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Gemini API Additional Terms of Service changed Google, Aug 1, 2024

Google · Aug 1, 2024 · 6 added, 8 removed · found in an Internet Archive capture

  1. Removed: Check out the new Gemini API Cookbook and our community forum .
  2. Removed: Note: This update to the Gemini API Additional Terms of Service includes terms applicable to Paid Services, which will be available starting on May 14, 2024.
  3. Added: You may only access the Services (or make API Clients available to users) within an available region . You may use only Paid Services when making API Clients available to users in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom.
  4. Removed: You may only access the Services (or make API Clients available to users) within an available region .
  5. Removed: You will only use the Services directly or in connection with a service that you offer directly to end users, i.e., you will not use the Services (e.g., Gemini API) to power another application programming interface.
  6. Added: The terms in this "Paid Services" section apply solely to your use of paid Services (" Paid Services "), as opposed to any Services that are offered free of charge like direct interactions with Google AI Studio or unpaid quota in Gemini API (" Unpaid Services "). Where the same offering is available both for a fee and free of charge (e.g., unpaid quota available in Gemini API unless your associated project has billing enabled under your Cloud Billing account), it is considered a Paid Service when you are being charged for it, and an Unpaid Service when you are not.
  7. Added: If you're in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, the terms applicable to Paid Services apply to all Services including AI Studio even though it's offered free of charge. For Paid Services, "Google" as used in these Terms has the meaning given here .
  8. Removed: The terms in this "Paid Services" section apply solely to your use of paid Services (" Paid Services "), as opposed to any Services that are offered free of charge like direct interactions with Google AI Studio or unpaid quota in Gemini API (" Unpaid Services "). Where the same offering is available both for a fee and free of charge (e.g., unpaid quota available in Gemini API unless your associated project has billing enabled under your Cloud Billing account), it is considered a Paid Service when you are being charged for it, and an Unpaid Service when you are not. For your use of Paid Services only, "Google" as used in these Terms has the meaning given here .
  9. Added: When you're using Paid Services, Google doesn't use your prompts (including associated system instructions, cached content, and files such as images, videos, or documents) or responses to improve our products, and will process your prompts and responses in accordance with the Data Processing Addendum for Products Where Google is a Data Processor . This data may be stored transiently or cached in any country in which Google or its agents maintain facilities.
  10. Removed: When you're using Paid Services, Google doesn't use your prompts (including associated files such as images, videos, or documents) or responses to improve our products, and will process your prompts and responses in accordance with the Data Processing Addendum for Products Where Google is a Data Processor . This data may be stored transiently or cached in any country in which Google or its agents maintain facilities.
  11. Added: The license you grant to Google under the " Submission of Content " section in the API Terms also extends, to the extent required under applicable law for our use, to any content (e.g., prompts, including associated system instructions, cached content, and files such as images, videos, or documents) you submit to the Services and to any generated responses. Google uses this data, consistent with our Privacy Policy , to provide, improve, and develop Google products and services and machine learning technologies, including Google's enterprise features, products, and services.
  12. Removed: The license you grant to Google under the " Submission of Content " section in the API Terms also extends, to the extent required under applicable law for our use, to any content (e.g., prompts, including associated files such as images, videos, or documents) you submit to the Services and to any generated responses. Google uses this data, consistent with our Privacy Policy , to provide, improve, and develop Google products and services and machine learning technologies, including Google's enterprise features, products, and services.
  13. Added: The Services include experimental technology and may sometimes provide inaccurate or offensive content that doesn't represent Google's views.
  14. Removed: The Services use experimental technology and may sometimes provide inaccurate or offensive content that doesn't represent Google's views.
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