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Google Flow

Graded against 804 verified platforms, from its own policy text. Automated assessment against a published rubric — not legal advice.

Overall riskMEDReviewed 2026-07-10
Creator: low · GRC: low · Counsel: medium
creator band
Caution
enterprise · pending
Exhibit A · Terms of Service · verbatim

Your content remains yours, which means that you retain any intellectual property rights that you have in your content. For example, you have intellectual property rights in the creative content you make, such as reviews you write. Or you may have the right to share someone else’s creative content if they’ve given you their permission. We need your

highest-risk verified finding on prompt ownership — tap for the citation
32 verified findings7 policy surfaces1/2 core docs verified

Partially verified: Terms of Service assessed · Privacy Policy pending. Everything below comes only from what was read in full.

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Start here. These are the highest-risk verified clauses AIRIN found in the platform's own policy text.

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24
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docs
Trains on your data?
Not yet assessed
no verified finding covers this surface yet
Who owns outputs?
Not yet assessed
no verified finding covers this surface yet
Commercial use?
Commercial use allowed — with conditions
from 1 cited finding
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Scores derived from 18 enriched findings — same verbatim citations as below. AI-generated, not legal advice.

What this means for you
  • Your outputs and prompts are explicitly yours — Google Flow's terms include affirmatively protective IP language.

Derived from AI-enriched analysis of the verified findings below — informational only, not legal advice.

How to read this page: Overall risk rates what Google Flow's own policy terms mean for your prompts, outputs, and data. The benchmark bands below grade those same verified terms relative to peers — a platform in a risky-by-default category can rate HIGH risk and still grade STRONG against its peer set. Both trace to the cited findings.

Creator lens
Your prompts, your outputs, your IP
CAUTION

Based on 62 verified, verbatim-cited findings below — read the citations.

Enterprise lens
NOT YET ASSESSED

privacy assessment pending — privacy policy not yet verified This lens receives a band only once its source document has been captured and read in full.

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Partially verifiedWorkflow & Automation

Partially verified — Terms of Service — Verified (read in full, 32 findings); Privacy Policy — Capture pending. Findings below are from fully-read, verified documents only; remaining core documents are pending capture.

Why partial?

Capture blocked

A known core policy document could not be publicly captured after the available capture strategies were tried.

Blocked core document: Privacy Policy

Document status
  • Terms of Service
    Verified - read in full - 32 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-07-03
  • Privacy Policy
    Capture blocked - document not publicly capturable
Tier conditions

Only citation-backed plan differences are shown here; absent cells mean AIRIN has not verified a tier-specific claim.

plan language
Prompt / input ownership

Sub-heading introducing the enumeration of specific rights granted to Google under the license; functions as a structural cross-reference.

" 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”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Commercial use

Restricts users from copying, modifying, distributing, selling, or leasing any part of Google's services or software, while acknowledging that open source license terms may override these terms in specific instances.

" Some of our services include downloadable or preloaded software. We give you permission to use that software as part of the services. The license we give you is: worldwide, which means it’s valid anywhere in the world non-exclusive, whic..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Software in Google services”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Moderation & enforcement

Establishes a procedure for users who disagree with updated terms, directing them to remove content and stop using services or close their Google Account, and specifies that continued access without an account is subject to the current version of the terms.

" 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. These terms describe the relationship between you and Google. They don’t create ..."
📍 Terms of Service › “About these terms”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Indemnity & liability

Caps Google's total aggregate liability arising from these terms at the greater of $200 or fees paid in the 12 months preceding the dispute, establishing a hard financial ceiling on recovery.

" Both the law and these terms try to strike a balance as to what you or Google can claim from the other in case of problems. That’s why the law requires everyone to be responsible for certain liabilities — but not others — under these terms..."
📍 Terms of Service › “For all users”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Confidentiality

Sub-heading introducing the scope/geographic and exclusivity terms of the license; functions as a structural cross-reference.

" This license doesn’t affect your privacy rights — it’s only about your intellectual property rights This license doesn’t cover these types of content: publicly-available factual information that you provide, such as corrections to the add..."
📍 Terms of Service › “What’s not covered”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Governing law & disputes

This clause grants the user permission to access and use Google's services conditioned on compliance with the terms, and defines 'Google' to include Google LLC and its affiliates, establishing the foundational commercial-use permission and the contracting parties.

" These terms help define the relationship between you and Google. When we speak of “Google,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” we mean Google LLC and its affiliates . Broadly speaking, we give you permission to access and use our services if you agree..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Your relationship with Google”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Governing law & disputes

This segment describes the structure and scope of the Terms of Service by summarizing its topic areas (service delivery, user rules, intellectual property, etc.), incorporating those substantive sections by cross-reference and establishing the overarching contractual framework governing the user-Google relationship.

" 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 yo..."
📍 Terms of Service › “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.”Jump to exact text →

Evidence appendix

Showing priority citations first. The full appendix is available for audit trails; not every citation is a severe risk.

High - 0
Medium - 8
Tier-specific - 0
Total citations - 32
Severity
Surface
Document
Tier
Commercial use
NeutralHigh
" Some of our services include downloadable or preloaded software. We give you permission to use that software as part of the services. The license we give you is: 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"
Terms of Service › “Software in Google services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Restricts users from copying, modifying, distributing, selling, or leasing any part of Google's services or software, while acknowledging that open source license terms may override these terms in specific instances.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Indemnity & liability
High
" Both the law and these terms try to strike a balance as to what you or Google can claim from the other in case of problems. That’s why the law requires everyone to be responsible for certain liabilities — but not others — under these terms. 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"
Terms of Service › “For all users”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Caps Google's total aggregate liability arising from these terms at the greater of $200 or fees paid in the 12 months preceding the dispute, establishing a hard financial ceiling on recovery.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
FavorableHigh
" Your content remains yours, which means that you retain any intellectual property rights that you have in your content. For example, you have intellectual property rights in the creative content you make, such as reviews you write. Or you may have the right to share someone else’s creative content if they’ve given you their permission. We need your permission if your intellectual property rights restrict our use of your content. You provide Google with that permission through this license."
Terms of Service › “License”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Sub-heading introducing the scope of what the license covers; functions as a structural cross-reference to the coverage definition in the following segment.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Privacy & data use
NeutralHigh
" Many organizations , such as businesses, non-profits, and schools, take advantage of our services . To use our services on behalf of an organization: an authorized representative of that organization must agree to these terms your organization’s administrator may assign a Google Account to you. That administrator might require you to follow additional rules and may be able to access or disable your Google Account."
Terms of Service › “Using Google services on behalf of an organization or business”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Establishes obligations and conditions for using Google services on behalf of an organization, including requiring authorized representative agreement and subjecting the user to additional administrator-imposed rules, creating a distinct organizational user tier.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
NeutralHigh
" We’re constantly developing new technologies and features to improve our services. For example, we use artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide you with simultaneous translations, and to better detect and block spam and malware. 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, except in urgent situations such as preventing abuse, responding to legal requirements, or addressing security and operability issues. We’ll also provide you with an opportunity to export your content from your Google Account using Google Takeout, subject to applicable law and policies."
Terms of Service › “Develop, improve, and update Google services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

This clause imposes an obligation on Google to continually develop and improve services, including through AI and machine learning, and discloses that features, limits, and service availability may change, which is a material term affecting users' commercial use of the platform.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
"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 by closing your Google Account . 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."
Terms of Service › “About these terms”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Section header indicating the start of a definitions section applicable throughout the terms.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" 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. 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. 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. If these terms conflict with the service-specific additional terms , the additional terms will govern for that service. 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. 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. 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. "
Terms of Service › “About these terms”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Establishes a procedure for users who disagree with updated terms, directing them to remove content and stop using services or close their Google Account, and specifies that continued access without an account is subject to the current version of the terms.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Indemnity & liability
High
" 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."
Terms of Service › “liability”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Defines 'liability' broadly to include losses from any legal claim whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, and whether or not foreseeable, establishing the operative scope of liability limitation and indemnification provisions in the agreement.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
NeutralHigh
" You also agree that our Privacy Policy applies to your use of our services. We also provide resources like the Copyright Help Center , Safety Center , Transparency Center , and descriptions of our technologies from our policies site to answer common questions and to set expectations about using our services. Finally, we may provide specific instructions and warnings within our services – such as dialog boxes that alert you to important information. Although we give you permission to use our services, we retain any intellectual property rights we have in the services."
Terms of Service › “Follow these terms and service-specific additional terms”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

This clause provides that Google retains all intellectual property rights in its services, restricting users from claiming ownership over the services while also incorporating the Privacy Policy and other guidance documents by reference as binding obligations.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" Most people who access or use our services understand the general rules that keep the internet safe and open. Unfortunately, a small number of people don’t respect those rules, so we’re describing them here to protect our services and users from abuse. In that spirit: You must not abuse, harm, interfere with, or disrupt our services or systems — for example, by: introducing malware spamming, hacking, or bypassing our systems or protective measures jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, or prompt injection, except as part of our safety and bug testing programs 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 using our services (including the content they provide) to violate anyone’s legal rights, such as intellectual property or privacy rights reverse engineering our services or underlying technology, such as our machine learning models, to extract trade secrets or other proprietary information, except as allowed by applicable law using automated means to access content from any of our services in violation of the machine-readable instructions on our web pages (for example, robots.txt files that disallow crawling, training, or other activities) using AI-generated content from our services to develop machine learning models or related AI technology hiding or misrepresenting who you are in order to violate these terms providing services that encourage others to violate these terms"
Terms of Service › “Don’t abuse our services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

This clause enumerates specific prohibited behaviors including introducing malware, spamming, hacking, bypassing protective measures, jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, and prompt injection (except in authorized safety/bug testing programs), imposing enforceable restrictions on platform use.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" We want to maintain a respectful environment for everyone, 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"
Terms of Service › “Respect others”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

This clause restricts user conduct by requiring compliance with applicable laws and respect for others' rights, and prohibiting abuse, harm, fraud, harassment, and similar conduct, constituting enforceable behavioral restrictions tied to platform access.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
NeutralHigh
" Rights over the creations of a person’s mind, such as inventions (patent rights); literary and artistic works (copyright); designs (design rights); and symbols, names, and images used in commerce (trademarks). IP rights may belong to you, another individual, or an organization."
Terms of Service › “intellectual property rights (IP rights)”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Defines 'intellectual property rights' encompassing patents, copyright, design rights, and trademarks, directly operative to interpreting ownership and licensing provisions over user content and platform outputs throughout the agreement.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
NeutralHigh
" A legal right that allows the creator of an original work (such as a blog post, photo, or video) to decide if and how that original work may be used by others, subject to certain limitations and exceptions (such as “fair use” and “fair dealing”)."
Terms of Service › “copyright”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Defines 'copyright' as the legal right of a creator over original works including how they may be used by others, directly relevant to ownership rights over user-created content and platform-generated outputs throughout the agreement.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
NeutralHigh
" Things that you create, upload, submit, store, send, receive, or share using our services, such as:"
Terms of Service › “your content”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Defines 'your content' as things users create, upload, submit, store, send, receive, or share using Google services, establishing the operative scope of content ownership, licensing, and training use provisions throughout the agreement.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
NeutralHigh
" This license covers your content if that content is protected by intellectual property rights."
Terms of Service › “What’s covered”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Sub-heading introducing what is excluded from the license; functions as a structural cross-reference to the exceptions defined below.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
NeutralHigh
" 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”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Sub-heading introducing the enumeration of specific rights granted to Google under the license; functions as a structural cross-reference.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Privacy & data use
NeutralHigh
" blog posts you upload through Blogger reviews you submit through Maps videos you store in Drive emails you send and receive through Gmail pictures you share with friends through Photos travel itineraries that you share with Google"
Terms of Service › “Docs, Sheets, and Slides you create”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

Provides additional specific examples of 'your content' including blog posts, reviews, videos, emails, pictures, and travel itineraries, further delineating the operative scope of user content subject to ownership and licensing terms.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Privacy & data use
NeutralHigh
" If you’re under the age required to manage your own Google Account , you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use a Google Account. Please have your parent or legal guardian read these terms with you. If you’re a parent or legal guardian, and you allow your child to use the services , then these terms apply to you and you’re responsible for your child’s activity on the services. Some Google services have additional age requirements as described in their service-specific additional terms and policies ."
Terms of Service › “Age requirements”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-06-08- View source
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Automated analysis

This segment imposes obligations on minors, parents, and legal guardians: minors must have parental/guardian permission to use a Google Account; parents/guardians who permit their child's use accept the terms and assume responsibility for the child's activity. It also cross-references service-specific additional age requirements, creating differentiated obligations based on user age and role.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Common questions about Google Flow's policies

Can you use Google Flow's output commercially?
Commercial use allowed — with conditions — based on 1 verified finding from Google Flow's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.

Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage

Every clause below is a verbatim quote from Google Flow's own published policy, read in full and linked to its exact location. Protections and user obligations are reported separately from risk because they are different kinds of clause — an obligation on you is not a risk to your data. Informational only, not legal advice.

✅ Protections found

3 verified clauses

Clauses in Google Flow's policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.

  • Moderation & enforcementterms can change anytime
    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. These terms describe the relationship between you and Google. They don’t create any legal rights for…

    Establishes a procedure for users who disagree with updated terms, directing them to remove content and stop using services or close their Google Account, and specifies that continued access without an account is subject…

    • Terms changes: advance notice promised
    📍 Terms of Service › “About these terms”Jump to exact text →
  • Moderation & enforcementterms can change anytime
    We’re constantly developing new technologies and features to improve our services. For example, we use artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide you with simultaneous translations, and to better detect and block spam and malware. As part of this…

    This clause imposes an obligation on Google to continually develop and improve services, including through AI and machine learning, and discloses that features, limits, and service availability may change, which is a mat…

    • Terms changes: advance notice promised
    📍 Terms of Service › “Develop, improve, and update Google services”Jump to exact text →
  • Indemnity & liabilitydamages/liability cap
    Both the law and these terms try to strike a balance as to what you or Google can claim from the other in case of problems. That’s why the law requires everyone to be responsible for certain liabilities — but not others — under these terms. These terms only l…

    Caps Google's total aggregate liability arising from these terms at the greater of $200 or fees paid in the 12 months preceding the dispute, establishing a hard financial ceiling on recovery.

    📍 Terms of Service › “For all users”Jump to exact text →

📋 Rules you must follow

2 verified clauses

What Google Flow requires of YOU. These are your obligations, not risks to your data or IP, so they are cited here and excluded from this platform's risk rating.

  • Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
    Most people who access or use our services understand the general rules that keep the internet safe and open. Unfortunately, a small number of people don’t respect those rules, so we’re describing them here to protect our services and users from abuse. In that…

    This clause enumerates specific prohibited behaviors including introducing malware, spamming, hacking, bypassing protective measures, jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, and prompt injection (except in authorized safety…

    📍 Terms of Service › “Don’t abuse our services”Jump to exact text →
  • Moderation & enforcement
    We want to maintain a respectful environment for everyone, 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 a…

    This clause restricts user conduct by requiring compliance with applicable laws and respect for others' rights, and prohibiting abuse, harm, fraud, harassment, and similar conduct, constituting enforceable behavioral res…

    📍 Terms of Service › “Respect others”Jump to exact text →

What the policies actually cover

6 topics
  • Children's data1 clause
  • Damages & liability cap1 protective3 clauses
  • Indemnity direction1 clause
  • Terms can change at any time2 protective3 clauses
  • Feedback ownership1 clause
  • Conduct restrictions1 obligation1 clause

22 further verified clauses are cited on this page but not yet assigned a topic.

Clause intelligence

Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.

108
clauses
32
patterns
32
stances
ip ownership · 12ip license · 8privacy sharing · 6commercial use · 2legal burden · 2training use · 2
commercial useMEDIUMTerms of Service › “consumer”

The clause restricts commercial use.

An individual who uses Google services for personal, non-commercial purposes outside of their trade, business, craft, or profession. (See business user)
Open source citation
commercial useMEDIUMTerms of Service › “consumer”

The clause restricts commercial use.

An individual who uses Google services for personal, non-commercial purposes outside of their trade, business, craft, or profession. (See business user)
Open source citation
ip licenseHIGHTerms of Service › “Software in Google services”

The clause includes sublicensable, transferable, or assignable rights.

Some of our services include downloadable or preloaded software. We give you permission to use that software as part of the services. The license we give you is: 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-...
Open source citation
ip licenseHIGHTerms of Service › “Rights”

The clause includes sublicensable, transferable, or assignable rights.

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 ...
Open source citation
ip licenseHIGHTerms of Service › “Rights”

The clause includes sublicensable, transferable, or assignable rights.

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 ...
Open source citation

Tier matrix

Plan-level conditions detected from citation-backed clauses. Empty tiers mean AIRIN has not captured decisive tier language yet.

TierSurfaceVerdictRiskCitations
All applicable tiersdata retentionworsensHIGH6
All applicable tiersgoverning law disputesconditionalMEDIUM1
All applicable tiersindemnity liabilityconditionalMEDIUM2
All applicable tiersmoderation enforcementworsensHIGH2
All applicable tiersoutput ownershipworsensHIGH2
All applicable tiersprivacy data useconditionalMEDIUM2
All applicable tiersprompt ownershipworsensHIGH1
All applicable tierssubprocessors data sharingworsensHIGH6
All applicable tierstraining useworsensHIGH3
Freecommercial useworsensHIGH2
Freeoutput ownershipconditionalMEDIUM1
Freeprompt ownershipconditionalMEDIUM2

Policy evolution

Open full timeline

Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions. When no material delta exists yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.

Jul 8, 2026content licenseHIGH

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable on subprocessors data sharing

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
Open timeline citation
Jul 8, 2026data sharingMEDIUM

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing on subprocessors data 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
Open timeline citation
Jul 8, 2026data sharingMEDIUM

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing on privacy data use

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. If you have an account, you can sign in and view these terms to see the country associated with it.
Open timeline citation
Jul 8, 2026content ownershipHIGH

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights on data retention

You also agree that our Privacy Policy applies to your use of our services. We also provide resources like the Copyright Help Center , Safety Center , Transparency Center , and descriptions of our technologies from our policies site to answer common questions and to set expectations about using our services. Finally, we may provide specific instructions and warnings within our services – such as dialog boxes that alert you to important information. Although we give you permission to use our services, we retain any intellectual property rights we have in the services.
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Jul 8, 2026content ownershipLOW

Latest stance: user retains rights on data retention

Your content remains yours, which means that you retain any intellectual property rights that you have in your content. For example, you have intellectual property rights in the creative content you make, such as reviews you write. Or you may have the right to share someone else’s creative content if they’ve given you their permission. We need your permission if your intellectual property rights restrict our use of your content. You provide Google with that permission through this license.
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Jul 8, 2026content ownershipHIGH

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights on data retention

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.
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Jul 8, 2026content ownershipHIGH

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights on subprocessors data sharing

If any of your content (1) breaches these terms, service-specific additional terms or policies , (2) violates applicable law, or (3) could harm our users, third parties, or Google, then we reserve the right to take down some or all of that content in accordance with applicable law. Examples include child pornography, content that facilitates human trafficking or harassment, terrorist content, and content that infringes someone else’s intellectual property rights .
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Jul 8, 2026legal burdenMEDIUM

Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability

We built our reputation on providing useful, reliable services like Google Search and Maps, and we’re continuously improving our services to meet your needs. However, for legal purposes, we offer our services without warranties unless explicitly stated in our service-specific additional terms . The law requires that we explain this using specific legal language and that we use capital letters to help make sure you see it, as follows: 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. 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 AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL.
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  • Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-07-03· verified 2026-07-03
  • Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-07-10

Dates state when our pipeline captured and verified each document — not when the vendor last changed it. Documents are re-scanned on a recurring cadence; a document verified once says so until a re-scan confirms it again.

↑ 52 more findings this quarter vs last (99 vs 47). First scan: June 2026.

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