Google Cloud Platform/SecOps Terms of Service
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If you are accessing the Google Cloud Platform Services as a customer of an unaffiliated Google Cloud Platform reseller, the terms below do not apply to you, and your agreement with your reseller governs your use of the Google Cloud Platform Services. For the avoidance of doubt, if you are accessing the SecOps Services as a customer of an unaffiliated Google Cloud reseller, the terms below do apply to you in relation to your use of SecOps Services, subject to Section 14 (Resold Customers).
If you signed an offline variant of this Agreement for use of the Google Cloud Platform or SecOps Services under the same Google Cloud Platform or SecOps Account, the terms below do not apply to you, and your offline terms govern your use of the Google Cloud Platform or SecOps Services.
These Google Cloud Platform/SecOps Terms of Service (together, the "Agreement") are entered into by Google and the entity or person agreeing to these terms ("Customer") and govern Customer's access to and use of the Services. "Google" has the meaning given at https://cloud.google.com/terms/google-entity.
This Agreement is effective when Customer clicks to accept or otherwise agrees to it (the "Effective Date"). If you are accepting on behalf of Customer, you represent and warrant that (i) you have full legal authority to bind Customer to this Agreement; (ii) you have read and understand this Agreement; and (iii) you agree, on behalf of Customer, to this Agreement.
1. Provision of the Services.
1.1 Services Use. During the Term, Google will provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement, including the SLAs, and Customer may use the Services, and integrate the GCP Services into any Customer Application that has material value independent of the Services, in accordance with this Agreement. For clarity, Customer may not create or host Customer Applications using the SecOps Services under this Agreement.
1.2 Admin Console. If applicable, Customer will have access to the Admin Console, through which Customer may manage its use of the Services.
1.3 Accounts. Customer must have an Account to use the Services and is responsible for the information it provides to create the Account, the security of its passwords for the Account (including any keys for Google APIs) and for any use of its Account. Google has no obligation to provide multiple accounts to Customer.
1.4 Updates.
(a) To the Services. Google may make commercially reasonable updates to the Services from time to time.
(b) To this Agreement (GCP Services and TSS only). For GCP Services and TSS only, Google may make updates to this Agreement and pricing from time to time. Unless otherwise noted by Google, material updates to this Agreement will become effective 30 days after they are posted. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent any updates apply to new functionality or are required to comply with applicable law, they will be effective immediately. If Customer does not agree to the updated Agreement, Customer may stop using the GCP Services or TSS. Customer may also terminate this Agreement for convenience under Section 8.4 (Termination for Convenience). Customer's continued use of the GCP Services or TSS after a material update will constitute Customer's consent to such update. Google will post any update to this Agreement to https://cloud.google.com/terms/. This subsection 1.4(b) does not apply to updates to the URL Terms, which are governed by subsection 1.4(c) below.
(c) To the URL Terms (All Services). Google may make commercially reasonable updates to the URL Terms from time to time by posting any such update at the relevant URL Term. Unless otherwise noted by Google, material updates to the URL Terms will become effective 30 days after they are posted. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent the updates apply to new functionality or the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, or are required by applicable law, they will be effective immediately.
(d) To the Cloud Data Processing Addendum. Without limiting the generality of Section 1.4(c), Google may only update the Cloud Data Processing Addendum where such update is required to comply with applicable law, is expressly permitted by the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, or such update:
(i) is commercially reasonable;
(ii) does not result in a material reduction of the security of the Services;
(iii) does not expand the scope of or remove any restrictions on Google's processing of "Customer Personal Data," as described in the “Compliance with Customer’s Instructions” Section of the Cloud Data Processing Addendum; and
(iv) does not otherwise have a material adverse impact on Customer's rights under the Cloud Data Processing Addendum.
(e) Discontinuation of Services. Google will notify Customer at least 12 months before discontinuing any Service (or associated material functionality) unless Google replaces such discontinued Service or functionality with a materially similar Service or functionality. Further, Google will notify Customer at least 12 months before significantly modifying a Customer-facing Google API in a backwards-incompatible manner. Nothing in this Section 1.4(e) (Discontinuation of Services) limits Google's ability to make changes required to comply with applicable law, address a material security risk, or avoid a substantial economic or material technical burden. This Section 1.4(e) (Discontinuation of Services) does not apply to pre-general availability Services, offerings, or functionality.
1.5 Software. If Google makes Software available to Customer, including third-party software, Customer's use of any Software is subject to the applicable provisions in the Service Specific Terms.
2. Payment Terms.
2.1 Billing. Google will issue an electronic bill or invoice to Customer for all Fees, including, if applicable, Fees based on Customer's use of the Services during the applicable Fee Accrual Period and any relevant Fees for TSS. If Google reasonably determines based on evidence available to Google that Customer is at risk of non-payment or that Customer’s Account is potentially fraudulent, then Google may invoice Customer more frequently. Customer will pay all Fees in the currency stated in the bill or invoice. If Customer pays by credit card, debit card, or other non-invoiced form of payment, Customer will pay all Fees immediately at the end of the Fee Accrual Period or when otherwise charged by Google. If Customer pays by invoice, Customer will pay Google all invoiced amounts by the Payment Due Date. Unless required by law, Customer's obligation to pay all Fees is non-cancellable. For GCP Services Google's measurement tools will be used to determine Customer's usage of the Services. Google has no obligation to provide multiple bills. Payments made via wire transfer must include the bank information provided by Google.
2.2 Taxes.
(a) Customer is responsible for any Taxes, and will pay Google for the Services without any reduction for Taxes. If Google is obligated to collect or pay any Taxes, the Taxes will be invoiced to Customer and Customer will pay such Taxes to Google, unless Customer provides Google with a timely and valid tax exemption certificate in respect of those Taxes.
(b) Customer will provide Google with any applicable tax identification information that Google may require under applicable law to ensure its compliance with applicable tax regulations and authorities in applicable jurisdictions. Customer will be liable to pay (or reimburse Google for) any taxes, interest, penalties, or fines arising out of any mis-declaration by Customer.
2.3 Payment Disputes & Refunds. Any payment disputes must be submitted in good faith before the Payment Due Date. If Google, having reviewed the dispute in good faith, determines that certain billing inaccuracies are attributable to Google, Google will not issue a corrected invoice, but will instead issue a credit memo specifying the incorrect amount in the affected invoice. If a disputed invoice has not yet been paid, Google will apply the credit memo amount to a disputed invoice and Customer will be responsible for paying the resulting net balance due on that invoice. Refunds given by Google for billing inaccuracies under this Section will only be in the form of credit for the Services. Nothing in this Agreement obligates Google to extend credit to any party.
2.4 Delinquent Payments; Suspension. Late payments (which, for clarity, do not include amounts subject to a good faith payment dispute submitted before the Payment Due Date), may bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (or the highest rate permitted by law, if less) from the Payment Due Date until paid in full. Customer will be responsible for all reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by Google in collecting such delinquent amounts. Further, in the event of any late payment for the Services, Google may Suspend the Services.
2.5 No Purchase Order Number Required. Customer is obligated to pay all applicable Fees without any requirement for Google to provide a purchase order number on Google's invoice (or otherwise).
3. Customer Obligations.
3.1 Compliance. Customer will (a) ensure that Customer and its End Users' use of the Services complies with this Agreement, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent and terminate any unauthorized use of, or access to, the Services, and (c) promptly notify Google of any unauthorized use of, or access to, the Services, Account, or Customer's password of which Customer becomes aware. Google reserves the right to investigate any potential violation of the AUP by Customer, which may include reviewing Customer Applications, Customer Data, or Projects.
3.2 Privacy. Customer is responsible for any consents and notices required to permit (a) Customer's use and receipt of the Services and (b) Google's accessing, storing, and processing of data provided by Customer (including Customer Data, if applicable) under this Agreement.
3.3 Restrictions. Customer will not, and will not allow End Users to, (a) copy, modify, or create a derivative work of the Services; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, translate, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to extract any or all of the source code of, the Services (except to the extent such restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law); (c) sell, resell, sublicense, transfer, or distribute any or all of the Services; or (d) access or use the Services (i) for High Risk Activities; (ii) in violation of the AUP; (iii) in a manner intended to avoid incurring Fees (including creating multiple Customer Applications, Accounts, or Projects to simulate or act as a single Customer Application, Account, or Project (respectively)) or to circumvent Service-specific usage limits or quotas; (iv) to engage in cryptocurrency mining without Google's prior written approval; (v) to operate or enable any telecommunications service or in connection with any Customer Application that allows End Users to place calls or to receive calls from any public switched telephone network, unless otherwise described in the Service Specific Terms; (vi) for materials or activities that are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) maintained by the United States Department of State; (vii) in a manner that breaches, or causes the breach of, Export Control Laws; or (viii) to transmit, store, or process health information subject to United States HIPAA regulations except as permitted by an executed HIPAA BAA.
3.4 Documentation. Google may provide Documentation for Customer's use of the Services.
3.5 Copyright. Google responds to notices of alleged copyright infringement and terminates the Accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances as required to maintain safe harbor for online service providers under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
3.6 Third-Party Content Enforcement. If Customer’s primary use of the Services is to host third-party content or facilitate the sale of goods or services between third parties on its platform, Customer will take the following steps to enforce compliance with the AUP: (a) publish policies defining what content is prohibited on its platform (e.g., illegal content); (b) maintain a publicly accessible method (e.g., webform or email alias) to receive notices of violation of that policy (in addition to a monitored communications channel for Google); and (c) promptly review and address any such notices, and remove content where appropriate.
4. Suspension.
4.1 AUP Violations. If Google becomes aware that Customer's or any End User's use of the Services violates the AUP, Google will notify Customer and request that Customer correct the violation. If Customer fails to correct the violation within 24 hours of Google's request, then Google may Suspend all or part of Customer's use of the Services until the violation is corrected.
4.2 Other Suspension. Notwithstanding Section 4.1 (AUP Violations), Google may immediately Suspend all or part of Customer's use of the Services if (a) Google reasonably believes Suspension is needed to protect the Services, Google’s infrastructure supporting the Services, or any other customer of the Services (or their end users); (b) there is suspected unauthorized third-party access to the Services; (c) Google reasonably believes that immediate Suspension is required to comply with any applicable law; or (d) Customer is in breach of Section 3.3 (Restrictions) or the Service Specific Terms. Google will lift any such Suspension when the circumstances giving rise to the Suspension have been resolved. At Customer's request, Google will, unless prohibited by applicable law, notify Customer of the basis for the Suspension as soon as is reasonably possible.
4.3 Generative AI Safety and Abuse. Google uses automated safety tools to detect abuse of Generative AI Services. Notwithstanding the “Handling of Prompts and Generated Output” section in the Service Specific Terms, if these tools detect potential abuse or violations of Google’s AUP or Prohibited Use Policy, Google may log Customer prompts solely for the purpose of reviewing and determining whether a violation has occurred. See the Abuse Monitoring documentation page for more information about how logging prompts impacts Customer’s use of the Services.
5. Intellectual Property Rights; Protection of Customer Data; Feedback.
5.1 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, this Agreement does not grant either party any rights, implied or otherwise, to the other's content or any of the other's intellectual property. As between the parties, Customer retains all Intellectual Property Rights in Customer Data and Customer Applications, and Google retains all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and Software.
5.2 Protection of Customer Data. Google will only access, use, and otherwise process Customer Data in accordance with the Cloud Data Processing Addendum and will not access, use, or process Customer Data for any other purpose. Google has implemented and will maintain technical, organizational, and physical measures to protect Customer Data, as further described in the Cloud Data Processing Addendum.
5.3 Customer Feedback. At its option, Customer may provide feedback or suggestions about the Services to Google ("Feedback"). If Customer provides Feedback, then Google and its Affiliates may use that Feedback without restriction and without obligation to Customer.
6. Technical Support Services.
6.1 By Customer. Customer is responsible for technical support of its Customer Applications and Projects.
6.2 By Google. Subject to payment of applicable support Fees, Google will provide TSS to Customer during the Term in accordance with the TSS Guidelines. Certain TSS levels include a minimum recurring Fee as described at https://cloud.google.com/skus. If Customer downgrades its TSS level during any calendar month, Google may continue to provide TSS at the same level and for the same TSS Fees as applied before the downgrade for the remainder of that month.
7. Confidential Information.
7.1 Obligations. The recipient will only use the disclosing party's Confidential Information to exercise the recipient's rights and fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, and will use reasonable care to protect against the disclosure of the disclosing party's Confidential Information. The recipient may disclose Confidential Information only to its and its Affiliates' employees, agents, subcontractors, or professional advisors ("Delegates") who need to know it and who have agreed in writing (or in the case of professional advisors are otherwise bound) to keep it confidential. The recipient will ensure that its Delegates use the received Confidential Information only to exercise rights and fulfill obligations under this Agreement.
7.2 Required Disclosure. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the recipient or its Affiliate may also disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by applicable Legal Process; provided that the recipient or its Affiliate uses commercially reasonable efforts to (a) promptly notify the other party before any such disclosure of its Confidential Information, and (b) comply with the other party's reasonable requests regarding its efforts to oppose the disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subsections (a) and (b) above will not apply if the recipient determines that complying with (a) and (b) could (i) result in a violation of Legal Process; (ii) obstruct a governmental investigation; or (iii) lead to death or serious physical harm to an individual.
8. Term and Termination.
8.1 Agreement Term. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will begin on the Effective Date and continue until this Agreement is terminated as stated in this Section 8 (Term and Termination).
8.2 Termination for Breach.
(a) Termination of an Order Form. Either party may terminate an Order Form if the other party is in material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure that breach within 30 days after receipt of written notice.
(b) Termination of this Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable law, either party may terminate this Agreement immediately on written notice if (i) the other party is in material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure that breach within 30 days after receipt of written notice of the breach; or (ii) the other party ceases its business operations or becomes subject to insolvency proceedings and the proceedings are not dismissed within 90 days.
8.3 Termination for Inactivity. Google reserves the right to terminate the provision of GCP Services to a Project upon 30 days' advance notice if, for a period of 60 days (a) Customer has not accessed the Admin Console or the Project has had no network activity and (b) such Project has not incurred any Fees for such Services.
8.4 Termination for Convenience. Customer may stop using the Services at any time. Subject to any financial commitments in an Order Form or addendum to this Agreement, Customer may terminate this Agreement for its convenience at any time on prior written notice and, upon termination, must cease use of the applicable Services. For purposes of GCP Services and TSS only, Google may terminate this Agreement or any applicable Order Form for its convenience at any time with 30 days' prior written notice to Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, any termination of this Agreement by Google for its convenience pursuant to the prior sentence will not impact any active SecOps Services Order Forms, and this Agreement will continue to govern such SecOps Services Order Forms until their expiration or termination pursuant to this Agreement.
8.5 Termination Due to Applicable Law; Violation of Laws. Google may terminate this Agreement immediately on written notice if Google reasonably believes that (a) continued provision of any Service used by Customer would violate applicable law(s) or (b) Customer has violated or caused Google to violate any Anti-Bribery Laws or Export Control Laws.
8.6 Effect of Termination. Subject to the last sentence of Section 8.4 (Termination for Convenience), if this Agreement terminates, then all Order Forms also terminate. If this Agreement or an Order Form is terminated, then (a) all rights and access to the Services (or in the case of termination of an Order Form, the applicable Services) will terminate (including access to Customer Data, if applicable), unless otherwise described in this Agreement or the Order Form, and (b) all Fees owed by Customer to Google under this Agreement or Order Form, as applicable, are immediately due upon Customer’s receipt of the final electronic bill or as stated in the final invoice.
9. Publicity. Neither party may use the other party’s Brand Features or issue, publish, or present a press release, blog post, speech, social media post, or investor relations call or announcement discussing Customer’s use of the Services or this Agreement without the written consent of the other party, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, Customer may state publicly that it is a Google Cloud customer and display Brand Features in accordance with the Branding Guidelines. Google may use Customer's name and Brand Features in online or offline promotional materials of the Services. Any use of a party’s Brand Features will inure to the benefit of the party holding Intellectual Property Rights to those Brand Features.
10. Representations and Warranties. Each party represents and warrants that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and (b) it will comply with all laws applicable to its provision, receipt, or use of the Services, as applicable.
11. Disclaimer. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, Google does not make and expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (a) any warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular use, title, noninfringement, or error-free or uninterrupted use of the Services or Software; and (b) any representations about content or information accessible through the Services.
12. Limitation of Liability.
12.1 Limitation on Indirect Liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 12.3 (Unlimited Liabilities), neither party will have any Liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement for any (a) indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages or (b) lost revenues, profits, savings, or goodwill.
12.2 Limitation on Amount of Liability. Each party's total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or relating to the Agreement in connection with the GCP Services or SecOps Services, as applicable, is limited to the Fees Customer paid for such Services during the 12 month period before the event giving rise to Liability, except Google’s total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or related to Services or Software provided free of charge is limited to $5,000.
12.3 Unlimited Liabilities. Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits either party's Liability for:
(a) its fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
(b) its obligations under Section 13 (Indemnification);
(c) its infringement of the other party's Intellectual Property Rights;
(d) its payment obligations under this Agreement; or
(e) matters for which liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
13. Indemnification.
13.1 Google Indemnification Obligations. Google will defend Customer and its Affiliates using the Services under Customer’s Account and indemnify them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the extent arising from an allegation that any Service or any Google Brand Feature, in each case used in accordance with this Agreement, infringes the third party's Intellectual Property Rights.
13.2 Customer Indemnification Obligations. Customer will defend Google and its Affiliates providing the Services and indemnify them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the extent arising from (a) any Customer Application, Project, Customer Data, or Customer Brand Features; or (b) Customer's or an End User's use of the Services in breach of the AUP or Section 3.3 (Restrictions).
13.3 Exclusions. Sections 13.1 (Google Indemnification Obligations) and 13.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations) will not apply to the extent the underlying allegation arises from (a) the indemnified party's breach of this Agreement, (b) a combination of the indemnifying party's technology or Brand Features with materials not provided by the indemnifying party under this Agreement, unless the combination is required by this Agreement, or (c) in the case of Google or any of its Affiliates as the indemnifying party, any Services provided to Customer free of charge.
13.4 Conditions. Sections 13.1 (Google Indemnification Obligations) and 13.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations) are conditioned on the following:
(a) Any indemnified party must promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of any allegation(s) that preceded the Third-Party Legal Proceeding and cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party to resolve the allegation(s) and Third-Party Legal Proceeding. If breach of this Section 13.4(a) prejudices the defense of the Third-Party Legal Proceeding, the indemnifying party's obligations under Section 13.1 (Google Indemnification Obligations) or 13.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations) (as applicable) will be reduced in proportion to the prejudice.
(b) Any indemnified party must tender sole control of the indemnified portion of the Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the indemnifying party, subject to the following: (i) the indemnified party may appoint its own non-controlling counsel, at its own expense; and (ii) any settlement requiring the indemnified party to admit liability, pay money, or take (or refrain from taking) any action, will require the indemnified party's prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
13.5 Remedies.
(a) If Google reasonably believes the Services might infringe a third party's Intellectual Property Rights, then Google may, at its sole option and expense (i) procure the right for Customer to continue using the Services; (ii) modify the Services to make them non-infringing without materially reducing their functionality; or (iii) replace the Services with a non-infringing alternative that has materially equivalent functionality.
(b) If Google does not believe the remedies in Section 13.5(a) are commercially reasonable, then Google may Suspend or terminate Customer's use of the impacted Services.
13.6 Sole Rights and Obligations. Without affecting either party's termination rights and to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Section 13 (Indemnification) states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement for any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement covered by this Section 13 (Indemnification).
14. Resold Customers. This Section 14 (Resold Customers) applies only if Customer orders SecOps Services from a Reseller under a Reseller Agreement (such Services, “Resold Services”). For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not apply to Google Cloud Platform Services ordered from a Reseller.
14.1 Applicable Terms. For the purposes of Resold Services:
(a) Section 2 (Payment Terms) of this Agreement will not apply;
(b) Reseller Fees will apply and be payable directly to Reseller, and all prices for Resold Services will be solely determined between Reseller and Customer;
(c) Google will provide to Customer the Resold Services described in the Reseller Order to the extent that there is a valid and binding order for such Services between Google and Reseller;
(d) Customer will receive any applicable SLA credits or monetary refunds described in this Agreement from Reseller only;
(e) In the event of termination of this Agreement, Google will send Reseller (and not Customer) the final invoice (if applicable) for payment obligations related to Resold Services. Customer will notify (i) Reseller of any termination of this Agreement and (ii) Google of any termination of the Reseller Agreement;
(f) Any renewal(s) of the Resold Services and/or any Reseller Order will be as agreed between Customer and Reseller;
(g) If Reseller fails to pay an undisputed invoice for Resold Services to Google due to Customer’s failure to pay Reseller, Google may Suspend Customer’s access to the Services;
(h) “Order Term,” as it is used in this Agreement, means the period of time starting on the Services Start Date or the renewal date (as applicable) for the Resold Services and continuing until the expiration or termination of the applicable Reseller Order; and
(i) “Services Start Date,” as it is used in this Agreement, means either the start date described in the Reseller Order or, if none is specified in the Reseller Order, the date Google makes the Resold Services available to Customer; and
(j) Certain Services require linking to the Reseller's billing account in order to be billed by the Reseller. Customer acknowledges and agrees that, until any such Services used by Customer are linked to the Reseller’s billing account, such Services will (i) not constitute Resold Services (and therefore not be subject to this Section 14 (Resold Customers)), and (ii) be regarded as Services ordered directly from Google and accordingly, despite the terms of the Reseller Agreement (including the fees agreed between Customer and Reseller), Customer will be required to pay Fees to Google for such Services, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. For inquiries about which Services must be linked, Customer should contact Reseller.
14.2 Liability Cap. For the purposes of Section 12.2 (Limitation on Amount of Liability), where the event giving rise to Liability is a breach of this Agreement or otherwise arises in connection with the Resold Services, "Fees" as it is used in that Section means "Reseller Fees”. If Customer or Google brings a claim under the Agreement, then for the purposes of establishing the Liability cap under Section 12.2 (Limitation on Amount of Liability), then upon Google's request, Customer will (a) promptly disclose to Google the amount of any Reseller Fees paid or payable under the Reseller Agreement; (b) consent to Reseller disclosing such amount to Google, notwithstanding Reseller's confidentiality obligations under the Reseller Agreement; and (c) procure any consents necessary to enable Customer's or Reseller's disclosure under this Section 14.2 (Liability Cap).
14.3 Sharing Confidential Information. Google may share Customer Confidential Information with Reseller as a Delegate subject to Section 7.1 (Obligations).
14.4 Reseller-Customer Relationship. At Customer’s discretion, Reseller may access Customer’s Account. As between Google and Customer, Customer is solely responsible for (a) any access by Reseller to Customer's Account and (b) defining in the Reseller Agreement any rights or obligations as between Reseller and Customer with respect to the Resold Services. Google will not have any Liability arising out of a Reseller’s (x) suspension or termination of Customer’s access to the Services; (y) access to and visibility of Customer’s Account and Customer’s Account’s billing-related metadata; or (z) offering or provisioning of Reseller or third party products or services.
14.5 Reseller Technical Support. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Reseller may disclose Customer and End User personal data to Google as reasonably required for Reseller to handle any support issues that Customer escalates to or via Reseller.
15. Miscellaneous.
15.1 Notices. Under this Agreement, notices to Customer must be sent to the Notification Email Address and notices to Google must be sent to legal-notices@google.com. Notice will be treated as received when the email is sent. Customer is responsible for keeping its Notification Email Address current throughout the Term.
15.2 Emails. The parties may use emails to satisfy written approval and consent requirements under this Agreement.
15.3 Assignment. Neither party may assign any part of this Agreement without the written consent of the other, except to an Affiliate where (a) the assignee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and (b) the assigning party has notified the other party of the assignment. Any other attempt to assign is void. If Customer assigns this Agreement to an Affiliate in another jurisdiction such that there is a change in the Google contracting entity as defined at https://cloud.google.com/terms/google-entity this Agreement is automatically assigned to the new Google contracting entity.
15.4 Change of Control. If a party experiences a change of Control other than as part of an internal restructuring or reorganization (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger, or other form of corporate transaction), that party will give written notice to the other party within 30 days after the change of Control.
15.5 Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable for failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, riots, or war.
15.6 Subcontracting. Google may subcontract obligations under this Agreement but will remain liable to Customer for any subcontracted obligations.
15.7 No Agency. This Agreement does not create any agency, partnership, or joint venture between the parties.
15.8 No Waiver. Neither party will be treated as having waived any rights by not exercising (or delaying the exercise of) any rights under this Agreement.
15.9 Severability. If any part of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the rest of this Agreement will remain in effect.
15.10 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not confer any benefits on any third party unless it expressly states that it does.
15.11 Equitable Relief. Nothing in this Agreement will limit either party's ability to seek equitable relief.
15.12 U.S. Governing Law.
(a) For U.S. City, County, and State Government Entities. If Customer is a U.S. city, county, or state government entity, then this Agreement will be silent regarding governing law and venue.
(b) For U.S. Federal Government Entities. If Customer is a U.S. federal government entity, then the following applies: ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES. SOLELY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW, (I) THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (EXCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES) WILL APPLY IN THE ABSENCE OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW; AND (II) FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES, THE PARTIES CONSENT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE COURTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
(c) For All Other Entities. If Customer is any entity not identified in Section 15.12(a) (U.S. Governing Law for U.S. City, County, and State Government Entities) or (b) (U.S. Governing Law for Federal Government Entities), then the following applies: ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED BY CALIFORNIA LAW, EXCLUDING THAT STATE'S CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES, AND WILL BE LITIGATED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA; THE PARTIES CONSENT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN THOSE COURTS.
15.13 Amendments. Except as stated in Sections 1.4(b) (Updates: To this Agreement (GCP Services and TSS only)); 1.4(c) (Updates: To the URL Terms (All Services)) or (c) (Updates: To the Cloud Data Processing Addendum), any amendment must be in writing, signed by both parties, and expressly state that it is amending this Agreement.
15.14 Survival. The following Sections will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 2 (Payment Terms), Section 5 (Intellectual Property Rights; Protection of Customer Data; Feedback), Section 7 (Confidential Information), Section 8.6 (Effect of Termination), Section 11 (Disclaimer), Section 12 (Limitation of Liability), Section 13 (Indemnification), Section 14.1(e) (termination of Reseller Agreement), Section 14.2 (Liability Cap), Section 14.3 (Sharing Confidential Information), Section 14.4 (Reseller-Customer Relationship), and Section 15 (Miscellaneous).
15.15 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets out all terms agreed between the parties and supersedes all other agreements between the parties relating to its subject matter. In entering into this Agreement, neither party has relied on, and neither party will have any right or remedy based on, any statement, representation, or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently), except those expressly stated in this Agreement. The URL Terms are incorporated by reference into this Agreement. After the Effective Date, Google may provide an updated URL in place of any URL in this Agreement.
15.16 Conflicting Terms. If there is a conflict between the documents that make up this Agreement, the documents will control in the following order (of decreasing precedence): the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, the remainder of this Agreement (excluding the URL Terms), and the URL Terms (excluding the Cloud Data Processing Addendum).
15.17 Headers. Headings and captions used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not have any effect on the interpretation of this Agreement.
15.18 Conflicting Languages. If this Agreement is translated into any language other than English, and there is a discrepancy between the English text and the translated text, the English text will govern unless expressly stated otherwise in the translation. Unless otherwise specified, all references to “$” in this Agreement refer to United States dollars.
15.19 Definitions.
- "Account" means Customer's Google Cloud Platform or SecOps Services account, as applicable.
- "Admin Console" means the online console(s) or dashboard provided by Google to Customer for administering certain Services.
- "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with a party.
- "Anti-Bribery Laws" means all applicable commercial and public anti-bribery laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010, that prohibit corrupt offers of anything of value, either directly or indirectly, to anyone, including government officials, to obtain or keep business or to secure any other improper commercial advantage. Government officials include: any government employees, candidates for public office, members of royal families, and employees of government-owned or government-controlled companies, public international organizations, and political parties.
- "AUP" means the then-current acceptable use policy for the Services stated at https://cloud.google.com/terms/aup.
- "BAA" or "Business Associate Agreement" is an amendment to this Agreement covering the handling of Protected Health Information (as defined in HIPAA).
- "Brand Features" means the trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features of each party, respectively, as secured by such party from time to time.
- "Branding Guidelines" means Google’s then-current Google branding guidelines at https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/external_customer_co_branding_eligibility.pdf, as may be updated by Google from time to time.
- "Cloud Data Processing Addendum" means the then-current terms describing data processing and security obligations with respect to Customer Data, as described at https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum.
- "Confidential Information" means information that one party (or an Affiliate) discloses to the other party under or in connection with this Agreement, and which is marked as confidential or would normally under the circumstances be considered confidential information. It does not include information that is independently developed by the recipient, is rightfully given to the recipient by a third party without confidentiality obligations, or becomes public through no fault of the recipient. Subject to the preceding sentence, Customer Data is considered Customer's Confidential Information.
- "Control" means control of greater than 50 percent of the voting rights or equity interests of a party.
- "Customer Application" means a software program that Customer creates or hosts using the GCP Services.
- "Customer Data" means data provided to Google by Customer or End Users through the Services under the Account, and data that Customer or End Users derive from that data through their use of the Services.
- "Documentation" means the Google documentation (as may be updated from time to time) in the form generally made available by Google to its customers for use with the Services, including at https://cloud.google.com/docs/.
- "End Users" means the individuals who are permitted by Customer to use the Services. For clarity, End Users may include employees of Customer Affiliates and other authorized third parties.
- "Export Control Laws" means all applicable export and re-export control laws and regulations, including (a) the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, (b) trade and economic sanctions maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and (c) the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") maintained by the U.S. Department of State.
- "Fee Accrual Period" means a calendar month or other period or billing frequency specified by Google in the Admin Console or in an Order Form.
- "Fees" means the applicable fees for each Service, Software, TSS, and Third-Party Offerings, plus any applicable Taxes. The Fees for each GCP Service are stated at https://cloud.google.com/skus/ (incorporated into this Agreement by this reference).
- “GCP Services” or “Google Cloud Platform Services” means the then-current services described at https://cloud.google.com/terms/services.
- "Google API" means any application programming interface provided by Google as part of the Services.
- "High Risk Activities" means activities where the use or failure of the Services would reasonably be expected to lead to death, personal injury, or environmental or property damage (such as the creation or operation of nuclear facilities, air traffic control, life support systems, or weaponry).
- "HIPAA" means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as it may be amended from time to time, and any regulations issued under it.
- "including" means including but not limited to.
- "Indemnified Liabilities" means any (i) settlement amounts approved by the indemnifying party, and (ii) damages and costs finally awarded against the indemnified party by a court of competent jurisdiction.
- "Intellectual Property Rights" means current and future worldwide rights under patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and moral rights laws, and other similar rights.
- "Legal Process" means an information disclosure request made under law, governmental regulation, court order, subpoena, warrant, or other valid legal authority, legal procedure, or similar process.
- "Liability" means any liability, whether under contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, regardless of whether foreseeable or contemplated by the parties.
- "Notification Email Address" means the email address(es) designated by Customer in the Admin Console, or if none exists, the applicable Order Form.
- "Order Form" means (a) an order form, statement of work, or other ordering document issued by Google under this Agreement and executed by Customer and Google; or (b) an order placed by Customer via a Google website or the Services, in each case specifying the Services Google will provide to Customer.
- "Order Term" means the period of time starting on the Services Start Date for the Services and continuing for the period indicated on the Order Form unless terminated in accordance with this Agreement.
- "Payment Due Date" means the payment due date set out in the applicable Order Form, or if not specified, 30 days from the invoice date.
- "Project" means, as applicable:
(i) a collection of Google Cloud Platform resources configured by Customer via the GCP Services; or
(ii) an instance of the SecOps Services configured and used by Customer.
- "Reseller" means, if applicable, the authorized unaffiliated third-party reseller that sells the Services to Customer.
- "Reseller Agreement" means, if applicable, the separate agreement between Customer and Reseller regarding the Services. The Reseller Agreement is independent of and outside the scope of this Agreement.
- "Reseller Fees" means the fees (if any) for Services used or ordered by Customer as agreed in a Reseller Agreement, plus any applicable Taxes.
- "Reseller Order" means, if applicable, an order form issued by a Reseller and executed by Customer and the Reseller specifying the Services Customer is ordering from the Reseller.
- "SecOps Services" means the then-current services described at https://cloud.google.com/terms/secops/services.
- "Service Specific Terms" means, as applicable:
(i) For GCP Services, the then-current terms specific to one or more Services stated at cloud.google.com/terms/service-terms; and
(ii) For SecOps Services, the then-current terms specific to one or more Services stated at https://cloud.google.com/terms/secops/service-terms.
- "Services" means the GCP Services and/or the SecOps Services, as applicable. In each case, Services exclude any Third-Party Offerings.
- "Services Start Date" means either the start date described in the Order Form or, in the absence of any such date, the date Google makes the Services available to Customer.
- "SLA" means, as applicable:
(i) For GCP Services, each of the then-current service level agreements at https://cloud.google.com/terms/sla and
(ii) For SecOps Services, each of the then-current service level agreements at https://cloud.google.com/terms/secops/sla.
- "Software" means any downloadable tools, software development kits, or other such computer software provided by Google in connection with the Services, and any updates Google may make to such Software from time to time, excluding any Third-Party Offerings.
- "Suspend" or "Suspension" means disabling or limiting access to or use of the Services or components of the Services.
- "Taxes" means all government-imposed taxes, except for taxes based on Google's net income, net worth, asset value, property value, or employment.
- "Term" has the meaning stated in Section 8.1 (Agreement Term) of this Agreement.
- "Third-Party Offerings" means (a) third-party services, software, products, and other offerings that are not incorporated into the Services or Software, (b) offerings identified in the "Third-Party Terms" section of the Service Specific Terms, and (c) third-party operating systems.
- "Third-Party Legal Proceeding" means any formal legal proceeding filed by an unaffiliated third party before a court or government tribunal (including any appellate proceeding).
- "TSS" means the then-current technical support service provided by Google to Customer under the TSS Guidelines.
- "TSS Guidelines" means Google's technical support
services guidelines then in effect for the Services.
TSS Guidelines are available at, as applicable:
(i) For GCP Services, https://cloud.google.com/terms/tssg/ (under Google Cloud Platform Services); and
(ii) For SecOps Services, https://cloud.google.com/terms/secops/tssg.
- "URL Terms" means, collectively, the AUP, Cloud Data Processing Addendum, Service Specific Terms, SLA, and TSS Guidelines.
16. Regional Terms. Customer agrees to the following modifications to this Agreement if Customer’s billing address is in the applicable region as described below:
Asia Pacific - All regions, excluding India
Section 2.2 is replaced as follows:
2.2 Taxes. Google will itemize any invoiced Taxes. If Taxes must be withheld from any payment to Google, then Customer will increase the payment to Google so that the net amount received by Google is equal to the amount invoiced, without reduction for Taxes.
The definition of "Taxes" under Section 15.19 (Definitions) is replaced as follows:
15.19 Definitions.
"Taxes" means all government-imposed taxes, as per the applicable law associated with the rendering and performance of the Services, including but not limited to any duties, customs duties, and any direct or indirect taxes, including any related penalties or interest, except for taxes based on Google's profit.
Asia Pacific (all regions excluding Australia, Japan, India, New Zealand, Singapore) and Latin America (all regions excluding Brazil)
Section 15.12 (U.S. Governing Law) is replaced as follows:
15.12 Governing Law; Arbitration.
(a) ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED GOOGLE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (INCLUDING ANY DISPUTE REGARDING THE INTERPRETATION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT) ("Dispute") WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, USA, EXCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES.
(b) The parties will try in good faith to settle any Dispute within 30 days after the Dispute arises. If the Dispute is not resolved within 30 days, it must be resolved by arbitration by the American Arbitration Association’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution in accordance with its Expedited Commercial Rules in force as of the date of this Agreement ("Rules").
(c) The parties will mutually select one arbitrator. The arbitration will be conducted in English in Santa Clara County, California, USA.
(d) Either party may apply to any competent court for injunctive relief necessary to protect its rights pending resolution of the arbitration. The arbitrator may order equitable or injunctive relief consistent with the remedies and limitations in this Agreement.
(e) Subject to the confidentiality requirements in Subsection (g), either party may petition any competent court to issue any order necessary to protect that party's rights or property; this petition will not be considered a violation or waiver of this governing law and arbitration section and will not affect the arbitrator’s powers, including the power to review the judicial decision. The parties stipulate that the courts of Santa Clara County, California, USA, are competent to grant any order under this Subsection 15.12 (e).
(f) The arbitral award will be final and binding on the parties and its execution may be presented in any competent court, including any court with jurisdiction over either party or any of its property.
(g) Any arbitration proceeding conducted in accordance with this Section 15.12 (Governing Law; Arbitration) will be considered Confidential Information under Section 7 (Confidential Information), including: (i) the existence of, (ii) any information disclosed during, and (iii) any oral communications or documents related to, the arbitration proceedings. In addition to the disclosure rights under Section 7 (Confidential Information), the parties may disclose the information described in this Subsection 15.12 (g) to a competent court as may be necessary to file any order under Subsection 15.12 (e) or execute any arbitral decision, but the parties must request that those judicial proceedings be conducted in camera (in private).
(h) The parties will pay the arbitrator’s fees, the arbitrator's appointed experts' fees and expenses, and the arbitration center's administrative expenses in accordance with the Rules. In its final decision, the arbitrator will determine the non-prevailing party's obligation to reimburse the amount paid in advance by the prevailing party for these fees.
(i) Each party will bear its own lawyers’ and experts’ fees and expenses, regardless of the arbitrator’s final decision regarding the Dispute.
Asia Pacific - India
Google Cloud India Private Limited has been appointed by Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (‘GAP’) as a non-exclusive reseller of the Services (as defined below) in India. For avoidance of any doubts, whilst in this Agreement, both the entities have been referred to as ‘Google.’ It is hereby clarified that wherever the provisions refer to Google for sales or rights and obligations in relation thereto (including any terms relating to invoicing for sale of services, credit limit, termination of this Agreement, etc.), ‘Google’ shall mean Google Cloud India Private Limited, and wherever in this Agreement, the provisions refer to ‘Google’ as a provider of the Services or rights and obligations in relation thereto shall mean ‘GAP’.
Google Cloud India Private Limited may execute Order Form(s) referencing this Agreement, but the Order Form will form a separate contract between Google Cloud India Private Limited and the Customer, and incorporate all of the terms of this Agreement. Under this Agreement, whereas, as a reseller of Services, Google Cloud India Private Limited purchases the Services from GAP for resale to the Customer, the entire obligation to provide such Services under this Agreement will be met by GAP and as such, Google Cloud India Private Limited will not have any obligation related to performance of Services.
Section 2 (Payment Terms) is replaced as follows:
2. Payment Terms.
2.1 Payment.
(a) Google will invoice Customer for the Fees. Payments for invoices are due 60 days after the invoice date (unless otherwise specified on the Order Form) and are considered overdue after such date. All payments are due in the currency described in the invoice. Wire transfer payments must include the bank information described in the invoice.
2.2 Taxes.
(a) In consideration of the sale of Services, Customer agrees to pay to Google, the Fees plus any applicable taxes. If Google is obligated to collect or pay Taxes, the Taxes will be invoiced to Customer along with the Fees for sale of services, unless Customer provides Google with a timely and valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority.
(b) If required under the applicable law, Customer will provide Google with applicable tax identification information (Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (“GSTIN”), location where the Services would be received by the customer, tax status etc.) that Google may require to ensure its compliance with applicable tax regulations in India. The Customer acknowledges that all the details provided such as the GSTIN, location where the Services would be received by the Customer, tax status etc. are correct. The address and GSTIN provided are of the location where the Services would be received by the Customer. Customer will be liable to pay (or reimburse Google for) any taxes, interest or fines arising out of any mis-declaration by the Customer.
(c) If Customer is required by law to withhold any amounts for Income Tax on its payments to Google for sale of services, Customer must provide Google in a timely manner with a withholding tax certificate or other appropriate documentation and undertake to carry out the necessary compliances as per the applicable tax laws in India to enable Google to claim credit of such withholding taxes and provide support, as may be required for such purpose.
2.3 Invoice Disputes.
(a) Customer must submit any invoice disputes to collections@google.com before the Payment Due Date. If the parties determine that Fees were incorrectly invoiced, then Google will issue a credit equal to the agreed amount.
Section 15.12 (U.S. Governing Law) is replaced as follows:
15.12 Governing Law.
All claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be governed by laws of India, excluding that state’s conflict of laws rules, and will be litigated exclusively in the courts of New Delhi; the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction in those courts. Notwithstanding the above, the Customer can and will bring all claims with respect to Google under this Agreement against Google Cloud India Private Limited.
The definition of "Taxes" under Section 15.19 (Definitions) is replaced as follows:
“Taxes” means all taxes as per the applicable law including but not limited to any duties, or taxes (other than income tax on income), including indirect taxes such as goods and services tax (“GST”) or the taxes associated with the purchase of the Services
Previous versions of the Terms of Service for Customers with billing accounts in India are here.
Asia Pacific - Indonesia
A new Section 8.7 is added:
8.7 Termination Waiver. The parties agree to waive any provisions under any applicable laws to the extent that a court decision or order is required for the cancellation of this Agreement.
The Indonesian version of this Agreement is accessible here and Section 15.18 is replaced as follows:
15.18 Conflicting Languages. This Agreement is made in the Indonesian and the English language. Both versions are equally authentic. In the event of any inconsistency or different interpretation between the Indonesian version and the English version, the parties agree to amend the Indonesian version to make the relevant part of the Indonesian version consistent with the relevant part of the English version.
Asia Pacific - Australia
A new Section 11A is added as follows:
11A. This Section 11A applies only if the Services are subject to statutory guarantees under the Australian Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (“ACCA”). Applicable laws, including the ACCA, may confer rights and remedies into this Agreement that cannot be excluded, and which are not excluded by this Agreement. To the extent that the applicable laws permit Google to limit their operation, Google’s and its Affiliates’ liability under those laws will be limited at its option, to the supply of the Services again, or payment of the cost of having the Services supplied again.
Section 12.2 (Limitation on Amount of Liability) is replaced with the following:
12.2 Limitation on Amount of Liability. Each party's total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement in connection with either the GCP Services or SecOps Services, as applicable, is limited to the greater of: (a) the Fees Customer paid for such Services during the 12 month period before the event giving rise to Liability, or (b) $AUD1,000, except Google’s total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or related to Services or Software provided free of charge is limited to US$5,000.
Section 15.12(c) (U.S. Governing Law) is amended by inserting the following text at the end of that Section: “IF APPLICABLE LAW PREVENTS A DISPUTE FROM BEING RESOLVED IN A CALIFORNIA COURT, THEN CUSTOMER MAY FILE THE DISPUTE IN CUSTOMER’S LOCAL COURTS. IF APPLICABLE LAW PREVENTS CUSTOMER’S LOCAL COURT FROM APPLYING CALIFORNIA LAW TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE, THEN THE DISPUTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS OF CUSTOMER’S COUNTRY, STATE, OR OTHER PLACE OF RESIDENCE.”
Section 15.15 (Entire Agreement) is amended by inserting the following text at the end of that Section: “Nothing in this Agreement excludes a party’s liability for prior written or oral misrepresentation.”
Europe, Middle East, Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Lebanon
A new Section 8.7 is added as follows:
8.7 No requirement for Court Order. Both parties acknowledge and agree that a court order will not be required to give effect to any term or termination of this Agreement or of any Order Form.
Section 15.12 (U.S. Governing Law) is replaced as follows:
15.12 Governing Law; Arbitration.
(a) ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED GOOGLE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (INCLUDING ANY DISPUTE REGARDING THE INTERPRETATION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT) ("Dispute") WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, USA, EXCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES.
(b) The parties will try in good faith to settle any Dispute within 30 days after the Dispute arises. If the Dispute is not resolved within 30 days, it must be resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) ("Rules"), which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference to this Section.
(c) The parties will mutually select one arbitrator. The arbitration will be conducted in English and the place and the legal seat of the arbitration will be the Dubai International Financial Center, DIFC, Dubai UAE.
(d) Either party may apply to any competent court for injunctive relief necessary to protect its rights pending resolution of the arbitration. The arbitrator may order equitable or injunctive relief consistent with the remedies and limitations in this Agreement.
(e) The arbitral award will be final and binding on the parties and its execution may be presented in any competent court, including any court with jurisdiction over either party or any of its property.
(f) Any arbitration proceeding conducted in accordance with this Section 15.12 (Governing Law; Arbitration) will be considered Confidential Information under Section 7 (Confidential Information), including: (i) the existence of, (ii) any information disclosed during, and (iii) any oral communications or documents related to, the arbitration proceedings. In addition to the disclosure rights under Section 7 (Confidential Information), the parties may disclose the information described in this Subsection 15.12 (f) to a competent court as may be necessary to execute any arbitral decision, but the parties must request that those judicial proceedings be conducted in camera (in private).
(g) The parties will pay the arbitrator’s fees, the arbitrator's appointed experts' fees and expenses, and the arbitration center's administrative expenses in accordance with the Rules. In its final decision, the arbitrator will determine the non-prevailing party's obligation to reimburse the amount paid in advance by the prevailing party for these fees.
(h) Each party will bear its own lawyers’ and experts’ fees and expenses, regardless of the arbitrator’s final decision regarding the Dispute.
Latin America - Brazil
When the Google contracting entity is Google Cloud Brasil Computação e Serviços de Dados Ltda., Section 15.12 (U.S. Governing Law) is replaced as follows:
15.12 Governing Law & Arbitration. This Agreement is governed by Brazilian Law. ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED GOOGLE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION, AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
(a) Definitions. “Dispute” means any contractual or non-contractual dispute regarding this Agreement, including its formation, validity, subject matter, interpretation, performance, or termination.
(b) Settlement. The parties will try in good faith to settle any Dispute within 30 days after a party receives the first notice regarding the Dispute in accordance with Section 15.12 (Notices). If the parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within this 30-day period, either party may refer the Dispute to arbitration in accordance with Section 15.12(c) (Arbitration).
(c) Arbitration. The parties will refer all Disputes to final, binding arbitration under the rules of the Center of Arbitration and Mediation of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce in force as of this Agreement’s Effective Date (“Rules”). The arbitration will be conducted in Portuguese by three arbitrators in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, which will be the seat of arbitration.
(d) Confidentiality. The arbitration is Confidential Information (including the arbitration’s existence and any oral or written information related to it). However, the parties may disclose to a competent court information necessary to execute any arbitral decision, but only if the confidentiality of those materials is maintained in those judicial proceedings.
(e) Non-Monetary Relief. The arbitrator(s) may only issue its award based on law, not in equity, and may not award non-monetary relief.
(f) Fees and Expenses. Each party will bear its own lawyers’ and experts’ fees and expenses, regardless of the arbitrator’s final decision regarding the Dispute.
North America - United States
Section 15.19 (Definitions) is changed to Section 15.20 (Definitions).
A new Section 15.19 is added:
15.19 U.S. Federal Agency Users. The Services were developed solely at private expense and are commercial computer software and related documentation within the meaning of the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations and their agency supplements.
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