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The updated Privacy Notice now explicitly discloses Google Cloud's data controller role under Turkish law, the legal grounds for processing personal data (compliance with law, rights protection, and legitimate interests), and specific retention periods for operational data (up to 180 days, longer for legal/regulatory purposes). The notice also details user rights under Turkish KVKK law, including rights to access, correct, delete, and request compensation for unlawful processing. Users subject to Turkish data protection law can exercise these rights through Google's Privacy Help Center or via their organization's administrator.
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If you reside in the United Kingdom ("UK"), Patreon, Inc. acts as a controller of your personal data and Patreon DLC Limited is Patreon's UK GDPR Article 27 Representative.
We transfer personal data from the European Economic Area and Switzerland to other countries, some of which have not been determined by the European Commission to have an adequate level of data protection. When we do so, we use a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts
For all processing activities related to users in Brazil, the controller is Reddit, Inc., located at 548 Market St. #16093, San Francisco, California 94104, United 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 Cloud Services only.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Privacy
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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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