The Google Cloud Master Terms are comprised of the Google Cloud Master General Terms (“General Terms”), and all Services Schedules and Order Forms that are incorporated by reference into the Google Cloud Master Terms (collectively, the “Terms”).
Google Cloud Master General Terms
“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with a party.
“AUP” means Google’s acceptable use policy as defined in the applicable Services Schedule.
“BAA” or “Business Associate Agreement” is an amendment to the Customer’s Reseller Agreement or Distributor Agreement, and covers the handling of Protected Health Information (as defined in HIPAA).
“Brand Features” means each party’s trade names, trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features.
“Confidential Information” means information that one party (or an Affiliate) discloses to the other party under these Terms, and that is marked as confidential or would normally be considered confidential information under the circumstances. Customer Data is Customer’s Confidential Information. Confidential Information does not include information that is independently developed by the recipient, is shared with the recipient by a third party without confidentiality obligations, or is or becomes public through no fault of the recipient.
“Control” means control of greater than 50% of the voting rights or equity interests of a party.
“Customer Application” has the meaning described in the Services Schedule.
“Customer Data” has the meaning described in the Services Schedule (if applicable).
“Distributor” means an entity authorized by Google to distribute the Services to a Reseller for resale to federal, state, or local government entities of the United States (or representatives of such entities).
“Distributor Agreement” means, if applicable, the separate agreement between Customer and Distributor regarding the Services. The Distributor Agreement is independent of and outside the scope of these Terms.
“Customer Materials” has the meaning described in the applicable Services Schedule.
“End User” or “Customer End User” means an individual that Customer permits to use the Services or a Customer Application.
“Export Control Laws” means all applicable export and re-export control laws and regulations, including (i) the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, (ii) trade and economic sanctions maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and (iii) the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) maintained by the U.S. Department of State.
“Fees” means the product of the amount of Services used or ordered by Customer multiplied by the Prices, plus any applicable Taxes. Fees will be described in Customer’s Reseller Agreement or Distributor Agreement.
“Google Indemnified Materials” has the meaning described in the applicable Services Schedule.
“High Risk Activities” means activities where the failure of the Services could lead to death, serious personal injury, or severe environmental or property damage.
“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 Customer, and (ii) damages and costs finally awarded against the Customer by a court of competent jurisdiction.
“Intellectual Property” or “IP” means anything protectable by an Intellectual Property Right.
“Intellectual Property Right(s)” means all patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, rights in trade secrets (if any), design rights, database rights, domain name rights, moral rights, and any other intellectual property rights (registered or unregistered) throughout the world.
“Legal Process” means an information disclosure request made under law, governmental regulation, court order, subpoena, warrant, governmental regulatory or agency request, 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” has the meaning described in the applicable Services Schedule.
“Order Form” has the meaning described in the applicable Services Schedule or, as applicable, an Order Form provided by a Reseller or Distributor.
“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 the Terms.
“Reseller Agreement” means the separate agreement between Customer and Reseller regarding the Services. The Reseller Agreement is independent of and outside the scope of these Terms.
“Reseller” means, if applicable, the authorized non-Affiliate third party reseller that sells Google Services through a Distributor to Customer.
“Prices” means those prices listed in the applicable Reseller Agreement or Distributor Agreement.
“Service Level Agreement” or “SLA” has the meaning described in the Services Schedule.
“Services” has the meaning described in the applicable Services Schedule.
“Services Schedule(s)” means a schedule to the Terms with terms that apply only to the services and software (if applicable) described in that schedule.
“Services Start Date” means either the start date described in the Order Form or, if none is specified in the Order Form, the date Google makes the Services available to Customer.
“Software” has the meaning described in the Services Schedule (if applicable).
“Suspend” or “Suspension” means disabling access to or use of the Services or components of the Services.
“Term” means the Term as described in the applicable Reseller Agreement or Distributor Agreement.
“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).
“Trademark Guidelines” means Google’s Brand Terms and Conditions described at https://www.google.com/permissions/trademark/brand-terms.html.
“URL” means a uniform resource locator address to a site on the internet.
“URL Terms” has the meaning described in the Services Schedule.
“Use Restrictions” means the restrictions in Section 2.3 (Use Restrictions) of these General Terms and any additional restrictions on the use of Services described in a section entitled “Additional Use Restrictions” in the applicable Services Schedule.
Google Cloud Master Terms
G Suite Services Schedule
This G Suite Services Schedule (the “Services Schedule”) supplements and is incorporated by reference into the Google Cloud Master Terms. This Services Schedule applies solely to the services described in this Services Schedule and is effective so long as there is an active Order Form. Terms defined in the General Terms apply to this Services Schedule.
If Google makes a material change to the Data Processing Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.2, Google will notify Customer.
7.1 Customer Domain Name Ownership. Customer is responsible for obtaining and maintaining any rights necessary for Customer’s and Google’s use of the Customer Domain Names under the Terms. Before providing the Services, Google may require that Customer verify that Customer owns or controls the Customer Domain Names. If Customer does not own or control the Customer Domain Names, then Google will have no obligation to provide the Services to Customer.
7.2 Abuse Monitoring. Customer is solely responsible for monitoring, responding to, and otherwise processing emails sent to the “abuse” and “postmaster” aliases for Customer Domain Names, but Google may monitor emails sent to these aliases to allow Google to identify Services abuse.