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"Where European Data Protection Legislation applies to Google's processing of Customer Personal Data, references to "applicable laws" in Sections 5.3... 6.1.1... 6.1.2(a)... and Section 6.2... means "European Laws."Excerpt from Google Ads's Data Processing Terms
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The clause states: “Where European Data Protection Legislation applies to Google's processing of Customer Personal Data, references to "applicable laws" in Sections 5.3... 6.1.1... 6.1.2(a)... and Section 6.2... means "European Laws."”
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