The policy describes what Google collects, why, and how you can manage, export and delete it
This Privacy Policy is Google's explanation of what information it collects, why it collects it, and how you can update, manage, export and delete that information. It is a general policy for Google's services, not a list of per-product details; product-specific privacy notices are listed separately later in the document.
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This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to "our services" as described in the policy; the section "When this policy applies" sets the boundaries and excludes services with separate policies that do not incorporate it.
Not stated here
Per-product privacy notices and the Product Privacy Guide are linked but not supplied here, so their terms are not described.
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Google's services span its apps, platforms like Chrome and Android, and ad and analytics products on other sites
Google describes "our services" as three groups: Google apps, sites and devices (such as Search, YouTube and Google Home); platforms such as the Chrome browser and Android operating system; and products that are built into third-party apps and sites, such as ads, analytics and embedded Google Maps. So the policy reaches beyond Google-branded sites to Google products that run inside other companies' apps and sites.
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Our services include:
Google apps, sites, and devices, like Search, YouTube, and Google Home
Platforms like the Chrome browser and Android operating system
Products that are integrated into third-party apps and sites, like ads, analytics, and embedded Google Maps
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with "include", so the named examples are not stated to be exhaustive.
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What Google collects depends on how you use its services and how you manage your privacy controls
Google says it collects information to provide better services to all users, from basic needs such as your language to more complex ones such as which ads or YouTube videos you might find useful. It says that what it collects, and how it uses that information, depends on how you use its services and how you manage your privacy controls. The details of the categories follow in the rest of this section.
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We collect information to provide better services to all our users
The information Google collects, and how that information is used, depends on how you use our services and how you manage your privacy controls.
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Google also collects data not tied to an account, stored against browser, app or device identifiers
Google collects and uses data that is not associated with your account. When you are not signed in, it stores the information with unique identifiers tied to the browser, application or device you use. It gives examples of the use: maintaining your preferences across browsing sessions, such as language, and deciding whether to show more relevant search results or ads based on your activity across devices.
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Google also collects and uses data that is not associated with your account.
when you’re not signed in to a Google Account, we store the information we collect with unique identifiers tied to the browser, application, or device you’re using
maintain your preferences across browsing sessions, such as your preferred language or whether to show you more relevant search results or ads based on your activity across devices
You may also get customized search results even when you’re signed out.
Qualifications & exceptions
Elsewhere the policy says you may get customized search results even when signed out, and that signed-out search customization can be turned off.
Data tied to a device identifier is still stored and used; "not associated with your account" is not the same as no data kept.
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The policy does not say here how long signed-out data is kept; retention is described generally in the retention section.
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Google collects the content you create, upload or receive, including email, photos, docs and comments
Google says it collects the content you create, upload or receive from others when you use its services. Its examples are email you write and receive, photos and videos you save, documents and spreadsheets you create, and comments you make on YouTube videos.
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We also collect the content you create, upload, or receive from others when using our services.
This includes things like email you write and receive, photos and videos you save, docs and spreadsheets you create, and comments you make on YouTube videos.
Qualifications & exceptions
"This includes things like" signals the examples are illustrative, not a complete list.
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Google collects device, browser and app details, including carrier and phone number, IP address and crash reports
Google collects information about the apps, browsers and devices you use to reach its services, which it says supports features such as automatic product updates and dimming your screen when the battery is low. The information includes unique identifiers, browser type and settings, device type and settings, operating system, mobile network information including carrier name and phone number, and application version number. It also collects how your apps, browsers and devices interact with its services, including IP address, crash reports, system activity, and the date, time and referrer URL of requests. This happens when a Google service on your device contacts Google servers, for example when you install an app from the Play Store or a service checks for updates. On an Android device with Google apps, the device periodically contacts Google servers with information such as device type and carrier name, crash reports and which apps you have installed, and, depending on device settings, other information about how you use the device.
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We collect information about the apps, browsers, and devices you use to access Google services
The information we collect includes unique identifiers, browser type and settings, device type and settings, operating system, mobile network information including carrier name and phone number, and application version number.
We also collect information about the interaction of your apps, browsers, and devices with our services, including IP address, crash reports, system activity, and the date, time, and referrer URL of your request.
We collect this information when a Google service on your device contacts our servers
your device periodically contacts Google servers to provide information about your device and connection to our services
which apps you've installed
depending on your device settings
Qualifications & exceptions
The Android reporting of installed apps and other usage information is described with "depending on your device settings" for the other information; installed apps are listed without that qualifier.
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Google collects your activity in its services, including searches, views, purchases and synced Chrome history
Google collects information about your activity in its services, which it uses for things like recommending a YouTube video. The activity information may include terms you search for, videos you watch, views and interactions with content and ads, media from your interactions such as images, files, audio and video, purchase activity, people you communicate or share content with, activity on third-party sites and apps that use Google services, and Chrome browsing history you have synced with your Google Account. Depending on your settings, activity from services such as Search, Maps and Shopping is saved to your account history, and you can find and manage activity saved in your history in your Google Account.
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We collect information about your activity in our services
The activity information we collect may include:
Terms you search for
Videos you watch
Views and interactions with content and ads
Media (like images, files, audio and video) from your interactions
Purchase activity
People with whom you communicate or share content
Activity on third-party sites and apps that use our services
Chrome browsing history you’ve synced with your Google Account
You can visit your Google Account to find and manage activity information that’s saved in your history.
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with "may include", so each item is a possibility rather than a certainty for every user.
Chrome browsing history is only included when it is synced with your Google Account.
Whether activity is saved to your account history depends on your history and personalization settings.
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If you use Google calling or messaging, Google may collect call and message log details
If you use Google services to make and receive calls or send and receive messages, Google may collect call and message log information. The listed items include phone numbers (including calling-party, receiving-party and forwarding numbers), sender and recipient email addresses, time and date of calls and messages, call duration, routing information, and types and volumes of calls and messages. This is log information about the communications, not a statement here about collecting their contents.
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If you use our services to make and receive calls or send and receive messages, we may collect call and message log information
phone number, calling-party number, receiving-party number, forwarding numbers, sender and recipient email address, time and date of calls and messages, duration of calls, routing information, and types and volumes of calls and messages
Qualifications & exceptions
"May collect" is permissive.
Which services count is clarified elsewhere in the policy, which names examples such as Google Voice, Meet, Gmail, Chat, Duo and Fi.
Not stated here
This paragraph does not itself say whether the contents of calls or messages are collected; the content-you-create paragraph covers email you write and receive.
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Google collects location from GPS, IP address, activity and nearby devices, depending on products and settings
Google collects location information when you use its services, which it says helps with features such as driving directions, nearby search results and ads based on location. Depending on the products you use and the settings you choose, it may use different types of location information: GPS and other sensor data from your device, IP address, activity on Google services (such as searches or places you label like home or work), and information about things near your device such as Wi-Fi access points, cell towers and Bluetooth-enabled devices. Google adds that the types of location data collected and how long it is stored depend in part on your device and account settings.
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We collect location information when you use our services
ads based on your location
Depending on the products you’re using and settings you choose, Google may use different types of location information
GPS and other sensor data from your device
IP address
Activity on Google services, such as from your searches or places you label like home or work
Information about things near your device, such as Wi-Fi access points, cell towers, and Bluetooth-enabled devices
The types of location data we collect and how long we store it depend in part on your device and account settings.
Qualifications & exceptions
The types used depend on the products and settings; not every type applies to every user.
Location use includes advertising, as the purposes sentence lists ads based on your location.
Not stated here
The retention period for location data is not stated in this section.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Location data collected and its storage depend on device and account settings; searches may be saved to history
Google says the types of location data it collects, and how long it stores them, depend in part on your device and account settings. You can turn your Android device's location on or off in the device settings app, and you can turn on Timeline to create a private map of where you go with your signed-in devices. Depending on your settings, your searches and other activity from Google services, which may also include location information, are saved as history to your Google Account: activity from services such as Search, Maps and Shopping goes to Search Services History, and activity on some other Google sites and apps goes to Web & App Activity.
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The types of location data we collect and how long we store it depend in part on your device and account settings.
turn your Android device’s location on or off
You can also turn on [Timeline](https://support.google.com/accounts?p=privpol_lochistory) if you want to create a private map of where you go with your signed-in devices.
Depending on your settings, your searches and other activity from Google services, which may also include location information, are saved as history to your Google Account.
activity from services like Search, Maps, and Shopping is saved to Search Services History, and your activity on some other Google sites and apps is saved to Web & App Activity
Saving activity from services like Search, Maps, and Shopping to your Search Services History lets you do things like resume an AI Mode interaction where you left off or see past searches as Autocomplete suggestions.
Qualifications & exceptions
Timeline is described as something you turn on; it is not described here as on by default.
History saving is "depending on your settings"; the personalization controls section explains these settings.
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The storage periods for location data are not given here; retention is described only generally in the retention section.
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Google also collects information about you from public sources and trusted partners
In some circumstances Google collects information about you from publicly accessible sources, for example indexing a local newspaper article that mentions your name and showing it to people who search for it. It may also collect information about you from trusted partners: directory services that supply business information, marketing partners that supply information about potential customers of Google's business services, and security partners that supply information to protect against abuse. Google also receives information from partners to provide advertising and research services on their behalf; an example given is merchants uploading loyalty-card data, and Google says it only provides aggregated reports to advertisers that do not reveal information about individual people. Google also says it may collect publicly available online information to help train its AI models and build products such as Google Translate, Gemini Apps and Cloud AI capabilities.
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In some circumstances, Google also collects information about you from publicly accessible sources.
We may also collect information about you from trusted partners, such as directory services who provide us with business information to be displayed on Google’s services, marketing partners who provide us with information about potential customers of our business services, and security partners who provide us with information to protect against abuse.
We also receive information from partners to provide advertising and research services on their behalf.
We only provide aggregated reports to advertisers that don’t reveal information about individual people.
we may collect information that’s publicly available online or from other public sources to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Gemini Apps, and Cloud AI capabilities
Qualifications & exceptions
"In some circumstances" and "may" limit these statements; they are not a promise that all of these sources are used for every person.
The aggregated-reports limit applies to reports given to advertisers, not to what Google receives from partners.
Not stated here
The policy does not list the specific public sources or named partners.
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Google collects and stores information using cookies, pixel tags, local storage, databases and server logs
Google says it uses various technologies to collect and store information, including cookies, pixel tags, local storage such as browser web storage or application data caches, databases and server logs.
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We use various technologies to collect and store information, including cookies, pixel tags, local storage, such as browser web storage or application data caches, databases, and server logs.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Including" means the list is not exhaustive.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Browser and device settings can limit what Google collects, but Google services rely on cookies to work properly
Whether or not you are signed in, you can use browser settings to be told when Google sets a cookie and to block cookies from a specific domain or all domains, and device-level settings such as Android location settings, which may determine what information Google collects. Google warns that its services rely on cookies to function properly, for example to remember language preferences, and elsewhere gives the example that blocking a cookie that lets you open many Google Docs in one browser would stop Docs from working as expected.
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There are other ways to control the information Google collects whether or not you’re signed in to a Google Account
you can configure your browser to indicate when Google has set a cookie in your browser
configure your browser to block all cookies from a specific domain or all domains
But remember that our services rely on cookies to function properly
Your device may have controls that determine what information we collect.
Blocking this cookie would prevent Google Docs from working as expected.
Qualifications & exceptions
Blocking cookies can break service features.
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Identifiers category: name, password, phone, address, device identifiers and optional government ID for some features
Under identifiers and similar information, Google lists your name and password, phone number and address, and unique identifiers tied to the browser, application or device you use. Some Google services, such as YouTube Studio, provide the option to submit a valid ID, such as a passport or driver's license, to verify your identity to use additional features.
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Identifiers and similar information such as your
and password, phone number, and address, as well as unique identifiers tied to the browser, application, or device you’re using
Some Google services like
provide the option to submit a valid ID (such as a passport or driver’s license) to verify your identity to use additional features
Qualifications & exceptions
The ID submission is described as an option for certain services, not a general requirement.
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Demographic category: age, gender and language, plus optional details like race and ethnicity for creator features
Under demographic information, Google lists your age, gender and language. If you choose to use optional features such as YouTube Creator Demographics, you can also provide additional information such as your gender identity or race and ethnicity.
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Demographic information, such as your
If you choose to use optional features like
you can also provide additional information, like your gender identity or race and ethnicity
Qualifications & exceptions
Race and ethnicity are described as optional additional information you can provide for optional features.
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Biometric category: information like study fingerprints, if you choose to provide it
Under biometric information, Google lists information it collects "if you choose to provide it", with fingerprints in Google's product development studies as the example.
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Biometric information if you choose to provide it, such as fingerprints in Google’s product development studies.
Qualifications & exceptions
Described as provided by choice and illustrated only by product development studies; the policy does not say here whether other biometric data is collected by other features.
Not stated here
Whether other products use biometric data, and how, is not stated in this category entry.
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Activity category: searches, interactions, synced Chrome history, device activity and third-party site and app activity
Under internet, network and other activity information, Google lists your search terms; views and interactions with content and ads; Chrome browsing history you have synced with your Google Account; information about how your apps, browsers and devices interact with its services (such as IP address, crash reports and system activity); and activity on third-party sites and apps that use its services. You can review and control activity data stored in your Google Account in My Activity. Elsewhere Google explains that sites and apps that use its ads, analytics or embedded content may share information about your activity with Google and, depending on your account settings and the products in use, this data may be associated with your personal information.
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Internet, network, and other activity information such as your search terms; views and interactions with content and ads; Chrome browsing history you’ve synced with your Google Account
and activity on third-party sites and apps that use our services
You can review and control activity data stored in your Google Account in
These services may share information about your activity with Google and, depending on your
Qualifications & exceptions
Whether third-party site and app activity is associated with your personal information depends on account settings and the products in use.
My Activity controls cover activity data stored in your Google Account.
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Geolocation category: location from GPS, IP address and sensors, which can be precise depending on settings
Under geolocation data, Google lists location that may be determined by GPS, IP address and other data from sensors on or around your device, depending in part on your device and account settings. Depending on these settings, this may include precise location data, for example GPS data for Android features like navigation or finding your phone.
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Geolocation data, such as may be determined by GPS, IP address, and other data from sensors on or around your device, depending in part on your device and account settings.
Depending on these settings, this may include precise location data, for example GPS data for Android features like navigation or finding your phone.
The types of location data we collect and how long we store it depend in part on your device and account settings.
Qualifications & exceptions
Precise location is conditioned on device and account settings.
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Audio and visual category: media from your interactions, including voice recorded after "Hey Google"
Under audio, electronic, visual and similar information, Google lists media such as images, files, audio and video from your interactions. Elsewhere it explains that you can interact with many services using your device's microphone or camera or by uploading files, images, screenshots, audio and video, and that when your device detects an audio activation command such as "Hey Google", Google records your voice and audio plus a few seconds before the activation.
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Audio, electronic, visual, and similar information, including media (like images, files, audio and video) from your interactions
When your device detects an audio activation command, like “Hey Google,” Google records your voice and audio plus a few seconds before the activation.
Qualifications & exceptions
The recording described applies when the device detects an activation command; the few seconds recorded before the command are part of the stated practice.
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Communications category: emails and messages if you use Google services to send and receive them
Under communications data, Google lists items such as emails if you use its services to send and receive messages.
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Communications data, such as emails, if you use our services to send and receive messages.
Qualifications & exceptions
Conditioned on using Google services to send and receive messages; "such as" means the examples are not exhaustive.
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Health information category: medical history, vital signs and fitness data if you choose to provide it
Under health information, Google lists information it collects if you choose to provide it, such as medical history, vital signs and health metrics like blood glucose levels, and other similar information related to your physical or mental health, in the course of using Google services with health-related features such as the Google Health Studies app, Fitbit or Pixel devices. Elsewhere Google explains that if you use fitness products and apps such as Fitbit, Pixel Watch, Nest or Google Fit, it collects data you provide, like height and weight, and information from those apps and devices, such as sleep patterns, heart rate, skin temperature, calories burned and steps taken.
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Health information if you choose to provide it, such as your medical history, vital signs and health metrics (like blood glucose levels), and other similar information related to your physical or mental health
If you use fitness products and apps we offer, such as Fitbit, Pixel Watch, Nest or Google Fit, we collect data you provide, like your height and weight.
We also collect information from these apps and devices, such as your sleep patterns, heart rate, skin temperature, calories burned, and steps taken.
Qualifications & exceptions
The category is framed as health information "if you choose to provide it"; the fitness-device paragraph also covers information collected from the devices themselves.
Washington and Nevada health-data laws add rights for covered health information, per the state-law section.
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Key terms: cookies, data caches and browser web storage can recognize your browser and keep data on your device
The glossary defines a cookie as a small file with a string of characters sent to your computer when you visit a website; on a later visit it lets the site recognize your browser, and cookies may store preferences and other information. You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when one is sent, but some website features or services may not work properly without cookies. An application data cache is a data repository on a device that can let a web application run offline and load faster. Browser web storage lets websites store data in a browser, and in "local storage" mode the data persists across sessions, even after the browser is closed and reopened.
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A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser.
You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some website features or services may not function properly without cookies.
An application data cache is a data repository on a device.
Browser web storage enables websites to store data in a browser on a device.
When used in "local storage" mode, it enables data to be stored across sessions.
Qualifications & exceptions
These are definitions of the technologies named in the collection section, not statements about which cookies Google sets.
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Key terms: devices, IP addresses and algorithms; an IP address can often reveal where a device connects from
The glossary defines a device as a computer that can be used to access Google services, such as desktop computers, tablets, smart speakers and smartphones. It explains that an IP address is a number assigned to every device connected to the Internet, usually in geographic blocks, and can often be used to identify the location from which a device is connecting. An algorithm is defined as a process or set of rules followed by a computer in performing problem-solving operations.
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A device is a computer that can be used to access Google services.
An IP address can often be used to identify the location from which a device is connecting to the Internet.
A process or set of rules followed by a computer in performing problem-solving operations.
Qualifications & exceptions
The IP address definition ties to the location statements elsewhere, which list IP address as a location source.
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Key terms: pixel tags track views and email opens, and referrer URLs reveal the last page visited
A pixel tag is defined as technology placed on a website or within the body of an email to track certain activity, such as views of a website or when an email is opened, often used with cookies. A referrer URL is information a web browser sends to a destination page, typically when you click a link, containing the URL of the last page the browser visited.
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A pixel tag is a type of technology placed on a website or within the body of an email for the purpose of tracking certain activity, such as views of a website or when an email is opened.
The Referrer URL contains the URL of the last webpage the browser visited.
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Key term: server logs automatically record request details such as IP address, browser, time, URL and cookie ID
The glossary says that, like most websites, Google's servers automatically record the page requests made when you visit its sites. These server logs typically include your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. A sample entry for a search for "cars" is explained: the IP address assigned by your internet provider, the date and time of the query, the requested URL including the search query, the browser and operating system, and a unique cookie ID assigned to the computer the first time it visited Google.
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Like most websites, our servers automatically record the page requests made when you visit our sites.
These “server logs” typically include your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
is the Internet Protocol address assigned to the user by the user’s ISP
is the requested URL, including the search query
is the unique cookie ID assigned to this particular computer the first time it visited Google
Qualifications & exceptions
The sample entry is illustrative; the cookie ID shown in the sample entry and the one explained under it differ in the source text.
"Typically include" means the contents can vary.
Not stated here
How long server logs are kept is not stated in this entry; the retention section says advertising data in server logs is deleted or anonymized after a set period.
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Saved activity may include a general area of at least 3 sq km or 1,000 people; past areas can estimate location
Google explains that if you are signed in and have Search Services History or Web & App Activity on, activity data on Google sites, apps and services that use those settings may be saved as history in your account. Some activity may include information about the general area you were in. When you search using a general area, the search uses an area of at least 3 sq km, or expands until the area represents the locations of at least 1,000 people, which Google says helps protect your privacy. Depending on personalization settings such as Personalized Recommendations in Search services, areas you searched from in the past may be used to estimate a relevant location for later searches. You can view and control Search Services History and Web & App Activity in My Activity.
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if you’re signed in to your Google Account and have Search Services History or Web & App Activity turned on, your activity data on Google sites, apps, and services that use those settings may be saved as history in your Google Account
Some activity may include information about the general area you were in when using the Google service.
your search will use an area of at least 3 sq km, or expand until the area represents the locations of at least 1,000 people
areas that you have searched from in the past may be used to estimate a relevant location for your search
You can view and control your Search Services History and Web & App Activity at
Qualifications & exceptions
Saving depends on the history settings being on; past-area use depends on personalization settings.
Data Access & Collection · Context
Android devices with Google apps include phones, cameras, vehicles, wearables and TVs running Google Play Services
Google explains that "Android devices with Google apps" include devices sold by Google or one of its partners, and include phones, cameras, vehicles, wearables and televisions. These devices use Google Play Services and other pre-installed apps that include services such as Gmail, Maps, your phone camera and dialer, text-to-speech, keyboard input and security features. This is the device group to which the periodic contact with Google servers described in the collection section applies.
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Android devices with Google apps include devices sold by Google or one of our partners and include phones, cameras, vehicles, wearables, and televisions.
These devices use Google Play Services and other pre-installed apps that include services like Gmail, Maps, your phone’s camera and phone dialer, text-to-speech conversion, keyboard input, and security features.
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With Google Location services on Android, your device sends location, sensor, nearby cell and Wi-Fi data to Google
If you use Google's Location services on Android, Google says it can improve the performance of apps that rely on your location, such as Google Maps. In that case your device sends information to Google about its location, sensors such as the accelerometer, and nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi access points, including MAC address and signal strength, and these together help determine your location. You can use your device settings to enable Google Location services.
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If you use Google’s Location services on Android, we can improve the performance of apps that rely on your location, like Google Maps.
your device sends information to Google about its location, sensors (like accelerometer), and nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi access points (like MAC address and signal strength)
You can use your device settings to enable Google Location services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The transmission described applies if you use Google's Location services; enabling is through device settings.
Microphone, camera and uploads feed Google services; after "Hey Google" it records a few seconds before the command
Google explains that you can interact with many services using your device's microphone or camera or by uploading multimedia such as files, images, screenshots, audio and video. When your device detects an audio activation command such as "Hey Google", Google records your voice and audio plus a few seconds before the activation.
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you can interact with many Google services using your device’s microphone or camera, or by uploading multimedia like files, images, screenshots, audio, and video
When your device detects an audio activation command, like “Hey Google,” Google records your voice and audio plus a few seconds before the activation.
Qualifications & exceptions
The pre-activation recording is limited to "a few seconds"; the policy does not say here how long recordings are kept.
Not stated here
Retention of voice and audio recordings is not stated in this note.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Home and work places you label can be used for directions, nearer results and ads, and you can edit or delete them
You might choose to save places that matter to you, such as home or work, to your Google Account. If you set home or work addresses, Google says they can be used to help you do things more easily, such as getting directions or finding results closer to home or work, and for ads. You can edit or delete your home or work addresses anytime in your Google Account.
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You might choose to save places to your Google Account that are important to you, such as your home or your work.
If you set your home or work addresses, they can be used to help you do things more easily, such as getting directions or finding results closer to your home or work, and for ads.
You can edit or delete your home or work addresses anytime in your
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Google may collect public online information to train AI models and may index and display your business information
As an example of collecting from publicly accessible sources, Google says it may collect information that is publicly available online or from other public sources to help train its AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Gemini Apps and Cloud AI capabilities. It also says that if your business's information appears on a website, it may index and display it on Google services.
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we may collect information that’s publicly available online or from other public sources to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Gemini Apps, and Cloud AI capabilities
if your business’s information appears on a website, we may index and display it on Google services
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement is about publicly available information, and uses "may".
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Blocking the "lbcs" cookie would stop Google Docs from working as expected
Google gives an example of its services relying on cookies: a cookie called "lbcs" makes it possible to open many Google Docs in one browser, and blocking this cookie would prevent Google Docs from working as expected.
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we use a cookie called ‘lbcs’ that makes it possible for you to open many Google Docs in one browser
Blocking this cookie would prevent Google Docs from working as expected.
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Device sensors like the accelerometer and gyroscope can help Google understand your location and movement
Google explains that your device may have sensors that can be used to better understand your location and movement; for example an accelerometer can be used to determine your speed and a gyroscope to figure out your direction of travel.
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Your device may have sensors that can be used to better understand your location and movement.
an accelerometer can be used to determine your speed and a gyroscope to figure out your direction of travel
Qualifications & exceptions
"May" and "can be used" describe capability, not a statement that all sensors are used for all users.
Data Access & Collection · Context
Calling and messaging services include Voice, Meet, Gmail, Chat, Duo and Fi
Google lists examples of the services whose calls and messages can produce call and message log information: Google Voice for calls, texts and voicemail; Google Meet for video calls; Gmail for email; Google Chat for messages; Google Duo for video calls and messages; and Google Fi for a phone plan.
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Examples of these services include:
Google Voice, for making and receiving calls, sending text messages, and managing voicemail
Google Meet, for making and receiving video calls
Gmail, for sending and receiving emails
Google Chat, for sending and receiving messages
Google Duo, for making and receiving video calls and sending and receiving messages
Google Fi, for a phone plan
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced as "examples".
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Fitness products like Fitbit, Pixel Watch, Nest and Google Fit collect body measurements and activity data
Google explains that if you use fitness products and apps it offers, such as Fitbit, Pixel Watch, Nest or Google Fit, it collects data you provide, like height and weight, and information from the apps and devices, such as sleep patterns, heart rate, skin temperature, calories burned and steps taken.
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If you use fitness products and apps we offer, such as Fitbit, Pixel Watch, Nest or Google Fit, we collect data you provide, like your height and weight.
We also collect information from these apps and devices, such as your sleep patterns, heart rate, skin temperature, calories burned, and steps taken.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies if you use those fitness products and apps.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
Chrome browsing history is saved to your account only if you have turned on Chrome sync with your Google Account
Google clarifies that your Chrome browsing history is only saved to your Google Account if you have enabled Chrome synchronization with your Google Account.
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Your Chrome browsing history is only saved to your account if you’ve enabled Chrome synchronization with your Google Account.
Qualifications & exceptions
This conditions the "Chrome browsing history you have synced" item in the activity list.
Google measures ad views and interactions, including mouse movement over an ad, to report to advertisers in aggregate
Google explains that it collects information about views and interactions with ads so it can provide aggregated reports to advertisers, such as whether it served an ad on a page and whether the ad was likely seen. It may also measure other interactions, such as how you move your mouse over an ad or whether you interact with the page on which the ad appears.
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we collect information about views and interactions with ads so we can provide aggregated reports to advertisers, like telling them whether we served their ad on a page and whether the ad was likely seen by a viewer
We may also measure other interactions, such as how you move your mouse over an ad or if you interact with the page on which the ad appears.
Qualifications & exceptions
Reports to advertisers are described as aggregated.