Summary of Google’s Privacy Policy
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What Information Does Google Collect
TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
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Device information collected for your Google Account | Google may associate your device identifiers or phone number with your Google Account. |
Google gets your location when using their services | When you use Google services, they “may collect and process information about your actual location”. They use “various technologies to determine location, including IP address, GPS, and other sensors that may, for example, provide Google with information on nearby devices, Wi-Fi access points and cell towers”. |
Your content is automatically analysed | Their automated systems “analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results, tailored advertising, and spam and malware detection”. |
NAME | CATEGORY | MANDATORY |
---|---|---|
Referral url | App Information | YES |
Search queries | App Information | YES |
Crashes | App Information | YES |
Browser language | Device | YES |
Hardware model | Device | YES |
Operating system version | Device | YES |
Device identifiers | Device | YES |
Mobile network information | Device | YES |
Device phone number | Device | YES |
Calling-party number | Device | YES |
Forwarding numbers | Device | YES |
Browser type | Device | YES |
Hardware settings | Device | YES |
Sms routing information | Device | YES |
Types of calls | Device | YES |
Ip address | Device | YES |
System activity | Device | YES |
Location | Device | YES |
Name | Personal Information | YES |
Email address | Personal Information | YES |
Duration of calls | Time | YES |
Time and date of calls | Time | YES |
Date and time of your request urls | Time | YES |
Profile picture | Personal Information | NO |
Credit card | Payment | — |
Telephone number | Personal Information | — |
How to protect your privacy on Google
Review and update your Google activity controls
Review and update your Google activity controls to decide what types of data, such as videos you’ve watched on YouTube or past searches, you would like saved with your account when you use Google services.
Turn off ads personalization across the web and on Google Search
Disable the tracking to serve you more personalized ads across the web and on Google Search
Adjust how the Profile associated with your Google Account appears to others.
See and edit your Google+ profile, which is public to everyone
Control who can find your Google Account.
Change your profile’s search results setting
Stop saving activity
You can control different types of activity that are saved in My Activity.
Delete your searches and browsing activity
You can delete past searches, browsing history, and other activity from your Google Account.
Turn location services off
Turn location services off from your phone
How to contact Google about your privacy
If you have any questions regarding Google’s Privacy Policy, you can contact them here.