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Google Gemini updated its privacy notice on May 19, 2026 to add new disclosure sections, clarify how data collection works with new features like Gemini Spark and Avatars, and refine language around data use and retention. The notice now explicitly describes how the platform collects information about AI reasoning steps, distinguishes between different Connected Apps scenarios, and adds a section on avatar creation data. The operational difference is that users now have more detailed disclosure of what data types are collected and how specific features process information.
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0Gemini Apps Privacy Hub Last updated: May 5, 2026 Table of contents Gemini Apps Privacy Notice What data is collected Information you provide Gemini Apps Information we collect as you use Gemini Apps How your data is used How Gemini Apps get help from Google services How Gemini Apps work with Connected Apps Audio Features Canvas Configuring your settings How long we retain your data Requesting content removal and exporting your information Other things to know Respect others’ rights Privacy questions General What are Gemini Apps?0Gemini Apps Privacy Hub Last updated: May 19, 2026 Table of contents Gemini Apps Privacy Notice What data is collected Information you provide Gemini Apps Information we collect as you use Gemini Apps How your data is used How Gemini Apps get help from Google services How Gemini Apps work with Connected Apps Audio Features Canvas Configuring your settings How long we retain your data Requesting content removal and exporting your information Other things to know Respect others’ rights Privacy questions General What are Gemini Apps?
21Gemini Agent How does Gemini Agent use my data with the remote browser?21Gemini Spark How does Gemini Spark use my data with the remote browser and remote computer?
22What happens when you turn off Gemini Spark?
25Shopping What happens to my data when I use Google Pay in Gemini?26Shopping What happens to my data when I add items to the Google shopping cart from Gemini?
27What happens to my data when I use Google Pay in Gemini?
31Avatars What happens to my data when I create an avatar in Gemini Apps?
31Gemini Apps Privacy Notice Last updated: March 27, 2026 This notice supplements the Google Privacy Policy , and they explain how Google processes your data when you interact with Gemini, your personal AI assistant from Google, through the services listed here (“ Gemini Apps ” or “ Gemini ” for short) while signed in.34Gemini Apps Privacy Notice Last updated: May 19, 2026 This notice supplements the Google Privacy Policy , and they explain how Google processes your data when you interact with Gemini, your personal AI assistant from Google, through the services listed here (“ Gemini Apps ” or “ Gemini ” for short) while signed in.
35Expand all Collapse all What data is collected Information you provide Gemini Apps What you say to Gemini Apps (like the prompts you submit or speak) What you share with Gemini Apps (like files, videos, screens you ask about , photos, imported chats, and page content you share from your browser) Transcripts and recordings of your interactions with Gemini Live (including audio, video and screens you share with Live) Your feedback Names and custom instructions of your Gems Instructions for Gemini (or “Saved Info”in some locales) Information we collect as you use Gemini Apps Content that Gemini Apps generates (like text, code, audio, images, video, music, public links , citations, chat summaries and personalized insights) Information from your apps, browsers, and devices Information from your Connected Apps and other Google services you use with Gemini Apps (such as your Search or YouTube history, or your page context and URL from Chrome) Information about the apps on your device (for example, to help you get things done using your apps) Information about the apps, browsers, and devices you use to access Gemini Apps (such as identifiers, browser type and settings, device type and settings, operating system) Interaction of your apps, browsers, and devices with Gemini Apps (such as interaction logs, performance metrics, crash and debug information) System permissions and device data when you use Gemini mobile apps, such as call and message logs, contacts (to help you keep in touch), installed apps (like Clock), language preferences (to help you speak to Gemini), screen content (to help you act on it), and other app info like page context and URL (when you use Gemini overlay to ask questions) Remote browser data like cookies that contain your website authentication info and screen captures or other page content Context info from devices and services you use with Gemini (such as smart home device names and playlists) Data about your interactions with public Gemini Apps content Supplemental information: information collected through supplemental Gemini Apps features you opt into.38Expand all Collapse all What data is collected Information you provide Gemini Apps What you say to Gemini Apps (like the prompts you submit or speak, and tasks you ask Gemini to do for you) What you share with Gemini Apps (like files, videos, screens you ask about , photos, imported chats, and page content you share from your browser) Transcripts and recordings of your interactions with Gemini Live (including audio, video and screens you share with Live) Your feedback Instructions you provide, for example, in Gems and Skills as well as Instructions for Gemini (“Saved Info”in some locales) Information we collect as you use Gemini Apps Content that Gemini Apps generates (like text, code, audio, images, video, music, public links , citations, chat summaries, and personalized insights) Information about steps our technologies take to do tasks for you or respond to your prompts, like model thinking steps Information from your apps, browsers, and devices Information from your Connected Apps and other Google services you use with Gemini Apps (such as your Search or YouTube history, or your page context and URL from Chrome) Information about the apps on your device (for example, to help you get things done using your apps) Information about the apps, browsers, and devices you use to access Gemini Apps (such as identifiers, browser type and settings, device type and settings, operating system) Interaction of your apps, browsers, and devices with Gemini Apps (such as interaction logs, performance metrics, crash and debug information) System permissions and device data when you use Gemini mobile apps, such as call and message logs, contacts (to help you keep in touch), installed apps (like Clock), language preferences (to help you speak to Gemini), screen content (to help you act on it), and other app info like page context and URL (when you use Gemini overlay to ask questions) Remote browser data like cookies that contain your website authentication info and screen captures or other page content Context info from devices and services you use with Gemini (such as smart home device names and playlists) Data about your interactions with public Gemini Apps content Supplemental information: information collected through supplemental Gemini Apps features you choose to use.
38Subscription information: if you have a paid subscription to Gemini, subscription related information.41Subscription information: if you have a paid subscription to a Google AI plan, subscription related information.
44Gemini also gets help from other Google services such as Google Assistant.47And when Gemini gets help from Google Assistant for certain quick voice actions, relevant Assistant settings apply.
45When Gemini gets help from Google Assistant for certain actions, relevant Google Assistant settings apply.Removed
55Eligible users with Personal Intelligence can connect some Google apps to Gemini Apps to get new, more personalized experiences.
56Learn more about eligibility .
62Gemini Apps also provide settings to help you manage your data and experience, like: Visit Gemini Apps Activity to review and delete your activity (which includes imported chats), change your auto-delete period, and control whether your data is used to improve Google AI.66Gemini Apps also provide settings to help you manage your data and experience, like: Visit Gemini Apps Activity to review and delete your activity (including imported chats), change your auto-delete period, and control whether your data is used to improve Google AI.
64The settings in Gemini Apps Activity don’t control processing of your chats to create anonymized data to improve Google services.68Your Gemini settings don’t control processing of your chats to create anonymized data to improve Google services.
65When your Keep Activity setting is off, Google still uses your chats to respond to you and help protect Google, our users, and the public, including with help from human reviewers.69Even if your Keep Activity setting is off, Google still uses your chats to respond to you and help protect Google, our users, and the public, including with help from human reviewers.
66Manage Gems in Gem Manager .70Manage Gems and Skills in the Gems Manager and Skills Manager .
71Learn more about how to manage personalization features, including personalization with past chats and Personal Intelligence .75Learn more about how to manage personalization features, including personalization with Memory and Personal Intelligence .
73Learn more about how to manage your Google app permissions (such as device location, microphone, and camera permissions).77Learn more about how to manage your Google app permissions (such as device location, microphone, notification permissions, and camera permissions).
89When you use Gemini with other Google services (like Wallet or YouTube), they may save and use activity according to their own policies and the Google Privacy Policy .
90Deleting your Gemini Apps activity does not delete data saved in those other services.
89Don’t rely on responses from Gemini Apps for diagnosis, treatment, or medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.95Some Gemini Apps features are designed to help you complete tasks, like managing your Workspace content, interacting with websites, and helping you communicate with others.
96Take care when using these features since Gemini can make mistakes, like making purchases or sharing your data with third parties unexpectedly.
97Supervise Gemini’s web browsing and tasks closely and interrupt if needed.
98Don’t rely on Gemini Apps for diagnosis, treatment, medical advice, or legal, financial, or other professional help.
91Monitor Gemini’s browsing closely and interrupt if needed.Removed
93Respect others’ rights Please respect others' rights when using Gemini Apps and ask permission before recording them in a Live chat.101Respect others’ rights Please respect others' rights when using Gemini.
94Only upload, generate, and edit content you have rights to.102Get permission before recording people in a Live chat, or using their faces or voices in Gemini.
95Privacy questions Last updated: May 5, 2026 General What are Gemini Apps?103Only upload, generate, and edit content you have rights and permissions to.
104Privacy questions Last updated: May 19, 2026 General What are Gemini Apps?
206Turning off Keep Activity or deleting Gemini Apps activity doesn’t impact your remote browser and remote computer data and settings .
217This setting is separate from your settings in other services, like the Gemini for Home setting to improve Google services with voice, audio, and Gemini Live recordings.
218You can manage that setting in your Google Home History .
208If you turn this setting off: Your future audio and Gemini Live videos and screenshares won’t be used to improve our services (including AI models), unless you choose to send Google feedback.220If you turn this setting off: Your future audio and Gemini Live videos and screenshares in Gemini Apps Activity won’t be used to improve our services (including AI models), unless you choose to send Google feedback.
210Transcripts of your Live chats and any other content you share with Gemini are covered by the Keep Activity setting, which you can turn off anytime.222Transcripts of your Live chats in Gemini Apps Activity and any other content you share with Gemini Apps are covered by the Keep Activity setting, which you can turn off anytime.
223This setting is separate from your settings in other services.
224For example, turning this off doesn't turn off the Gemini for Home setting to improve Google services with voice, audio, and Gemini Live recordings.
225You can turn that setting off in your Google Home History .
212Gemini Apps use your info and instructions to provide more customized responses.227Gemini Apps use your info and instructions to customize your experience and help you get things done, like completing scheduled actions and tasks.
244Things to Know Location data is stored in your chats if it is part of your prompts or responses, for example, if you ask Gemini Apps about restaurants “near me” and the response references your city.259Things to Know References to location may be stored in your chats if it is part of your prompts or responses, for example, if you ask Gemini Apps about restaurants “near me” and the response references your city.
248How to check in: The Gemini web app The Gemini mobile app on an Android device The Gemini mobile app on an iPhone or iPad Gemini on Watch on a WearOS device Gemini in Chrome Gemini may receive your precise location data from another Google service, like Android Auto, to fulfill your request even if the precise location settings above are off.263How to check in: The Gemini web app The Gemini mobile app on an Android device The Gemini mobile app on an iPhone or iPad Gemini on Watch on a WearOS device Gemini in Chrome Google Built-In Gemini may receive your precise location data from another Google service, like Android Auto, to fulfill your request even if the precise location settings above are off.
256Learn more about how Google Assistant works with your data .271Learn about how to use Voice Match and how your recordings are saved and used Learn more about how Google Assistant works with your data .
276If you meet certain eligibility requirements and opt in to personalization with certain Connected Apps, Google also uses data from those Connected Apps to personalize your Gemini experience .291If you meet certain eligibility requirements and opt in to personalization with certain Connected Apps, Google also uses data from those Connected Apps to personalize your Gemini experience and do things for you, like when you use Gemini Spark or Gemini in Chrome.
293When you use agentic features, Gemini shares this data with others to help complete your tasks.
307Gemini Agent How does Gemini Agent use my data with the remote browser?323Gemini Spark How does Gemini Spark use my data with the remote browser and remote computer?
308When you use the experimental Gemini Agent feature, Gemini may use a remote browser to help complete your tasks.324When you use the beta Gemini Spark feature, Gemini may use a remote browser or remote computer to help complete your tasks and execute code.
310Learn more about eligibility .326Learn more about Gemini Spark .
311What data is collected & processed When using the remote browser, Gemini Agent collects and processes information from your browser session, like cookies that contain your website authentication info and screen captures or other page content.327What data is processed When you use Spark, Gemini uses info from your tasks, schedules, skills, remote browser, remote computer, and any other available sources, like Connect Apps, Personal Intelligence, and info from websites it interacts with, including those you are logged into.
312Gemini Agent uses this data to make it easier for you to use the remote browser in future chats and consistent with the Gemini Apps Privacy Notice .328Remote browser: Gemini processes information from your browser session, like cookies that contain your website authentication info, and page content.
313You can delete this data at any time in your Remote Browser Data setting.329Remote computer: Gemini saves and executes .md files, code and other information related to your tasks.
314What data is shared when using the remote browser To fulfill your requests, Gemini Agent may share info from your chat with the remote browser and websites you interact with.330This saved information can include data you find sensitive from sources like Personal Intelligence and Connected Apps that Spark has used to understand and process your tasks.
315If you used a Connected App in the chat, shared chat info may include data and content from that Connected App.331This data is used consistently with the Gemini Apps Privacy Notice , including to make it easier for you to use the remote browser and remote computer in future chats.
316How to control & manage your data Supervise Gemini Agent closely and interrupt it by selecting Stop in the prompt text box or Take Control in the remote browser.332You can delete this data at any time in your Gemini Spark settings .
317Learn how to take control of Gemini’s browser .333What data is shared To complete your tasks, including through your Connected Apps and the remote browser, Gemini will share with other services and third parties necessary info, which can include data like your name and address or info you find sensitive.
318You can delete remote browser data in your Remote Browser Data setting.334This info may include data from your Connected Apps and remote computer files.
319This will sign you out of all sites you visited with the remote browser.335How to control & manage your data Remote browser: You can interrupt Gemini Spark's actions on the remote browser by selecting Stop in the prompt text box or Take Control in the remote browser.
320Gemini Live How does Google work with Gemini Live data?336You can also delete remote browser data in your Gemini Spark setting .
337This will sign you out of all sites in the remote browser.
338Remote computer: You can manage or clear your code execution history and files directly within your Gemini Spark settings .
339What happens when you turn off Gemini Spark?
340If you turn Gemini Spark off: Your remote browser data and remote computer data is deleted Your schedules and tasks are paused and not deleted Your chats are not deleted but you can manage them anytime in Gemini Apps Activity If you turn Gemini Spark back on: Gemini will automatically resume paused tasks and schedules Gemini Live How does Google work with Gemini Live data?
351Shopping What happens to my data when I use Google Pay in Gemini?371Shopping What happens to my data when I add items to the Google shopping cart from Gemini?
352When you use Google Pay to make a purchase in Gemini, the transaction history is saved to your Google Pay activity and is used in accordance with the Google Payments Privacy Notice and your Google Pay activity settings.372When you add products to your Google shopping cart from Gemini, cart and order data is saved to your Google Wallet .
353How to control & manage your data You can review your order history in Gemini anytime in the Purchases section under My Stuff.373This data is used in accordance with the Google Terms and Privacy Policy, and your Wallet settings, including for personalization and ads (depending on your settings).
374How to control & manage your data You can access your Google shopping cart in Gemini at any time through the Cart and My Orders setting.
375Learn more about how to manage your data & privacy in Google Wallet .
376What happens to my data when I use Google Pay in Gemini?
377When you use Google Pay to make a purchase in Gemini, the transaction history is saved to your Google Pay activity and is used in accordance with the Google Payments Privacy Notice and your Google Pay activity settings, including for personalization and ads (depending on your settings).
378How to control & manage your data You can review your order history in Gemini anytime in the Purchases section under Library.
401Avatars What happens to my data when I create an avatar in Gemini Apps?
402Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face.
403Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.
404How data is stored Your recordings are securely stored in your Google Account.
405If you don’t access or use your recordings for 3 years, Google will automatically delete them.
406How to control & manage your data You are in control of your recordings; you can delete them at any time in the Data & Privacy tab of your Google Account.
407You can also find the deletion option from your Gemini settings.
408Important: This setting is separate and distinct from the setting YouTube offers over avatar data stored with your YouTube channel (if you have one).
409Deleting one does not affect the other.
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