Definitions
- affiliate
- business user
- consumer
- copyright
- disclaimer
- indemnify or indemnity
- intellectual property rights (IP rights)
- liability
- organization
- services
- trademark
- UK Platform-to-Business Regulation
- warranty
- your content
affiliate
An entity that belongs to the Google group of companies, which means Google LLC and its subsidiaries, including the following companies that provide consumer services in the EU: Google Ireland Limited, Google Commerce Limited, and Google Dialer Inc.
business user
An individual or entity who is not a consumer (see consumer).
consumer
An individual who uses Google services for personal, non-commercial purposes outside of their trade, business, craft, or profession. This includes “consumers” as defined in Regulation 4 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancelation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. (See business user)
copyright
A legal right that allows the creator of an original work (such as a blog post, photo, or video) to decide if and how that original work may be used by others, subject to certain limitations and exceptions (such as “fair use” and “fair dealing”).
disclaimer
A statement that limits someone’s legal responsibilities.
indemnify or indemnity
An individual or organization’s contractual obligation to compensate the losses suffered by another individual or organization from legal proceedings such as lawsuits.
intellectual property rights (IP rights)
Rights over the creations of a person’s mind, such as inventions (patent rights); literary and artistic works (copyright); designs (design rights); and symbols, names, and images used in commerce (trademarks). IP rights may belong to you, another individual, or an organization.
liability
Losses from any type of legal claim, whether the claim is based on a contract, tort (including negligence), or other reason, and whether or not those losses could have been reasonably anticipated or foreseen.
organization
A legal entity (such as a corporation, non-profit, or school) and not an individual person.
services
The Google services that are subject to these terms are the products and services listed at https://policies.google.com/terms/service-specific, including:
- apps and sites (like Search and Maps)
- platforms (like Google Shopping)
- integrated services (like Maps embedded in other companies’ apps or sites)
- devices and other goods (like Google Nest)
Many of these services also include content that you can stream or interact with.
trademark
Symbols, names, and images used in commerce that are capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one individual or organization from those of another.
UK Platform-to-Business Regulation
The Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services, as incorporated into the laws of the United Kingdom.
warranty
An assurance that a product or service will perform to a certain standard.
your content
Things that you create, upload, submit, store, send, receive, or share using our services, such as:
- Docs, Sheets, and Slides you create
- blog posts you upload through Blogger
- reviews you submit through Maps
- videos you store in Drive
- emails you send and receive through Gmail
- pictures you share with friends through Photos
- travel itineraries that you share with Google