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European Laws govern deletion obligations under GDPR

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Cloudflare Medium

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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."

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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-062825
Document ID
CA-D-00859
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1dbad9ea13c36a8ea1ba2fc334abc4006f4d985cc2e91b93e8c63a28d1bffafc
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:57 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Data Processing Terms
Record ID: CA-P-062825
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-062825/european-laws-govern-deletion-obligations-under-gdpr/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does Google Ads's European Laws govern deletion obligations under GDPR clause do?

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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