Google updated its Terms of Service on April 19, 2026, making several notable changes to how it describes its obligations to users. The country version shifted from Cambodia to United States, the warranty section was rewritten to explicitly disclaim warranties using formal legal language (replacing a previous commitment to provide services with 'reasonable skill and care'), and the Privacy Policy is now framed as something users agree to rather than just something they are encouraged to read. These changes reduce Google's stated obligations to users and may limit consumer recourse if services underperform.
Google has removed its prior commitment to provide services with 'reasonable skill and care' — a meaningful quality floor — replacing it with an AS-IS disclaimer that significantly limits your ability to seek recourse if services fail. At the same time, simply using Google services now constitutes agreement to the Privacy Policy, regardless of whether you have an account.
Google replaced its previous commitment to provide services with 'reasonable skill and care' with a broad legal disclaimer stating services are provided 'as is' without any express or implied warranties. Additionally, simply using Google's services — whether signed into an account or not — now constitutes agreement to the Privacy Policy, not just the Terms of Service, expanding the scope of what you implicitly consent to. These changes reduce your ability to hold Google accountable if services fail to meet a basic quality standard. You can review Google's Privacy Policy and service-specific additional terms to understand what limited commitments, if any, still apply to the services you use.
Google's April 19, 2026 ToS update eliminates its prior 'reasonable skill and care' warranty and replaces it with an explicit AS-IS disclaimer with capital-letter formatting, which satisfies disclaimer requirements under UCC §2-316 and analogous consumer law standards. The Privacy Policy is now a binding agreement for all users regardless of account sign-in status, broadening the consent basis. This touches consumer protection frameworks (FTC Act §5), state UDAP statutes, and potentially CCPA/CPRA consent requirements. Compliance teams with Google in their vendor stack should assess whether their own customer disclosures or DPAs need updating. Action is likely required for organizations relying on Google's prior warranty language in their own risk assessments.
1. FTC Act §5 (Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices): Removal of the 'reasonable skill and care' warranty and replacement with AS-IS disclaimer may be scrutinized if consumers were previously led to expect a quality baseline. FTC's 2022 Commercial Surveillance ANPR and ongoing platform accountability enforcement are directly relevant.
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ConductAtlas Policy Archive Entity: Google | Document: Google Terms of Service | Record: CA-C-000506 Captured: 2026-04-19 06:03:03 UTC URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-19-google-google-terms-of-service-506/ Accessed: April 21, 2026
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