The URL https://policies.google.com/terms hosts the official Google Terms of Service, a legally binding agreement that defines the relationship, mutual expectations, and rules between you and Google LLC. Covered Products and Services
The general terms apply to most standard consumer applications. Specific services covered under this umbrella agreement include:
Apps and Sites: Web utilities such as Google Search and Google Maps.
Platforms: Digital commerce and distribution networks like Google Shopping.
Integrated Services: Systems embedded into third-party code, such as maps displayed on non-Google websites.
Devices: Physical consumer hardware, including Google Nest products. Core Rules of Conduct
To retain permission to use these ecosystems, users must explicitly abide by foundational behavior policies:
Respect Others: You must follow applicable legal guidelines—including sanctions and export controls—and avoid violating privacy or intellectual property rights belonging to other individuals.
Do Not Abuse Services: You are prohibited from damaging, disrupting, or fraudulently manipulating the network, such as scraping data in violation of instructions or deploying malware.
AI Training Restrictions: The guidelines explicitly restrict users from using automated scrapers to bypass standard instructions (like robots.txt files) or leveraging AI-generated outputs from Google services to train competing machine learning models. Content and Intellectual Property Rights
The agreement clarifies who owns digital assets uploaded to the network:
Términos del Servicio de Google – Privacidad y Condiciones