If your child signs in to YouTube Kids with a Google Account, their watch history, search history, and voice recordings may be saved to their Google Account and used to improve Google products and services more broadly, not just YouTube Kids.
This analysis describes what YouTube Kids's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision means that a child's activity in YouTube Kids can feed into Google's broader data ecosystem when a Google Account is used, extending the data use well beyond what many parents might expect from a dedicated kids' app.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'used to improve your child's Google experience' is not defined with specificity, and the actual scope of cross-product data use is not enumerated in this notice; the Privacy Notice for Google Accounts Created with Family Link governs when this provision applies.
Signing your child in with a Google Account means their YouTube Kids activity, including voice searches, may be linked to their Google profile and used across Google services, not limited to the Kids app environment. Parents who want to limit data use to the YouTube Kids app alone should consider using the signed-out mode.
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to request that your data be transferred to a third party (data portability)
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...
"Remember that when your child is signed in to YouTube Kids with their Google account, the information we collect, including your child's search and watch history and recordings of their voice searches, may be stored with their Google account and used to improve your child's Google experience.Excerpt from YouTube Kids's Privacy Notice
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA's requirements around parental notice and consent for data collection and use from children under 13.
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This provision means that a child's activity in YouTube Kids can feed into Google's broader data ecosystem when a Google Account is used, extending the data use well beyond what many parents might expect from a dedicated kids' app.
Signing your child in with a Google Account means their YouTube Kids activity, including voice searches, may be linked to their Google profile and used across Google services, not limited to the Kids app environment. Parents who want to limit data use to the YouTube Kids app alone should consider using the signed-out mode.
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