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Prohibition on Submitting Sensitive Data to Unpaid Services

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 295 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Google AI Studio instruct users not to submit to the Unpaid Services?
Google AI Studio instructs users not to submit sensitive, confidential, or personal information to the Unpaid Services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The instruction identifies Unpaid Services as an environment where sensitive or personal data should not be entered, which is directly relevant to data protection for developers and any end users whose data a developer might process.

Interpretive note: The excerpt uses directive language ('Do not') rather than express contractual prohibition language ('You may not'). The legal weight of this instruction versus a hard contractual prohibition is not fully determinable from the excerpt alone.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4186 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you use Unpaid Services, you are instructed not to submit sensitive, confidential, or personal information to those services.

How other platforms handle this

GitHub Medium

When you or your administrator integrate third-party apps or services with our Services, we receive information based on your settings with those services.

ZipRecruiter Medium

You may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data, Financial Data, Profile Data, and other information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, e-mail or otherwise.

NVIDIA NIM Medium

telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Do not submit sensitive, confidential, or personal information to the Unpaid Services.

Excerpt from Google AI Studio's Gemini API Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Gemini API Terms of Service
Entity
Google AI Studio
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063187
Document ID
CA-D-00794
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f3afc7399215647b439466fff72c88db5307ae2642009cfb4fdcb6a308296e66
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Google AI Studio
Document: Gemini API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063187
Captured: 2026-05-12 15:13:45 UTC
SHA-256: f3afc7399215647b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ai-studio/gemini-api-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063187/prohibition-on-submitting-sensitive-data-to-unpaid-services/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google AI Studio's Prohibition on Submitting Sensitive Data to Unpaid Services clause do?

The instruction identifies Unpaid Services as an environment where sensitive or personal data should not be entered, which is directly relevant to data protection for developers and any end users whose data a developer might process.

How does this clause affect you?

If you use Unpaid Services, you are instructed not to submit sensitive, confidential, or personal information to those services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 295 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Google AI Studio?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google AI Studio.