What changed in AI vendor terms the week of September 7–13, 2026?

model training worsened from low/no training claim to high/training permitted.

“(a) Strictly prohibit the use of Client Data for any training, fine tuning, validation or improvement of any model or algorithm;”

data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.

“(b) only access or process Client Data as necessary to provide the Platform and contracted services and is never shared with third parties except as required for service delivery and always under strict confidentiality and data protection obligations.”

data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.

“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”

legal burden changed from medium/indemnity to medium/liability limited.

“We may terminate or suspend your access to our Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law, will continue to apply.”