Operator
Welcome, everyone. Thank you for standing by for the Alphabet Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Jim Friedland, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Jim Friedland
Director of Investor Relations
Thank you. Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Alphabet s second quarter earnings conference call. With us today are Sundar Pichai, Philipp Schindler and Ruth Porat.
Now, I ll quickly cover the Safe Harbor. Some of the statements that we make today regarding our business, operations and financial performance, including the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on those areas may be considered forward-looking and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. For more information, please refer to the risk factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC.