Developers must ensure their applications comply with all applicable laws and cannot be used for discriminatory, deceptive, or harmful purposes.
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This provision places affirmative legal compliance obligations on developers across all applicable frameworks, including privacy, intellectual property, and export control. Non-compliance can result in termination of API access and may expose developers to liability for harms caused by their applications.
Interpretive note: The clause references all applicable laws globally, making compliance scope jurisdiction-dependent and operationally complex for multi-jurisdiction deployments; specific EU AI Act applicability depends on use-case risk classification, which the document does not specify.
End users of Gemini API-powered applications are protected, in theory, by this clause's requirement that developers prohibit discriminatory or harmful use cases. However, enforcement of this provision is Google's discretion, and the clause's practical protections depend on Google's monitoring and enforcement practices.
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"You will comply with, and ensure that your Applications comply with, all applicable laws, regulations, and third-party rights (including privacy laws, intellectual property laws, and export control laws). You must not use the services to develop or provide applications that would infringe or violate any applicable law or third party rights, including applications that would be used for discriminatory, deceptive, or harmful purposes.Excerpt from Google AI Studio's Gemini API Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages a broad range of regulatory frameworks including GDPR, CCPA, the EU AI Act, export control regulations (EAR, ITAR), and civil rights laws prohibiting discriminatory applications.
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This provision places affirmative legal compliance obligations on developers across all applicable frameworks, including privacy, intellectual property, and export control. Non-compliance can result in termination of API access and may expose developers to liability for harms caused by their applications.
End users of Gemini API-powered applications are protected, in theory, by this clause's requirement that developers prohibit discriminatory or harmful use cases. However, enforcement of this provision is Google's discretion, and the clause's practical protections depend on Google's monitoring and enforcement practices.
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