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Additional Products outside Data Processing Terms scope

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Key Facts

Do the Data Processing Terms apply to the processing of personal data in connection with any Additional Product?
Google Ads' Data Processing Terms do not apply to the processing of personal data in connection with any Additional Product used by the Customer.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Personal data flowing through Additional Products falls outside the contractual data protection framework established by these Terms, leaving that data without the same enumerated protections.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers whose personal data is processed via an Additional Product cannot rely on these Data Processing Terms to govern that processing.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

We will only collect, use and disclose your personal data with your consent, unless otherwise permitted or required by law. Your consent may be given expressly or implied, depending on the circumstances and the sensitivity of the information involved.

ZipRecruiter Medium

You may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data, Financial Data, Profile Data, and other information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, e-mail or otherwise.

NVIDIA NIM Medium

telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.

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these Data Processing Terms do not apply to the processing of personal data in connection with the provision of any Additional Product used by Customer, including personal data transmitted to or from that Additional Product.

Excerpt from Google Ads's Data Processing Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Ads Data Processing Terms
Entity
Google Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062782
Document ID
CA-D-00859
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1dbad9ea13c36a8ea1ba2fc334abc4006f4d985cc2e91b93e8c63a28d1bffafc
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Data Processing Terms
Record ID: CA-P-062782
Captured: 2026-05-20 12:57:20 UTC
SHA-256: 1dbad9ea13c36a8e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-data-processing-terms/provision/CA-P-062782/additional-products-outside-data-processing-terms-scope/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Additional Products outside Data Processing Terms scope clause do?

Personal data flowing through Additional Products falls outside the contractual data protection framework established by these Terms, leaving that data without the same enumerated protections.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers whose personal data is processed via an Additional Product cannot rely on these Data Processing Terms to govern that processing.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 296 platforms. See the full comparison.

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