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The clause establishes the scope of Google's operational rights to process and repurpose user content across its service infrastructure. This authorization permits Google to modify content to optimize compatibility with its services and to distribute content through multiple channels without compensation obligations.
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 →Provision name changed from 'Worldwide Content License' to 'Worldwide Royalty-Free Content License' to emphasize that Google's license rights are royalty-free.
View full change record →Users grant Google broad rights to their uploaded content, including modification and derivative work creation. The license applies to content stored in or transmitted through Google services and extends to third parties Google works with.
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"When you upload, submit, store, send, receive, or share content to or through our services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content.Excerpt from Google's Terms of Service
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The clause establishes the scope of Google's operational rights to process and repurpose user content across its service infrastructure. This authorization permits Google to modify content to optimize compatibility with its services and to distribute content through multiple channels without compensation obligations.
Users grant Google broad rights to their uploaded content, including modification and derivative work creation. The license applies to content stored in or transmitted through Google services and extends to third parties Google works with.
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