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“By accessing and using any of the Cloud Services, you agree that Google may process your Service Data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.”
“Restrict your ability to delete or edit your information or your privacy settings”
“they may be able to: ...Suspend or terminate your account access”
“If European Union (EU), UK or Swiss data protection law applies to the processing of Service Data relating to you, you have certain rights, including the rights to access, correct, delete and export your Service Data, and to object to or request that we restrict processing of your Service Data.”
“We do not sell your Service Data to any third parties.”
“We will not make any significant changes without notifying you in advance by posting a prominent notice on this page describing the changes or by sending you a direct communication.”
This document explains what data Google Cloud collects when you use its services, how it uses and shares that data, and what rights you have over it. Simply using Google Cloud services counts as agreeing to its data processing terms, and if your employer or administrator uses Google Cloud, they can restrict your ability to change or delete your own data. Google Cloud will not sell your data to third parties, but it may share it with third-party services you or your organization choose to connect through Google's platforms.
This document establishes the terms under which Google Cloud collects, uses, retains, and shares Service Data in connection with its Cloud Services. Consent to data processing is constituted by the act of accessing or using any Cloud Service, without a separate affirmative consent step. Service Data is used primarily for service delivery, billing, credit checks, and security purposes, and is combined with data from other Google products; it is not sold to third parties, but is shared with third parties when users or their organizations procure third-party services through Google Cloud Platform, its Marketplaces, or connected applications. Most Service Data is retained for up to 180 days depending on data type, administrator controls may restrict individual users' ability to manage their own data or account access, and users subject to EU, UK, or Swiss data protection law hold enumerated rights including access, correction, deletion, export, objection, and restriction of processing. Google Cloud commits to advance notice before making significant changes to the Privacy Notice.
Using any Google Cloud service constitutes agreement to Google's processing of your Service Data, with no separate opt-in. Google Cloud collects broad technical information including device identifiers, IP addresses, authentication details, and usage data, and combines it with data from other Google products to build a wider profile. If an administrator manages your account, they can restrict your ability to edit, delete, or control your own privacy settings, and can suspend or terminate your access. Service Data is retained for up to 180 days depending on type. If EU, UK, or Swiss data protection law applies to you, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your Service Data, or to object to or request restriction of its processing — and you can exercise these rights directly with Google Cloud.
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“By accessing and using any of the Cloud Services, you agree that Google may process your Service Data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.”
“Restrict your ability to delete or edit your information or your privacy settings”
“they may be able to: ...Suspend or terminate your account access”
“If European Union (EU), UK or Swiss data protection law applies to the processing of Service Data relating to you, you have certain rights, including the rights to access, correct, delete and export your Service Data, and to object to …”
“We do not sell your Service Data to any third parties.”
“We will not make any significant changes without notifying you in advance by posting a prominent notice on this page describing the changes or by sending you a direct communication.”
“We share Service Data outside of Google when you or our customer choose(s) to procure a third-party service through Google Cloud Platform, the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace or the Google Workspace Marketplace, or use a third-party application that requests access …”
“We use Service Data primarily to deliver the Cloud Services that you and our customers request. This includes processing Service Data as needed to conduct checks before extending credit to certain customers, to bill for the Cloud Services used...”
“We use Service Data to detect, prevent and respond to fraud, abuse, security risks, and technical issues that could harm you, other users, our customers, the public, or Google.”
“We collect information about usage, operational status, software errors and crash reports, authentication details, quality and performance metrics, and other technical details...This information includes device identifiers, identifiers from cookies or tokens, and IP addresses.”
“We retain most types of Service Data for a set period of up to 180 days (the exact number depends on the specific type of data). However, some Service Data may be kept for longer periods where there is a …”
“To achieve these processing purposes, we use algorithms to recognize patterns in Service Data, manual review of Service Data (such as when you interact directly with our billing or support teams), aggregation or anonymization of Service Data to eliminate personal …”
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