You keep ownership of any content and applications you build and deploy on Google Cloud, and Google keeps ownership of the Cloud platform and services themselves; neither party gets rights to the other's intellectual property beyond what the agreement explicitly allows.
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This provision confirms that deploying your applications or data on GCP does not transfer any intellectual property rights to Google, which is an important protection for businesses concerned about data or code ownership.
The updated terms authorize Google Cloud to impose full-month billing charges if it determines a customer engaged in bad-faith dealing, dishonesty, or attempted to avoid fees or circumvent usage limits, and to charge for all end-user accounts active during that month regardless of whether any were later disabled. The revised policy also permits immediate service suspension if Google reasonably determines a customer using a delayed payment method poses a non-payment risk, without requiring actual late payment or cure time. Additionally, Google may now terminate the agreement immediately if it reasonably determines a customer's material breach is incapable of being cured, eliminating the previous 30-day cure period. Customers using bank transfers or similar delayed authorization payment methods should review their account practices for any activity Google might classify as 'Customer Malfeasance' under the new definition.
View change record →This provision confirms that customer content and applications remain the customer's property; Google does not acquire ownership or broad licensing rights over what customers build or store on the platform under this clause.
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"Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Agreement does not grant either party any rights, implied or otherwise, to the other's content or intellectual property. As between the parties, Customer retains all Intellectual Property Rights in Customer Content and Customer Applications, and Google retains all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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This provision confirms that deploying your applications or data on GCP does not transfer any intellectual property rights to Google, which is an important protection for businesses concerned about data or code ownership.
This provision confirms that customer content and applications remain the customer's property; Google does not acquire ownership or broad licensing rights over what customers build or store on the platform under this clause.
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