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Submitted URL: https://support.google.com/accounts?p=inactive_account_policy_notification
Effective URL: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/12418290?visit_id=638675748438109246-3304523982&p=inactive_account_policy_notifi...
Submission: On November 19 via manual from HK — Scanned from CA
Effective URL: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/12418290?visit_id=638675748438109246-3304523982&p=inactive_account_policy_notifi...
Submission: On November 19 via manual from HK — Scanned from CA
Form analysis
3 forms found in the DOMGET /accounts/search
<form class="gb_hd" action="/accounts/search" method="get" role="search" id="search-form"><button class="gb_ye" aria-label="Close search" type="button"><svg focusable="false" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24px"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"></path>
<path d="M20 11H7.83l5.59-5.59L12 4l-8 8 8 8 1.41-1.41L7.83 13H20v-2z"></path>
</svg></button>
<div class="gb_Be"><input class="gb_qe" aria-label="Describe your issue" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Describe your issue" role="combobox" value="" name="q" type="text" aria-haspopup="false" aria-autocomplete="both" dir="ltr" spellcheck="false"
style="outline: none;"></div><button class="gb_ze" aria-label="Clear search" type="button"><svg focusable="false" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z"></path>
<path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"></path>
</svg></button><button class="gb_De" aria-label="Search Help Center" role="button"><svg focusable="false" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path d="M20.49,19l-5.73-5.73C15.53,12.2,16,10.91,16,9.5C16,5.91,13.09,3,9.5,3S3,5.91,3,9.5C3,13.09,5.91,16,9.5,16 c1.41,0,2.7-0.47,3.77-1.24L19,20.49L20.49,19z M5,9.5C5,7.01,7.01,5,9.5,5S14,7.01,14,9.5S11.99,14,9.5,14S5,11.99,5,9.5z"></path>
<path d="M0,0h24v24H0V0z" fill="none"></path>
</svg></button>
</form>
<form class="language-selector"> <label class="language-selector-label"> Language </label> <select class="language-selector-select" aria-label="Language" name="hl" style="display: none;">
<option aria-label="català" lang="ca" role="option" value="ca">català</option>
<option aria-label="dansk" lang="da" role="option" value="da">dansk</option>
<option aria-label="Deutsch" lang="de" role="option" value="de">Deutsch</option>
<option aria-label="eesti" lang="et" role="option" value="et">eesti</option>
<option aria-label="español" lang="es" role="option" value="es">español</option>
<option aria-label="español (Latinoamérica)" lang="es-419" role="option" value="es-419">español (Latinoamérica)</option>
<option aria-label="Filipino" lang="fil" role="option" value="fil">Filipino</option>
<option aria-label="français" lang="fr" role="option" value="fr">français</option>
<option aria-label="Gaeilge" lang="ga" role="option" value="ga">Gaeilge</option>
<option aria-label="hrvatski" lang="hr" role="option" value="hr">hrvatski</option>
<option aria-label="Indonesia" lang="id" role="option" value="id">Indonesia</option>
<option aria-label="italiano" lang="it" role="option" value="it">italiano</option>
<option aria-label="latviešu" lang="lv" role="option" value="lv">latviešu</option>
<option aria-label="lietuvių" lang="lt" role="option" value="lt">lietuvių</option>
<option aria-label="magyar" lang="hu" role="option" value="hu">magyar</option>
<option aria-label="Malti" lang="mt" role="option" value="mt">Malti</option>
<option aria-label="Melayu" lang="ms" role="option" value="ms">Melayu</option>
<option aria-label="Nederlands" lang="nl" role="option" value="nl">Nederlands</option>
<option aria-label="norsk" lang="no" role="option" value="no">norsk</option>
<option aria-label="polski" lang="pl" role="option" value="pl">polski</option>
<option aria-label="português" lang="pt" role="option" value="pt">português</option>
<option aria-label="português (Brasil)" lang="pt-BR" role="option" value="pt-BR">português (Brasil)</option>
<option aria-label="română" lang="ro" role="option" value="ro">română</option>
<option aria-label="slovenčina" lang="sk" role="option" value="sk">slovenčina</option>
<option aria-label="slovenščina" lang="sl" role="option" value="sl">slovenščina</option>
<option aria-label="suomi" lang="fi" role="option" value="fi">suomi</option>
<option aria-label="svenska" lang="sv" role="option" value="sv">svenska</option>
<option aria-label="Tiếng Việt" lang="vi" role="option" value="vi">Tiếng Việt</option>
<option aria-label="Türkçe" lang="tr" role="option" value="tr">Türkçe</option>
<option aria-label="íslenska" lang="is" role="option" value="is">íslenska</option>
<option aria-label="čeština" lang="cs" role="option" value="cs">čeština</option>
<option aria-label="Ελληνικά" lang="el" role="option" value="el">Ελληνικά</option>
<option aria-label="български" lang="bg" role="option" value="bg">български</option>
<option aria-label="русский" lang="ru" role="option" value="ru">русский</option>
<option aria-label="српски" lang="sr" role="option" value="sr">српски</option>
<option aria-label="українська" lang="uk" role="option" value="uk">українська</option>
<option aria-label="עברית" lang="iw" role="option" value="iw">עברית</option>
<option aria-label="اردو" lang="ur" role="option" value="ur">اردو</option>
<option aria-label="العربية" lang="ar" role="option" value="ar">العربية</option>
<option aria-label="فارسی" lang="fa" role="option" value="fa">فارسی</option>
<option aria-label="नेपाली" lang="ne" role="option" value="ne">नेपाली</option>
<option aria-label="मराठी" lang="mr" role="option" value="mr">मराठी</option>
<option aria-label="हिन्दी" lang="hi" role="option" value="hi">हिन्दी</option>
<option aria-label="বাংলা" lang="bn" role="option" value="bn">বাংলা</option>
<option aria-label="தமிழ்" lang="ta" role="option" value="ta">தமிழ்</option>
<option aria-label="తెలుగు" lang="te" role="option" value="te">తెలుగు</option>
<option aria-label="සිංහල" lang="si" role="option" value="si">සිංහල</option>
<option aria-label="ไทย" lang="th" role="option" value="th">ไทย</option>
<option aria-label="ລາວ" lang="lo" role="option" value="lo">ລາວ</option>
<option aria-label="ქართული" lang="ka" role="option" value="ka">ქართული</option>
<option aria-label="中文(简体)" lang="zh-Hans" role="option" value="zh-Hans">中文(简体)</option>
<option aria-label="中文(繁體)" lang="zh-Hant" role="option" value="zh-Hant">中文(繁體)</option>
<option aria-label="日本語" lang="ja" role="option" value="ja">日本語</option>
<option aria-label="한국어" lang="ko" role="option" value="ko">한국어</option>
<option aria-label="English" lang="en" role="option" value="en" selected="selected">English</option>
</select>
<div class="language-selector-select sc-select" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-required="null" role="listbox" aria-activedescendant=":55" aria-label="Language (English)" style="cursor: pointer;">
<span>English</span><svg viewBox="0 0 48 48">
<path d="M14 20l10 10 10-10z"></path>
</svg>
<ol role="listbox">
<li tabindex="0" id=":1" role="option" lang="ca" aria-label="català">català</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":2" role="option" lang="da" aria-label="dansk">dansk</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":3" role="option" lang="de" aria-label="Deutsch">Deutsch</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":4" role="option" lang="et" aria-label="eesti">eesti</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":5" role="option" lang="es" aria-label="español">español</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":6" role="option" lang="es-419" aria-label="español (Latinoamérica)">español (Latinoamérica)</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":7" role="option" lang="fil" aria-label="Filipino">Filipino</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":8" role="option" lang="fr" aria-label="français">français</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":9" role="option" lang="ga" aria-label="Gaeilge">Gaeilge</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":10" role="option" lang="hr" aria-label="hrvatski">hrvatski</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":11" role="option" lang="id" aria-label="Indonesia">Indonesia</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":12" role="option" lang="it" aria-label="italiano">italiano</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":13" role="option" lang="lv" aria-label="latviešu">latviešu</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":14" role="option" lang="lt" aria-label="lietuvių">lietuvių</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":15" role="option" lang="hu" aria-label="magyar">magyar</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":16" role="option" lang="mt" aria-label="Malti">Malti</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":17" role="option" lang="ms" aria-label="Melayu">Melayu</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":18" role="option" lang="nl" aria-label="Nederlands">Nederlands</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":19" role="option" lang="no" aria-label="norsk">norsk</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":20" role="option" lang="pl" aria-label="polski">polski</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":21" role="option" lang="pt" aria-label="português">português</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":22" role="option" lang="pt-BR" aria-label="português (Brasil)">português (Brasil)</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":23" role="option" lang="ro" aria-label="română">română</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":24" role="option" lang="sk" aria-label="slovenčina">slovenčina</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":25" role="option" lang="sl" aria-label="slovenščina">slovenščina</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":26" role="option" lang="fi" aria-label="suomi">suomi</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":27" role="option" lang="sv" aria-label="svenska">svenska</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":28" role="option" lang="vi" aria-label="Tiếng Việt">Tiếng Việt</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":29" role="option" lang="tr" aria-label="Türkçe">Türkçe</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":30" role="option" lang="is" aria-label="íslenska">íslenska</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":31" role="option" lang="cs" aria-label="čeština">čeština</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":32" role="option" lang="el" aria-label="Ελληνικά">Ελληνικά</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":33" role="option" lang="bg" aria-label="български">български</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":34" role="option" lang="ru" aria-label="русский">русский</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":35" role="option" lang="sr" aria-label="српски">српски</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":36" role="option" lang="uk" aria-label="українська">українська</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":37" role="option" lang="iw" aria-label="עברית">עברית</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":38" role="option" lang="ur" aria-label="اردو">اردو</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":39" role="option" lang="ar" aria-label="العربية">العربية</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":40" role="option" lang="fa" aria-label="فارسی">فارسی</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":41" role="option" lang="ne" aria-label="नेपाली">नेपाली</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":42" role="option" lang="mr" aria-label="मराठी">मराठी</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":43" role="option" lang="hi" aria-label="हिन्दी">हिन्दी</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":44" role="option" lang="bn" aria-label="বাংলা">বাংলা</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":45" role="option" lang="ta" aria-label="தமிழ்">தமிழ்</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":46" role="option" lang="te" aria-label="తెలుగు">తెలుగు</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":47" role="option" lang="si" aria-label="සිංහල">සිංහල</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":48" role="option" lang="th" aria-label="ไทย">ไทย</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":49" role="option" lang="lo" aria-label="ລາວ">ລາວ</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":50" role="option" lang="ka" aria-label="ქართული">ქართული</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":51" role="option" lang="zh-Hans" aria-label="中文(简体)">中文(简体)</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":52" role="option" lang="zh-Hant" aria-label="中文(繁體)">中文(繁體)</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":53" role="option" lang="ja" aria-label="日本語">日本語</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":54" role="option" lang="ko" aria-label="한국어">한국어</li>
<li tabindex="0" id=":55" role="option" lang="en" aria-label="English" aria-selected="true">English</li>
</ol>
</div>
</form>
<form>
<div class="hcfeFeedbackInlineFormwrapper"><sc-feedback-inline-form-form-inputs>
<div class="scFeedbackInlineFormForminputsroot">
<h2 id="inline-feedback-form-heading-rce-99420666243024750" class="scFeedbackInlineFormForminputsheader-text">What is the issue with this selection?</h2><sc-client-feedback-inline-category-selector>
<div class="scClientFeedbackInlineCategoryselectorroot">
<div class="scClientFeedbackInlineCategoryselectorcategories"><sc-shared-material-radio>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiotouch-target">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioradio"><input id="rce-24161625438020940" class="scSharedMaterialradionative-control" type="radio">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioring"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiodot"></div><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay>
</div>
</div><label for="rce-24161625438020940" class="scSharedMaterialradiolabel-text">Inaccurate - doesn't match what I see in the product</label>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-radio><sc-shared-material-radio>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiotouch-target">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioradio"><input id="rce-53817562284935330" class="scSharedMaterialradionative-control" type="radio">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioring"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiodot"></div><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay>
</div>
</div><label for="rce-53817562284935330" class="scSharedMaterialradiolabel-text">Hard to understand - unclear or translation is wrong</label>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-radio><sc-shared-material-radio>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiotouch-target">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioradio"><input id="rce-56628538896483496" class="scSharedMaterialradionative-control" type="radio">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioring"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiodot"></div><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay>
</div>
</div><label for="rce-56628538896483496" class="scSharedMaterialradiolabel-text">Missing info - relevant but not comprehensive</label>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-radio><sc-shared-material-radio>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiotouch-target">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioradio"><input id="rce-16013195447806238" class="scSharedMaterialradionative-control" type="radio">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioring"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiodot"></div><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay>
</div>
</div><label for="rce-16013195447806238" class="scSharedMaterialradiolabel-text">Irrelevant - doesn’t match the title and / or my expectations</label>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-radio><sc-shared-material-radio>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiotouch-target">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioradio"><input id="rce-19665593391649730" class="scSharedMaterialradionative-control" type="radio">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioring"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiodot"></div><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay>
</div>
</div><label for="rce-19665593391649730" class="scSharedMaterialradiolabel-text">Minor errors - formatting issues, typos, and / or broken links</label>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-radio><sc-shared-material-radio>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiotouch-target">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioradio"><input id="rce-16635694363538022" class="scSharedMaterialradionative-control" type="radio">
<div class="scSharedMaterialradioring"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialradiodot"></div><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay>
</div>
</div><label for="rce-16635694363538022" class="scSharedMaterialradiolabel-text">Other suggestions - ideas to improve the content</label>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-radio></div>
</div>
</sc-client-feedback-inline-category-selector>
<h2 id="rce-5740505960813391" class="scFeedbackInlineFormForminputsadditional-info">Share additional info or suggestions</h2><sc-shared-material-text-field>
<div class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldroot">
<div class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldinput-container scSharedMaterialtextfieldmultiline scSharedMaterialtextfieldoutlined"><label class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldbox scSharedMaterialtextfieldoutlined-box"><textarea
class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldnative-control" rows="0" aria-labelledby="rce-5740505960813391" tabindex="0" aria-describedby="rce-84095687566309170" style="padding: 13px 15px 15px; height: 0px; overflow-y: hidden;"></textarea>
<div class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldexpander" style="width: 0px;"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldexpander" style="width: 0px;"> </div>
</label><sc-shared-material-border>
<div class="scSharedMaterialbordercontainer">
<div class="scSharedMaterialborderleft"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialbordermid" style=""></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialborderright"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-border></div>
<div id="rce-84095687566309170" class="scSharedMaterialtextfieldhelper-text scSharedMaterialtextfieldhelper-text-outlined">Do not share any personal info</div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-text-field>
</div>
</sc-feedback-inline-form-form-inputs><sc-feedback-inline-form-form-actions>
<div class="scFeedbackInlineFormFormactionsroot"><sc-shared-material-button>
<div class="scSharedMaterialbuttoncontainer" style="">
<div class="scSharedMaterialbuttontouch-target" aria-hidden="true"></div><button class="scSharedMaterialbuttonroot scSharedMaterialbuttontext" role="button" type="button" aria-label="Cancel feedback" aria-haspopup="false"
style=""><span>Cancel</span><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay></button>
</div>
</sc-shared-material-button>
<div class="scFeedbackInlineFormFormactionssubmit-button"><sc-shared-material-button>
<div class="scSharedMaterialbuttoncontainer" style="">
<div class="scSharedMaterialbuttontouch-target" aria-hidden="true"></div><button class="scSharedMaterialbuttonroot scSharedMaterialbuttonfilled" role="button" type="button" aria-label="Submit feedback" aria-haspopup="false"
disabled="true" style=""><span>Submit</span><sc-shared-material-interaction-overlay><span></span>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayroot" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayhover-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlaypressed-overlay"></div>
<div class="scSharedMaterialinteractionoverlayripple" style="top: calc(50% - 128px); left: calc(50% - 128px); transform: scale(0.078125);"></div>
</div>
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