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Data collected in YouTube Kids, including sensitive voice recordings, may be associated with and retained in a child's Google account when they are signed in, expanding where that data is stored.
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If your child uses YouTube Kids while signed in with a Google account, their watch and search history and voice search recordings may be stored to their Google account.
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Your posts and certain profile information may remain even after you terminate your account. We urge you to consider the sensitivity of any information you may disclose in this way.
Except as otherwise required by law, if your Account is closed, you will no longer have access to information or material you kept on the Site and any content stored in your Account may be deleted...
If you delete your account, we aim to delete your personal information from our servers within 30 days.
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"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...— Excerpt from YouTube Kids's YouTube Kids Privacy Notice
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Data collected in YouTube Kids, including sensitive voice recordings, may be associated with and retained in a child's Google account when they are signed in, expanding where that data is stored.
If your child uses YouTube Kids while signed in with a Google account, their watch and search history and voice search recordings may be stored to their Google account.
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