Google may share your personal information with other Google companies and with external vendors that help Google operate its services, provided those vendors are bound by confidentiality obligations.
This analysis describes what Google Cloud's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
While Google states that third-party service providers must comply with its privacy policy and security requirements, the breadth of affiliated entities and the use of sub-processors may result in personal data being processed across multiple organizations.
Interpretive note: The notice does not enumerate specific sub-processors or affiliate entities in this document; the full scope of sharing is disclosed in the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, creating uncertainty about which organizations may receive personal data.
Your personal information collected via Google Cloud may be shared with Google's affiliated companies and with external service providers used to operate Google Cloud, meaning your data may flow beyond Google's direct control to sub-processors subject to contractual but not always publicly disclosed protections.
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We share Personal Data with vendors, service providers, and agents who work on our behalf and provide us with services related to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service.
We will disclose personal information to companies that help us run our business to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, deception, illegal activity, misuse of Adobe Services and Software, and security or technical issues.
We also require these service providers to protect your personal information to at least the same standards that we do.
"We do not share personal information with companies, organizations and individuals outside of Google unless one of the following circumstances applies: We have your consent. We share personal information with our affiliates. We share personal information with third parties who process it for us based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Privacy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Article 28 (sub-processor obligations), GDPR Chapter V (international transfers), and CCPA service provider and third-party disclosure requirements.
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While Google states that third-party service providers must comply with its privacy policy and security requirements, the breadth of affiliated entities and the use of sub-processors may result in personal data being processed across multiple organizations.
Your personal information collected via Google Cloud may be shared with Google's affiliated companies and with external service providers used to operate Google Cloud, meaning your data may flow beyond Google's direct control to sub-processors subject to contractual but not always publicly disclosed protections.
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