Google's privacy policy
When 🍑 you 👉🗣 use 🏻 our services 🛎, you’re trusting 🔐💁💯 us 👨 with your 👉 information 📄. We understand 📚 that this is a big 🍆 responsibility 👍 and we work 💼 hard 🍆 to protect ⚔🛡 your 🅱👉 information ℹ and put 😏 you 👈 in control 🎛.
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 ℹ🎤🔁.
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Privacy 🚫📵 Check-Up 😼👌💥
Looking 👀 to change 🚼 your 👉 privacy 🚫📵 settings 👌?
Take 💅 the Privacy 🚫📵 Check-Up
Effective 💀 30 📅 September 📆 2020 🤡 | Archived 📩 versions | Download 📲 PDF
We build 🏭2⃣✋ a range 💦 of services 📣 that help 🆘 millions 💯 of people 👫 daily 📆 to explore 🚁🛩 and interact 🤝🤔 with the world 🌎 in new 🆕 ways 💫. Our services 📣 include 💨:
Google 🔎 apps 💰, sites 💻🚫📥 and devices 🔬, such as Search 🕵, YouTube 📹 and Google 🖥🖱 Home 🏠
Platforms 😱😮 such as the Chrome 😍 browser 📲💻 and Android 🤖 operating 🍆 system ☄
Products 🏭 that are integrated 🕐 into third-party apps 📱 and sites 💻, such as ads 🅱 and embedded Google 🔎 Maps 🗾
You 👉🙌👈 can use 🏻 our services 🛎 in a variety 👨👩👧👦 of ways ↕📻🔧 to manage 👨💼 your 👉 privacy 🚪. For example 💪, you 👉 can sign 🖋📝 up ⬆ for a Google 🔎 Account 💳 if you 👉😳 want 😍 to create 😮 and manage 👨💼 content 🌎 such as emails 💻 and photos 📷, or to see 👀 more relevant 📈 search 🕵 results 💹. And you 👉🏻 can use 🏻 many 👬 Google 🖥🖱 services 🛎 when 🍑 you’re signed 📝 out or without 🚫🚾 creating 🔜 an account 💳 at all 💯; for example 💪, searching 🔭 on 🔛 Google 🔞💻 or watching 👀 YouTube 👨🏾💻 videos 📼. You 👈 can also 👨 choose 🤔 to browse 🖥 the web 🕸 privately 🕵 using 🏻 Chrome 😍 in Incognito 👻 mode 🚨. And across ➡ our services 🛎, you 👉🏻 can adjust 📉 your 👉 privacy 🚫📵 settings 📐 to control 🎮 what we collect 👂 and how your 👉 information ℹ is used 🎶.
To help 💁 explain 🗣💬 things 📴 as clearly 😋😉 as possible 🤔, we’ve added ➕ examples 💪, explanatory 💬 videos 📼 and definitions 📚 for key 🔑 terms. And if you 👉👈 have any questions 🤔❓ about 😲💦 this Privacy 🚪 Policy 👨⚖️, you 👉🏻 can contact 📞 us.
INFORMATION ℹ🎤🔁 THAT GOOGLE 🔞💻 COLLECTS 💦
We want 😍 you 👈 to understand 🤔 the types ⌨📝 of information ℹ🎤🔁 we collect ⚗ as you 👉🏻💁🏼 use 😏 our services 📣
We collect ⚗ information 📄 to provide 👋 better 👍 services 📣 to all 💯 our users 🏻 – from figuring 💪 out basic 😶😧 stuff 💰 such as which language 🇪🇸 you 👈 speak 👅👄🗣, to more complex 🏢 things 🕑 like 👍🌈 which ads 🅱 you’ll find 🔎 most useful, the people 👫 who matter 🙅 most to you 👈 online or which YouTube 📹 videos 📹 you 👉 might 🔍 like 💖. The information ℹ Google 🖥🖱 collects 💦, and how that information 📄 is used 🎶, depends 🤔 on 🔛 how you 👈 use 🏻 our services 🛎 and how you 👈 manage 👨💼 your 🚪👈🏽 privacy 🚪 controls 🎛.
When 🍑 you’re not signed 📝 in to a Google 🔞💻 Account 💳, we store 🏪👝🛍 the information ℹ🎤🔁 that we collect 👂 with unique 💰 identifiers tied 👔 to the browser 💰, application 📄 or device that you’re using 😏. This helps 🆘 us 🇺🇸 do things 🕑 such as maintain 🐃🌞🚶🏽 your 👉 language ⁉🗣🔁 preferences 👍🙋 across ➡ browsing 🌐 sessions 💞💗❤.
When ⏰ you’re signed 📝 in, we also 👨 collect ⚗ information 📄 that we store 🏬 with your 👉 Google 🖥🖱 Account 💳, which we treat 🍭 as personal 👨 information.
Things 📴 that you 👈 create 😮 or provide 💰 to us 👨
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When 🍑 you 👈 create 💯 a Google 🔞💻 Account 💳, you 👈🏼 provide 💰 us 👨 with personal 👨 information that includes 📲 your 👉 name 🏷💳📛 and a password 🔒. You 👉🙇 can also 👨 choose 📝 to add 😰 a phone 📱 number or payment 💸 information to your 👉 account 💳. Even 🌃 if you 👈 aren’t signed 📝 in to a Google 🖥🖱 Account 💳, you ☝👌👈 might 💪👊 choose 🤔 to provide 💰 us 🇺🇸 with information 📄 – like 👍🏻 an email 💻 address 📭🏠 to receive 📲 updates 🚨 about 💦 our services 📣.
We also ➕ collect 👂 the content 🌎 that you 👉 create 💯, upload 🎥💻😘 or receive 😩😉 from others 👪 when 🍑 using 🤙🏻 our services 🛎. This includes 💨 things 📴 such as email 😛📬📩 you 👈 write 📝 and receive 😩, photos 🖼 and videos 📼 that you 👉 save 📑, docs 🚑 and spreadsheets you 👉 create 💯 and comments 💬 that you 👉🏼 make 💗💘💜 on 🔛 YouTube 📹 videos 📹.
Information ℹ that we collect ⚗ as you 👈 use 📤🏻 our services 🛎
Your 👈 apps 📱, browsers 🌐 & devices 🔬
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We collect ⚗ information 📄 about 🤔 the apps 🆕🆖🈂, browsers 📲💻 and devices that you 👉🙋 use 🏻 to access 🔖🔑 Google 🖥🖱 services 🛎, which helps 💁 us 🇺🇸 provide 💰 features 🎥 such as automatic 🐷 product 🔝🏭 updates 🚨 and dimming your 👈 screen 🙌😆😘 if your 👉 battery 🔋 runs 🏃😭😱 low 👇⚠🎢.
The information ℹ that we collect ⚗ includes 📲 unique 😎 identifiers, browser 📲💻 type 💻 and settings 📐, device 📼📱💻 type ⌨ and settings 📐, operating 🤖 system ☄, mobile 📱 network 📺 information ℹ🎤🔁 including 💨 operator 🔪⚔ name 📛 and phone 🗣 number 🔢 and application 🎁 version ℹ 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 ℹ🎤🔁 when 🍑 a Google 🔞💻 service 🛎 on 🔛 your 👉🏿 device 🔬 contacts 😑 our servers ™🍦 – for example 💪, when 🍑 you 👈😱😡 install 💯 an app 💰 from the Play 🎮 Store 🏬 or when ⏰ a service 🛎 checks ✔ for automatic 🤖 updates 🚨. If you’re using 🏻 an Android 🤖 device 📱 with Google 🔞💻 apps, your 👉 device 📱 periodically 😩🍫 contacts 📞 Google 🔎 servers 💁 to provide 💰 information 📄 about 💦 your 👉 device 📱 and connection 🔗👬 to our services 📣. This information ℹ includes 💨 things 🕑 such as your 👉 device 📱 type ⌨, operator 🔪⚔ name 📛, crash 💥 reports 🚔🚫🚨 and which apps 💰 you’ve installed 🏄🏾.
Your 👉 activity 🏃🏻
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We collect 👂 information ℹ about 💦 your 👉 activity 🚬 in our services 📣, which we use 😏 to do things 📴 like 👍 recommend 😥😤 a YouTube 📹 video 📹 that you 😀😬👈 might 🔍 like 👍😊. The activity 🏃🏻 information 📄 that we collect 👂 may 👌 include 💨:
Terms 📄 that you 👈 search 🕵 for
Videos 📹 that you 👉 watch 👀
Views 📕 and interactions 🤝 with content 🌎 and ads
Voice 🔊 and audio information ℹ🎤🔁 when ⏰ you 👶👈 use 😏 audio features 🧬
Purchase 💰 activity 🏃🏻
People 👫 with whom you 👈 communicate 🗣 or share 👍🍖 content 🌎
Activity 🏃🏻 on 🔛 third-party sites 💻📥 and apps 💰 that use 🏻 our services 🛎
Chrome 😍 browsing 🌍 history 📜📙 that you’ve synced 🏊🏻♀️👯♂️ with your 👉 Google 🖥🖱 Account
If you 👈 use 😏 our services 📣 to make 🖕 and receive 📲 calls 📞 or send 📩 and receive 📲 messages, we may 🗓 collect 👂 telephony log 🌳 information 📄 such as your 👉 phone 📱📲 number 🔢, calling-party number 🔢, receiving-party number 🔢, forwarding ➡ numbers 😏🔢, time ⏰ and date 📆 of calls 📲 and messages ✉, duration ⏰ of calls 📞, routing information 📄 and types 💻 of calls 📲.
You 😍👈 can visit 🚗➡ your 👉 Google 🔞💻 Account 💳 to find 🔍 and manage 🧔 activity 🚬 information ℹ🗺 that’s saved 🙏🙌 in your 👉 account 💳.
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Go 🏃🚦 to Google 🖥🖱 Account
Your 👉 location 🍆 information 📄
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We collect 👂 information 📄 about 💦 your 👈 location 🍆 when 🍑 you 👈 use 🏻 our services 🛎, which helps 💁 us 👨 offer 📃 features 🎥 such as driving 🚗🚘 directions ♦ for your 👉 weekend ❄🍑 getaway 😈 or show 📺 times ⏰ for movies 🎥 playing 🎧🎮 near 😯 you 👈.
Your 👉 location 🤓🗺 can be determined 😤 with varying 👶🏽 degrees 🎓 of accuracy 🏹👌 by:
GPS 🛰
IP 🌐 address
Sensor 💰 data 💽 from your 👉 device
Information 📄 about 💦 things 📴 near 😯 your 👉 device, such as Wi-Fi 📶 access ♿ points 🈯, cell 🦠 towers 🏬 and Bluetooth-enabled devices 🔬
The types ⌨ of location 🗺 data 📈 that we collect ⚗ depend 🔛 in part 🍆 on 🔛 your 🐒👈🏻 device 📱 and account 💳 settings 📐. For example 🔥, you 👈 can turn ↪ your 👉 Android 🤖 device’s location 🍆 on 🔛 or off using 🏻 the device’s settings 📐 app 📲. You 👈 can also 👨 turn ↪ on 🔛 Location 🍆 History if you 👈 want 😍 to create 💯 a private 🕵 map 🗺 of where you 👈 go 🏃 with your 👉😨 signed-in devices 🔬.
In some circumstances 📡, Google 🖥🖱 also 👨 collects 🤤 information ℹ🎤🔁 about 💦 you 👈 from publicly 🙈⛱😳 accessible ♿ sources. For example 💪, if your 🔑👉😙 name 📛 appears 🔎 in your 👉 local 📰 newspaper 📰, Google’s Search 🔎 engine 👷👈 may 🗓👀 index 👆🏻 that article 📓 and display 👉👌 i
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