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Google Gemini

Good overall compliance, with 14 red flags.

The policy scores 80 out of 100 and is graded F. It describes collecting 10 categories of personal data. 3 topics a privacy policy is expected to cover are not addressed.

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Source policy: support.google.com

Pro Se rating: 80 out of 100, Good

80Good

Pro Se Rating
Privacy grade
Grade F
Overall score
80/100
Data categories
10 collected
Third parties
0 shared
Red flags
14 found

Critical attention required

Red flags identified

Our analysis flagged 14 points of concern in Google Gemini's privacy policy.

Tracking Across Sites

Analyze outcome:

14/27

The service tracks users' activities on third-party websites, indicating extensive data collection.

Vague Language and Ambiguity

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Use of broad or unclear terms that provide the service with excessive leeway in data handling.

Personal Data for Unrelated Purposes

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Data used for purposes outside of the service's stated mission without explicit consent.

Lack of Transparency

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Insufficient clarity on what data is collected, its uses, and sharing practices.

Viewing Browser History

Analyze outcome:

14/27

The service collects details about users' browser history beyond the service itself.

Reading Private Messages

Analyze outcome:

14/27

The service has the ability to access and read your private communications.

Biometric Data Collection

Analyze outcome:

14/27

The service collects biometric data (such as fingerprints or facial recognition) without clear justification or consent.

Undefined Retention Timeframes

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Absence of specified periods for data retention or reasons for keeping data.

No Opt-Out Options

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Lack of options for users to refuse certain types of data collection or sharing.

Deleted Content Not Truly Deleted

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Content you delete is retained by the service and not permanently erased.

Tracking Despite Opt-Out

Analyze outcome:

14/27

The service continues to track users even after they have opted out of data collection.

Extensive Data Sharing

Analyze outcome:

14/27

The policy permits broad sharing of data with third parties, often without clear disclosure.

Weak Security Measures

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Insufficient information on security protocols to protect user data.

Sharing Voice Data

Analyze outcome:

14/27

Voice data is collected and potentially shared with third parties without clear consent.

What data is collected?

10 of 16Categories of personal data the policy says are collected.

  • Computer Information

    IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.

  • Personal Identifier

    Data that can be used to identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued IDs.

  • Purchase and Order History

    Specific financial information detailing items bought or services contracted.

  • Location

    GPS data, IP address-based location, and other geolocation data.

  • Financial

    Encompasses payment information, transaction history, credit card details, and financial account details.

  • Contact Information

    Phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact points.

  • Biometric Data

    Fingerprints, facial recognition data, or other biometric identifiers.

  • User Online Activities

    Information about how users interact with a website or application, such as browsing history, search queries, and usage patterns.

  • Cookies and Tracking Elements

    Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies used to track user behavior and preferences online.

  • Communications

    Content of user communications through messaging services or support channels.

Purpose of data collection

8 of 10Understand why your data is requested.

  • Legal Compliance

    Organizations may need to collect data to comply with legal obligations, such as maintaining records for regulatory purposes or responding to legal requests.

  • Personalization

    To enhance user experience, data might be collected to personalize content, recommendations, and features based on individual preferences and behaviors.

  • Communication

    Organizations often collect contact information to communicate with users, such as sending transactional emails, updates, newsletters, or responding to inquiries.

  • Marketing and Advertising

    With user consent, data may be used for marketing purposes, such as targeting advertisements or promotions to users who might find them relevant.

  • Security and Fraud Prevention

    Information might be collected to protect against and detect fraud, unauthorized activities, and other security threats.

  • Service Provision

    Data is often collected to provide and improve the services or products that users have requested. This could involve using personal data for account creation, service delivery, or customer support.

  • Research and Development

    Data might be used for research and development to innovate and develop new features, technologies, or services.

  • Analytics and Improvement

    Data is used to analyze how users interact with a service or product. This helps in improving user experience, addressing issues, and making informed business decisions.

Data retention periods

6How long the policy says data is kept.

  • User-Controlled Retention

    Information that users have control over in terms of when or if it is deleted, such as data stored in user accounts that can be deleted by user action.

  • Long-term Retention

    Data retained for several years due to legal, contractual, or business reasons. This might include transaction records, certain legal compliance data, and employee records.

  • Medium-term Retention

    Data kept for several months to a few years. Examples include marketing data retained until a user unsubscribes or demonstrates inactivity for a certain period.

  • Permanent Retention

    Information that is retained indefinitely, often until the user requests deletion or the service is terminated. This might apply to essential account information for active users.

  • Regulatory Compliance

    Data retained specifically to meet regulatory requirements, where laws dictate specific timeframes, such as tax records or data related to legal disputes.

  • Short-term Retention

    Data retained for a short period, often days to a few months, such as some types of temporary logs or non-essential cookies.

Mobile app permission concerns

5Based on the permissions the application requests, beyond what the policy states it collects.

  • Demographic

    Data such as age, gender, ethnicity, and possibly education level or employment status.

  • User Profile

    Information users provide to create a profile, which might include a username, bio, preferences, etc.

  • Employment Information

    Details about employment status or history if relevant.

  • Health Information

    Information related to health or medical conditions, if applicable.

  • Education Information

    Details about educational background, necessary for certain services or profiles.

Your rights

6 of 7 grantedWhat the policy says about your data protection rights.
  • Right to access your dataYes
  • Right to erasureYes
  • Right to correct your dataYes
  • Right to data portabilityYes
  • Right to object to processingYes
  • Right to restrict processingNot stated
  • Right to withdraw consentYes

What the policy does not address

3Topics a privacy policy is expected to cover that this one leaves out.
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Contact information
  • Children's data

Security measures applied to protect the data

4 of 11Technical and organisational safeguards the policy describes for protecting your data.

  • Secure Data Storage

    Personal data is kept in protected systems, such as secured data centers or encrypted databases.

  • Privacy and Security Program

    A formal program of policies, roles and controls the organization maintains to protect personal data.

  • Incident Response

    A defined process for detecting, containing and reporting security breaches, including notifying affected users where required.

  • Data Access Limitation

    Access to personal data is restricted to the staff and systems that need it, for example through role-based permissions.

When will users be notified about privacy policy changes

1 of 8Circumstances that trigger user notification regarding updates to data handling practices.

  • Privacy-Relevant Changes

    Changes that affect what personal data is collected, how it is used, or who it is shared with.

How will users be notified about privacy policy changes

1 of 8The channels and methods used to communicate privacy policy updates to users.

  • Update in Privacy Policy Document

    The revised policy is published, usually with a new "last updated" date, and users are expected to check it themselves.

4 of 6The lawful grounds under which your personal data is collected and processed.

  • Contractual Necessity

    Processing is needed to perform a contract with the user, or to take steps the user asked for before entering into one.

  • Consent

    The user has agreed to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

  • Legal Obligation

    Processing is needed to comply with a law the organization is subject to.

  • Legitimate Interests

    Processing is needed for the legitimate interests of the organization or a third party, unless the user's rights and interests override them.

Children's data

What the policy says about collecting data from children.

  • Addresses data from children

    Whether the policy specifically covers how data from children and minors is handled.

    No

  • Collects data from children

    Whether the policy says the service collects personal data from children.

    No

  • Minimum age

    The age below which the policy says personal data is not collected.

    0 years

  • Age for consent

    The age the policy gives for obtaining consent to process a child's data.

    0 years

Contact information

Reach out to the data controller for questions, requests, or concerns about your personal data.
Website
gemini.google.com
Company name
Google

About this application

Platform
iOS
Application id
com.google.gemini
Category
Productivity
Store listing
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