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This clause confirms that using Google Cloud does not transfer or impair the customer's ownership of their data or applications, preserving their ability to move, license, or control that content.
Interpretive note: The clause also states that Google retains all IP rights in the Services and Software, which is an independent proposition recorded in omitted_material.
Customers retain full intellectual property ownership of their data and applications; Google Cloud does not acquire those rights through the agreement.
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This clause confirms that using Google Cloud does not transfer or impair the customer's ownership of their data or applications, preserving their ability to move, license, or control that content.
Customers retain full intellectual property ownership of their data and applications; Google Cloud does not acquire those rights through the agreement.
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