Google Workspace Terms of Service
This is not the current version of this document and is provided for archival
purposes. Customers with billing accounts in India can view the current Terms of Service
here, which apply to their use of Google Workspace Services.
Last modified: December 21, 2020
These Google Workspace Terms of Service ("TOS") (formerly known as
"Google Workspace (Online) Agreement" or "Google Workspace Agreement") or Google
Workspace Purchase Agreement are provided by Google Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg.
No. 200817984R), with offices at 70 Pasir Panjang Road, #03- 71, Mapletree Business
City II, Singapore 117371 ("Google"). The TOS is pursuant to the
Agreement entered into by Google India Private Limited ("Google
India") and the entity or person agreeing to them
("Customer") and govern Customer's access to and use of the Services.
This TOS is effective when Customer clicks to accept it (the "Effective
Date"). If you are accepting on behalf of Customer, you represent and warrant
that (i) you have full legal authority to bind Customer to this TOS; (ii) you have read
and understand this TOS; and (iii) you agree, on behalf of Customer, to this TOS.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this TOS shall have the meaning attributed to
them in the Agreement.
- 1. Provision of the Services.
- 1.1 Services Use. During the Term, Google
will provide the Services in accordance with the TOS, including the SLA. Customer
may use the Services ordered in the applicable Order Form or Reseller Order in
accordance with this TOS.
- 1.2 Admin Console. Customer will have
access to the Admin Console, through which Customer may manage its use of the
Services.
- 1.3 Accounts; Verification to Use
Services.
- (a) Accounts. Customer must have an
Account to use the Services and is responsible for the information it provides
to create the Account, the security of its passwords for the Account, and any
use of its Account. Google has no obligation to provide multiple accounts to
Customer.
- (b) Verification to Use Services.
Customer must verify a Domain Email Address or a Domain Name to use the
Services. If Customer does not have valid permission to use the Domain Email
Address or does not own or control the Domain Name, then Google will have no
obligation to provide Customer with the Services and may delete the Account
without notice.
- 1.4 Incorporated Terms. The URL Terms,
including the Service Specific Terms and Data Processing Amendment, are
incorporated by this reference into the TOS. Customer may, in addition, be required
to accept the Data Processing Amendment via the Admin Console solely for technical
or operational reasons, but any such acceptance will not affect the rights or
obligations of the parties as described in this TOS or the Data Processing
Amendment.
- 1.5 Modifications.
- 2. Customer Obligations.
- 2.1 Compliance. Customer will (a) ensure
that Customer and its End Users' use of the Services complies with the TOS, (b) use
commercially reasonable efforts to prevent and terminate any unauthorized use of,
or access to, the Services, and (c) promptly notify Google if Customer becomes
aware of any unauthorized use of, or access to, the Services, Account, or
Customer's password. Google reserves the right to investigate any potential
violation of the AUP by Customer, which may include reviewing Customer Data.
- 2.2 Privacy. Customer is responsible for
any consents and notices required to permit (a) Customer's use and receipt of the
Services, and (b) Google's accessing, storing, and processing of data provided by
Customer (including Customer Data) under the TOS.
- 2.3 Restrictions. Customer will not, and
will not allow End Users to, (a) copy, modify, or create a derivative work of the
Services; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, translate, disassemble, or otherwise
attempt to extract any or all of the source code of the Services (except to the
extent such restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law); (c) sell,
resell, sublicense, transfer, or distribute any or all of the Services; or (d)
access or use the Services (i) for High Risk Activities; (ii) in violation of the
AUP; (iii) in a manner intended to avoid incurring Fees (including creating
multiple Customer Accounts to simulate or act as a single Customer Account or to
circumvent Service-specific usage limits or quotas); (iv) to engage in
cryptocurrency mining without Google's prior written approval; (v) to place or
receive emergency service calls, unless stated otherwise in the Service Specific
Terms; (vi) for materials or activities that are subject to the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) maintained by the United States Department of
State; (vii) in a manner that breaches, or causes the breach of, Export Control
Laws; or (viii) to transmit, store, or process health information subject to United
States HIPAA regulations, except as permitted by an executed HIPAA BAA.
- 2.4 Additional Products. Google makes
optional Additional Products available to Customer and its End Users. Use of
Additional Products is subject to the Additional Product Terms. Customer can enable
or disable Additional Products at any time through the Admin Console.
- 2.5 Administration of Services. Customer
may specify through the Admin Console one or more Administrators who will have the
right to access Admin Accounts. Customer is responsible for (a) maintaining the
confidentiality and security of the End User Accounts and associated passwords and
(b) any use of the End User Accounts. Customer agrees that Google’s
responsibilities do not extend to the internal management or administration of the
Services for Customer or any End Users.
- 2.6 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.
- 2.7 Requesting Additional End User Accounts During
Order Term. Customer may purchase additional End User Accounts during an
Order Term by means of an additional Order Form or Reseller Order or by ordering
via the Admin Console. Such additional End User Accounts will have a pro-rated term
ending on the last day of the applicable Order Term.
- 3. Suspension.
- 3.1 AUP Violations. If Google becomes
aware that Customer's or any End User's use of the Services violates the AUP,
Google will notify Customer and request that Customer correct the violation. If
Customer fails to correct the violation within 24 hours of Google's request, then
Google may Suspend all or part of Customer's use of the Services until the
violation is corrected. Suspension of the Services may include removal or unsharing
of content that violates the AUP.
- 3.2 Other Suspension. Notwithstanding
Section 3.1 (AUP Violations), Google may immediately Suspend all or part of
Customer's use of the Services (including use of the underlying Account) if (a)
Google reasonably believes Customer's or any End User's use of the Services could
adversely impact the Services, other customers' or their end users' use of the
Services, or the Google network or servers used to provide the Services; (b) there
is suspected unauthorized third-party access to the Services; (c) Google reasonably
believes that immediate Suspension is required to comply with any applicable law or
regulation; or (d) Customer is in breach of Section 2.3 (Restrictions) or the
Service Specific Terms. Google will lift any such Suspension when the circumstances
giving rise to the Suspension have been resolved. At Customer's request, Google
will notify Customer of the basis for the Suspension as soon as is reasonably
possible unless prohibited by applicable law.
- 4. Intellectual Property Rights; Protection of Customer
Data; Feedback; Using Brand Features Within the Services.
- 4.1 Intellectual Property Rights. Except
as expressly stated in this TOS, this TOS does not grant either party any rights,
implied or otherwise, to the other's content or any of the other's intellectual
property. As between the parties, Customer owns all Intellectual Property Rights in
Customer Data, and Google owns all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services.
- 4.2 Protection of Customer Data. Google
will only access or use Customer Data to provide the Services and TSS to Customer
or as otherwise instructed by Customer. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, Google will not process Customer Data for Advertising purposes
or serve Advertising in the Services. Google has implemented and will maintain
administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect Customer Data, as
further described in the Data Processing Amendment.
- 4.3 Customer Feedback. At its option,
Customer may provide feedback or suggestions about the Services to Google
("Feedback"). If Customer provides Feedback, then Google and its Affiliates may use
that Feedback without restriction and without obligation to Customer.
- 4.4 Using Brand Features Within the
Services. Google will display within the Services only those Customer
Brand Features that Customer authorizes by uploading them into the Services. Google
will display those Customer Brand Features within designated areas of the web pages
displaying the Services to Customer or its End Users. Customer may specify details
of this use in the Admin Console. Google may also display Google Brand Features on
such web pages to indicate that the Services are provided by Google.
- 5. Disclaimer.
Except as expressly provided for in the TOS, Google does not make and expressly
disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (a) any warranties of any
kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular use, title, non-infringement, or error-free
or uninterrupted use of the Services and (b) any representations about content or
information accessible through the Services.
- 6. Limitation of Liability.
- 6.1 Limitation on Indirect Liability. To the
extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6.3 (Unlimited
Liabilities), neither party will have any Liability arising out of or relating to
the TOS for any (a) indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive
damages or (b) lost revenues, profits, savings, or goodwill.
- 6.2 Limitation on Amount of Liability. Each
party's total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or relating to the TOS
is limited to the Fees Customer paid to Google India during the 12 month period
before the event giving rise to Liability.
- 6.3 Unlimited Liabilities. Nothing in the TOS
excludes or limits either party's Liability for:
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(a) its fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
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(b) its obligations under Section 7 (Indemnification);
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(c) its infringement of the other party's Intellectual Property
Rights;
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(d) its payment obligations under the TOS; or
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(e) matters for which liability cannot be excluded or limited under
applicable law.
- 7. Indemnification.
- 7.1 Google Indemnification Obligations.
Google will defend Customer and its Affiliates using the Services under Customer’s
Account and indemnify them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal
Proceeding to the extent arising from an allegation that any Service or any Google
Brand Feature infringes the third party's Intellectual Property Rights.
- 7.2 Customer Indemnification Obligations.
Customer will defend Google and its Affiliates providing the Services and indemnify
them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the
extent arising from (a) any Customer Data or Customer Brand Features or (b)
Customer's or an End User's use of the Services in breach of the AUP or Section 2.3
(Restrictions).
- 7.3 Exclusions. Sections 7.1 (Google
Indemnification Obligations) and 7.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations) will
not apply to the extent the underlying allegation arises from (a) the indemnified
party's breach of the TOS or (b) a combination of the indemnifying party's
technology or Brand Features with materials not provided by the indemnifying party
under the TOS, unless the combination is required by the TOS.
- 7.4 Conditions. Sections 7.1 (Google
Indemnification Obligations) and 7.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations) are
conditioned on the following:
- (a) Any indemnified party must promptly notify the
indemnifying party in writing of any allegation(s) that preceded the
Third-Party Legal Proceeding and cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying
party to resolve the allegation(s) and Third-Party Legal Proceeding. If breach
of this Section 7.4(a) prejudices the defense of the Third-Party Legal
Proceeding, the indemnifying party's obligations under Section 7.1 (Google
Indemnification Obligations) or 7.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations) (as
applicable) will be reduced in proportion to the prejudice.
- (b) Any indemnified party must tender sole control of
the indemnified portion of the Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the indemnifying
party, subject to the following: (i) the indemnified party may appoint its own
non-controlling counsel, at its own expense and (ii) any settlement requiring
the indemnified party to admit liability, pay money, or take (or refrain from
taking) any action, will require the indemnified party's prior written consent,
not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
- 7.5 Remedies.
- (a) If Google reasonably believes the Services might
infringe a third party's Intellectual Property Rights, then Google may, at its
sole option and expense (i) procure the right for Customer to continue using
the Services; (ii) modify the Services to make them non-infringing without
materially reducing their functionality; or (iii) replace the Services with a
non-infringing, functionally equivalent alternative.
- (b) If Google does not believe the remedies in Section
7.5 (a) are commercially reasonable, then Google may Suspend or terminate
Customer's use of the impacted Services. If Google terminates the impacted
Services, then Google will provide a pro-rata refund of any unearned Fees
actually paid by Customer applicable to the period following termination of
such Services.
- 7.6 Sole Rights and Obligations. Without
affecting any other termination rights of either party, this Section 7
(Indemnification) states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this TOS for
any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement covered by
this Section 7 (Indemnification).
- 8. Miscellaneous.
- 8.1 Subcontracting. Google may
subcontract obligations under the TOS but will remain liable to Customer for any
subcontracted obligations.
- 8.2 Conflicting Terms. If there is a
conflict between the documents that make up this TOS, the documents will control in
the following order (of decreasing precedence): the Order Form, the Data Processing
Amendment, the TOS (excluding the URL Terms), and the URL Terms (other than the
Data Processing Amendment).
- 8.3 U.S. Governing Law.
- ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED BY CALIFORNIA LAW, EXCLUDING THAT
STATE'S CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES, AND WILL BE LITIGATED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA; THE PARTIES
CONSENT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN THOSE COURTS.
- 9. Definitions.
- "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is
Controlled by, or is under common Control with a party.
- "Anti-Bribery Laws" means all applicable commercial and public anti-bribery
laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the UK Bribery
Act 2010, that prohibit corrupt offers of anything of value, either directly or
indirectly, to anyone, including government officials, to obtain or keep business
or to secure any other improper commercial advantage. Government officials include:
any government employees, candidates for public office, members of royal families,
and employees of government-owned or government-controlled companies, public
international organizations, and political parties.
- "AUP" means the then-current acceptable use policy for the Services stated at
https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/use_policy.html.
- "BAA" or "Business Associate Agreement" is an amendment to the TOS covering the
handling of Protected Health Information (as defined in HIPAA).
- "Brand Features" means the trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos,
domain names, and other distinctive brand features of each party, respectively, as
secured by such party from time to time.
- "Core Services" means the then-current "Core Services" as described in the
Services Summary, excluding any Third-Party Offerings.
- "Customer Data" means data submitted, stored, sent or received via the Services
by Customer or its End Users.
- "Data Processing Amendment" means the then-current terms describing data
protection and processing obligations with respect to Customer Data, as stated at
https://workspace.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html.
- "Domain Email Address" means the email address on the Domain Name for use in
connection with the Services.
- "Domain Name" means the domain name specified in the Order Form or Reseller
Order to be used in connection with the Services.
- "End Users" means the individuals who are permitted by Customer to use the
Services and managed by an Administrator. For clarity, End Users may include
employees of Customer Affiliates and other third parties.
- "End User Account" means a Google-hosted account established by Customer
through the Services in order for an End User to use the Services.
- "Export Control Laws" means all applicable export and re-export control laws
and regulations, including (a) the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR")
maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, (b) trade and economic sanctions
maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and
(c) the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") maintained by the U.S.
Department of State.
- "Fees" means (a) the product of the amount of the Services used or ordered by
Customer multiplied by the Prices or (b) the applicable fees for TSS, plus any
applicable Taxes.
- "High Risk Activities" means activities where the use or failure of the
Services would reasonably be expected to lead to death, personal injury, or
environmental or property damage (such as the creation or operation of nuclear
facilities, air traffic control, life support systems, or weaponry).
- "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
indemnifying party and (ii) damages and costs finally awarded against the
indemnified party by a court of competent jurisdiction.
- "Intellectual Property Rights" 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, 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" means the email address(es) designated by Customer
in the Admin Console.
- "Order Form" means the online order page or pages, or other ordering document
acceptable to Google under this Agreement, issued by Google and accepted or
executed by Customer, specifying the Services Customer is ordering from Google
under the Agreement.
- "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 this Agreement.
- "Other Services" means the then-current "Other Services" as described in the
Services Summary, excluding any Third-Party Offerings.
- "Prices" means the then-current applicable prices for the Services described at
https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/pricing.html, unless
otherwise agreed in an addendum or Order Form. Prices do not include Taxes.
- "Reseller" means, if applicable, the authorized unaffiliated third party
reseller that sells the Services to Customer.
- "Reseller Agreement" means, if applicable, the separate agreement between
Customer and Reseller regarding the Services. The Reseller Agreement is independent
of and outside the scope of this Agreement.
- "Reseller Fees" means the fees (if any) for Services used or ordered by
Customer as agreed in a Reseller Agreement, plus any applicable Taxes.
- "Reseller Order" means, if applicable, an order form (including a renewal order
form) issued by a Reseller and executed by Customer and the Reseller specifying the
Services Customer is ordering from the Reseller.
- "Service Specific Terms" means the then-current terms specific to one or more
Services stated at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/service-terms/.
- "Services" means the then-current Core Services and Other Services.
- "Services Start Date" means either the start date stated in the Order Form or,
if none is specified in the Order Form, the date Google makes the Services
available to Customer.
- "Services Summary" means the then-current description set out at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/user_features.html.
- "SLA" means the then-current service level agreement(s) at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/sla.html.
- "Suspend" or "Suspension" means disabling access to or use of the Services or
components of the Services.
- "Taxes" means all government-imposed taxes, except for taxes based on Google's
net income, net worth, asset value, property value, or employment.
- "Term" has the meaning stated in Section 8 (Term and Termination) of this
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).
- "Third-Party Offerings" means third-party services, software, products, and
other offerings that are not incorporated into the Services.
- "Trademark Guidelines" means Google's then-current Guidelines for Third Party
Use of Google Brand Features at
http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html.
- "TSS" means the then-current Google technical support service.
- "TSS Guidelines" means Google's then-current guidelines for technical support
services, as stated at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/tssg.html.
- "URL Terms" means, collectively, the AUP, Data Processing Amendment, Service
Specific Terms, SLA, and TSS Guidelines.
Google Workspace Services Agreement
This Google Workspace Services Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered
into by and between Google India Private Limited with its registered office located at
No.3, RMZ Infinity – Tower E, Old Madras Road, 4th and 5th Floors, Bangalore, 560016
India ("Google India") and the entity with a billing address in India,
agreeing to these terms ("Customer").
Google India is appointed by Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd ("Google"),
as a non-exclusive reseller of the Services (as defined below) in India. This Agreement
is effective when Customer clicks to accept it (the "Effective Date").
If you are accepting on behalf of Customer, you represent and warrant that: (i) you
have full legal authority to bind Customer to this Agreement; (ii) you have read and
understand this Agreement; and (iii) you agree, on behalf of Customer, to this
Agreement.Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the
meaning attributed to them in the TOS.
- 1. Provision of the Services.
- 1.1 Services Use. During the Term, Google
India Affiliates will sell the Services in accordance with the Agreement, including
the SLA. Customer may use the Services ordered in the applicable Order Form or
Reseller Order in accordance with this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning attributed to them in the TOS.
- 1.2 Admin Console. Customer will have
access to the Admin Console, through which Customer may manage its use of the
Services.
- 1.3 Accounts; Verification to Use Services.
- (a) Accounts. Customer must have an
Account to use the Services and is responsible for the information it provides to
create the Account, the security of its passwords for the Account, and any use of
its Account. Google India or its Affiliates have no obligation to provide
multiple accounts to Customer.
- (b) Verification to Use Services.
Customer must verify a Domain Email Address or a Domain Name to use the Services.
If Customer does not have valid permission to use the Domain Email Address or
does not own or control the Domain Name, then Google India or its Affiliates will
have no obligation to provide Customer with the Services and may delete the
Account without notice.
- 1.4 Modifications.
- (a) To the Agreement. Google India may
change the terms of this Agreement from time to time. These changes will only
take effect at the beginning of Customer’s next Order Term, at which time
Customer’s continued use of the Services will constitute its acceptance of the
changes. This Section 1.5(a) (Modifications to the Agreement) does not apply to
changes to URL Terms.
- 2. Payment Terms.
- 2.1 Usage Measurement and Billing
Options. Google India measurement tools will be used to determine
Customer’s usage of the Services and any such determination by Google India for the
purpose of calculating Fees is final. Customer may elect one of the billing options
below or any other option offered by Google India when Customer places its order
for the Services.
- (a) Flexible Plan. If Customer selects this option,
Customer will not be committed to purchase the Services for a pre-defined term,
but will pay Fees based on its daily usage of the Services, billed monthly in
arrears. Any partial day of Services usage will be rounded up to a full day of
Services usage for the purposes of calculating Fees.
- (b) Annual/Fixed-Term Plan. If Customer selects this
option, Customer will be committed to purchasing the Services for one or more
annual terms (as selected by Customer). Google India will bill Customer according
to the terms associated with Customer’s elections on the Order Form.
- Google India may change its offering of billing options
(including by limiting or ceasing to offer any billing option) upon 30 days’ notice
to Customer and any such change will take effect at the beginning of Customer’s
next Order Term. Billing options may not be available to all customers. Customer
may pay for the Services using the payment options listed in Section 2.2 (Payment)
below.
- 2.2 Payment. All payments are due in the
currency stated on the Order Form or invoice.
- (a) Credit Card or Debit Card. If Customer is paying
with a credit card, debit card, or other non-invoice form of payments are due
at the end of the month during which Customer received the Services. For credit
cards or debit cards, as applicable: (i) Google India will issue an electronic
bill for all applicable Fees when due, and (ii) these Fees are considered
overdue 30 days after the end of the month during which Customer received the
Services.
- (b) Invoices. Payments for invoices are due 30 days
after the invoice date (unless otherwise specified on the Order Form) and are
considered overdue after such date.
- (c) Other Forms of Payment. Customer may change its
payment method to any other method that Google India may enable in the Admin
Console, subject to acceptance by Customer of any additional terms applicable
to that payment method.
- (d) Payment Information. Payments made via wire
transfer must include the bank information provided by Google India .
- 2.3 Taxes.
- (a) In consideration of services, Customer agrees to
pay to Google India, the Fees as mentioned above plus applicable Taxes. If
Google India is obligated to collect or pay Taxes, the Taxes will be invoiced
to Customer, unless Customer provides Google India with a timely and valid tax
exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority.
- (b) If required under applicable law, Customer will
provide Google India with applicable tax identification information (Goods and
Services Tax Identification Number ("GSTIN"), location where the services would
be received by the customer, tax status etc.) that Google India may require to
ensure its compliance with applicable tax regulations in India. The Customer
acknowledges that all the details provided such as the GSTIN, location where
the services would be received by the customer, tax status etc. are correct.
The address and GSTIN provided are of the location where the services would be
received by the Customer. Customer will be liable to pay (or reimburse Google
India for) any taxes, interest, penalties or fines arising out of any
mis-declaration by the Customer.
- (c) If Customer is required by law to withhold any
amounts for Income Tax on its payments to Google India, Customer must provide
Google India in a timely manner with a withholding tax certificate or other
appropriate documentation to support such withholding as per the applicable tax
laws in India.
- 2.4 Payment Disputes. Any payment
disputes must be submitted before the payment due date. If the parties determine
that certain billing inaccuracies are attributable to Google India, Google India
will not issue a corrected invoice, but will instead issue a credit memo specifying
the incorrect amount in the affected invoice. If a disputed invoice has not yet
been paid, Google India will apply the credit memo amount to the disputed invoice
and Customer will be responsible for paying the resulting net balance due on that
invoice. Nothing in this Agreement obligates Google India to extend credit to any
party.
- 2.5 Delinquent Payments. Suspension. Late
payments may bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (or the highest rate
permitted by law, if less) from the payment due date until paid in full. Customer
will be responsible for all reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees)
incurred by Google India in collecting such delinquent amounts. Further, if
Customer’s payment for the Services is overdue, Google India may through Google
suspend the Services, or terminate the Agreement for breach under Section 8.3
(Termination for Breach).
- 2.6 No Purchase Order Number Required.
Customer is obligated to pay all applicable Fees without any requirement for Google
India to provide a purchase order number on Google India's invoice (or otherwise).
- 2.7 Price Revisions. Google India may
change the Prices at any time unless otherwise expressly agreed in an addendum or
Order Form. Google India will notify Customer at least 30 days in advance of any
changes. Customer's pricing will change at the beginning of Customer’s next Order
Term after the 30-day period.
- 3. Customer Obligations.
- 3.1 Compliance. Customer will (a) ensure
that Customer and its End Users' use of the Services complies with the Agreement,
(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent and terminate any unauthorized
use of, or access to, the Services, and (c) promptly notify Google India if
Customer becomes aware of any unauthorized use of, or access to, the Services,
Account, or Customer's password. Google India reserves the right to investigate any
potential violation of the AUP by Customer, which may include reviewing Customer
Data.
- 3.2 Privacy. Customer is responsible for
any consents and notices required to permit (a) Customer's use and receipt of the
Services, and (b) Google India's accessing, storing, and processing of data
provided by Customer (including Customer Data) under the Agreement.
- 3.3 Restrictions. Customer will not, and
will not allow End Users to, (a) copy, modify, or create a derivative work of the
Services; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, translate, disassemble, or otherwise
attempt to extract any or all of the source code of the Services (except to the
extent such restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law); (c) sell,
resell, sublicense, transfer, or distribute any or all of the Services; or (d)
access or use the Services (i) for High Risk Activities; (ii) in violation of the
AUP; (iii) in a manner intended to avoid incurring Fees (including creating
multiple Customer Accounts to simulate or act as a single Customer Account or to
circumvent Service-specific usage limits or quotas); (iv) to engage in
cryptocurrency mining without Google India's prior written approval; (v) to place
or receive emergency service calls, unless stated otherwise in the Service Specific
Terms; (vi) for materials or activities that are subject to the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) maintained by the United States Department of
State; (vii) in a manner that breaches, or causes the breach of, Export Control
Laws; or (viii) to transmit, store, or process health information subject to United
States HIPAA regulations, except as permitted by an executed HIPAA BAA.
- 3.4 Additional Products. Google India
makes optional Additional Products available to Customer and its End Users. Use of
Additional Products is subject to the Additional Product Terms. Customer can enable
or disable Additional Products at any time through the Admin Console.
- 3.5 Administration of Services. Customer
may specify through the Admin Console one or more Administrators who will have the
right to access Admin Accounts. Customer is responsible for (a) maintaining the
confidentiality and security of the End User Accounts and associated passwords and
(b) any use of the End User Accounts. Customer agrees that Google India’s
responsibilities do not extend to the internal management or administration of the
Services for Customer or any End Users.
- 3.6 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 India
may monitor emails sent to these aliases to allow Google India to identify Services
abuse.
- 3.7 Requesting Additional End User Accounts During
Order Term. Customer may purchase additional End User Accounts during an
Order Term by means of an additional Order Form or Reseller Order or by ordering
via the Admin Console. Such additional End User Accounts will have a pro-rated term
ending on the last day of the applicable Order Term.
- 4. Suspension.
- 4.1 AUP Violations. If Google India or
its Affiliates becomes aware that Customer's or any End User's use of the Services
violates the AUP, Google India or its Affiliates will notify Customer and request
that Customer correct the violation. If Customer fails to correct the violation
within 24 hours of Google's request, then Google India may Suspend all or part of
Customer's use of the Services until the violation is corrected. Suspension of the
Services may include removal or unsharing of content that violates the AUP.
- 4.2 Other Suspension. Notwithstanding
Section 4.1 (AUP Violations), Google India may through Gooogle immediately Suspend
all or part of Customer's use of the Services (including use of the underlying
Account) if (a) Google India or its Affiliates reasonably believes Customer's or
any End User's use of the Services could adversely impact the Services, other
customers' or their end users' use of the Services, or the Google network or
servers used to provide the Services; (b) there is suspected unauthorized
third-party access to the Services; (c) Google India reasonably believes that
immediate Suspension is required to comply with any applicable law or regulation;
or (d) Customer is in breach of Section 3.3 (Restrictions) or the Service Specific
Terms. Google India will lift any such Suspension when the circumstances giving
rise to the Suspension have been resolved. At Customer's request, Google India will
notify Customer of the basis for the Suspension as soon as is reasonably possible
unless prohibited by applicable law.
- 5. Intellectual Property Rights; Feedback; Using Brand
Features Within the Services.
- 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights. Except
as expressly stated in this Agreement, this Agreement does not grant either party
any rights, implied or otherwise, to the other's content or any of the other's
intellectual property. As between the parties, Customer owns all Intellectual
Property Rights in Customer Data, and Google and its Affiliates owns all
Intellectual Property Rights in the Services.
- 5.2 Customer Feedback. At its option,
Customer may provide feedback or suggestions about the Services to Google India
("Feedback"). If Customer provides Feedback, then Google India and its Affiliates
may use that Feedback without restriction and without obligation to Customer.
- 5.3 Using Brand Features Within the
Services. Google India and its Affiliates will display within the Services
only those Customer Brand Features that Customer authorizes by uploading them into
the Services. Google India and its Affiliates will display those Customer Brand
Features within designated areas of the web pages displaying the Services to
Customer or its End Users. Customer may specify details of this use in the Admin
Console. Google India and its Affiliates may also display Google Brand Features on
such web pages to indicate that the Services are provided by Google and its
Affiliates.
- 6. Technical Support
Services. Subject to payment of applicable Fees, Google India through Google
or its Affiliates will provide TSS to Customer during the Term in accordance with the
TSS Guidelines. Certain TSS levels include a minimum recurring Fee as described at
https://workspace.google.com/terms/tssg.html. If Customer downgrades its TSS
level during any calendar month, Google or its Affiliates may continue to provide TSS
at the same level and for the same TSS Fees as applied before the downgrade for the
remainder of that month.
- 7. Confidential
Information.
- 7.1 Obligations. The recipient will only
use the disclosing party's Confidential Information to exercise the recipient’s
rights and fulfill its obligations under the Agreement, and will use reasonable
care to protect against the disclosure of the disclosing party's Confidential
Information. The recipient may disclose Confidential Information only to its
Affiliates, employees, agents, or professional advisors ("Delegates") who need to
know it and who have agreed in writing (or in the case of professional advisors are
otherwise bound) to keep it confidential. The recipient will ensure that its
Delegates use the received Confidential Information only to exercise rights and
fulfill obligations under this Agreement.
- 7.2 Required Disclosure. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the recipient or its Affiliates
may also disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by applicable
Legal Process; provided that the recipient or its Affiliate uses commercially
reasonable efforts to (a) promptly notify the other party before any such
disclosure of its Confidential Information, and (b) comply with the other party's
reasonable requests regarding its efforts to oppose the disclosure. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, subsections (a) and (b) above will not apply if the recipient
determines that complying with (a) and (b) could (i) result in a violation of Legal
Process; (ii) obstruct a governmental investigation; or (iii) lead to death or
serious physical harm to an individual.
- 8. Term and Termination.
- 8.1 Agreement Term. The term of this
Agreement (the "Term") will begin on the Effective Date and continue until the
Agreement is terminated or not renewed as stated in this Section 8 (Term and
Termination).
- 8.2 Renewal.
-
(a) With a Flexible Plan. Order Terms for the Flexible Plan
are monthly. At the end of each month, the Order Term will automatically
renew for another month, unless cancelled by Customer via the Admin Console.
-
(b) With an Annual/Fixed-Term Plan. At the end of each Order
Term for an Annual/Fixed-Term Plan, the Services will renew consistent with
Customer’s elections in the Order Form or Admin Console.
-
(c) Generally. Customer may use the Admin Console to adjust
the number of End User Accounts to be renewed. Customer will continue to pay
Google India the then-current Fees for each renewed End User Account unless
Customer and Google India mutually agree otherwise. If either party does not
want the Services to renew, then it must notify the other party to this
effect at least 15 days before the end of the then-current Order Term, and
this notice of non-renewal will take effect at the end of the then-current
Order Term.
- 8.3 Termination for Breach. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, either party may terminate this Agreement immediately
on written notice if (a) the other party is in material breach of the Agreement and
fails to cure that breach within 30 days after receipt of written notice of the
breach, or (b) the other party ceases its business operations or becomes subject to
insolvency proceedings and the proceedings are not dismissed within 90 days.
- 8.4 Termination for Convenience. Customer
may stop using the Services at any time. Subject to Customer fulfilling all its
financial commitments under an Order Form or otherwise under this Agreement
(including payment of all Fees for the Order Term), Customer may also terminate
this Agreement for its convenience at any time on prior written notice.
- 8.5 Termination Due to Applicable Law; Violation
of Laws. Google India may terminate this Agreement and/or any applicable
Order Form immediately on written notice if Google India reasonably believes that
(a) continued provision of any Service used by Customer would violate applicable
law(s) or regulation(s) or (b) Customer has violated or caused Google India to
violate any Anti-Bribery Laws or Export Control Laws. If Google India terminates
the Agreement under Section 8.5(a), then Google India will provide a pro-rata
refund of any unearned Fees actually paid by Customer applicable to the period
following termination.
- 8.6 Effect of Termination or Non-Renewal.
If the Agreement is terminated or not renewed, then (a) all rights and access to
the Services will cease (including access to Customer Data), unless otherwise
described in this Agreement, and (b) all Fees owed by Customer to Google India are
immediately due upon Customer’s receipt of the final electronic bill or as stated
in the final invoice.
- 8.7 No Refunds. Unless expressly stated
otherwise in this Agreement, termination or non renewal under any section of this
Agreement (including the Data Processing Amendment) will not oblige Google India to
refund any Fees.
- 9. Publicity. Customer is
permitted to state publicly that it is a customer of the Services, consistent with the
Trademark Guidelines. If Customer wants to use Google India Brand Features in
connection with the Services, Customer must obtain written permission from Google India
through the process specified in the Trademark Guidelines. Google India and its
Affiliates may include Customer's name or Brand Features in a list of Google India /or
Google India Affiliates customers, whether online or in promotional materials. Google
India and its Affiliates may also orally reference Customer as a customer of the
Services. Neither party needs permission under this Section 9 (Publicity) to make a
public statement substantially similar to a previously-approved public statement. Any
use of a party's Brand Features will inure to the benefit of the party holding
Intellectual Property Rights to those Brand Features. A party may revoke the other
party's right to use its Brand Features under this Section 9 (Publicity) with written
notice to the other party and a reasonable period to stop the use.
- 10. Representations and
Warranties. Each party represents and warrants that (a) it has full power and
authority to enter into the Agreement, and (b) it will comply with all laws and
regulations applicable to its provision, receipt, or use of the Services, as
applicable.
- 11. Disclaimer. Except as
expressly provided for in the Agreement, Google India does not make and expressly
disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (a) any warranties of any
kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular use, title, non-infringement, or error-free
or uninterrupted use of the Services and (b) any representations about content or
information accessible through the Services.
- 12. Limitation of
Liability.
- 12.1 Limitation on Indirect Liability. To
the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 12.3 (Unlimited
Liabilities), neither party will have any Liability arising out of or relating to
the Agreement for any (a) indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive
damages or (b) lost revenues, profits, savings, or goodwill.
- 12.2 Limitation on Amount of Liability.
Each party's total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or relating to
the Agreement is limited to the Fees Customer paid during the 12 month period
before the event giving rise to Liability.
- 12.3 Unlimited Liabilities. Nothing in
the Agreement excludes or limits either party's Liability for:
- (a) its fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
- (b) its obligations under Section 13
(Indemnification);
- (c) its infringement of the other party's Intellectual
Property Rights;
- (d) its payment obligations under the Agreement; or
- (e) matters for which liability cannot be excluded or
limited under applicable law.
- 13. Indemnification.
- 13.1 Customer Indemnification
Obligations. Customer will defend Google India and indemnify them against
Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the extent arising
from (a) any Customer Data or Customer Brand Features or (b) Customer's or an End
User's use of the Services in breach of the AUP or Section 3.3 (Restrictions).
- 13.2 Exclusions. 13.1 (Customer
Indemnification Obligations) will not apply to the extent the underlying allegation
arises from (a) the indemnified party's breach of the Agreement or (b) a
combination of the indemnifying party's technology or Brand Features with materials
not provided by the indemnifying party under the Agreement, unless the combination
is required by the Agreement.
- 13.3 Conditions. 13.1 (Customer
Indemnification Obligations) are conditioned on the following:
- (a) Any indemnified party must promptly notify the
indemnifying party in writing of any allegation(s) that preceded the
Third-Party Legal Proceeding and cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying
party to resolve the allegation(s) and Third-Party Legal Proceeding. If breach
of this Section 13.3(a) prejudices the defense of the Third-Party Legal
Proceeding, the indemnifying party's obligations under 13.1 (Customer
Indemnification Obligations) (as applicable) will be reduced in proportion to
the prejudice.
- (b) Any indemnified party must tender sole control of
the indemnified portion of the Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the indemnifying
party, subject to the following: (i) the indemnified party may appoint its own
non-controlling counsel, at its own expense and (ii) any settlement requiring
the indemnified party to admit liability, pay money, or take (or refrain from
taking) any action, will require the indemnified party's prior written consent,
not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
- 13.4 Remedies.
- (a) If Google India reasonably believes the Services
might infringe a third party's Intellectual Property Rights, then Google India
through Google or its Affiliates may, at its sole option and expense (i)
procure the right for Customer to continue using the Services; (ii) modify the
Services to make them non-infringing without materially reducing their
functionality; or (iii) replace the Services with a non-infringing,
functionally equivalent alternative.
- (b) If Google India or Google does not believe the
remedies in Section 13.5(a) are commercially reasonable, then Google may
Suspend or terminate Customer's use of the impacted Services. If Google
terminates the impacted Services, then Google India will provide a pro-rata
refund of any unearned Fees actually paid by Customer applicable to the period
following termination of such Services.
- 13.5 Sole Rights and Obligations. Without
affecting any other termination rights of either party, this Section 13
(Indemnification) states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this
Agreement for any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights
infringement covered by this Section 13 (Indemnification).
- 14. Resold Customers. This
Section 14 (Resold Customers) applies only if Customer orders the Services from a
Reseller under a Reseller Agreement (such Services, "Resold Services").
- 14.1 Applicable Terms. For the purposes
of Resold Services:
- (a) Section 2 (Payment Terms) of this Agreement will
not apply;
- (b) Reseller Fees will apply and be payable directly
to the Reseller, and all prices for Resold Services will be solely determined
between Reseller and Customer;
- (c) Customer will receive any applicable SLA credits
from Reseller;
- (d) Section 12.2 (Limitation on Amount of Liability)
is replaced with "Each party’s total aggregate Liability for damages arising
out of or relating to the Agreement is limited to the Reseller Fees Customer
paid for the Resold Services during the 12 month period before the event giving
rise to Liability."
- (e) Any renewal(s) of the Services and/or any Reseller
Order will be as agreed between Customer and Reseller.
- (f) "Order Term," as it is used in the Agreement,
means the period of time starting on the Services Start Date or the renewal
date (as applicable) for the Resold Services and continuing for the period
indicated on the then-current Reseller Order unless terminated in accordance
with the Agreement; and
- (g) "Services Start Date," as it is used in the
Agreement, means either the start date described in the Reseller Order or, if
none is specified in the Reseller Order, the date Google India through its
Affiliates makes the Resold Services available to Customer.
- 14.2 Sharing Confidential Information.
Google India or its Affiliates may share Customer Confidential Information with
Reseller as a Delegate subject to Section 7.1 (Obligations).
- 14.3 Reseller as Administrator. At
Customer’s discretion, Reseller may access Customer’s Account or End User Accounts.
As between Google and Customer, Customer is solely responsible for (a) any access
by Reseller to Customer’s Account or End User Accounts and (b) defining in the
Reseller Agreement any rights or obligations as between Reseller and Customer with
respect to the Resold Services.
- 14.4 Reseller Technical Support. Customer
acknowledges and agrees that Reseller may disclose End User personal data to Google
India or its Affiliates as reasonably required in order for Reseller to handle any
support issues that Customer escalates to or via Reseller.
- 15. Miscellaneous.
- 15.1 Notices. Google India will provide
notices under the Agreement to Customer by sending an email to the Notification
Email Address. Customer will provide notices under the Agreement to Google India by
sending an email to legal-notices@google.com. Notice will be treated as received
when the email is sent. Customer is responsible for keeping its Notification Email
Address current throughout the Term.
- 15.2 Emails. The parties may use emails
to satisfy written approval and consent requirements under the Agreement.
- 15.3 Assignment. Neither party may assign
any part of this Agreement without the written consent of the other, except to an
Affiliate where (a) the assignee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of
this Agreement, and (b) the assigning party has notified the other party of the
assignment. Any other attempt to assign is void. Customer shall not assign this
Agreement to any entity in another jurisdiction outside India.
- 15.4 Change of Control. If a party
experiences a change of Control other than an internal restructuring or
reorganization (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger, or other
form of corporate transaction), that party will give written notice to the other
party within 30 days after the change of Control.
- 15.5 Force Majeure. Neither party will be
liable for failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by circumstances
beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism,
riots, or war.
- 15.6 No Agency. This Agreement does not
create any agency, partnership, or joint venture between the parties.
- 15.7 No Waiver. Neither party will be
treated as having waived any rights by not exercising (or delaying the exercise of)
any rights under this Agreement.
- 15.8 Severability. If any part of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement will
remain in effect.
- 15.9 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement does not confer any benefits on any third party unless it expressly
states that it does. For clarity, Google Affiliates are third party beneficiaries
of Sections 5.3 (Customer Feedback), 7 (Confidential Information), and, where they
provide the Services, 13.2 (Customer Indemnification Obligations).
- 15.10 Equitable Relief. Nothing in this
Agreement will limit either party's ability to seek equitable relief.
- 15.11 Governing Law. All claims arising
out of or related to this Agreement will be governed by the laws of India. In case
of any disputes the Courts at New Delhi shall have jurisdiction.
- 15.12 Amendments. Except as stated in
Section 1.5(b) (Modifications: To the Agreement), any amendment to this Agreement
after the Effective Date must be in writing, signed by both parties, and expressly
state that it is amending this Agreement.
- 15.13 Survival. The following Sections
will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 2 (Payment
Terms), Section 5 (Intellectual Property Rights; Feedback; Using Brand Features
within the Services), Section 7 (Confidential Information), Section 8.6 (Effect of
Termination or Non-Renewal), Section 11 (Disclaimer), Section 12 (Limitation of
Liability), Section 13 (Indemnification), Section 14.1 (Applicable Terms), Section
14.2 (Sharing Confidential Information) and Section 15 (Miscellaneous).
- 15.14 Entire Agreement. This Agreement
sets out all terms agreed between the parties and terminates and supersedes any and
all other agreements between the parties relating to its subject matter, including
any prior versions of this Agreement. In entering into this Agreement, neither
party has relied on, and neither party will have any right or remedy based on, any
statement, representation, or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently),
except those expressly stated in this Agreement.
- 15.15 Conflicting Terms. If there is a
conflict between the documents that make up this Agreement, the documents will
control in the following order (of decreasing precedence): the Order Form, the Data
Processing Amendment, the TOS, the remainder of the Agreement (excluding the URL
Terms), and the URL Terms (other than the Data Processing Amendment).
- 15.16 Headers. Headings and captions used
in the Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not have any effect on
the interpretation of the Agreement.
- 15.17 Conflicting Languages. If this
Agreement is translated into any language other than English, and there is a
discrepancy between the English text and the translated text, the English text will
govern unless expressly stated otherwise in the translation.
- 15.18 Definitions.
- "Account" means Customer's Google account credentials and correlating
access to the Services under this Agreement.
- "Additional Products" means products, services and applications that are
not part of the Services but that may be accessible for use in conjunction with
the Services.
- "Additional Product Terms" means the then-current terms stated at
https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/additional_services.html.
- "Admin Account" means a type of End User Account that Customer (or
Reseller, if applicable) may use to administer the Services.
- "Admin Console" means the online console(s) and tool(s) provided by Google
to Customer for administering the Services.
- "Administrators" mean the Customer-designated personnel who administer the
Services to End Users on Customer’s behalf, and have the ability to access
Customer Data and End User Accounts. Such access includes the ability to
access, monitor, use, modify, withhold, or disclose any data available to End
Users associated with their End User Accounts.
- "Advertising" means online advertisements displayed by Google to End Users,
excluding any advertisements Customer expressly chooses to have Google or any
of its Affiliates display in connection with the Services under a separate
agreement (for example, Google AdSense advertisements implemented by Customer
on a website created by Customer using the "Google Sites" functionality within
the Services).
- "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is
Controlled by, or is under common Control with a party.
- "Anti-Bribery Laws" means all applicable commercial and public anti-bribery
laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the UK
Bribery Act 2010, that prohibit corrupt offers of anything of value, either
directly or indirectly, to anyone, including government officials, to obtain or
keep business or to secure any other improper commercial advantage. Government
officials include: any government employees, candidates for public office,
members of royal families, and employees of government-owned or
government-controlled companies, public international organizations, and
political parties.
- "AUP" means the then-current acceptable use policy for the Services stated
at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/use_policy.html.
- "BAA" or "Business Associate Agreement" is an amendment to the Agreement
covering the handling of Protected Health Information (as defined in HIPAA).
- "Brand Features" means the trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos,
domain names, and other distinctive brand features of each party, respectively,
as secured by such party from time to time.
- "Confidential Information" means information that one party (or an
Affiliate) discloses to the other party under this Agreement, and that is
marked as confidential or would normally under the circumstances be considered
confidential information. It does not include information that is independently
developed by the recipient, is rightfully given to the recipient by a third
party without confidentiality obligations, or becomes public through no fault
of the recipient. Subject to the preceding sentence, Customer Data is
considered Customer's Confidential Information.
- "Control" means control of greater than 50 percent of the voting rights or
equity interests of a party.
- "Core Services" means the then-current "Core Services" as described in the
Services Summary, excluding any Third-Party Offerings.
- "Customer Data" means data submitted, stored, sent or received via the
Services by Customer or its End Users.
- "Data Processing Amendment" means the then-current terms describing data
protection and processing obligations with respect to Customer Data, as stated
at https://workspace.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html.
- "Domain Email Address" means the email address on the Domain Name for use
in connection with the Services.
- "Domain Name" means the domain name specified in the Order Form or Reseller
Order to be used in connection with the Services.
- "End Users" means the individuals who are permitted by Customer to use the
Services and managed by an Administrator. For clarity, End Users may include
employees of Customer Affiliates and other third parties.
- "End User Account" means a Google-hosted account established by Customer
through the Services in order for an End User to use the Services.
- "Export Control Laws" means all applicable export and re-export control
laws and regulations, including (a) the Export Administration Regulations
("EAR") maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, (b) trade and economic
sanctions maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control, and (c) the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR")
maintained by the U.S. Department of State.
- "Fees" means (a) the product of the amount of the Services used or ordered
by Customer multiplied by the Prices or (b) the applicable fees for TSS, plus
any applicable Taxes.
- "High Risk Activities" means activities where the use or failure of the
Services would reasonably be expected to lead to death, personal injury, or
environmental or property damage (such as the creation or operation of nuclear
facilities, air traffic control, life support systems, or weaponry).
- "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
indemnifying party and (ii) damages and costs finally awarded against the
indemnified party by a court of competent jurisdiction.
- "Intellectual Property Rights" 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, 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" means the email address(es) designated by
Customer in the Admin Console.
- "Order Form" means the online order page or pages, or other ordering
document acceptable to Google under this Agreement, issued by Google and
accepted or executed by Customer, specifying the Services Customer is ordering
from Google under the Agreement.
- "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 this Agreement.
- "Other Services" means the then-current "Other Services" as described in
the Services Summary, excluding any Third-Party Offerings.
- "Prices" means the then-current applicable prices for the Services
described at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/pricing.html, unless
otherwise agreed in an addendum or Order Form. Prices do not include Taxes.
- "Reseller" means, if applicable, the authorized unaffiliated third party
reseller that sells the Services to Customer.
- "Reseller Agreement" means, if applicable, the separate agreement between
Customer and Reseller regarding the Services. The Reseller Agreement is
independent of and outside the scope of this Agreement.
- "Reseller Fees" means the fees (if any) for Services used or ordered by
Customer as agreed in a Reseller Agreement, plus any applicable Taxes.
- "Reseller Order" means, if applicable, an order form (including a renewal
order form) issued by a Reseller and executed by Customer and the Reseller
specifying the Services Customer is ordering from the Reseller.
- "Service Specific Terms" means the then-current terms specific to one or
more Services stated at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/service-terms.
- "Services" means the then-current Core Services and Other Services.
- "Services Start Date" means either the start date stated in the Order Form
or, if none is specified in the Order Form, the date Google makes the Services
available to Customer.
- "Services Summary" means the then-current description set out at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/user_features.html.
- "SLA" means the then-current service level agreement(s) at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/sla.html.
- "Suspend" or "Suspension" means disabling access to or use of the Services
or components of the Services.
- "Taxes" means all taxes as per the applicable law including but not limited
to any duties, or taxes (other than income tax), including indirect taxes such
as goods and services tax ("GST") or such taxes associated with the purchase of
the Services.
- "Term" has the meaning stated in Section 8 (Term and Termination) of this
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).
- "Third-Party Offerings" means third-party services, software, products, and
other offerings that are not incorporated into the Services.
- "Trademark Guidelines" means Google's then-current Guidelines for Third
Party Use of Google Brand Features at http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html.
- "TSS" means the then-current Google technical support service.
- "TSS Guidelines" means Google's then-current guidelines for technical
support services, as stated at https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/terms/tssg.html.
- "URL Terms" means, collectively, the AUP, Data Processing Amendment,
Service Specific Terms, SLA, and TSS Guidelines.