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Users are barred from attempting to uncover Google's proprietary methods or technology through reverse engineering, with a narrow exception for what applicable law permits.
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The updated terms materially reduce service quality commitments. The revised language replaces Google's prior commitment to provide services using "reasonable skill and care" with an explicit as-is disclaimer stating that services are provided "without any express or implied warranties" unless stated in service-specific terms. The updated terms now explicitly apply to all users whether signed in to a Google account or not, extending their scope. Google also clarifies that its Privacy Policy applies to service use. These changes establish that users have fewer contractual recourse options if services fail to function as expected, except where service-specific additional terms or applicable law provide otherwise.
View change record →You are prohibited from reverse engineering Google's services or technology, such as its machine learning models, to extract trade secrets or proprietary information, unless applicable law specifically allows it.
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"reverse engineering our services or underlying technology, such as our machine learning models, to extract trade secrets or other proprietary information, except as allowed by applicable lawExcerpt from Google's Terms of Service
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Users are barred from attempting to uncover Google's proprietary methods or technology through reverse engineering, with a narrow exception for what applicable law permits.
You are prohibited from reverse engineering Google's services or technology, such as its machine learning models, to extract trade secrets or proprietary information, unless applicable law specifically allows it.
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