Incident #EF0431 · 10 FEB 2026minor
Google Cloud terms now also cover standalone Cloud Identity Services, with some carve-outs
The Terms of Service now apply to 'Cloud Identity Services' (standalone Cloud Identity purchases) alongside GCP, Workspace, SecOps and Looker. Existing Workspace-style clauses (domain verification, account deletion, fee changes, renewal, liability cap, admin responsibility) are extended to Cloud Identity. Discontinuation-of-services protections do not apply to Cloud Identity, and Fees for Workspace and Cloud Identity are now linked to pricing pages.
Taken from you
- Cloud Identity customers get no discontinuation-of-services protections under Section 1.4(e)
- Cloud Identity customers face Google's right to change fees, with only 30 days' notice, effective at renewal
- Google may delete a Cloud Identity account without notice if domain ownership or permission cannot be verified
- Cloud Identity customers are bound by the 12-month-fees liability cap and Google's limited responsibility for administration of the services
Won back
- Standalone Cloud Identity customers get a dedicated SLA and service-specific terms
- Fees for SecOps and Looker (original) are clarified as stated in an Order Form or amendment
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
This Section 1.4(e) (Discontinuation of Services) does not apply to Cloud Identity Services or pre-general availability Services, offerings, or functionality and, for GWS Services, only applies to Core Services (and not Other Services).+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
* "Cloud Identity Services" means the then-current services described at https://cloud.google.com/terms/identity/user-features.html, when purchased on a standalone basis (and not as a GCP Service or GWS Service).+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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 GWS Services or Cloud Identity Services and may delete the Account without notice.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
2.6 _Fee Revisions._ Google may change the Fees at any time unless otherwise expressly agreed in an addendum or Order Form.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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