Privacy policy
Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google
Risk score
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In short
What you accept
Everyday words for the material promises and rights you give up. Each line includes a quote from the document.
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You are agreeing to the retention of your data in backup systems for delayed deletion periods.
This product
“Because of this, there may be delays between when you delete something and when copies are deleted from our active and backup systems.”
You are agreeing to the collection of your activity data from third-party sites and apps that use Google services.
This product
“Activity on third-party sites and apps that use our services”
You are agreeing to the collection of precise location data via device sensors and GPS.
This product
“Geolocation data, such as may be determined by GPS, IP address, and other data from sensors on or around your device... precise location data”
What it can cost you
Quoted clauses that can affect your privacy, money, or right to go to court — including terms that follow you to other products.
Highest-cost clauses first
You are agreeing to the collection of your activity data from third-party sites and apps that use Google services.
“Activity on third-party sites and apps that use our services”
What that means: Your browsing and usage habits on external partner sites are collected and associated with your identity.
Google tracks your activity across other websites and apps that integrate with its services, linking this data to your account if settings allow.
You are agreeing to the retention of your data in backup systems for delayed deletion periods.
“Because of this, there may be delays between when you delete something and when copies are deleted from our active and backup systems.”
What that means: Your data persists in hidden backups even after you have manually removed it from your account.
Google keeps deleted data in backups for a period, meaning your information is not instantly gone everywhere immediately upon request.
You are agreeing to the collection of precise location data via device sensors and GPS.
“Geolocation data, such as may be determined by GPS, IP address, and other data from sensors on or around your device... precise location data”
What that means: Precise physical location data is collected when specific location features are turned on.
The policy allows for the collection of precise location data from various sensors when users enable features like Timeline or navigation.
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