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GWS Agreement updates only take effect at Order Term renewal

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How other platforms handle this

Synthesia Medium

we may change these Customer Terms and the other components of the Contract (except any Order Forms).

Google Maps Medium

Material changes to the Agreement will become effective 30 days after notice is given, except to the extent the changes apply to new Services or functionality or are required by applicable law or court order, in which case they will be effective immediately.

Squarespace Medium

If we make material changes to it or the ways we process your information, we'll notify you (by, for example, prominently posting a notice of the changes on our sites before they take effect or directly sending you a notification).

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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With respect to GWS Services, SecOpS Services, Looker (original) Services, and Cloud Identity Services...material updates to this Agreement will only take effect if and when Customer's Order Term renews.

— Excerpt from Google Cloud's Google Cloud Terms

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Document information
Document
Google Cloud Terms
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-055846
Document ID
CA-D-00646
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://cloud.google.com/terms
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 19:20 UTC
Methodology
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Cloud
Document: Google Cloud Terms
Record ID: CA-P-055846
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:20:38 UTC
SHA-256: f6632267e31798be…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-cloud/google-cloud-terms/provision/CA-P-055846/gws-agreement-updates-only-take-effect-at-order-term-renewal/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Cloud's GWS Agreement updates only take effect at Order Term renewal clause do?

The clause states: “With respect to GWS Services, SecOpS Services, Looker (original) Services, and Cloud Identity Services...material updates to this Agreement will only take effect if and when Customer's Order Term renews.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

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