Google was one of the first in the industry to publish anAI/ML Privacy Commitment,which outlines our belief that customers should have the highest level ofsecurity and control over their data that is stored in the cloud. Thatcommitment extends to Google Cloud generative AI products. Google helps ensurethat its teams are following these commitments through robust data governancepractices, which includes reviews of the data that Google Cloud uses inthe development of its products. More details about how Google processes datacan also be found inGoogle's Customer Data Processing Addendum (CDPA).

Usage of generative AI

Vertex AI Search uses generative AI services for building search, personalized,and conversational experiences.

As part of the Google Cloud AI/ML Privacy Commitment, customer data usedin Vertex AI Search is not used to train foundation models.

Foundation models are frozen and only process input to provide output for theservices provided by Vertex AI Search.

Customer-specific models

When applicable, customer-specific models are built automatically and used onlyin the context of the project that is specific to the customer for theVertex AI Search service.

Any customer data used to create these customer-specific models is not used totrain foundation models.

Customer-specific models, much like all customer data, continues to beprotected byGoogle's security controls and best practices.