Google Gemini added a new section to its privacy notice describing data handling for a new Notebooks feature. The updated terms state that chats with Notebooks are saved according to the user's Keep Activity setting and may be used to improve Gemini with help from human reviewers. Files added to Notebooks as sources are not used directly to train generative AI models. This clarifies how data flows through the new Notebooks feature specifically.
The updated privacy notice adds explicit disclosure of how data flows through the new Notebooks feature in Gemini. Chats with Notebooks are retained according to the user's Keep Activity setting and used to improve Gemini products with assistance from human reviewers, consistent with standard Gemini data handling. Files added as sources to Notebooks are explicitly excluded from direct use in training generative AI models. This change does not alter how data is collected or used, but rather clarifies the scope and limits of data processing for this specific new feature.
The updated language formally establishes the data handling boundaries for the new Notebooks feature, clarifying that retention follows existing user settings rather than introducing new data collection practices. The explicit exclusion of source files from AI model training sets a meaningful limit on how user-provided materials may be processed, which distinguishes Notebooks from other generative AI features that may use inputs for training.
→ Review your Keep Activity setting in Gemini to control how Notebooks chats are retained
→ Understand that source files added to Notebooks will not be used to train AI models
→ Chats with Notebooks will be retained according to the Keep Activity setting that is currently active, without additional user choice
→ If Keep Activity is enabled, Notebooks conversations will be stored and used to improve Gemini products
Chats with Notebooks are saved according to Keep Activity setting and used to improve Gemini with human review assistance.
Files added as sources to Notebooks are not used directly to train generative AI models.
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Google Gemini updated its privacy notice on May 6, 2026 to document data handling for a newly launched Notebooks feature. The addition is largely clarificatory, specifying retention rules tied to existing Keep Activity controls and explicitly excluding source files from AI training. No new data flows are authorized; the change documents operational parameters of an existing feature. Compliance exposure is minimal, as the language aligns with standard disclosure practices under GDPR Article 13-14 and CCPA requirements for clear feature-specific data handling descriptions. Internal review should confirm that actual system behavior matches these stated exclusions, particularly the claim that source files are not used for training.
GDPR (Articles 13-14 transparency requirements), CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act disclosure requirements), PIPEDA (Canada), DPA (UK Data Protection Act 2018)
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