You have choices regarding the information we collect and how it's used. This section describes key controls for managing your privacy across our services. All Google users can access, edit, download, and delete their information by accessing their Google Account. We also built a place for you to review and control information saved in your Google Account. Your Google Account includes: Privacy controls, Activity Controls, Ad Settings, About me, Shared endorsements, Sites and apps that use your Google services.
While Google provides more privacy controls than many companies, these controls require active use — most data collection is on by default, meaning users who do not proactively visit their account settings will have maximum data collection enabled.
Google collects an exceptionally broad range of personal data — including precise location, voice and audio recordings, search and browsing history, app usage, and inferred characteristics like health interests and political views — across all its services and combines them into a unified profile used primarily for targeted advertising. This means even routine activities like searching, watching YouTube, or using Google Maps contribute to an advertising dossier that follows you across the web, including on non-Google websites through the Google Display Network. You can review, edit, or delete your data by visiting myaccount.google.com and managing your Activity Controls, Location History, and Ad Settings.
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