Gemini API Terms of Service

This document governs developer access to and use of the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, operating as Additional Terms of Service that supplement the Google APIs Terms of Service and, where applicable, the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service. The agreement states that developers grant Google a license to use submitted content to provide, improve, and develop Google products and services, and the terms authorize Google to use API inputs and outputs for model improvement unless developers opt out via a designated setting; the agreement also states that developers are responsible for ensuring end-user consent where required and for compliance with applicable law when deploying API-powered applications. Notably, the terms assert a broad content license for model improvement that applies by default and requires affirmative opt-out rather than opt-in, and the agreement disclaims warranties and caps Google's liability at amounts paid in the prior twelve months, provisions that are common in developer API agreements but whose enforceability may be constrained under applicable law depending on jurisdiction. The document engages GDPR and related EU data protection frameworks, the EU AI Act, CCPA, and general FTC unfair and deceptive practices authority, particularly given the default data-use posture and the AI-specific obligations applicable to developers who deploy Gemini models in end-user-facing products; compliance exposure depends significantly on whether developers are classified as data controllers or processors under applicable privacy law and on the use-case risk tier under the EU AI Act.