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Google AI Studio · Gemini API Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Grounding Search Results Only Shown to Prompt Submitter

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You will only use Grounding with Google Search in an application that is owned and operated by you and will only display the Grounded Results with the associated Search Suggestion(s) to the end user who submitted the prompt.

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

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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-063217
Document ID
CA-D-00794
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
f3afc7399215647b439466fff72c88db5307ae2642009cfb4fdcb6a308296e66
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:13 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Google AI Studio
Document: Gemini API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063217
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-063217/grounding-search-results-only-shown-to-prompt-submitter/
Accessed: Aug. 4, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google AI Studio's Grounding Search Results Only Shown to Prompt Submitter clause do?

The clause states: “You will only use Grounding with Google Search in an application that is owned and operated by you and will only display the Grounded Results with the associated Search Suggestion(s) to the end user who submitted the prompt.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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