Google Gemini updated its Privacy Notice on March 28, 2026 to add 'imported chats' as a data type the platform collects from users, and clarified that the Gemini Apps Activity tool can be used to delete imported chats along with other activity. The previous version did not explicitly mention imported chats as collected data or reference them in the activity deletion settings.
The updated Privacy Notice now explicitly names 'imported chats' as a category of information that Gemini Apps collects from users. The previous notice did not disclose this data type. The policy also clarifies that users can review and delete imported chats through the Gemini Apps Activity tool, the same control available for other interaction data. This change makes the scope of chat data collection more explicit, though the actual collection of imported chat data may have occurred under prior versions of the policy.
The updated notice makes explicit that imported chats are collected by Gemini, closing a potential gap in user understanding of what chat data the platform processes. Users can now see in the policy itself that imported chats are covered by the activity deletion and auto-delete period controls, providing more transparent documentation of data handling practices.
→ Review your Gemini Apps Activity settings to view and delete imported chats, which now explicitly appear in deletion controls
→ Adjust your auto-delete period in Gemini Apps Activity if you wish to automatically remove imported chats after a set duration
→ Imported chats will remain stored in your Gemini activity unless manually deleted via the activity tool
→ The auto-delete period you previously set will apply to imported chats as stated in the updated policy
Updated to explicitly include 'imported chats' alongside files, videos, photos, and page content as data users share with Gemini Apps
Clarified that Gemini Apps Activity tool now explicitly mentions deletion of imported chats as part of user activity management
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Google Gemini added 'imported chats' to its disclosed data collection categories and clarified deletion controls. This is a disclosure addition rather than a new practice authorization. Organizations with Gemini in their vendor stack should note that imported chat data is now explicitly named in Google's privacy disclosures. This may affect how organizations document third-party data handling in their own privacy notices or vendor management frameworks, but does not create new compliance obligations beyond prior versions unless the organization's privacy assessment did not account for imported chat collection. No active legal response required unless the organization's prior risk assessment excluded this data category.
FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices); GDPR Article 13 (transparency in personal data processing); CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act, consumer right to know); UK GDPR (transparency requirement)
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