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This clause establishes the operational framework under which Google may fulfill legal obligations to disclose user data to government authorities. The provision conditions disclosure on good-faith belief of legal necessity and incorporates a notification practice subject to legal constraints, defining how the service handles intersection between user privacy and legal compliance obligations.
The updated policy makes several material clarifications about how Google links your activity across websites and apps. It shifts from describing analytics tools in isolation to framing them as part of a broader 'ad and analytics services' ecosystem, and broadens the scope of data linking to explicitly include 'cookies and other technologies'. The policy also clarifies that data sharing occurs even in private browsing modes. Review your Google Account activity controls to understand what data is being collected and linked across services you use.
View change record →Users of YouTube Ads operate under terms that authorize Google to share their personal information with law enforcement and governmental entities pursuant to valid legal demands. The terms establish that users may or may not receive notification of such disclosures depending on whether legal prohibitions on notification apply in the specific circumstance.
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We will share individual user information with companies, organizations or individuals outside of Google if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to: meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable govern...
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"We will share personal information outside of Google if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to: meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request. We try to notify users when we receive legal demands for their personal information unless prohibited from doing so by law or court order.— Excerpt from YouTube Ads's Google Privacy Policy
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This clause establishes the operational framework under which Google may fulfill legal obligations to disclose user data to government authorities. The provision conditions disclosure on good-faith belief of legal necessity and incorporates a notification practice subject to legal constraints, defining how the service handles intersection between user privacy and legal compliance obligations.
Users of YouTube Ads operate under terms that authorize Google to share their personal information with law enforcement and governmental entities pursuant to valid legal demands. The terms establish that users may or may not receive notification of such disclosures depending on whether legal prohibitions on notification apply in the specific circumstance.
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