You and anyone using your Google Cloud account must follow Google's Acceptable Use Policy; Google can remove content or disable access to applications it determines are in violation.
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Violations of the Acceptable Use Policy by you or your end users can result in content removal or service access being disabled, which may affect applications and data hosted on the platform.
Interpretive note: The AUP is incorporated by reference and its specific provisions were not available in the reviewed document text; the scope of prohibited uses and enforcement standards depend on the current AUP version.
This provision gives Google the ability to remove content or disable access to applications that it determines violate its Acceptable Use Policy, which is incorporated by reference and may be updated over time.
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"Customer and its End Users may only use the Services in accordance with the Acceptable Use Policy. Google reserves the right to remove or disable access to any content or application that violates the Acceptable Use Policy.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Acceptable use policies in cloud agreements are standard and generally enforceable under US law.
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Violations of the Acceptable Use Policy by you or your end users can result in content removal or service access being disabled, which may affect applications and data hosted on the platform.
This provision gives Google the ability to remove content or disable access to applications that it determines violate its Acceptable Use Policy, which is incorporated by reference and may be updated over time.
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