What Google's terms say
Google's terms of service and privacy policy have 62 rated points: 5 serious, 19 bad, 16 worth knowing and 22 good. 50 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 12 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Google
Serious 4
You may still be tracked even after opting out from tracking
Your personal information may be collected, regardless of whether you interacted directly with the service or not
Your data may be collected even if you did not interact with the service directly
Your browsing history can be viewed by the service
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 18
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Where it says this ↗This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates
Information is gathered about you through third parties
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
Your profile is combined across various products
You may be tracked on other websites
Many different types of personal data are collected
Voice data is collected and shared with third parties
Voice data may be collected and shared with third parties
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
A secure, anonymized record of your data may be kept for analytical purposes after the data retention period ends
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
Referring and/or exit pages are tracked
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Your biometric data is collected
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Certain features may be throttled
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Worth knowing 12
The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
Where it says this ↗This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet the users' expectations or requirements
Where it says this ↗There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Third parties are involved in operating the service
This service informs you that its Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services
The service informs you that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites
You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is only allowed if you respect machine-readable instructions set by this service like robots.txt
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Good 16
The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis
The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis
Where it says this ↗If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner
Where it says this ↗The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations
"For external processing We provide personal information to our affiliates and other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures."
Where it says this ↗You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service
You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
You can opt out of targeted advertising
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
Your information is only shared with third parties when given specific consent
Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition
Information is provided about security practices
A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data
Information is provided about how your personal data is collected
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable
You can opt out of providing personal information to third parties
No need to register
If you have a Google account
Serious 1
Your identity is used in ads that are shown to other users
Where it says this ↗
Bad 1
Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason
The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason
"Google reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the services or delete your Google Account if any of these things happen: [...] we reasonably believe that your conduct causes harm or liability to a user, third party, or Google" Google may terminate users causing harm to Google.
Where it says this ↗
Worth knowing 4
You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content
"Google reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the services or delete your Google Account if any of these things happen:[...] — for example, by hacking, phishing, harassing,"
Where it says this ↗You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages
"Google reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the services or delete your Google Account if any of these things happen:[...] — for example, by hacking, phishing, harassing, spamming,"
Where it says this ↗This service is only available to users over a certain age
Your private content may be accessed by people working for the service
Good 6
You can retrieve an archive of your data
This service allows you to retrieve an archive of your data
Where it says this ↗You can choose with whom you share content
Where it says this ↗The service has non-exclusive use of your content
You have the right to leave this service at any time
You can delete your content from this service
You maintain ownership of your content
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Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.