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Federal law governs for U.S. federal government entities

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ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES.

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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-056119
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
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Cloud
Document: Google Cloud Terms
Record ID: CA-P-056119
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:20:38 UTC
SHA-256: f6632267e31798be…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-cloud/google-cloud-terms/provision/CA-P-056119/federal-law-governs-for-us-federal-government-entities/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Medium
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What does Google Cloud's Federal law governs for U.S. federal government entities clause do?

The clause states: “ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES.”

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