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This clause shifts the financial and legal burden of third-party litigation arising from the customer's data or AUP violations entirely onto the customer, potentially exposing the customer to significant liability.
Customers bear the obligation to fund Google's legal defense and cover resulting liabilities whenever a third party sues Google over the customer's data, applications, brand features, or AUP-violating use.
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This clause shifts the financial and legal burden of third-party litigation arising from the customer's data or AUP violations entirely onto the customer, potentially exposing the customer to significant liability.
Customers bear the obligation to fund Google's legal defense and cover resulting liabilities whenever a third party sues Google over the customer's data, applications, brand features, or AUP-violating use.
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