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Google Workspace and Analytics

Classified material changes to Google Workspace and Analytics’s public trust documents, from continuous monitoring.

Data as of 2026-09-10 — refreshed on a rolling bake, not live. · marketingplatform.google.com

Recent material changes

• medium · Terms changed · 2026-09-04 · tos

  Google Workspace and Analytics's AI posture changed: objection window 14 days → none stated; notification channels email, in_product, page_only → none_stated; training permission permits → unclear.

• medium · AI feature launched · 2026-03-20 · ai_disclosure

  Google's "Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products" (last modified March 20, 2026) introduces new AI offerings, including the Co-Scientist multi-agentic AI research tool and new Gemini 3/3.1 and Imagen 4.0 models, along with associated usage restrictions (no commercial/production use, no disclosure of generated output, and clinical/academic-use prohibitions for Co-Scientist). This is a new AI feature disclosure rather than a change to existing data-handling commitments.

• medium · Terms changed · 2025-09-18 · ai_disclosure

  Google updated the "Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products" document, adding restrictions on commercial/production use and disclosure of generated output for these preview products. The change is a substantive terms update but does not involve subprocessors, training rights, or data retention.

• medium · Terms changed · 2025-11-18 · ai_disclosure

  Google Cloud published new "Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products" (last modified November 18, 2025), adding restrictions that preview AI products may only be used for evaluation/testing, not commercial or production purposes, and that Generated Output may not be disclosed to third parties. The document also introduces specific terms for the Co-Scientist AI research offering, including prohibitions on clinical use and requirements for attribution and prior written approval before publication.

• medium · AI feature launched · 2026-08-31 · ai_disclosure

  Google updated its Generative AI Preview Products terms to add a range of new AI models to the list of Pre-GA Offerings exempt from the additional use restrictions (e.g., Gemini 3 Flash/Pro, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image/TTS/Pro, Imagen 4.0 upscale, Veo 3.1 Lite, Lyria 3 Clip/Pro, WeatherNext, and Co-Scientist). This newly discloses additional AI-powered products/features under the document's terms.

• medium · AI feature launched · 2026-04-17 · ai_disclosure

  Google added new "Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products" disclosing the Co-Scientist multi-agentic AI research offering, including use restrictions, attribution, and no-endorsement requirements, plus a list of Gemini/Imagen models exempt from additional use restrictions. This introduces a new AI-powered preview product and its governing terms.

• medium · Terms changed · 2026-07-01 · ai_disclosure

  Google Cloud updated its Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products, adding new use restrictions and a dedicated Co-Scientist section with active-review requirements and prohibited-use clauses. The document also lists various AI preview products and clarifies that certain restrictions do not apply to Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

• medium · AI feature launched · 2026-04-22 · ai_disclosure

  Google Workspace and Analytics published new Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products, introducing use restrictions for preview AI products and listing exceptions for specific models, and adding terms for the Co-Scientist AI research offering. The document is dated April 22, 2026.

• medium · AI feature launched · 2026-06-09 · ai_disclosure

  Google Cloud published new "Additional Terms for Generative AI Preview Products" (last modified June 9, 2026), disclosing AI preview products including Gemini models, Imagen, Lyria, Veo, AlphaGenome, WeatherNext, and Co-Scientist, along with use restrictions and applicable terms. This is a new disclosure of AI features rather than a change to existing processing commitments.

• medium · AI feature launched · 2026-07-07 · ai_disclosure

  Google updated its Generative AI Preview Products terms (last modified July 7, 2026) to add new AI models to the list of Pre-GA Offerings subject to the Additional Use Restrictions, including Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini Omni Flash 1.1, Imagen 4.0 upscale, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Veo 3.1 Lite, WeatherNext, and Co-Scientist. This expands the set of AI features covered by the existing preview-product restrictions without changing the underlying terms.