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Google may immediately suspend to comply with applicable law

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1873 other provisions on other platforms.

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as required by law or at the request of governmental entities.

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Datadog also may cooperate with appropriate law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other appropriate third parties to help with the investigation and prosecution of illegal conduct.

Runway Medium

you agree that Company may either terminate or suspend your subscription and continue to attempt to charge your Payment Provider until payment is received...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Google may immediately Suspend...if...(c) Google reasonably believes that immediate Suspension is required to comply with any applicable law

Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms

Applicable regulations

DSA
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

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-055982
Document ID
CA-D-00646
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f6632267e31798bebd26c9efe2d8ff208cbc5157a1e135e65a34d83f54b90b18
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 19:20 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Google Cloud
Document: Google Cloud Terms
Record ID: CA-P-055982
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:20:38 UTC
SHA-256: f6632267e31798be…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-cloud/google-cloud-terms/provision/CA-P-055982/google-may-immediately-suspend-to-comply-with-applicable-law/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Google Cloud's Google may immediately suspend to comply with applicable law clause do?

The clause states: “Google may immediately Suspend...if...(c) Google reasonably believes that immediate Suspension is required to comply with any applicable law”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.

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