If you break the rules in this policy, Google can cut off your access to Gemini, and for serious or repeated violations, can also close your entire Google Account.
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This provision authorizes Google to terminate not just Gemini access but the user's entire Google Account for policy violations, which may affect access to other Google services including Gmail, Google Drive, and YouTube.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify procedural safeguards, notice periods, or proportionality standards governing escalation from Gemini access termination to full Google Account termination.
A violation of the Gemini use policy can result in loss of access to the entire Google Account ecosystem, not just the AI service, which may affect email, cloud storage, and other services tied to that account.
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"Google may suspend or terminate your access to our generative AI services if you violate these policies. In cases of severe or repeated violations, we may also suspend or terminate your Google Account.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy
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This provision authorizes Google to terminate not just Gemini access but the user's entire Google Account for policy violations, which may affect access to other Google services including Gmail, Google Drive, and YouTube.
A violation of the Gemini use policy can result in loss of access to the entire Google Account ecosystem, not just the AI service, which may affect email, cloud storage, and other services tied to that account.
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