Privacy Policy
RETAINING YOUR INFORMATION
We retain the data we collect for different periods of time
depending on what it is, how we use it, and how you configure your settings:
- Some
data you can delete whenever you like, such as your personal
info or the content you create or upload, like photos and documents. You can also delete activity
information saved in your account, or choose to have it deleted automatically after a
set period of time. We’ll keep this data in your Google Account until you
remove it or choose to have it removed.
- Other
data is deleted or anonymized automatically after a set period of time,
such as advertising
data in server logs.
- We
keep some data until you delete your Google Account, such as information
about how often you use our services.
- And
some data we retain for longer periods of time when necessary for
legitimate business or legal purposes, such as security, fraud and abuse
prevention, or financial record-keeping.
When you delete data, we follow a deletion process to make
sure that your data is safely and completely removed from our servers or
retained only in anonymized form. We try to ensure that our services protect
information from accidental or malicious deletion. Because of this, there may
be delays between when you delete something and when copies are deleted from
our active and backup systems.
You can read more about Google’s data
retention periods, including how long it takes us to delete your
information.
COMPLIANCE & COOPERATION WITH REGULATORS
We regularly review this Privacy Policy and make sure that
we process your information in ways that comply with it.
Data transfers
We maintain servers
around the world and your information may be processed on servers
located outside of the country where you live. Data protection laws vary among
countries, with some providing more protection than others. Regardless of where
your information is processed, we apply the same protections described in this
policy. We also comply with certain legal frameworks relating
to the transfer of data.
When we receive formal written complaints, we respond by
contacting the person who made the complaint. We work with the appropriate
regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve
any complaints regarding the transfer of your data that we cannot resolve with
you directly.
ABOUT THIS POLICY
When this policy applies
This Privacy Policy applies to all of the services offered
by Google LLC and its affiliates,
including YouTube, Android, and services offered on third-party sites, such as
advertising services. This Privacy Policy doesn’t apply to services that have
separate privacy policies that do not incorporate this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy doesn’t apply to:
- The
information practices of other companies and organizations that advertise
our services
- Services
offered by other companies or individuals, including products or sites
they offer that may include Google services to which the policy applies,
or products or sites displayed to you in search results, or linked from
our services
Changes to this policy
We change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will not
reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. We
always indicate the date the last changes were published and we offer access
to archived
versions for your review. If changes are significant, we’ll provide a
more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of
Privacy Policy changes).
RELATED PRIVACY PRACTICES
Specific Google services
The following privacy notices provide additional information
about some Google services:
- Payments
- Fiber
- Google Fi
- Google Workspace for Education
- Read
Along
- YouTube Kids
- Google Accounts Managed with Family Link, for Children
under 13 (or applicable age in your country)
- Family Link privacy guide for children & teens
- Voice and Audio Collection from Children’s Features on the
Google Assistant
If you’re a member of an organization that uses Google
Workspace or Google Cloud Platform, learn how these services collect and use
your personal information in the Google Cloud Privacy Notice.
Other useful resources
The following links highlight useful resources for you to
learn more about our practices and privacy settings.
- Your Google
Account is home to many of the settings you can use to manage
your account
- Privacy Checkup guides you through key privacy
settings for your Google Account
- Google’s
safety center helps you learn more about our built-in security,
privacy controls, and tools to help set digital ground rules for your
family online
- Google’s Teen Privacy Guide provides answers to
some of the top questions we get asked about privacy
- Privacy & Terms provides
more context regarding this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service
- Technologies includes
more information about: