Core Apps and Consumer Apps
Two categories of Google Apps, governed by different Terms of Service, are available at NC State.
Core Apps
- Governed by the Google Workspace Education Edition Agreement between NC State and Google.
- Supported by NC State
- See list of Core Apps available at NC State
Consumer Apps (also sometimes called Additional Services)
- Governed by agreements (Terms of Service) between you the user and Google. Most Consumer apps are governed by the general Google Terms of Service, but some have app-specific Terms of Service.
- Not supported by NC State. The NC State Help Desk does not possess the same admin controls for consumer apps as Core apps, so they will not be able to help troubleshoot consumer apps.
- Only a selection of Consumer apps have been enabled for use at NC State.
- Enabling them lets you use your NC State credentials (Unity ID and password) when you need the apps for school or work.
- Because these Consumer apps have already been enabled at NC State, you must agree to their Terms of Service before you can access ANY Core or Consumer app, even if you don’t plan to use any Consumer apps.
- These Terms of Service do not apply to you until you use a Consumer app.
- You must acknowledge that you are at least 13 years old and enter your birthdate.
CAUTION: Be sure to enter your birthdate correctly; if it indicates that you are under 13 years old, you will be locked out of your entire Google account, including your Gmail and Calendar. - See list of Consumer Apps available at NC State. These apps can come and go with little to no warning.
- Google Translate
- Google Applied Digital Skills
- Blogger
- Chrome Web Store
- Google Alerts
- Google Analytics
- Google Books
- Google Custom Search
- Google Earth
- Google Maps
- Google Photos (no longer available as of 2023 to new NC State users)
- Google Play
- Google Takeout
- YouTube
Terms of Service
The following illustration summarizes these characteristics and requirements for Core and Consumer apps at NC State.