The notice states that trained human reviewers may read, annotate, and process user conversations with Gemini for safety and quality purposes, and that this access is not limited by whether the user has enabled or disabled Gemini Apps Activity.
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This provision establishes that disabling Gemini Apps Activity does not prevent human reviewer access to conversation content, meaning the opt-out control available to users does not fully restrict human processing of their inputs. Compliance teams should evaluate whether this scope of reviewer access and its relationship to user-facing controls satisfies applicable transparency and purpose limitation obligations.
The updated privacy notice establishes that Google collects data from third-party services you connect to Gemini, including Model Context Protocol server tools, and that such connections are not monitored or secured by Google. The notice explicitly states that choosing to connect third-party apps may expose your data, passwords, devices, and accounts to unauthorized access. The revised terms also clarify that you can use temporary chats, which are not retained for AI improvement purposes with human reviewer assistance. You can manage connected app permissions through Gemini Spark settings.
View change record →The updated notice adds new disclosure sections explaining how data flows when using Gemini Spark (remote browser and computer access), how avatar creation collects and processes information, and clarifies that Google collects information about AI reasoning steps during task execution. The notice also refines language around subscription information to specify 'Google AI plan' rather than just generic 'paid subscription.' These changes do not establish new obligations but rather expand the transparency disclosures provided to users about existing and new features.
View change record →The updated notice now explicitly identifies Memory as a feature that operates on the basis of user consent, alongside Voice Match. The revised language removes prior geographic restrictions on personalization, meaning Gemini can now reference chat history to generate personalized insights for all users globally, not just those outside the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK. The removal of the statement 'Keep Activity must be on to use this feature' simplifies the operational requirement but does not establish a new obligation. You can learn how to turn the Memory feature on or off through the updated privacy notice.
View change record →Removed privacy protections (disconnecting from Google Account), removed mention of Google employees/contractors specificity, and added explicit statement that reviewers access conversations regardless of Activity setting status.
View full change record →Under this clause, conversations submitted to Gemini apps may be read and annotated by human reviewers regardless of the user's Gemini Apps Activity setting. The agreement requires users to avoid sharing information in conversations that they would not want reviewed by a person.
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"To help with safety and quality purposes, trained reviewers read, annotate, and process your conversations with Gemini apps. These reviewers can access your conversations whether or not your Gemini Apps Activity setting is turned on.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Gemini Apps Privacy Notice
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This provision establishes that disabling Gemini Apps Activity does not prevent human reviewer access to conversation content, meaning the opt-out control available to users does not fully restrict human processing of their inputs. Compliance teams should evaluate whether this scope of reviewer access and its relationship to user-facing controls satisfies applicable transparency and purpose limitation obligations.
Under this clause, conversations submitted to Gemini apps may be read and annotated by human reviewers regardless of the user's Gemini Apps Activity setting. The agreement requires users to avoid sharing information in conversations that they would not want reviewed by a person.
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