Google Cloud
Overview
  • Accelerate your digital transformation
  • Whether your business is early in its journey or well on its way to digital transformation, Google Cloud can help solve your toughest challenges.
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  • Key benefits
  • Why Google Cloud
    Top reasons businesses choose us.
  • AI and ML
    Get enterprise-ready AI.
  • Multicloud
    Run your apps wherever you need them.
  • Global infrastructure
    Build on the same infrastructure as Google.
  • Data Cloud
    Make smarter decisions with unified data.
  • Open cloud
    Scale with open, flexible technology.
  • Trust and security
    Keep your data secure and compliant.
  • Productivity and collaboration
    Connect your teams with AI-powered apps.
  • Reports and insights
  • Executive insights
    Curated C-suite perspectives.
  • Analyst reports
    Read what industry analysts say about us.
  • Whitepapers
    Browse and download popular whitepapers.
  • Customer stories
    Explore case studies and videos.
Solutions
  • Industry Solutions
    Reduce cost, increase operational agility, and capture new market opportunities.
  • Retail
    Analytics and collaboration tools for the retail value chain.
  • Consumer Packaged Goods
    Solutions for CPG digital transformation and brand growth.
  • Financial Services
    Computing, data management, and analytics tools for financial services.
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
    Advance research at scale and empower healthcare innovation.
  • Media and Entertainment
    Solutions for content production and distribution operations.
  • Telecommunications
    Hybrid and multi-cloud services to deploy and monetize 5G.
  • Games
    AI-driven solutions to build and scale games faster.
  • Manufacturing
    Migration and AI tools to optimize the manufacturing value chain.
  • Supply Chain and Logistics
    Enable sustainable, efficient, and resilient data-driven operations across supply chain and logistics operations.
  • Government
    Data storage, AI, and analytics solutions for government agencies.
  • Education
    Teaching tools to provide more engaging learning experiences.
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  • Application Modernization
    Assess, plan, implement, and measure software practices and capabilities to modernize and simplify your organization’s business application portfolios.
  • CAMP
    Program that uses DORA to improve your software delivery capabilities.
  • Modernize Traditional Applications
    Analyze, categorize, and get started with cloud migration on traditional workloads.
  • Migrate from PaaS: Cloud Foundry, Openshift
    Tools for moving your existing containers into Google's managed container services.
  • Migrate from Mainframe
    Automated tools and prescriptive guidance for moving your mainframe apps to the cloud.
  • Modernize Software Delivery
    Software supply chain best practices - innerloop productivity, CI/CD and S3C.
  • DevOps Best Practices
    Processes and resources for implementing DevOps in your org.
  • SRE Principles
    Tools and resources for adopting SRE in your org.
  • Day 2 Operations for GKE
    Tools and guidance for effective GKE management and monitoring.
  • FinOps and Optimization of GKE
    Best practices for running reliable, performant, and cost effective applications on GKE.
  • Run Applications at the Edge
    Guidance for localized and low latency apps on Google’s hardware agnostic edge solution.
  • Architect for Multicloud
    Manage workloads across multiple clouds with a consistent platform.
  • Go Serverless
    Fully managed environment for developing, deploying and scaling apps.
  • Artificial Intelligence
    Add intelligence and efficiency to your business with AI and machine learning.
  • Contact Center AI
    AI model for speaking with customers and assisting human agents.
  • Document AI
    Document processing and data capture automated at scale.
  • Product Discovery
    Google-quality search and product recommendations for retailers.
  • APIs and Applications
    Speed up the pace of innovation without coding, using APIs, apps, and automation.
  • New Business Channels Using APIs
    Attract and empower an ecosystem of developers and partners.
  • Unlocking Legacy Applications Using APIs
    Cloud services for extending and modernizing legacy apps.
  • Open Banking APIx
    Simplify and accelerate secure delivery of open banking compliant APIs.
  • Databases
    Migrate and manage enterprise data with security, reliability, high availability, and fully managed data services.
  • Database Migration
    Guides and tools to simplify your database migration life cycle.
  • Database Modernization
    Upgrades to modernize your operational database infrastructure.
  • Databases for Games
    Build global, live games with Google Cloud databases.
  • Google Cloud Databases
    Database services to migrate, manage, and modernize data.
  • Migrate Oracle workloads to Google Cloud
    Rehost, replatform, rewrite your Oracle workloads.
  • Open Source Databases
    Fully managed open source databases with enterprise-grade support.
  • SQL Server on Google Cloud
    Options for running SQL Server virtual machines on Google Cloud.
  • Data Cloud
    Unify data across your organization with an open and simplified approach to data-driven transformation that is unmatched for speed, scale, and security with AI built-in.
  • Databases Solutions
    Migrate and manage enterprise data with security, reliability, high availability, and fully managed data services.
  • Smart Analytics Solutions
    Generate instant insights from data at any scale with a serverless, fully managed analytics platform that significantly simplifies analytics.
  • AI Solutions
    Add intelligence and efficiency to your business with AI and machine learning.
  • Data Cloud for ISVs
    Innovate, optimize and amplify your SaaS applications using Google's data and machine learning solutions such as BigQuery, Looker, Spanner and Vertex AI.
  • Data Cloud Alliance
    An initiative to ensure that global businesses have more seamless access and insights into the data required for digital transformation.
  • Digital Transformation
  • Accelerate business recovery and ensure a better future with solutions that enable hybrid and multi-cloud, generate intelligent insights, and keep your workers connected.
  • Digital Innovation
    Reimagine your operations and unlock new opportunities.
  • Operational Efficiency
    Prioritize investments and optimize costs.
  • COVID-19 Solutions
    Get work done more safely and securely.
  • COVID-19 Solutions for the Healthcare Industry
    How Google is helping healthcare meet extraordinary challenges.
  • Infrastructure Modernization
    Migrate quickly with solutions for SAP, VMware, Windows, Oracle, and other workloads.
  • Application Migration
    Discovery and analysis tools for moving to the cloud.
  • SAP on Google Cloud
    Certifications for running SAP applications and SAP HANA.
  • High Performance Computing
    Compute, storage, and networking options to support any workload.
  • Windows on Google Cloud
    Tools and partners for running Windows workloads.
  • Data Center Migration
    Migration solutions for VMs, apps, databases, and more.
  • Active Assist
    Automatic cloud resource optimization and increased security.
  • Virtual Desktops
    Remote work solutions for desktops and applications (VDI & DaaS).
  • Rapid Assessment & Migration Program (RAMP)
    End-to-end migration program to simplify your path to the cloud.
  • Backup and Disaster Recovery
    Ensure your business continuity needs are met.
  • Productivity and Collaboration
    Change the way teams work with solutions designed for humans and built for impact.
  • Google Workspace
    Collaboration and productivity tools for enterprises.
  • Google Workspace Essentials
    Secure video meetings and modern collaboration for teams.
  • Cloud Identity
    Unified platform for IT admins to manage user devices and apps.
  • Chrome Enterprise
    ChromeOS, Chrome Browser, and Chrome devices built for business.
  • Cloud Search
    Enterprise search for employees to quickly find company information.
  • Security
    Detect, investigate, and respond to online threats to help protect your business.
  • Security Analytics and Operations
    Solution for analyzing petabytes of security telemetry.
  • Web App and API Protection
    Threat and fraud protection for your web applications and APIs.
  • Security and Resilience Framework
    Solutions for each phase of the security and resilience life cycle.
  • Risk and compliance as code (RCaC)
    Solution to modernize your governance, risk, and compliance function with automation.
  • Software Supply Chain Security
    Solution for improving end-to-end software supply chain security.
  • Security Foundation
    Recommended products to help achieve a strong security posture.
  • Smart Analytics
    Generate instant insights from data at any scale with a serverless, fully managed analytics platform that significantly simplifies analytics.
  • Data Warehouse Modernization
    Data warehouse to jumpstart your migration and unlock insights.
  • Data Lake Modernization
    Services for building and modernizing your data lake.
  • Spark on Google Cloud
    Run and write Spark where you need it, serverless and integrated.
  • Stream Analytics
    Insights from ingesting, processing, and analyzing event streams.
  • Business Intelligence
    Solutions for modernizing your BI stack and creating rich data experiences.
  • Data Science
    Put your data to work with Data Science on Google Cloud.
  • Marketing Analytics
    Solutions for collecting, analyzing, and activating customer data.
  • Geospatial Analytics and AI
    Solutions for building a more prosperous and sustainable business.
  • Datasets
    Data from Google, public, and commercial providers to enrich your analytics and AI initiatives.
  • Startups and SMB
    Accelerate startup and SMB growth with tailored solutions and programs.
  • Startup Solutions
    Grow your startup and solve your toughest challenges using Google’s proven technology.
  • Startup Program
    Get financial, business, and technical support to take your startup to the next level.
  • Small and Medium Business
    Explore solutions for web hosting, app development, AI, and analytics.
  • Software as a Service
    Build better SaaS products, scale efficiently, and grow your business.
Products
  • Featured Products
  • Compute Engine
    Virtual machines running in Google’s data center.
  • Cloud Storage
    Object storage that’s secure, durable, and scalable.
  • Cloud SDK
    Command-line tools and libraries for Google Cloud.
  • Cloud SQL
    Relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server.
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
    Managed environment for running containerized apps.
  • BigQuery
    Data warehouse for business agility and insights.
  • Cloud CDN
    Content delivery network for delivering web and video.
  • Dataflow
    Streaming analytics for stream and batch processing.
  • Operations
    Monitoring, logging, and application performance suite.
  • Cloud Run
    Fully managed environment for running containerized apps.
  • Anthos
    Platform for modernizing existing apps and building new ones.
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  • AI and Machine Learning
  • Vertex AI
    Unified platform for training, running, and managing ML models.
  • Vertex AI Workbench
    Single interface for the entire Data Science workflow.
  • AI Infrastructure
    Options for training deep learning and ML models cost-effectively.
  • AutoML
    Custom machine learning model development, with minimal effort.
  • Natural Language AI
    Sentiment analysis and classification of unstructured text.
  • Speech-to-Text
    Speech recognition and transcription across 125 languages.
  • Text-to-Speech
    Speech synthesis in 220+ voices and 40+ languages.
  • Translation AI
    Language detection, translation, and glossary support.
  • Video AI
    Video classification and recognition using machine learning.
  • Vision AI
    Custom and pre-trained models to detect emotion, text, and more.
  • Dialogflow
    Lifelike conversational AI with state-of-the-art virtual agents.
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  • API Management
  • Apigee API Management
    Manage the full life cycle of APIs anywhere with visibility and control.
  • Apigee Integration
    API-first integration to connect existing data and applications.
  • Cloud Healthcare API
    Solution to bridge existing care systems and apps on Google Cloud.
  • AppSheet
    No-code development platform to build and extend applications.
  • API Gateway
    Develop, deploy, secure, and manage APIs with a fully managed gateway.
  • Compute
  • Compute Engine
    Virtual machines running in Google’s data center.
  • App Engine
    Serverless application platform for apps and back ends.
  • Cloud GPUs
    GPUs for ML, scientific computing, and 3D visualization.
  • Migrate to Virtual Machines
    Server and virtual machine migration to Compute Engine.
  • Spot VMs
    Compute instances for batch jobs and fault-tolerant workloads.
  • Batch
    Fully managed service for scheduling batch jobs.
  • Sole-Tenant Nodes
    Dedicated hardware for compliance, licensing, and management.
  • Bare Metal
    Infrastructure to run specialized workloads on Google Cloud.
  • Recommender
    Usage recommendations for Google Cloud products and services.
  • VMware Engine
    Fully managed, native VMware Cloud Foundation software stack.
  • Cloud Run
    Fully managed environment for running containerized apps.
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  • Containers
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
    Managed environment for running containerized apps.
  • Container Registry
    Registry for storing, managing, and securing Docker images.
  • Container Security
    Container environment security for each stage of the life cycle.
  • Cloud Build
    Solution for running build steps in a Docker container.
  • Deep Learning Containers
    Containers with data science frameworks, libraries, and tools.
  • Kubernetes Applications
    Containerized apps with prebuilt deployment and unified billing.
  • Artifact Registry
    Package manager for build artifacts and dependencies.
  • Knative
    Components to create Kubernetes-native cloud-based software.
  • Cloud Run
    Fully managed environment for running containerized apps.
  • Cloud Code
    IDE support to write, run, and debug Kubernetes applications.
  • Google Cloud Deploy
    Fully managed continuous delivery to Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run.
  • Data Analytics
  • BigQuery
    Data warehouse for business agility and insights.
  • Looker
    Platform for BI, data applications, and embedded analytics.
  • Dataflow
    Streaming analytics for stream and batch processing.
  • Pub/Sub
    Messaging service for event ingestion and delivery.
  • Dataproc
    Service for running Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop clusters.
  • Cloud Data Fusion
    Data integration for building and managing data pipelines.
  • Cloud Composer
    Workflow orchestration service built on Apache Airflow.
  • Dataprep
    Service to prepare data for analysis and machine learning.
  • Dataplex
    Intelligent data fabric for unifying data management across silos.
  • Looker Studio
    Interactive data suite for dashboarding, reporting, and analytics.
  • Analytics Hub
    Service for securely and efficiently exchanging data analytics assets.
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  • Databases
  • AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
    Fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database for demanding enterprise workloads.
  • Cloud Bigtable
    Cloud-native wide-column database for large scale, low-latency workloads.
  • Firestore
    Cloud-native document database for building rich mobile, web, and IoT apps.
  • Memorystore
    In-memory database for managed Redis and Memcached.
  • Cloud Spanner
    Cloud-native relational database with unlimited scale and 99.999% availability.
  • Cloud SQL
    Fully managed database for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
  • Database Migration Service
    Serverless, minimal downtime migrations to the cloud.
  • Bare Metal Solution for Oracle
    Infrastructure to run specialized Oracle workloads on Google Cloud.
  • Firebase Realtime Database
    NoSQL database for storing and syncing data in real time.
  • Datastream
    Serverless change data capture and replication service.
  • Developer Tools
  • Artifact Registry
    Universal package manager for build artifacts and dependencies.
  • Cloud Code
    IDE support to write, run, and debug Kubernetes applications.
  • Cloud Build
    Continuous integration and continuous delivery platform.
  • Cloud Deploy
    Fully managed continuous delivery to Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run.
  • Cloud Deployment Manager
    Service for creating and managing Google Cloud resources.
  • gcloud CLI
    Command line tools and libraries for Google Cloud.
  • Cloud Scheduler
    Cron job scheduler for task automation and management.
  • Cloud Source Repositories
    Private Git repository to store, manage, and track code.
  • Cloud Tasks
    Task management service for asynchronous task execution.
  • Cloud Workstations
    Managed and secure development environments in the cloud
  • Tools for PowerShell
    Full cloud control from Windows PowerShell.
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  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • Apigee Healthcare APIx
    FHIR API-based digital service production.
  • Cloud Healthcare API
    Solution for bridging existing care systems and apps on Google Cloud.
  • Cloud Life Sciences
    Tools for managing, processing, and transforming biomedical data.
  • Device Connect for Fitbit
    Gain a 360-degree patient view with connected Fitbit data on Google Cloud.
  • Healthcare Natural Language AI
    Real-time insights from unstructured medical text.
  • Medical Imaging Suite
    Accelerate development of AI for medical imaging by making imaging data accessible, interoperable, and useful.
  • Hybrid and Multicloud
  • Anthos
    Platform for modernizing existing apps and building new ones.
  • Looker
    Platform for BI, data applications, and embedded analytics.
  • Cloud Run for Anthos
    Integration that provides a serverless development platform on GKE.
  • Google Cloud Marketplace for Anthos
    Containerized apps with prebuilt deployment and unified billing.
  • Migrate to Containers
    Tool to move workloads and existing applications to GKE.
  • Operations
    Monitoring, logging, and application performance suite.
  • Cloud Build
    Service for executing builds on Google Cloud infrastructure.
  • Traffic Director
    Traffic control pane and management for open service mesh.
  • Apigee API Management
    API management, development, and security platform.
  • Google Distributed Cloud
    Fully managed solutions for the edge and data centers.
  • Google Cloud Deploy
    Fully managed continuous delivery to Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run.
  • Internet of Things
  • Cloud IoT Core
    IoT device management, integration, and connection service.
  • Edge TPU
    ASIC designed to run ML inference and AI at the edge.
  • Management Tools
  • Anthos Config Management
    Automate policy and security for your deployments.
  • Carbon Footprint
    Dashboard to view and export Google Cloud carbon emissions reports.
  • Cloud APIs
    Programmatic interfaces for Google Cloud services.
  • Cloud console
    Web-based interface for managing and monitoring cloud apps.
  • Cloud Mobile App
    App to manage Google Cloud services from your mobile device.
  • Cloud Shell
    Interactive shell environment with a built-in command line.
  • Config Connector
    Kubernetes add-on for managing Google Cloud resources.
  • Cost Management
    Tools for monitoring, controlling, and optimizing your costs.
  • Intelligent Management
    Tools for easily managing performance, security, and cost.
  • Personalized Service Health
    Gain visibility into disruptive events impacting Google Cloud products.
  • Private Catalog
    Service catalog for admins managing internal enterprise solutions.
  • Terraform on Google Cloud
    Open source tool to provision Google Cloud resources with declarative configuration files.
  • Media and Gaming
  • Live Stream API
    Service to convert live video and package for streaming.
  • OpenCue
    Open source render manager for visual effects and animation.
  • Transcoder API
    Convert video files and package them for optimized delivery.
  • Video Stitcher API
    Service for dynamic or server-side ad insertion.
  • Migration
  • Application Migration
    App migration to the cloud for low-cost refresh cycles.
  • BigQuery Data Transfer Service
    Data import service for scheduling and moving data into BigQuery.
  • Cloud Foundation Toolkit
    Reference templates for Deployment Manager and Terraform.
  • Database Migration Service
    Serverless, minimal downtime migrations to the cloud.
  • Migrate to Containers
    Components for migrating VMs into system containers on GKE.
  • Migrate to Virtual Machines
    Components for migrating VMs and physical servers to Compute Engine.
  • Migration Center
    Unified platform for migrating and modernizing with Google Cloud.
  • Rapid Assessment & Migration Program (RAMP)
    End-to-end migration program to simplify your path to the cloud.
  • Transfer Appliance
    Storage server for moving large volumes of data to Google Cloud.
  • Storage Transfer Service
    Data transfers from online and on-premises sources to Cloud Storage.
  • VMware Engine
    Migrate and run your VMware workloads natively on Google Cloud.
  • Networking
  • Cloud Armor
    Security policies and defense against web and DDoS attacks.
  • Cloud CDN
    Content delivery network for serving web and video content.
  • Cloud DNS
    Domain name system for reliable and low-latency name lookups.
  • Cloud Load Balancing
    Service for distributing traffic across applications and regions.
  • Cloud NAT
    NAT service for giving private instances internet access.
  • Hybrid Connectivity
    Connectivity options for VPN, peering, and enterprise needs.
  • Network Connectivity Center
    Connectivity management to help simplify and scale networks.
  • Network Intelligence Center
    Network monitoring, verification, and optimization platform.
  • Network Service Tiers
    Cloud network options based on performance, availability, and cost.
  • Traffic Director
    Traffic control pane and management for open service mesh.
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  • Operations
  • Cloud Logging
    Google Cloud audit, platform, and application logs management.
  • Cloud Monitoring
    Infrastructure and application health with rich metrics.
  • Error Reporting
    Application error identification and analysis.
  • Kubernetes Engine Monitoring
    GKE app development and troubleshooting.
  • Cloud Trace
    Tracing system collecting latency data from applications.
  • Cloud Profiler
    CPU and heap profiler for analyzing application performance.
  • Intelligent Operations
    Tools for easily optimizing performance, security, and cost.
  • Security and Identity
  • Cloud IAM
    Permissions management system for Google Cloud resources.
  • Assured Workloads
    Compliance and security controls for sensitive workloads.
  • Cloud Key Management
    Manage encryption keys on Google Cloud.
  • Confidential Computing
    Encrypt data in use with Confidential VMs.
  • Security Command Center
    Platform for defending against threats to your Google Cloud assets.
  • Cloud Data Loss Prevention
    Sensitive data inspection, classification, and redaction platform.
  • Mandiant Products and Services
    Cybersecurity technology and expertise from the frontlines.
  • Chronicle SIEM
    Extract signals from your security telemetry to find threats instantly.
  • Chronicle Security Operations
    Detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.
  • VirusTotal Enterprise
    Unique visibility into threats.
  • reCAPTCHA Enterprise
    Protect your website from fraudulent activity, spam, and abuse without friction.
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  • Serverless Computing
  • Cloud Run
    Fully managed environment for running containerized apps.
  • Cloud Functions
    Platform for creating functions that respond to cloud events.
  • App Engine
    Serverless application platform for apps and back ends.
  • Workflows
    Workflow orchestration for serverless products and API services.
  • Storage
  • All Storage Products
    Cloud-based storage services for your business.
  • Cloud Storage
    Object storage that’s secure, durable, and scalable.
  • Filestore
    File storage that is highly scalable and secure.
  • Persistent Disk
    Block storage for virtual machine instances running on Google Cloud.
  • Cloud Storage for Firebase
    Object storage for storing and serving user-generated content.
  • Local SSD
    Block storage that is locally attached for high-performance needs.
  • Storage Transfer Service
    Data transfers from online and on-premises sources to Cloud Storage.
  • Google Workspace Essentials
    Secure video meetings and modern collaboration for teams.
  • Google Cloud Backup and DR
    Managed backup and disaster recovery for application-consistent data protection.
  • Parallelstore
    High performance, managed parallel file service.
  • Google Cloud NetApp Volumes
    File storage service that supports NFS, SMB, and multi-protocol environments.
  • Web3
  • Blockchain Node Engine
    Fully managed node hosting for developing on the blockchain.
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PRIVACY NOTICE

Effective Date: September 20, 2023

This Google Cloud Acquisitions Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) explains how the Google Cloud Acquisitions, (“we”, “our”, “us” or “Google Cloud Acquisition”), as defined herein in Annex 1, collects and processes the personal information of its users (“user”, “you” or “your” ) in relation to our website (“Website”) and our products and related services, as applicable (collectively, the “Services”). Where we refer to “Google'' in this notice, we mean the Google entity that is our parent company or any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with Google (collectively, “Google”). Where we refer to “Google Cloud Services” (or “Cloud Services”), we mean the services described here. (The data handling practices described herein do not refer to Google’s or Cloud Services’ activities unless the terms “Google” or “Cloud Services” is specifically used.)

We offer the Services either directly or via our authorized partners, including but not limited to resellers, distributors, or other similar representatives. Where we refer to our “customers” in this notice, we also mean our partners, resellers, distributors, or our other similar representatives and their customers.

If European Union (EU), UK or Swiss data protection law applies to the processing of Service Data relating to you, you can review the EU Privacy Standards and GDPR section below to learn more about your rights and compliance with these laws by us and by Google.

We process Customer Data and Service Data in order to provide the Services. This Privacy Notice applies solely to Service Data and does not apply to Customer Data. “Customer Data” is defined as data provided by or on behalf of Customer or Customer End Users for processing via the Services, unless it is otherwise defined in the specific product’s Terms of Service, in which case, that definition applies. For additional information related to Customer Data processing, please refer to your relevant Customer agreement for information about processing Customer Data and to Annex 1 for information about subprocessors.

Service Data is the personal information we collect or generate during the provision and administration of the Services, excluding any Customer Data. Service Data includes:

  • When you engage us to use our Services or sign-up to the Services, and to provide support as agreed. We collect and process your contact information and billing information when you engage us to use our Services or sign-up to the Services and to provide support as agreed between the parties. If you are a representative of a business that wishes to use, or is already using, our Services, we will collect your contact information such as your name, title and company name, contact information, i.e., email address and phone number, and information relating to the potential or existing engagement and any support agreed between us and that business.
  • Payments and transactions. We keep reasonable business records of charges, payments, and billing details and issues.
  • Settings and configurations. We record your configuration and settings, including usernames, resource identifiers, and attributes. This includes service and security settings for data and other resources.
  • Technical and operational details of your usage of the Services. We collect information about usage, operational status, software errors and crash reports, authentication details, quality and performance metrics, and other technical details necessary for us to operate and maintain the Services and related software. This information includes device identifiers, identifiers from cookies or tokens, and IP addresses.
  • Your direct communications. We keep records of your communications and interactions with us and our partners, for example, when you send us an inquiry, provide feedback, or sign up to get a demo or to receive news and updates from us.
  • When you visit the Website. We collect analytics information about your interaction with the Website, such as device identifiers and identifiers from cookies or tokens.

We process Service Data for the following purposes:

  • Provide the Services you request. Service Data is primarily used to deliver the Services that you and our customers request. This requires processing of Service Data for purposes such as billing for the services you use, ensuring those Services are delivered or working as intended, detecting and avoiding outages or other problems you might experience, and securing your data and Services.
  • Make recommendations to optimize use of the Services. We use Service Data to provide you and our customers with recommendations. This includes suggesting ways to better secure your account or data, options to reduce service charges or improve performance, and information about new or related products and features. We also evaluate your response to our recommendations.
  • Maintain and improve the Services and Cloud Services. We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of the Services. As we optimize the Services for you, this will improve them for our customers and vice versa.
  • Provide and improve other services you request, including Cloud Services. We use Service Data to deliver and improve other Services that you and our customers request, including Google or third-party services that are enabled via the Services, administrative consoles, marketplaces, or APIs.
  • Assist you, including support. We use Service Data to provide the technical support that you and our customers request, and to assess whether we have met your needs. We also use Service Data to improve our online support, and to communicate with you and our customers. This includes sending notifications about updates to the Services, and responding to support requests.
  • Protect you, our users, the public, us, and Google. We use Service Data to improve the safety and reliability of our services by detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, abuse, security risks, and technical issues that could harm us, our users, our customers, the public or Google. These activities are an important part of our commitment to secure our services.
  • Comply with legal obligations. We use Service Data to comply with our legal obligations and Google’s legal obligations, for example, where we are responding to a legal process or an enforceable governmental request, or to meet our financial record-keeping obligations.

To achieve these purposes, we use Service Data together with information we collect from other Google products and services you use. In particular, we combine Service Data with this other information because:

  • It helps us evaluate the use of the Services and other Google products to inform product development decisions. 
  • It helps us detect fraud and abuse, such as fraudulent login attempts. 
  • It enables us to comply with enforceable legal requests seeking data about a particular user's interactions across Google’s products.
  • It enables us to provide specific features of the Services (for example, to inform rankings for surfacing relevant contacts in Gmail).

We use algorithms to recognize patterns in Service Data. Manual collection and review of Service Data may also occur, such as when you interact directly with our billing or support teams. We also use Service Data for internal reporting and analysis of applicable product and business operations for which we aggregate and anonymize Service Data to eliminate personal information.

We maintain servers around the world and Service Data may be processed on servers located outside of the country where our users and customers are located from these locations, or as otherwise specified. Data protection laws vary among countries, with some providing more protection than others. 

Regardless of where your information is processed, we apply the same protections described in this privacy notice. We also comply with certain legal frameworks relating to the transfer of data, such as the frameworks described below.

  • Adequacy decisions

The European Commission has determined that certain countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) adequately protect personal data, which means that data can be transferred from the European Union (EU), Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland to that third country without any further safeguard being necessary. The UK and Switzerland have approved similar adequacy decisions. We rely on the following adequacy decisions in some cases:

1. European Commission adequacy decisions

2. UK adequacy regulations

3. Swiss adequacy decisions

  • Data Privacy Frameworks

As described in the certification table, Google complies with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks (DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries (including EEA member countries), Switzerland and the UK respectively.

Regarding Google Cloud Acquisitions, certain entities have certified their respective adherence to these DPF Principles. The respective entities remain responsible for any of your personal information that is shared under the Onward Transfer principle (see DPF Principles for more details) with third parties for external processing on their behalf, as described in the How We Share Service Data section of this notice. To learn more about the DPF, please visit the DPF website.

If you have an inquiry regarding our relevant DPF certifications, we encourage you to contact us. Google is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You may also refer a complaint to your local data protection authority and we will work with them to resolve your concern. In certain circumstances, the DPF provides the right to invoke binding arbitration to resolve complaints not resolved by other means, as described in Annex I to the DPF Principles.

    • Standard contractual clauses

    Standard contractual clauses (SCCs) are written commitments between parties that can be used as a ground for data transfers from the EU to third countries by providing appropriate data protection safeguards. SCCs have been approved by the European Commission and can’t be modified by the parties using them (you can see the SCCs adopted by the European Commission here, here, and here). Such clauses have also been approved for transfers of data to countries outside the UK and Switzerland. Where required, we rely on SCCs for data transfers. If you want to obtain a copy of the SCCs, you can contact us via our contact email address below.

    Our Services are offered with strong security features to protect your data. We work hard to protect you from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information we hold, including:

    • Encrypting Service Data at rest and while in transit between our facilities.
    • Regularly reviewing our Service Data collection, storage, and processing practices, including physical security measures, to prevent unauthorized access to our systems; and
    • Restricting access to Service Data to our employees, contractors, and agents, including Google employees, contractors, and agents, who need that Service Data in order to process it for us. Anyone with this access is subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.

    We do not share Service Data with companies, organizations, or individuals outside the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google except in the following cases:

    • When you procure third-party services

    We share your information outside of the Google Cloud Acquisitions when you or our customer choose(s) to procure a third-party service through Google Cloud Platform, the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace, the Google Workspace Marketplace, or choose(s) a third-party application that requests access to your information.

    • With your consent

    We’ll share your information outside of the Google Cloud Acquisitions where we have obtained your consent to do so. 

    • With your administrators and authorized resellers

    When you use the Services, your administrator and resellers authorized to manage your or your organization’s account will have access to certain Service Data. For example, they may be able to:

      • View account and billing information, activity and statistics
      • Change your account password
      • Suspend or terminate your account access
      • Access your account information in order to satisfy applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request
      • Restrict your ability to delete or edit your information or your privacy settings
    • For external processing

    We do not sell your Service Data to any third parties.

    We share your Service Data with trusted third-party providers to process it for us as we instruct them, in compliance with this Privacy Notice and appropriate confidentiality and security measures. In particular, we share your Service Data with our third-party providers when you request technical support services (we share the information you provide in the support ticket) and professional services (we share your contact details to enable communication and collaboration).

    • For legal reasons

    We share Service Data outside the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google if we have a good-faith belief that access to, or use, preservation, or disclosure of the Service Data is reasonably necessary to:

      • Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request.
      • Enforce applicable agreements, including investigation of potential violations.
      • Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues.
      • Protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of us, Google, our customers, users, and the public as required or permitted by law.

    If we or Google are involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, we’ll continue to ensure the confidentiality of your Service Data and give affected users notice before Service Data becomes subject to a different privacy notice.

    Your organization may allow you to access and export your data in order to back it up or transfer it to a third-party service. Some Services may enable you to directly access and download the data you have stored in the services.

    You may be able to access certain categories of Service Data directly from the Services, such as your billing contact information, payment and transaction information, or certain product and communication settings and configurations.

    If you’re unable to access your data, you can always request access via our contact email address below.

    We retain Service Data for different periods of time depending on the type of data, how we use it, and how you configure your settings. When we no longer need such data, we delete or anonymize it.

    For each type of Service Data and processing operation, we set retention timeframes based on the purposes for which we process it, and ensure that the information is kept for no longer than necessary. We retain most types of Service Data for a set period of up to 180 days (the exact number depends on the specific type of data). However, some data may be kept for longer periods where there is a business need. We generally have longer retention periods (which can be over a year) for Service Data that is kept for the following purposes:

    • Security, fraud and abuse prevention. We retain Service Data to protect the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google, users, customers, and the public from security threats (including when it is necessary to protect against fraudulent attempts to gain access to user accounts), or to investigate violations of applicable Google Cloud Acquisitions agreements. Usually, the Service Data retained where there is reason to suspect fraud or abuse would include device identifiers, identifiers from cookies or tokens, and IP addresses, as well as log data about usage of the Google Cloud Acquisitions Services.
    • Complying with legal or regulatory requirements. We retain Service Data when required by an enforceable legal process, such as when the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google receives a lawful subpoena.
    • Complying with tax, accounting or financial requirements. When the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google processes a payment for you, or when you make a payment to the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google, we retain Service Data about those transactions (including billing information), typically for a minimum of five years, as required for tax or accounting purposes, or to comply with applicable financial regulations.

    At the end of the applicable retention period, we follow detailed protocols to make sure that the Service Data is securely and completely deleted from our active systems (the servers the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google uses to run applications and store data) or retained only in anonymized form. After completion of these steps, copies of the data will remain for a limited period in our encrypted backup systems (which we maintain to protect this information from accidental or malicious deletion and for outage and disaster recovery purposes), before being overwritten by new backup copies.

    Exercising your data protection rights

    If European Union (EU), UK, or Swiss data protection law applies to the processing of Service Data relating to you, you have certain rights, including the rights to access, correct, delete and export that information, and to object to or request that we restrict processing of your personal information.

    The entities listed in Annex 1 below. will be the data controllers responsible for your personal information. However, where you or our customer has entered into an agreement covering the Services with a different Google affiliate, that affiliate will be the data controller responsible for processing your Service Data, but only in connection with billing for the Services.

    If you want to exercise your data protection rights with regard to Service Data we process in accordance with this Privacy Notice, and you are not able to do so via the tools available to you or your organization’s administrator, you can contact us via our contact email address below.

    You can always contact your local data protection authority if you have concerns regarding your rights under local law.

    Our grounds for processing your Service Data

    When we process Service Data for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice (see Why We Process Your Information above), we rely on the following legal grounds:

    Purpose

    Types of Service Data Processed

    Legal Grounds

    Provide the Services you request.

    The following types of Service Data, as necessary for the purpose:

    • Account information
    • Services payments and transactions
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    Where necessary for our legitimate interests in fulfilling the contractual obligations which we owe to our customer to provide the Services.

    Make recommendations to optimize use of the Services and Cloud Services.

    The following types of personal information, as necessary for the purpose:

    • Account information
    • Services payments and transactions
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    When we’re pursuing legitimate interests in offering the best service we can, and ensuring our customers know how to get the most out of our services.

    In some cases we will seek your consent to send you marketing communications.

    Maintain and improve the Services and Cloud Services.

    The following types of personal information, as necessary for the purpose:

    • Account information
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    Where necessary for our legitimate interests in offering the best services we can, and continuing to improve the Services to meet our customers’ needs.

    Provide and improve other services you request, including Cloud Services.

    The following types of Service Data, as necessary for the purpose:

    • Account information
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    Where necessary for our legitimate interests in fulfilling the contractual obligations we owe to our customer to provide the Services; and where necessary for our legitimate interests in offering the best services we can; and continuing to improve the Services to meet our customers’ needs.

    Assist you, which includes support.

    The following types of Service Data, as necessary for the purpose:

    • Account information
    • Services payments and transactions
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    Where necessary for our legitimate interests in fulfilling the contractual obligations we owe to our customer to provide the Services.

    Protect you, our users, customers, the public, the Google Cloud Acquisitions, and Google.

    The following types of Service Data, as necessary for the purpose:

    • Account information
    • Services payments and transactions
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    Where necessary for the Google Cloud Acquisitions’ or Google’s legitimate interest to protect against harm to the rights, property and safety of the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google; and where necessary for the Google Cloud Acquisitions’, Google’s, and third parties’ legitimate interests to protect against harm to our users, our customers and the public, including criminal acts and rights violations.

    Comply with legal obligations.

    Depending on the specific legal obligations, following types of Service Data:

    • Account information
    • Services payments and transactions
    • Services settings and configurations
    • Technical and operational details of your use of the Services
    • Your direct communications

    When we have a legal obligation to do so. For example, where we’re responding to legal process or an enforceable governmental request, or retaining information relating to your purchases and communications to meet our record-keeping obligations.

    Additional information (Switzerland) 

    If Swiss data protection law applies to the processing of your Service Data, the following additional information is relevant.

    Please see the section titled ‘Where Service Data is Stored’ (above) for information on where we and our affiliates process Service Data. We also disclose your Service Data to service providers, partners and other recipients (see the section titled ‘How We Share Service Data’) that are located or process information in any country in the world.

    We comply with certain legal frameworks relating to the transfer of information as set out in the sections titled ‘Model contract clauses’ and ‘Standard contractual clauses’ . We may also transfer your information to a third country based on an exception provided for by the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act.

    An exception may apply in the event of legal proceedings abroad; in cases of overriding public interest or if the performance of a contract with you or in your interest requires disclosure; if you have consented; if the information has been made generally available by you and you have not objected to the processing; if the disclosure is necessary in order to protect the life or the physical integrity of you or a third party and we can't get consent within a reasonable period of time; or if the information originates from a register provided for by Swiss law which is accessible to the public or to persons with a legitimate interest, provided that the legal conditions for the consultation of such register has been met in the specific case.

    If Brazilian data protection law applies to the processing of your personal information, you have certain rights, including the rights to access, correct, delete or export that information, as well as to object to or request that we restrict processing of that information. You also have the right to object to the processing of your information or to export your information to another service.

    For users based in Brazil, the data controller responsible for information we collect under this Privacy Notice is Cloud Brasil Computação e Serviços de Dados Ltda. If you want to exercise your data protection rights with regard to personal information we process in accordance with this Privacy Notice and are not able to do so via the tools available to you or your organization’s administrator, you can always contact us via our contact email address. And you can contact your data protection authority if you have concerns regarding your rights under Brazilian law.

    In addition to the purposes and grounds described in this Privacy Notice, we may process personal information on the following legal grounds:

    • Where necessary for the performance of a contract with you

    We may process your information where necessary for us to enter into a contract with you or to comply with our contractual commitments to you.

    • When we’re complying with legal obligations

    We’ll process your information when we have a legal obligation to do so.

    • When we’re pursuing legitimate interests

    We may process personal information based on our legitimate interests and those of third parties while applying appropriate safeguards that protect your privacy. This means that we process your information in the interests of providing the Services you request; making recommendations to optimize use of the Services; maintaining and improving the Services; providing and improving other services you request; assisting you; and protecting against harm to the rights, property or safety of the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google, our users, our customers, and the public, as required or permitted by law.

      Some U.S. state privacy laws require specific disclosures for state residents.

      These laws may include

      • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (as amended by the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (CCPR);
      • Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA);
      • Colorado Privacy Act (CPA);
      • Connecticut Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (CTDPA); and
      • Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA)

      This Privacy Notice is designed to help you understand how we handle Service Data:

      • We explain the categories of Service Data we collect and the sources of that Service Data in Service Data We Collect.
      • We explain the purposes for which Google collects and uses Service Data in Why We Process Service Data.
      • We explain when we may disclose Service Data in How We Share Service Data. We do not sell your Service Data to any third parties. We also do not “share” your personal information as that term is defined in the CCPA, as amended by the CCPR.
      • We explain how we retain Service Data in Deletion Or Retention of Service Data. Google may also de-identify personal information about you so that the information can no longer be linked to you. When we de-identify personal information, we maintain policies and technical measures to avoid re-identifying that information.

      U.S. state privacy laws also provide the right to request information about how Google collects, uses, and discloses Service Data. And they give you the right to access your Service Data, sometimes in a portable format;  correct Service Data; and to request that Google delete that Service Data. They also provide the right to not be discriminated against for exercising these privacy rights.

      We provide the information and tools described in Access to Service Data so you can exercise these rights. When you use them, we’ll validate your request by verifying your identity.

      If you have questions or requests related to your rights under U.S. state privacy laws, you (or your authorized agent) can also contact us via our contact email address below. And if you disagree with the decision on your request, you can ask us to reconsider it by responding to the team’s email.

      Some U.S. state privacy laws require a description of Service Data practices using specific categories. This table uses these categories to organize the information in this Privacy Notice.

      Categories of Service Data we collect Business purposes for which Service Data may be used or disclosed Parties with whom Service Data may be used or disclosed

      Identifiers and similar information such as your username, name, phone number, address, and job titles, as well as unique identifiers tied to the browser, application, or device you’re using.

      Demographic information, such as your preferred language and age.

      Commercial information such as records of charges, payments, and billing details and issues.

      Technical and operational details of your usage of Services, such as information about your usage, operational status, software errors and crash reports, authentication details, quality and performance metrics, and other technical details necessary for us to operate and maintain Services and related software. This includes device identifiers, identifiers from cookies or tokens, and IP addresses.

      Approximate Location data, as may be determined IP address, depending in part on your device and account settings.

      Audio, electronic, visual, and similar information, such as audio recording of your calls with our technical support providers.

      Audio, electronic, visual, and similar information, such as audio recording of your calls with our technical support providers.

      Inferences drawn from the above, like aggregated performance metrics for a new product feature to determine product strategy.

      Protecting against security threats, abuse, and illegal activity. We use and may disclose Service Data to detect, prevent and respond to fraud, abuse, security risks, and for protecting against other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity. For example, to protect our services, we may receive or disclose information about IP addresses that malicious actors have compromised.

      Auditing and measurement. We use Service Data for analytics and measurement to understand how our services are used, and to provide you and our customers with recommendations and tips. We may disclose non-personally identifiable information publicly and with partners, including for auditing purposes.

      Maintaining our services. We use Service Data to provide Services and related technical support, and other services you request, and ensure they are working as intended, such as tracking outages or troubleshooting bugs and other issues that you report to us.

      Product development. We use Service Data to improve Services and other services you request, and to develop new products, features and technologies that benefit our users and customers.

      Use of service providers. We disclose Service Data with service providers to perform services on our behalf, in compliance with this Privacy Notice and other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. For example, we may rely on service providers to help provide technical support.

      Legal reasons. We also use Service Data to satisfy applicable laws or regulations, and discloses information in response to legal process or enforceable government requests, including to law enforcement.

      We do not disclose Service Data with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google except in the following cases:

      When you procure third-party services. We disclose Service Data outside of Google or the Google Cloud Acquisitions when you or our customers choose(s) to procure a third-party service through Google Cloud Platform, the Google Cloud Platform Marketplace or the Google Workspace Marketplace, or use a third-party application that requests access to your Service Data.

      With your consent. We’ll disclose Service Data outside of the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google where we have obtained your consent.

      With your administrators and authorized resellers. When you use the Services, your administrator and resellers authorized to manage your or your organization’s account will have access to certain Service Data.

      For external processing. We disclose Service Data with trusted third-party providers to process it for us as we instruct them and in compliance with this Privacy Notice and appropriate confidentiality and security measures. In particular, we disclose Service Data with our third-party providers when you request technical support services (we disclose the information you provide in the support ticket) and professional services (we disclose your contact details to enable communication and collaboration).

      For legal reasons. We disclose Service Data outside of the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google when we have a good-faith belief that access to or disclosure of that Service Data is reasonably necessary to:

      • Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request.
      • Enforce applicable agreements, including investigation of potential violations.
      • Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues.
      • Protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of the Google Cloud Acquisitions, Google, our customers, users, and the public, as required or permitted by law.

      If Japanese data protection law (the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, “APPI”) applies to the processing of your Service Data, we provide the following additional information for users of the Services residing in Japan.

      Controller of Service Data. Any Service Data provided to or gathered by the Google Cloud Acquisitions is controlled primarily by the entities listed below.

      Purpose of collection and use of Service Data. The Google Cloud Acquisitions collects and uses Services Data for the purposes set out here and here.

      Measures undertaken to protect retained personal information.

      Establishment of general policy

      The Google Cloud Acquisitions established and published this Privacy Notice outlining our general policy relating to Service Data.

      Establishment of internal policy relating to handling of personal data

      The Google Cloud Acquisitions established internal policies about handling measures and persons in charge and their responsibility etc. with regard to the acquisition, utilization, records, provision, deletion, etc., of personal data.

      Internal organization as security control action

      The Google Cloud Acquisitions and/or Google have large security and privacy teams responsible for developing, implementing, and reviewing internal personal data handling processes. Google Cloud Acquisitions and/or Google employees are trained to report suspected incidents involving personal data, which may be done through various channels such as through dedicated email addresses or digital platforms. A dedicated team assesses reported incidents, and as appropriate a coordinated team is assigned to manage the overall incident, including liaising with Legal and the product team as part of the investigation and response. The team on-call for an incident is assigned on a daily rotation. Incident responses may follow either a standard or an expedited route, depending on the severity and priority assigned to the incident.

      Personnel measures as security control action

      The Google Cloud Acquisitions and/or Google conduct periodical training for its employees about matters to consider when handling personal data.

      Physical measures as security control action

      The Google Cloud Acquisitions and/or Google take measures to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing personal data in any situation and to prevent theft or loss of devices and electronic media for handling personal data.

      Technical measures as security control action

      Please see How we Secure Service Data and Deletion or Retention of Service Data for further information on the security measures undertaken to secure, retain, and delete Service Data.

      Research of external environment

      Data protection laws vary among countries, with some providing more protection than others. The Google Cloud Acquisitions and/or Google have established a personal information protection system to ensure your information is accorded protections equivalent to APPI, as described in this Privacy Notice. We also comply with certain legal frameworks relating to the transfer of data, such as the European frameworks described above. For more detail, please see Data Transfer Frameworks. Further, with regard to the location of our data centers storing Service Data, please see Where Service Data is Stored (above). There may be cases where the Google Cloud Acquisitions or Google entrust the processing of information to subprocessors or its subsidiaries or affiliates. With regard to locations of Google offices, subsidiaries, and affiliates, please see Google’s Office Locations. With regard to the location of subprocessors, please see Annex 1 (below).

      Contact information. For users of the Services residing in Japan that have any inquiries or requests about your Service Data related rights under applicable law, please email appi-inquiries-external@google.com.

      This Privacy Notice applies to Google Cloud Acquisition Service Data. This Privacy Notice does not apply to:

      • Products, sites, or services which are covered under a different privacy notice;
      • the information practices of other companies and organizations that advertise our services,
      • services offered by companies or individuals other than the Google Cloud Acquisitions.

      We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. We will not make any significant changes without notifying you in advance by posting a prominent notice on this page describing the changes or by sending you a direct communication. We encourage you to regularly review this Privacy Notice, and we will always indicate the date the last changes were published.

      Product or Service

      Effective Date

      Google Parent Company (Controller)

      Affiliated Google Acquisition

      Local Representative(s)

      Privacy Shield Certification

      DPO Contact

      Subprocessors

      Website

      Looker (original)

      September 14, 2023

      Google, LLC

      Looker Data Sciences, Inc.

      Google Cloud EMEA Ltd.,  located at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (Registered Number: 660412).

      Google UK Limited,  located at Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TQ, UK (Registered Number: 03977902).

      Google, LLC

      Google Cloud Platform Data Privacy Inquiry

      Subprocessors

      Google.com

      LOOKER (original) PRIVACY POLICY

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