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.
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 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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