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This clause establishes a conditional exception to prompt confidentiality: customer prompts are not universally private and may be logged and reviewed when Google Cloud's tools flag potential policy violations.
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 →Customers' Generative AI prompts may be logged and reviewed by Google Cloud if its tools detect potential abuse or violations of the AUP or Prohibited Use Policy.
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"If these tools detect potential abuse or violations of Google's AUP or Prohibited Use Policy, Google may log Customer prompts solely for the purpose of reviewing and determining whether a violation has occurred.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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This clause establishes a conditional exception to prompt confidentiality: customer prompts are not universally private and may be logged and reviewed when Google Cloud's tools flag potential policy violations.
Customers' Generative AI prompts may be logged and reviewed by Google Cloud if its tools detect potential abuse or violations of the AUP or Prohibited Use Policy.
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