Merchant Center: what to submitYou check this oneMerchant Center
  4. Broken links and 404s: what Merchant Center expectsTechnical Compliance
  5. Canonical tags and Google Shopping: one URL per productTechnical Compliance
  6. Clear return routes for customersBusiness Identity
  7. Condition in Merchant Center: new, used or refurbishedYou check this oneMerchant Center
  8. Contact details in images: what Merchant Center expectsBusiness Identity
  9. Cookie banners over policy pages: what Google asksTechnical Compliance
  10. Cookie consent and Merchant Center: a banner, not a wallPolicy Compliance
  11. Cosmetics and beauty product claims — GMC policy guideProduct & Catalogue
  12. Currency switchers and Merchant Center: what to checkYou check this oneCheckout & Payment

Minor

10 checks

Housekeeping. Worth clearing so the record is complete, but not worth reordering your week for.

  1. How to fix dead or private social links for Merchant CenterYou check this oneBusiness Identity
  2. How to state customer service hours for Google ShoppingBusiness Identity
  3. og:price tags and Google Shopping: keep every price in syncTechnical Compliance
  4. Old social accounts and Merchant Center: revive or retire?You check this oneTechnical Compliance
  5. Open Graph tags: what Google uses and what to keep currentTechnical Compliance
  6. Order cutoff times in Merchant Center and on your storePolicy Compliance
  7. Page speed and Google Shopping: what to fix firstTechnical Compliance
  8. Sitemap maintenance for online storesTechnical Compliance
  9. Social media links and Merchant Center: what Google asksYou check this oneTechnical Compliance
  10. What your social profiles should say, for Merchant CenterYou check this oneTechnical Compliance

This is what can go wrong. A scan says which ones did.

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