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US State Privacy audit access excludes trade secrets and other customers

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Nothing in this Appendix 3B will require Google either to disclose to Customer or its third-party auditor... (1) any data of any other customer of a Google Entity; (2) any Google Entity's internal accounting or financial information; (3) any trade secret of a Google Entity...

Excerpt from Google Ads's Data Processing Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Ads Data Processing Terms
Entity
Google Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002767, captured May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062859
Document ID
CA-D-000859
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002767)
2a1d8c03eef3913350332c0fdd9e3d387ad8f7daaef85d680e3635511ede932b
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002767, captured May 20, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Data Processing Terms
Record ID: CA-P-062859
Version: CA-V-002767
Captured: 2026-05-20 12:08:58 UTC
SHA-256: 2a1d8c03eef39133…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-data-processing-terms/provision/CA-P-062859/us-state-privacy-audit-access-excludes-trade-secrets-and-other-customers/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's US State Privacy audit access excludes trade secrets and other customers clause do?

The clause states: “Nothing in this Appendix 3B will require Google either to disclose to Customer or its third-party auditor... (1) any data of any other customer of a Google Entity; (2) any Google Entity's internal accounting or financial information; (3) any trade secret of a Google Entity...”

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