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This provision authorizes Google to use content you submit, including documents you upload to NotebookLM, for service improvement purposes, which means the scope of use extends beyond simply processing your current request.
Interpretive note: The 'limited purpose' qualifier in the license may be interpreted narrowly or broadly depending on jurisdiction and regulatory guidance; GDPR purpose limitation principles may constrain the scope in EU contexts.
Content uploaded to NotebookLM, including personal documents, research materials, or business files, is covered by this license, which authorizes Google to use it to improve generative AI services. Users who upload sensitive or confidential materials should be aware of this authorized usage scope before uploading.
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"When you upload, submit, store, send, receive, or share content through our generative AI features, you give Google a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content for the limited purpose of operating, providing, improving, promoting, and developing our services.Excerpt from NotebookLM's Google Generative AI Terms
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 6 and 13 regarding lawful basis and transparency of processing for EU/EEA users, as well as CCPA for California residents regarding disclosure of data use purposes.
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This provision authorizes Google to use content you submit, including documents you upload to NotebookLM, for service improvement purposes, which means the scope of use extends beyond simply processing your current request.
Content uploaded to NotebookLM, including personal documents, research materials, or business files, is covered by this license, which authorizes Google to use it to improve generative AI services. Users who upload sensitive or confidential materials should be aware of this authorized usage scope before uploading.
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