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The data controller/processor distinction determines regulatory obligations, lawful basis requirements, and liability allocation under data protection frameworks. This allocation affects what privacy obligations Google assumes versus what obligations transfer to the customer organization.
Customers using Google Cloud services operate under different data governance frameworks depending on whether Google processes their data as a processor (where the customer typically bears controller responsibilities) or where Google acts as an independent controller (for Console and website usage data, where Google determines processing purposes and means).
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When we provide the Service to our customers, we act as a data processor on behalf of those customers. Our customers are the data controllers, meaning that they determine the purposes and means of the processing of personal data that is submitted into the Service. If you are an end user of a custome...
If you are in the 'Designated Countries', LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company ('LinkedIn Ireland') will be the controller of your personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with our Services. If you are outside of the Designated Countries, LinkedIn Corporation will ...
When our business customers use certain Services, we generally process and store limited personal information on their behalf as a data processor. For certain products such as Docusign's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Identity products, we may act as a processor and as a controller in certa...
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"In many cases, Google acts as a data processor on behalf of its customers when providing Google Cloud services, and the customer acts as the data controller. In other cases, such as when Google collects information about your use of the Cloud Console or website, Google acts as an independent data controller.— Excerpt from Google Cloud's Google Cloud Privacy
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The data controller/processor distinction determines regulatory obligations, lawful basis requirements, and liability allocation under data protection frameworks. This allocation affects what privacy obligations Google assumes versus what obligations transfer to the customer organization.
Customers using Google Cloud services operate under different data governance frameworks depending on whether Google processes their data as a processor (where the customer typically bears controller responsibilities) or where Google acts as an independent controller (for Console and website usage data, where Google determines processing purposes and means).
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