Does Hiding Adsense Ad a kind of Cloaking

[jcmiras]

I made a PHP script that disables the display of my adsense Ad block on my home network computers (LAN). Our LAN has a more than 100 computers connected and using 3 static IP addresses. To avoid invalid clicks, I made my ad not to show in the computers that are using those 3 ip addresses or in other words, I "cloacked" my ads.

Technically, yes, I am cloaking, but do you think G will ban my website? I am cloaking for a good intent and not to trick my users.

[vladid]

I do not think that you are cloaking anything. From what I understand, you are blocking the users across the 100 PCs to see the Ads - why would that cause issues, other than possibly keep you from earning revenue from blocked clicks?

[jcmiras]

That was base on my understanding of the definition of cloaking, that is, "showing one page to search engines, and a different page for users". Though users that may see different from Google cache is only 100, technically, I am still doing the cloaking thing.

I just want to play "very safe" that is why I am very conscious even in a very small things. Because as many would know, Google can penalize a website even in a baseless case. How much more with this.

[encyclo]

>> showing one page to search engines, and a different page for users

You could argue then that every site which offers a user login or any personalization (via cookies etc.) is also technically cloaking. Maybe, maybe not, but in such cases and in your case too, it is not really relevant to either indexation or the use of AdSense.

[toldan]

I think it's fine.

You are just trying to prevent invalid clicks.

[hal12b]

If you want to play it safe, email adsense support. We can give you all kinds of advice, but in the end it is your account.

[jomaxx]

You don't need to contact Google. How could they ever become aware of it anyways? Unless they're using one of those 3 IP addresses, it will be invisible to them.

Just make sure you implement it properly.