Users grant Google permission to share their device, payment, location, and account information with card issuers, payment networks, merchants, payment processors, and other third parties. The sharing with merchants and processors is qualified by the phrase 'where necessary to process your transactions,' though the document does not enumerate specific third-party recipients.
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This provision establishes the consent basis under which Google shares location, payment, and device data with a broad set of third parties. The non-exhaustive list of recipients and the absence of specific data retention or enumeration language may require evaluation under GDPR and equivalent national data protection frameworks in non-US jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'other third parties' is undefined and the necessity qualifier 'where necessary to process your transactions' introduces ambiguity about which sharing events require separate justification under applicable data protection law.
Under this clause, users permit Google to share their device, payment, location, and account information with card issuers, networks, merchants, and payment processors as part of operating the service. The agreement does not enumerate specific third-party recipients or retention periods for data shared under this provision.
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We will also provide an individual opt-out choice, or opt-in for sensitive data, before we share your data with third parties other than our agents, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected.
to request that your data be transferred to a third party (data portability)
Your organization may allow you to access and export your data in order to back it up or transfer it to a service outside of Google.
"In order for Google to provide Google Pay services, you permit Google to disclose to apps and websites that you have set up Google Pay, and to share your device, payment, location, and account information with your payment method's issuer and network. Where necessary to process your transactions, you also permit Google to share your personal information with merchants, payment processors, and other third parties.Excerpt from Google Ads's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes the consent basis under which Google shares location, payment, and device data with a broad set of third parties. The non-exhaustive list of recipients and the absence of specific data retention or enumeration language may require evaluation under GDPR and equivalent national data protection frameworks in non-US jurisdictions.
Under this clause, users permit Google to share their device, payment, location, and account information with card issuers, networks, merchants, and payment processors as part of operating the service. The agreement does not enumerate specific third-party recipients or retention periods for data shared under this provision.
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