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Google Cloud expanded the definition of 'Fee Accrual Period' to include Google Workspace Services (GWS Services) in addition to GCP Services. Previously, the spend-threshold billing option applied only to GCP Services; the updated terms now extend this billing frequency option to GWS Services as well.
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The updated terms now permit customers to structure billing for Google Workspace Services using the same spend-threshold option previously available only for GCP Services. This expands the billing frequency choices available to organizations using both product lines, allowing them to consolidate billing structures across Google Cloud and Workspace services.
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Fee Accrual Period definition
Expanded to include Google Workspace Services alongside GCP Services for spend-threshold billing eligibility.
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2026-10-11 · Feed summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text Expanded fee accrual period definition to include Google Workspace Services alongside GCP Services for threshold-based billing.
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text The updated terms expand the definition of when billing periods are triggered based on spend thresholds. Previously, threshold-based billing periods applied only to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Services. The revised language now includes Google Workspace Services (GWS Services) under the same threshold-based accrual mechanism. This means customers using Google Workspace may now have billing cycles triggered by reaching designated spend levels in the Admin Console or Order Form, in addition to the standard calendar-month billing periods.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text Google Cloud updated its Terms of Service on June 2, 2026 to expand the definition of 'Fee Accrual Period' to include Google Workspace Services (GWS Services) alongside Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Services. Previously, the threshold-based billing period applied only to GCP Services; the updated terms now state it applies to both GCP and GWS Services. This means customers using Google Workspace may now have billing periods triggered by reaching designated spend thresholds, consistent with how GCP Services are billed.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text Google Cloud updated their Google Cloud Terms on June 02, 2026. Change detected: 2 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 292 sentences after update.
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This change expands the scope of the spend-threshold billing option to include Google Workspace Services. The operational impact is limited to billing administration and does not create new compliance obligations. Organizations using both GCP and …
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