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AVC Patent Portfolio License Personal Use Only

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The AVC patent portfolio license is expressly limited to non-commercial or personal use; use that generates remuneration falls outside the licensed scope.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment of a longer AVC license notice. The primary proposition is the personal/non-remuneration scope of the patent portfolio license. Full legal effect depends on adjacent clauses.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers may rely on the AVC patent portfolio license only for personal use or for uses in which they do not receive remuneration.

How other platforms handle this

Wise Medium

Wise grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, royalty-free limited license to access and/or make personal use of the Wise Materials and Services.

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

Upwork Medium

We're happy for you to access our website and services...as long as you follow these terms of use and all of our other Terms of Service as they apply to you.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF A CONSUMER OR OTHER USES IN WHICH IT DOES NOT RECEIVE REMUNERATION...

— Excerpt from Google's Google Chrome Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Chrome Terms of Service
Entity
Google
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059189
Document ID
CA-D-00752
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0acfe8d20c56c8df7c5fee6c6eb8147151adbb6f6c1e3b9bef26efa3a998607f
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google Chrome Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-059189
Captured: 2026-05-07 15:13:56 UTC
SHA-256: 0acfe8d20c56c8df…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-chrome-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-059189/avc-patent-portfolio-license-personal-use-only/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's AVC Patent Portfolio License Personal Use Only clause do?

The AVC patent portfolio license is expressly limited to non-commercial or personal use; use that generates remuneration falls outside the licensed scope.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers may rely on the AVC patent portfolio license only for personal use or for uses in which they do not receive remuneration.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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