When is the 'Paid Service' Data Policy Activated?

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Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding the data use policy for AI Studio, specifically concerning the ‘Apps’ environment.

According to the Gemini API terms (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms#data-use-paid), I understand that API calls made through a billing-enabled Google Cloud project are treated as a “Paid Service,” which means the data is not used for product improvement and is not subject to human review.

My question is about how this works specifically within the AI Studio ‘Apps’ environment (https://aistudio.google.com/apps/).

Let’s say I create an app in ‘Apps’ and use the process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY placeholder. If I do not explicitly link a billing-enabled Google Cloud project to this specific app, but my overall Google account is associated with other billing-enabled projects, how is the API call treated?

In this scenario, does the AI Studio proxy automatically recognize my “paid user” status and treat the call as a “Paid Service”? Or, is the explicit action of linking a billing-enabled project directly to the app mandatory to activate the “Paid Service” data policy?

In short, I’d like to confirm if the explicit linking action is required, or if the general paid status of the user’s account is sufficient.

Thank you for your clarification!

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Hi amu_op,

Firstly Welcome to the Google AI Forum! :confetti_ball: :confetti_ball:

Thank you for your question regarding the activation of the “Paid Service” data policy within AI Studio’s ‘Apps’ environment.

To ensure that your API calls are treated under the “Paid Service” data policy, it is essential to explicitly link a billing-enabled Google Cloud project to your app. While having a general paid status on your Google account is beneficial, the AI Studio proxy does not automatically recognize this for individual apps. Therefore, the explicit action of linking a billing-enabled project directly to the app is mandatory to activate the “Paid Service” data policy.

For more detailed information on data use policies, please refer to the Gemini API Terms of Service.

If you have any further questions or need assistance with linking your Google Cloud project to your app, feel free to ask!

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