Strongest: Data Sharing
65/100
Gemini benefits from Google's mature account controls, including exports, deletion tools, account-wide privacy settings, and Temporary Chats.
Gemini is Google's consumer AI assistant, reviewed here for activity-based model training, connected apps, ads/tracking, retention, and Google account controls.
55
Weak
55
Weak
Gemini offers strong Google account controls, but activity history and ad-linked data still shape the tradeoff.
Gemini benefits from Google's mature account controls, including exports, deletion tools, account-wide privacy settings, and Temporary Chats.
Gemini still sits inside Google's broader ad and analytics ecosystem, and saved activity can feed product and AI improvement.
45
Weak
Consumer Gemini data can be used to improve Google services and generative AI models unless the user limits Gemini Apps Activity.
Human reviewers may review some Gemini data, and Google tells users not to enter confidential information they would not want reviewed or used for improvement.
Users can manage Gemini Apps Activity and control whether their data is used to improve Google AI services.
65
Mixed
Gemini can share or exchange data with Connected Apps and other Google services to fulfill requests.
Google discloses external processors, domain administrators, legal sharing, and advertising/measurement partner cases.
Deleting Gemini chats does not delete data already shared with connected apps or other services.
Google says it does not sell personal information.
45
Weak
Google's broader cookie policy supports personalized advertising and ad measurement.
Google allows certain advertising and measurement partners to collect browser/device information.
Google says Gemini Apps chats are not used to show ads.
Ad controls exist, but Gemini sits inside a broader Google advertising ecosystem.
50
Weak
Gemini Apps Activity defaults can retain chats for 18 months, with options for 3 months, 36 months, or indefinite retention.
Chats reviewed by human reviewers and related data are not deleted when the user deletes activity and can be retained for up to three years.
Users can manually delete Gemini Apps chats and change auto-delete settings.
65
Mixed
Some controls are fragmented across Gemini, Google Account, app permissions, and Workspace admin settings.
Users can turn off Keep Activity to stop future chats from training AI models unless feedback is submitted.
Users can review/delete Gemini activity and change auto-delete periods.
Google Takeout supports exporting information.
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Open: takeout.google.com1. AI Use
Consumer Gemini data can be used to improve Google services and generative AI models unless the user limits Gemini Apps Activity.
2. Human Reviewers
Human reviewers may review some Gemini data, and Google tells users not to enter confidential information they would not want reviewed or used for improvement.
3. AI Use
Users can manage Gemini Apps Activity and control whether their data is used to improve Google AI services.
Founded
Sep 1998
Founder
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Parent Company
Lifecycle
Active
Category
AI Assistants & Models
CEO
Sundar Pichai
Security Team
Security Team
Date Added
06-10-2026
