Google Imagen policy evolution
Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions, with exact citations. If no before/after delta is available yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
worsenedhigh materialitysubprocessors / sharingAug 7, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“Before taking action as described below, we’ll provide you with advance notice when reasonably possible, describe the reason for our action, and give you an opportunity to clarify the issue and address it, unless doing so would: cause harm or liability to a user, third party, or Google violate the law or a legal enforcement authority’s order compromise an investigation compromise the operation, integrity, or security of our services”
Terms of Service › “Taking action in case of problems”
Open citation“We never sell customer data or service data to third parties.”
§ 4 (We never sell customer data or service data)
Open citationimprovedhigh materialityprompt ownershipJun 17, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026
content license improved from high/sublicensable or transferable to medium/broad license.
Stance key: content license. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sublicensable or transferable
high
“This license allows Google to: host, reproduce, distribute, communicate, and use your content — for example, to save your content on our systems and make it accessible from anywhere you go publish, publicly perform, or publicly display your content, if you’ve made it visible to others modify and create derivative works based on your content, such as reformatting or translating it sublicense these rights to: other users to allow the services to work as designed, such as enabling you to share photos with people you choose our contractors who’ve signed agreements with us that are consistent with these terms, only for the limited purposes described in the Purpose section below”
Terms of Service › “Rights”
Open citationAfter · broad license
medium
“This license is: worldwide, which means it’s valid anywhere in the world non-exclusive, which means you can license your content to others royalty-free, which means there are no monetary fees for this license”
Terms of Service › “Scope”
Open citationGenerated from live stance events. Informational only, not legal advice.