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This clause allocates legal and financial responsibility to business users for defending Google against third-party claims related to the user's service use or breach of the agreement. The indemnification obligation encompasses both defense costs and liability exposure, creating a material cost obligation for business users.
The updated terms state that Google provides services using 'reasonable skill and care' rather than disclaiming warranties entirely under 'as is' language. Previously, the terms disclaimed all warranties except those explicitly stated in service-specific terms. The revised language now acknowledges that both law and the terms give users rights to a certain quality of service and ways to fix problems if things go wrong. The terms establish a process in which users are expected to notify Google if service quality falls short, and Google commits to working with users to resolve the issue. This represents a shift from a liability-limiting warranty structure to one that acknowledges affirmative quality obligations.
View change record →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 →Business users assume the obligation to cover Google's legal defense and damages in third-party claims connected to their service use or terms violations. This shifts litigation costs and liability exposure from Google to the business user, regardless of whether the user bears primary responsibility for the underlying claim.
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This clause allocates legal and financial responsibility to business users for defending Google against third-party claims related to the user's service use or breach of the agreement. The indemnification obligation encompasses both defense costs and liability exposure, creating a material cost obligation for business users.
Business users assume the obligation to cover Google's legal defense and damages in third-party claims connected to their service use or terms violations. This shifts litigation costs and liability exposure from Google to the business user, regardless of whether the user bears primary responsibility for the underlying claim.
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