October 13, 2025

Regional Modifications

Last modified: October 13, 2025

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These terms modify the Google Cloud Terms of Service or any other agreement in which they are referenced (the "Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this web page have the meanings given in the Agreement.

Customer agrees to the following modifications to this Agreement if Customer's billing address is in the applicable region as described below:

Asia Pacific - All regions, excluding India

If the Agreement contains a section titled "Taxes", that section is replaced as follows:

X. Taxes. Google will itemize any invoiced Taxes. If Taxes must be withheld from any payment to Google, then Customer will increase the payment to Google so that the net amount received by Google is equal to the amount invoiced, without reduction for Taxes.

The definition of "Taxes" is replaced as follows:

"Taxes" means all government-imposed taxes, as per the applicable law associated with the rendering and performance of the Services, including but not limited to any duties, customs duties, and any direct or indirect taxes, including any related penalties or interest, except for taxes based on Google's profit.

Asia Pacific (all regions excluding Australia, Japan, India, New Zealand, Singapore) and Latin America (all regions excluding Brazil and Mexico)

If the Agreement contains a section titled "U.S. Governing Law" or "Governing Law", that section is replaced as follows:

X.** **Governing Law; Arbitration.

(a) ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED GOOGLE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (INCLUDING ANY DISPUTE REGARDING THE INTERPRETATION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT) ("Dispute") WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, USA, EXCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES.

(b) The parties will try in good faith to settle any Dispute within 30 days after the Dispute arises. If the Dispute is not resolved within 30 days, it must be resolved by arbitration by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution in accordance with its Expedited Commercial Rules in force as of the date of this Agreement ("Rules").

(c) The parties will mutually select one arbitrator. The arbitration will be conducted in English in Santa Clara County, California, USA.

(d) Either party may apply to any competent court for injunctive relief necessary to protect its rights pending resolution of the arbitration. The arbitrator may order equitable or injunctive relief consistent with the remedies and limitations in this Agreement.

(e) Subject to the confidentiality requirements in Subsection (g), either party may petition any competent court to issue any order necessary to protect that party's rights or property; this petition will not be considered a violation or waiver of this governing law and arbitration section and will not affect the arbitrator's powers, including the power to review the judicial decision. The parties stipulate that the courts of Santa Clara County, California, USA, are competent to grant any order under this subsection .

(f) The arbitral award will be final and binding on the parties and its execution may be presented in any competent court, including any court with jurisdiction over either party or any of its property.

(g) Any arbitration proceeding conducted in accordance with this section will be considered Confidential Information under the clause of the Agreement titled "Confidentiality" or "Confidential Information", including: (i) the existence of, (ii) any information disclosed during, and (iii) any oral communications or documents related to, the arbitration proceedings. In addition to the disclosure rights under the clause of the Agreement titled "Confidentiality" or "Confidential Information", the parties may disclose the information described in this subsection to a competent court as may be necessary to file any order under subsection (e) above or execute any arbitral decision, but the parties must request that those judicial proceedings be conducted in camera (in private).