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Google explicitly states it does not monitor or secure data from custom third-party Connected Apps, including Model Context Protocol server tools, and advises that connecting such apps may expose user data, passwords, devices, and accounts to unauthorized access. Data shared by Gemini with third-party Connected Apps is governed solely by those apps' own privacy policies, and deletion of Gemini Apps activity does not trigger deletion of data those apps have already received.
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This provision explicitly disclaims Google's responsibility for monitoring or securing data flows to custom third-party Connected Apps, and discloses a specific risk of unauthorized access to user data, passwords, devices, and accounts. Compliance teams should note that this creates a data flow architecture where personal data processed by Gemini, potentially including sensitive categories, may be transmitted to third-party services outside Google's data governance framework without user deletion rights propagating to those services.
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 →Under this clause, users who connect custom third-party apps to Gemini accept that Google does not monitor or secure that data exchange, and that data shared with those apps persists under the third party's own policies regardless of what the user does within Gemini Apps Activity. The agreement states users can manage and disconnect Connected Apps in Connected Apps settings.
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"Google does not monitor or secure data from custom third-party Connected Apps. Choosing to connect them may expose your data, passwords, devices, and accounts to unauthorized access. ... If you use Gemini Apps to interact with third-party services, they process your data according to their own privacy policies. ... Apps retain data that Gemini shares with them subject to their own policies. Deleting data in Gemini Apps Activity doesn't delete data that other apps have received from Gemini.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Gemini Apps Privacy Notice
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR controller-to-controller and controller-to-processor data transfer obligations, as well as CCPA disclosure requirements regarding third-party data sharing. The document's explicit disclaimer of monitoring or security responsibility for third-party Connected Apps may require evaluation under GDPR accountability principles. EU data protection authorities and the FTC are relevant enforcement bodies. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The explicit disclaimer of monitoring and security responsibility for third-party Connected Apps, combined with the disclosure that data deletion in Gemini Apps Activity does not propagate to those apps, creates a gap in data governance accountability that is material for organizations using Gemini in contexts involving sensitive or regulated data. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU member states and the UK create heightened exposure given GDPR requirements for documenting and controlling data flows to third parties. California users may have CCPA rights regarding disclosure of third-party data sharing. Organizations in financial services, healthcare, or other regulated sectors should assess whether data shared with third-party Connected Apps triggers sector-specific compliance obligations. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and legal teams should assess whether third-party Connected Apps integrated with Gemini have been evaluated as data processors or controllers under applicable frameworks, and whether adequate data processing agreements are in place. The notice's explicit disclaimer of Google's monitoring responsibility suggests these assessments cannot rely on Google's oversight as a safeguard. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should maintain an inventory of third-party Connected Apps connected to Gemini deployments and assess whether data flows to those apps are disclosed in applicable privacy notices and data processing agreements. Where sensitive data categories may be involved, additional due diligence on the third-party apps' privacy practices is warranted.
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This provision explicitly disclaims Google's responsibility for monitoring or securing data flows to custom third-party Connected Apps, and discloses a specific risk of unauthorized access to user data, passwords, devices, and accounts. Compliance teams should note that this creates a data flow architecture where personal data processed by Gemini, potentially including sensitive categories, may be transmitted to third-party services outside …
Under this clause, users who connect custom third-party apps to Gemini accept that Google does not monitor or secure that data exchange, and that data shared with those apps persists under the third party's own policies regardless of what the user does within Gemini Apps Activity. The agreement states users can manage and disconnect Connected Apps in Connected Apps settings.
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