{"id":32068,"date":"2026-03-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/?p=32068"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:16:16","slug":"liability-for-errors-in-google-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/liability-for-errors-in-google-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Liability for errors in Google Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0b226\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-32066 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Haftung f\u00fcr Fehler in Google-Ads, Wettbewerbsrecht, Werbung, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-Fehler-in-Google-Ads-1024x576.jpg\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0b226; object-position:0% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-Fehler-in-Google-Ads-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-Fehler-in-Google-Ads-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-Fehler-in-Google-Ads-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-Fehler-in-Google-Ads-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-Fehler-in-Google-Ads-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d4b5d69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_30ce371f246c2dd2918ddcb1541f5d67\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Liability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">for errors in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-d6144270e2a3c4005201c1409adfa901\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">Google Ads<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76c96157 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T09:00:00+02:00\">25. March 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>of<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Clemens Pfitzer<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c93ec0be wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Is an online retailer liable for incorrect advertisements that Google automatically places based on the retailer&#8217;s product data?<\/strong> <strong>What applies if the retailer has neither created the advertisements himself nor checked their content?<\/strong> <strong>What consequences does this ruling have for companies that enter into advertising partnerships with platforms such as Google?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-worum-geht-es\">What is it about?<\/h2>\n\n<p>A mail order company concluded a cooperation agreement with Google in which it was stipulated that it was to provide Google with product information on an ongoing basis. Google used this data to automatically create advertisements and place them on its own websites and on sites in the so-called Google Partner Network. In 2023, advertisements for the retailer&#8217;s household appliances appeared on a price comparison platform, including a fridge-freezer combination and an undercounter dishwasher. These advertisements stated the energy efficiency class &#8220;D&#8221;, but lacked the graphical representation of the efficiency spectrum in the form of an arrow, as required by European law. A competition association issued a cease and desist letter to the retailer. The retailer denied responsibility: it had neither placed the ads itself nor commissioned Google to do so, but had done so automatically.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rechtlicher-hintergrund\">Legal background<\/h2>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/rechtsgebiet\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\" id=\"197\">Competition law<\/a> contains detailed regulations on what information retailers must include in advertising for energy-related products. According to European regulations, the energy efficiency class must be displayed graphically with an arrow and spectrum in visually perceptible advertising, including on the internet. Simply stating the efficiency class without the prescribed graphic element is not sufficient. In this case, however, it was not this substantive legal question that was decisive, but the upstream question: Can the retailer be held responsible for advertisements that Google created and placed independently?   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The decision<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Federal Court of Justice overturned  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesgerichtshof.de\/SharedDocs\/Entscheidungen\/DE\/Zivilsenate\/I_ZS\/2025\/I_ZR__28-25.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&amp;v=1\">Judgment of 11.03.2026 &#8211; Ref. I ZR 28\/25 <\/a>  reversed the decision of the Bamberg Higher Regional Court and referred the case back. The Higher Regional Court had denied liability on the part of the retailer because Google was not to be regarded as an &#8220;agent&#8221; within the meaning of competition law.   <\/p>\n\n<p>The Federal Court of Justice took a different view. It clarified that the retailer had expanded its own business operations by concluding the cooperation agreement. Anyone who outsources the task of product advertising, which is in principle their responsibility, even partially, to a third party and provides them with the necessary information, makes this third party an agent within the meaning of competition law.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-general-quote-box has-kpw-orange-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<p>If the business owner commissions a third party in whole or in part with the task of advertising his product range, which is basically his responsibility, and provides the third party with the necessary information, he is thereby expanding his business operations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It is irrelevant that Google had considerable leeway of its own within the cooperation agreement &#8211; for example with regard to the timing, channel and design of the ads. Rather, the decisive factor was what influence the retailer could and should have secured. The fact that Google could also place ads for competitor products in addition to the retailer&#8217;s ads did not change the position of the commissioner. The Bamberg Higher Regional Court must now clarify whether the infringement of competition law has actually occurred and whether the retailer is liable.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-bedeutet-das-fur-unternehmen\">What does this mean for companies?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The ruling has far-reaching consequences for all companies that transmit product data to Google or other platforms and use their automated advertising functions. They cannot claim that they neither designed nor commissioned the specific advertisements.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Anyone who uses such services and transmits product data is responsible for what is done with it. Companies must ensure that the product data they transmit contains all legally required information. This also includes the correct information on energy efficiency. Where possible, companies should also agree provisions in cooperation agreements with advertising platforms that guarantee the correct presentation of all mandatory information by the platform.   <\/p>\n\n<p>The ruling is also relevant for operators of price comparison portals and similar platforms: According to this decision, the question of liability for incorrect advertisements is not resolved by a complex division of labor, but is thrown back on the original initiator.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Federal Court of Justice&#8217;s message is clear: those who outsource advertising remain responsible. Otherwise, companies could systematically circumvent the obligation to provide correct product information through complex advertising partnerships.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision is likely to lead to a considerable compliance effort for companies that use such advertising platforms. It is likely to be difficult for companies to hold providers such as Google Ads accountable, as experience has shown that Google offers no room for negotiation here. In such cases, companies will have to consider whether to take the risk of such advertising partnerships or take more care of the advertising content themselves and terminate these advertising partnerships.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a7c0d175 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ec2e7a44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bce6ca70 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c12a1d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<div id=\"multirow-headline-block_c61a0ed763356d1aa0180a870c8d4c53\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline alignwide\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">We are happy to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">advise you about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">Competition law!<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c3c14bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-visual4-contact-modal__button\">\r\n            \r\n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n            \r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button v4-contact-modal-button is-style-fill\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" data-form-id=\"8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Contact form<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-style-mobile-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:4971141019030\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Call now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column--image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/themes\/kpw-law\/assets\/samples\/person-cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23155\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Court of Justice: Retailers are liable for incorrect Google ads, even if Google creates the ads automatically and independently. 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