Google collects your prompts, uploaded documents, other inputs, and AI-generated outputs when you use NotebookLM, and this data is handled under Google's Privacy Policy.
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The terms confirm that prompts, uploaded files, and AI outputs are collected by Google and subject to its Privacy Policy; users who want to understand the full scope of data collection and retention should review both this document and the Google Privacy Policy.
Interpretive note: Full details of data retention, sharing, and deletion practices are governed by the Google Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference but not reproduced here; the operational scope of data use for service improvement purposes requires review of that separate document.
Every prompt, document upload, and AI-generated output in NotebookLM is collected by Google and used to provide and improve services, as stated in these terms. Users handling sensitive personal, business, or confidential information through NotebookLM should review the Google Privacy Policy to understand retention, sharing, and deletion practices for this data.
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Your organization may allow you to access and export your data in order to back it up or transfer it to a service outside of Google.
Further, you may take legal actions in relation to any potential breach of your rights regarding the processing of your Personal Information, as well as to lodge complaints before the competent data prot...
"Our generative AI features are subject to the Google Privacy Policy. When you use generative AI features, Google collects information including your prompts, uploads, and other inputs, as well as outputs, to provide and improve the services.Excerpt from NotebookLM's Google Generative AI Terms
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The terms confirm that prompts, uploaded files, and AI outputs are collected by Google and subject to its Privacy Policy; users who want to understand the full scope of data collection and retention should review both this document and the Google Privacy Policy.
Every prompt, document upload, and AI-generated output in NotebookLM is collected by Google and used to provide and improve services, as stated in these terms. Users handling sensitive personal, business, or confidential information through NotebookLM should review the Google Privacy Policy to understand retention, sharing, and deletion practices for this data.
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