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The updated policy makes several material clarifications about how Google links your activity across websites and apps. It shifts from describing analytics tools in isolation to framing them as part of a broader 'ad and analytics services' ecosystem, and broadens the scope of data linking to explicitly include 'cookies and other technologies'. The policy also clarifies that data sharing occurs even in private browsing modes. Review your Google Account activity controls to understand what data is being collected and linked across services you use.
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We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date the last changes were published, and if changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice as required by law...
we'll inform you of the change before it takes effect, either by posting a notice on our website or by other reasonable means.
We will provide notice of significant updates, but please check our Privacy Notice periodically for changes. We'll always post the date our Privacy Notice was last updated at the top of the Notice.
"If changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes).Excerpt from Google's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes).”
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