I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS ALL MEANS, "CONTRACT TEXT" IS FOREIGN TO ME, AND WHAT THEIR DEFINITION MEANS IS ALSO CLOUDY:
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What’s changing?
You can review the new Google Terms of Service here. At a glance, here’s what this update covers:
- Generative AI terms. We’re moving our existing Generative AI Additional Terms to our main Terms of Service and adding other AI-related clarifications. For example – we won’t claim ownership over original content generated by our AI-powered services.
- More clarity on abusive activity. We’re providing more examples and details about abuse and interference with our services that isn’t allowed.
- More details on limitations of liability. For users outside the US, we’re adding clarifications to our limitations of liability and indemnity sections to avoid any misunderstandings in light of local laws or customs.
- More clarity on disputes. We’re clarifying that if you violate our terms, our remedies aren’t limited to suspension or termination of your access to the services, but may include other remedies under applicable law. If problems or disputes arise between us about these terms, you’ll have the opportunity to describe the issues and address them.
- Updates to reflect how our services work. We’re adding language about how our services work, and updating certain Google service brand names that have changed over time.
- For users based in the European Economic Area (EEA) only:
- In addition to the changes described above, we’re adding more explanatory text to help you understand the legal concept of “guarantees” under EU and local law.
- For more details, please see this summary of key changes to the EEA versions of our Terms.
If you don’t agree to the new terms, you should remove your content and stop using the services. You can also end your relationship with us at any time, without penalty, by closing your Google Account.
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Effective May 22, 2024 | Archived versions | Download PDF
What’s covered in these terms
We know it’s tempting to skip these Terms of Service, but it’s important to establish what you can expect from us as you use Google services, and what we expect from you.
These Terms of Service reflect the way Google’s business works, the laws that apply to our company, and certain things we’ve always believed to be true. As a result, these Terms of Service help define Google’s relationship with you as you interact with our services. For example, these terms include the following topic headings:
- What you can expect from us, which describes how we provide and develop our services
- What we expect from you, which establishes certain rules for using our services
- Content in Google services, which describes the intellectual property rights to the content you find in our services — whether that content belongs to you, Google, or others
- In case of problems or disagreements, which describes other legal rights you have, and what to expect in case someone violates these terms
Besides these terms, we also publish a Privacy Policy. Although it’s not part of these terms, we encourage you to read it to better understand how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.
Content in Google services
Your content
Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won’t claim ownership over that content.
Some of our services give you the opportunity to make your content publicly available — for example, you might post a product or restaurant review that you wrote, or you might upload a blog post that you created.
- See the Permission to use your content section for more about your rights in your content, and how your content is used in our services
- See the Removing your content section to learn why and how we might remove user-generated content from our services
Software in Google services
Some of our services include downloadable or preloaded software. We give you permission to use that software as part of the services.
- worldwide, which means it’s valid anywhere in the world
- non-exclusive, which means that we can license the software to others
- royalty-free, which means there are no monetary fees for this license
- personal, which means it doesn’t extend to anyone else
- non-assignable, which means you’re not allowed to assign the license to anyone else
You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our services or software.
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Content in Google services
Your content
- See the Permission to use your content section for more about your rights in your content, and how your content is used in our services
- See the Removing your content section to learn why and how we might remove user-generated content from our services
Other content
Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won’t claim ownership over that content.
Some of our services give you the opportunity to make your content publicly available — for example, you might post a product or restaurant review that you wrote, or you might upload a blog post that you created.
If you think someone is infringing your intellectual property rights, you can send us notice of the infringement and we’ll take appropriate action. For example, we suspend or close the Google Accounts of repeat copyright infringers as described in our Copyright Help Center.
Some of our services include content that belongs to Google — for example, many of the visual illustrations you see in Google Maps. You may use Google’s content as allowed by these terms and any service-specific additional terms, but we retain any intellectual property rights that we have in our content. Don’t remove, obscure, or alter any of our branding, logos, or legal notices. If you want to use our branding or logos, please see the Google Brand Permissions page.
Finally, some of our services give you access to content that belongs to other people or organizations — for example, a store owner’s description of their own business, or a newspaper article displayed in Google News. You may not use this content without that person or organization’s permission, or as otherwise allowed by law. The views expressed in other people or organizations’ content are theirs, and don’t necessarily reflect Google’s views.
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