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Customer must provide and maintain controller contact records for GDPR

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 273 of 352 platforms
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How other platforms handle this

Paramount+ Medium

When creating or updating your Account or purchasing a Subscription, you must provide true, accurate and complete information, including contact details which allow us to contact you easily and quickly.

Apple Medium

Make sure your app and its Support URL include an easy way to contact you...Failure to include accurate and up-to-date contact information not only frustrates customers, but may violate the law in some countries or regions.

Mailchimp Medium

please email our DSA single point of contact at dsa@mailchimp.com to communicate with Mailchimp regarding our content moderation practices in connection with the DSA.

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Customer will, where requested and as applicable to Customer, provide such information to Google via the user interface of the Processor Services... and will use such user interface or other means to ensure that all information provided is kept accurate and up-to-date.

Excerpt from Google Ads's Data Processing Terms

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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-062838
Document ID
CA-D-00859
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
1dbad9ea13c36a8ea1ba2fc334abc4006f4d985cc2e91b93e8c63a28d1bffafc
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:57 UTC
Methodology
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Data Processing Terms
Record ID: CA-P-062838
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-062838/customer-must-provide-and-maintain-controller-contact-records-for-gdpr/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Customer must provide and maintain controller contact records for GDPR clause do?

The clause states: “Customer will, where requested and as applicable to Customer, provide such information to Google via the user interface of the Processor Services... and will use such user interface or other means to ensure that all information provided is kept accurate and up-to-date.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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