Provision record
Google · Google Chrome Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Open Source Code Available Free of Charge

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Only most—not all—source code is made available, and its use is governed by open source license agreements rather than being unrestricted.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Readers can access most of Chrome's source code at no charge, subject to the applicable open source license agreements at chrome://credits.

How other platforms handle this

Anyscale

Anyscale may freely use and incorporate any Feedback into Anyscale's products and services.

OpenAI

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please send notice to the address below or fill out this form.

Credit Karma

The license granted to you for the App is a limited, non-transferable license to use the App on Mac product that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules that are part of the terms of service in the Mac App Store.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Most source code for Chrome is available free of charge under open source software license agreements at chrome://credits.

Excerpt from Google's Chrome Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Chrome Terms of Service
Entity
Google
Date stated by the document
Sept. 30, 2025
As printed in Google’s text (version CA-V-007651), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006590, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059187
Document ID
CA-D-000752
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006590)
47e0951b172ffc9ea915bcbd93ad1aaff66fb42ea8a20262e0ae2b2d08770796
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006590, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007651, captured Oct. 17, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google Chrome Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-059187
Version: CA-V-006590
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:08:36 UTC
SHA-256: 47e0951b172ffc9e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-chrome-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-059187/open-source-code-available-free-of-charge/
Accessed: Nov. 1, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's Open Source Code Available Free of Charge clause do?

Only most—not all—source code is made available, and its use is governed by open source license agreements rather than being unrestricted.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers can access most of Chrome's source code at no charge, subject to the applicable open source license agreements at chrome://credits.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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