Google Gemini updated its privacy notice on April 9, 2026 to introduce 'Connected Apps' personalization, allowing eligible users to link certain Google apps to Gemini so it can use data from those apps to tailor their experience. The update also adds information about how source files in Notebooks are saved and links to NotebookLM's privacy terms. This matters because it expands the types of data Google may use to personalize Gemini, and users should be aware they may need to opt in or manage these new personalization settings.
This change expands the scope of data Google can use to personalize Gemini by drawing on information from your other Google apps, which is a meaningful shift in how your data is used across Google's ecosystem. Users should understand what they are opting into before enabling Connected Apps personalization.
Google Gemini now discloses that it can use data from your other connected Google apps to personalize your Gemini experience, if you meet eligibility requirements and opt in. This means more of your data across Google's ecosystem may be used to shape your AI interactions. You can review and manage your Connected Apps personalization settings in your Gemini or Google account settings to control what data is used.
Google Gemini's April 9, 2026 privacy notice update introduces a new data use category: cross-app personalization via 'Connected Apps,' where user data from linked Google services is fed into Gemini's personalization engine. This touches GDPR Art. 13 (purpose limitation and transparency obligations), CCPA data use disclosure requirements, and any enterprise DPAs that enumerate permitted data processing purposes. Compliance teams with Gemini in their vendor stack should assess whether this new processing purpose was covered in existing agreements. Action is likely required for organizations in regulated industries.
1. GDPR Art. 13(1)(c) and 13(2)(b): Google must disclose new processing purposes and the legal basis for cross-app data use; this update appears to be that disclosure. Controllers using Gemini should verify their own Art. 13/14 notices reflect downstream AI personalization.
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ConductAtlas Policy Archive Entity: Google Gemini | Document: Gemini Apps Privacy Notice | Record: CA-C-000274 Captured: 2026-04-09 06:08:58 UTC URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-09-google-gemini-gemini-apps-privacy-notice-274/ Accessed: April 18, 2026
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