These terms cover Google's apps, sites, platforms, embedded services and devices
Google says a broad range of its services are subject to these terms, including apps and sites (like Search and Maps), platforms (like Google Shopping), integrated services (like Maps embedded in other companies' apps or sites) and devices (like Google Nest and Pixel). Many of these services include content you can stream or interact with, and Google designs its services to work together, such as opening a Calendar event's address in Maps.
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We provide a broad range of services that are subject to these terms, including:
apps and sites (like Search and Maps)
platforms (like Google Shopping)
integrated services (like Maps embedded in other companies’ apps or sites)
devices (like Google Nest and Pixel)
Many of these services also include content that you can stream or interact with.
Our services are designed to work together, making it easier for you to move from one activity to the next.
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The list says “including,” so it gives examples rather than a complete list of covered services.
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Google can add or remove features, change limits, and start or stop offering services; software may update itself
As part of continually improving its services, Google says it sometimes adds or removes features and functionalities, increases or decreases limits, and starts offering new services or stops offering old ones. When a service requires or includes downloadable or preloaded software, that software sometimes updates automatically on your device when a new version or feature is available; only some services let you adjust automatic update settings. For changes that are material and negatively affect your use, or when a service is discontinued, Google commits to reasonable advance notice except in urgent situations.
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As part of this continual improvement, we sometimes add or remove features and functionalities, increase or decrease limits to our services, and start offering new services or stop offering old ones.
When a service requires or includes downloadable or preloaded software, that software sometimes updates automatically on your device once a new version or feature is available.
Some services let you adjust your automatic update settings.
If we make material changes that negatively impact your use of our services or if we stop offering a service, we’ll provide you with reasonable advance notice
Qualifications & exceptions
Google gives AI and machine learning uses (simultaneous translation, detecting and blocking spam and malware) as examples of its ongoing development.
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You agree that Google's Privacy Policy applies to your use of the services
By accepting these terms you also agree that Google's Privacy Policy applies to your use of its services. Google points to resources such as its Copyright Help Center, Safety Center and Transparency Center to answer common questions and set expectations, and it may give specific instructions and warnings inside its services, such as dialog boxes alerting you to important information.
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You also agree that our Privacy Policy applies to your use of our services.
Finally, we may provide specific instructions and warnings within our services – such as dialog boxes that alert you to important information.
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The Privacy Policy and the named help centers are not supplied with this source.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must follow the law, respect others' rights, and not abuse or harm others or yourself
Google's basic rules of conduct require you to comply with applicable laws, including export control, sanctions and human trafficking laws; to respect the rights of others, including privacy and intellectual property rights; and not to abuse or harm others or yourself, or threaten or encourage such abuse or harm. Examples include misleading, defrauding, illegally impersonating, defaming, bullying, harassing or stalking others.
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which means you must follow these basic rules of conduct:
comply with applicable laws, including export control, sanctions, and human trafficking laws
respect the rights of others, including privacy and intellectual property rights
don’t abuse or harm others or yourself (or threaten or encourage such abuse or harm) — for example, by misleading, defrauding, illegally impersonating, defaming, bullying, harassing, or stalking others
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Service-specific policies add conduct rules, and many services let you report abuse
Google's service-specific additional terms and policies, such as its Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, add details about appropriate conduct that everyone using those services must follow. If others aren't following these rules, many services let you report abuse; if Google acts on a report, it applies the process described in its Taking action in case of problems section (advance notice, a reason and a chance to respond, with stated exceptions).
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Our service-specific additional terms and policies, such as our Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, provide additional details about appropriate conduct that everyone using those services must follow.
If we act on a report of abuse, we also provide the process described in the Taking action in case of problems section.
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The Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy and other service-specific policies are not supplied.
Reporting is available in “many” services, not all; which services is not listed here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No deceptive use: phishing, fake reviews, passing AI content off as human, or misrepresenting who provides a service
Among the prohibited ways of abusing Google's services is accessing or using its services or content in fraudulent or deceptive ways. Examples given are phishing; creating fake accounts or content, including fake reviews; misleading others into thinking generative AI content was created by a human; providing services that appear to come from you (or someone else) when they actually come from Google; and providing services that appear to come from Google when they do not.
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accessing or using our services or content in fraudulent or deceptive ways, such as:
phishing
creating fake accounts or content, including fake reviews
misleading others into thinking that generative AI content was created by a human
providing services that appear to originate from you (or someone else) when they actually originate from us
providing services that appear to originate from us when they do not
Qualifications & exceptions
These are examples (“such as”) of fraudulent or deceptive use, not a complete list.
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The terms do not say what disclosure is enough to avoid misleading others about generative AI content.
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Don't pass off Google's services as yours, or yours as Google's
Two of the listed fraudulent or deceptive uses concern who appears to be providing a service: you must not provide services that appear to originate from you (or someone else) when they actually originate from Google, and you must not provide services that appear to originate from Google when they do not.
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providing services that appear to originate from you (or someone else) when they actually originate from us
providing services that appear to originate from us when they do not
Qualifications & exceptions
Both items are examples under the ban on accessing or using Google's services in fraudulent or deceptive ways.
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The terms do not say what attribution or disclosure would make reselling or building on Google services acceptable.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Don't use Google services to violate others' rights, hide who you are to break the terms, or help others break them
The list of prohibited abuse also includes using Google's services, including the content they provide, to violate anyone's legal rights, such as intellectual property or privacy rights; hiding or misrepresenting who you are in order to violate these terms; and providing services that encourage others to violate these terms.
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using our services (including the content they provide) to violate anyone’s legal rights, such as intellectual property or privacy rights
hiding or misrepresenting who you are in order to violate these terms
providing services that encourage others to violate these terms
Qualifications & exceptions
The identity rule is tied to a purpose: hiding or misrepresenting who you are is listed when it is done in order to violate these terms.
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Open source licenses for some included software can override parts of these terms
Some services include software offered under open source license terms that Google makes available to you. Sometimes those open source licenses explicitly override parts of these terms, so Google asks you to read them.
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Some of our services include software that’s offered under open source license terms that we make available to you. Sometimes there are provisions in the open source license that explicitly override parts of these terms, so please be sure to read those licenses.
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The open source licenses are not supplied, so which terms they override is unknown.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Google provides its services “as is,” without warranties, to the extent the law allows
Unless service-specific additional terms explicitly state otherwise, Google offers its services without warranties. To the extent allowed by applicable law, it provides them “as is” without express or implied warranties, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, and makes no warranties about the content or features of the services, including their accuracy, reliability, availability or ability to meet your needs.
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However, for legal purposes, we offer our services without warranties unless explicitly stated in our service-specific additional terms.
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE DON’T MAKE ANY WARRANTIES ABOUT THE CONTENT OR FEATURES OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THEIR ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, OR ABILITY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS.
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Which service-specific additional terms explicitly give warranties is not stated; those terms are not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Don't rely on Google services for medical, legal, financial or other professional advice
Unless service-specific additional terms explicitly permit it, you should not rely on Google's services for medical, legal, financial or other professional advice. Content on those topics is provided for informational purposes only, is not a medical diagnosis or treatment, and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional.
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UNLESS EXPLICITLY PERMITTED BY SERVICE-SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL TERMS, DON’T RELY ON THE SERVICES FOR MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.
ANY CONTENT REGARDING THOSE TOPICS IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT, AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
For all users, Google is liable only for its own breaches and excludes lost profits, indirect and punitive damages
For all users, and to the extent allowed by applicable law, Google is liable only for its breaches of these terms or applicable service-specific additional terms, and it isn't liable for loss of profits, revenues, business opportunities, goodwill or anticipated savings; indirect or consequential losses; or punitive damages. These terms only limit Google's responsibilities as allowed by applicable law, and they don't limit liability for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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For all users
These terms only limit our responsibilities as allowed by applicable law. These terms don’t limit liability for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
To the extent allowed by applicable law:
Google is liable only for its breaches of these terms or applicable service-specific additional terms
Google isn’t liable for:
loss of profits, revenues, business opportunities, goodwill, or anticipated savings
indirect or consequential losses
punitive damages
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Business users and organizations must indemnify Google for third-party claims caused by their unlawful use or violations
Only if you're a business user or organization, and to the extent allowed by applicable law, you'll indemnify Google and its directors, officers, employees and contractors for third-party legal proceedings, including actions by government authorities, arising out of or relating to your unlawful use of the services or your violation of these terms or service-specific additional terms. This covers any liability or expense from claims, losses, damages, judgments, fines, litigation costs and legal fees. If you're legally exempt from responsibilities such as indemnification (for example, the United Nations' immunities), they don't apply to you.
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For business users and organizations only
If you’re a business user or organization:
To the extent allowed by applicable law, you’ll indemnify Google and its directors, officers, employees, and contractors for any third-party legal proceedings (including actions by government authorities) arising out of or relating to your unlawful use of the services or violation of these terms or service-specific additional terms.
This indemnity covers any liability or expense arising from claims, losses, damages, judgments, fines, litigation costs, and legal fees.
If you’re legally exempt from certain responsibilities, including indemnification, then those responsibilities don’t apply to you under these terms.
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The heading limits this to business users and organizations; a consumer using the services for personal, non-commercial purposes is not given this duty here.
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California law governs, and disputes go only to courts in Santa Clara County, California
Under this US version, California law governs these terms and all disputes arising out of or relating to them, service-specific additional terms, or any related services, regardless of conflict-of-laws rules. Those disputes will be resolved exclusively in the federal or state courts of Santa Clara County, California, and you and Google consent to personal jurisdiction there. Rights that the law says a contract can't limit still apply.
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California law will govern these terms and all disputes arising out of or relating to these terms, service-specific additional terms, or any related services, regardless of any conflict of laws rules.
These disputes will be resolved exclusively in the federal or state courts of Santa Clara County, California, USA, and you and Google consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.
By law, you have certain rights that can’t be limited by a contract like these terms of service.
Qualifications & exceptions
No arbitration provision appears in this source; disputes are assigned to courts.
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Service-specific additional terms, which govern for their service if they conflict with these terms, are not supplied and could set different dispute rules.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
These terms don't restrict rights that the law says a contract cannot limit
By law, you have certain rights that can't be limited by a contract like these terms, and Google says these terms are in no way intended to restrict those rights. This sits behind the “to the extent allowed by applicable law” limits elsewhere in the terms.
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By law, you have certain rights that can’t be limited by a contract like these terms of service. These terms are in no way intended to restrict those rights.
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The terms do not list which rights cannot be limited; that depends on applicable law.
The terms create no legal rights for other people or organizations
These terms describe the relationship between you and Google and don't create legal rights for other people or organizations, even if others benefit from that relationship.
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These terms describe the relationship between you and Google. They don’t create any legal rights for other people or organizations, even if others benefit from that relationship under these terms.
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Services named as examples may not be available in your country
Google uses examples from its services to make the terms easier to understand, but not every service mentioned may be available in your country.
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We want to make these terms easy to understand, so we’ve used examples from our services. But not all services mentioned may be available in your country.
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Where they conflict, service-specific additional terms override these terms for that service
If these general terms conflict with a service's service-specific additional terms, the additional terms govern for that service. Rules in these terms can therefore be changed for a particular service by terms that are not part of this document.
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If these terms conflict with the service-specific additional terms, the additional terms will govern for that service.
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The service-specific additional terms are not supplied, so which rules they change is unknown.
An invalid term doesn't void the rest, and Google doesn't give up rights by not acting right away
If a particular term turns out not to be valid or enforceable, the other terms are unaffected. If you don't follow these terms or the service-specific additional terms and Google doesn't act right away, Google is not giving up any rights it may have, such as taking action later.
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If it turns out that a particular term is not valid or enforceable, this will not affect any other terms.
If you don’t follow these terms or the service-specific additional terms, and we don’t take action right away, that doesn’t mean we’re giving up any rights that we may have, such as taking action in the future.
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Google may update these terms for business changes, legal or security reasons, or to prevent abuse
Google may update these terms and service-specific additional terms (1) to reflect changes in its services or how it does business, for example when it adds or removes services, features, technologies, pricing or benefits; (2) for legal, regulatory or security reasons; or (3) to prevent abuse or harm.
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We may update these terms and service-specific additional terms (1) to reflect changes in our services or how we do business — for example, when we add new services, features, technologies, pricing, or benefits (or remove old ones), (2) for legal, regulatory, or security reasons, or (3) to prevent abuse or harm.
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Material changes to the terms come with advance notice, except for new launches and urgent situations
If Google materially changes these terms or service-specific additional terms, it will give you reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to review the changes, except when it launches a new service or feature, or in urgent situations such as preventing ongoing abuse or responding to legal requirements. 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 Google at any time by closing your Google Account. If you close your account and keep using services without one, the most current version of the terms applies.
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If we materially change these terms or service-specific additional terms, we’ll provide you with reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to review the changes, except (1) when we launch a new service or feature, or (2) in urgent situations, such as preventing ongoing abuse or responding to legal requirements.
If you don’t agree to the new terms, you should remove your content and stop using the services.
If you close your Google Account and then access or use our services without an account, that access and use will be subject to the most current version of these terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Notice is promised only for material changes; the terms do not say how non-material changes are communicated.
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“Reasonable advance notice” is not defined.
The terms do not say how notice is delivered.
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“Google” includes its affiliates: Google LLC and its subsidiaries
Because the terms use “Google” to mean Google LLC and its affiliates, the definition of affiliate sets who that is: an entity in the Google group of companies, meaning Google LLC and its subsidiaries, including the companies that provide consumer services in the EU (Google Ireland Limited, Google Commerce Limited and Google Dialer Inc.).
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An entity that belongs to the Google group of companies, which means Google LLC and its subsidiaries, including the following companies that provide consumer services in the EU: Google Ireland Limited, Google Commerce Limited, and Google Dialer Inc.
When we speak of “Google,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” we mean Google LLC and its affiliates.
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A consumer uses Google for personal, non-commercial purposes; anyone else is a business user
A consumer is an individual who uses Google services for personal, non-commercial purposes outside their trade, business, craft or profession. A business user is any individual or entity who is not a consumer. An organization is a legal entity, such as a corporation, non-profit or school, and not an individual. These definitions decide who falls under the business-only indemnity.
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An individual or entity who is not a consumer (see consumer).
An individual who uses Google services for personal, non-commercial purposes outside of their trade, business, craft, or profession.
A legal entity (such as a corporation, non-profit, or school) and not an individual person.
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An individual using Google services for their trade, business, craft or profession is a business user under these definitions, even without an organization.
Your account's country decides which Google affiliate serves you and which version of the terms applies
If you have a Google Account, Google associates it with a country or territory to determine the Google affiliate that provides the services to you and processes your information, and the version of the terms that governs your relationship. When you're signed out, your country version is determined by the location where you're using Google services. You can sign in and view the terms to see the country associated with your account.
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If you have a Google Account, we associate your account with a country (or territory) so that we can determine:
the Google affiliate that provides the services to you and that processes your information as you use the services
the version of the terms that govern our relationship
When you’re signed out, your country version is determined by the location where you’re using Google services.
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The terms do not say how Google picks the country it associates with an account.
“Services” means the products listed on Google's service-specific terms page, such as apps, platforms and devices
The Google services subject to these terms are the products and services listed at Google's service-specific terms page, including apps and sites (like Search and Maps), platforms (like Google Shopping), integrated services (like Maps embedded in other companies' apps or sites) and devices and other goods (like Google Nest). Many include content you can stream or interact with.
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The Google services that are subject to these terms are the products and services listed at https://policies.google.com/terms/service-specific, including:
apps and sites (like Search and Maps)
platforms (like Google Shopping)
integrated services (like Maps embedded in other companies’ apps or sites)
devices and other goods (like Google Nest)
Many of these services also include content that you can stream or interact with.
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The listing page that defines the covered services is not supplied, so the full list of covered products is unknown.
“Liability” covers losses from any kind of legal claim, foreseeable or not
Liability means losses from any type of legal claim, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence) or another reason, and whether or not those losses could reasonably have been anticipated or foreseen. The liability limits and the business indemnity use this broad meaning.
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Losses from any type of legal claim, whether the claim is based on a contract, tort (including negligence), or other reason, and whether or not those losses could have been reasonably anticipated or foreseen.
Plain definitions of disclaimer, indemnity and warranty
The terms define a disclaimer as a statement that limits someone's legal responsibilities; to indemnify as a contractual obligation to compensate another's losses from legal proceedings such as lawsuits; and a warranty as an assurance that a product or service will perform to a certain standard.
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A statement that limits someone’s legal responsibilities.
An individual or organization’s contractual obligation to compensate the losses suffered by another individual or organization from legal proceedings such as lawsuits.
An assurance that a product or service will perform to a certain standard.
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This is the United States version of Google's Terms of Service, effective July 30, 2026
This copy is the United States country version of Google's Terms of Service, effective July 30, 2026. When you're signed out, your country version is determined by the location where you're using Google services; when you have an account, Google associates the account with a country, which you can check by signing in and viewing the terms.
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Effective July 30, 2026
Country version: United States
When you’re signed out, your country version is determined by the location where you’re using Google services.
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Archived versions and a PDF download are linked from the header but are not supplied here.
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Terms for other country versions are not supplied, so differences from this US version cannot be described.
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Accessing or using Google services means agreeing to these terms, even when signed out
Google states that by accessing or using its services, whether or not you're signed in to a Google Account, you're agreeing to these terms. Having no account does not take you outside them.
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by accessing or using our services (whether you’re signed in to a Google account or not), you’re agreeing to these terms.
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In the US, you contract with Google LLC, which provides the services
Under this US version, Google services are provided by, and you're contracting with, Google LLC, organized under Delaware law and operating under US law, at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California. Where the terms say “Google,” “we,” “us” or “our,” they mean Google LLC and its affiliates.
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Google services are provided by, and you’re contracting with:
Google LLC organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, and operating under the laws of the USA
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California 94043 USA
When we speak of “Google,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” we mean Google LLC and its affiliates.
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Google's Privacy Policy is a separate document from these terms
Besides these terms, Google publishes a separate Privacy Policy and encourages you to read it to understand how you can update, manage, export and delete your information. How Google handles your information is described there, not in these terms.
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Besides these terms, we also publish a Privacy Policy.
We encourage you to read it to better understand how you can [update, manage, export, and delete your information](https://myaccount.google.com/).
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The Privacy Policy is not supplied with this source.