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Google Cloud EMEA Ltd is data controller for EU UK Swiss users

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Google Cloud EMEA Ltd will be the data controller responsible for your Service Data. However, where our customer has entered into an agreement covering Cloud Services with a different Google affiliate, that affiliate will be the data controller responsible for processing your Service Data in connection with billing for the Cloud Services only.

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Document information
Document
Google Cloud Privacy
Entity
Google Cloud
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051727
Document ID
CA-D-00647
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Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 16:18 UTC
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Entity: Google Cloud
Document: Google Cloud Privacy
Record ID: CA-P-051727
Captured: 2026-05-07 16:18:07 UTC
SHA-256: 1b0cea754809f233…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-cloud/google-cloud-privacy/provision/CA-P-051727/google-cloud-emea-ltd-is-data-controller-for-eu-uk-swiss-users/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does Google Cloud's Google Cloud EMEA Ltd is data controller for EU UK Swiss users clause do?

The clause states: “Google Cloud EMEA Ltd will be the data controller responsible for your Service Data. However, where our customer has entered into an agreement covering Cloud Services with a different Google affiliate, that affiliate will be the data controller responsible for processing your Service Data in connection with billing for the …”

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