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Google Cloud Marketplace currently supports the following two transaction models:
The agency model: Under the agency model, Google acts as an agent for
the vendor who's offering the product through Cloud Marketplace. Google
facilitates and processes the transaction, but the vendor of the product is
the Merchant of Record for the transaction.
The Merchant of Record model: Under the Merchant of Record model, Google
acts as the Merchant of Record for the transaction. This means that Google
sells the product to you directly.
If you make a transaction through Cloud Marketplace that meets the
requirements of the agency model (described
below on this page), Cloud Marketplace uses the
agency model for that transaction. Otherwise, Cloud Marketplace uses the
Merchant of Record model for that transaction.
When you make a transaction through Cloud Marketplace,
Cloud Marketplace notifies you during the purchasing process that it is
using either the agency model or the Merchant of Record model for that
transaction.
Requirements to transact through the agency model
For a transaction to occur through the agency model, the following requirements
must be met:
Both you and the vendor who's offering the product must be located in a
region that Cloud Marketplace supports for the agency model. For a list
of supported regions, visit
Agency jurisdictions.
Both you and the vendor who's offering the product must have verified your
identity to Google, if you were requested to by Google. For more
information, visit
Verify your identity.