Data Privacy Settings & Controls - Google Safety Center

You can find key information, privacy, and security settings all in your Google Account. We have created easy-to-use tools like Dashboard and My Activity, ... Privacytoolsthatputyouincontrol. Whenitcomestoprivacy,weknowonesizedoesnotfitall. That’swhywebuildcontrolsthatareeasytousesothatyoucan choosetheprivacysettingsthatarerightforyou. GoogleAccount Easy-to-useprivacysettings,allinoneplace Youcanfindkeyinformation,privacyandsecuritysettingsallinyourGoogleAccount.Wehavecreatedeasy-to-usetoolslikeDashboardandMyActivity,whichgiveyoutransparencydatacollectedfromyouractivityacrossGoogleservices.TherearealsopowerfulprivacycontrolssuchasActivityControlsandAdSettings,whichallowyoutoswitchthecollectionanduseofdataonorofftodecidehowallofGooglecanworkbetterforyou. Quicklyaccessyourkeyprivacysettings YourGoogleAccountisalwayseasytofindinourmostpopularserviceslikeSearch,Maps,YouTube,GmailandAssistant.Justtaponyourprofilepictureandfollowthelinktoyouraccount. GotoyourGoogleAccount ControlwhatdataissavedtoyourGoogleAccount ActivityControls Controlwhatdatagetssaved UsingActivityControls,youcandecidewhattypesofactivityaretiedtoyouraccounttopersonaliseyourexperienceacrossGoogleservices.Youcanpausespecifictypesofdatafrombeingsavedinyouraccount–likeyourSearchandbrowsingactivity,YouTubeHistoryorLocationHistory. GotoActivityControls Auto-delete Setyourdatatodeleteautomatically Togiveyouevenmorecontrol,Auto-deletesettingsletyouchooseatimelimitforhowlongyouwanttokeepyouractivitydata.Dataolderthanthelimityouchoosewillbecontinuouslyandautomaticallydeletedfromyouraccount.Thismakesiteasyforyoutosetitandforgetit,butyoucanalwaysgobackandupdatethesesettingsatanytime. Auto-deleteyouractivity MyActivity Deletedatafromyouraccountatanytime MyActivityisthecentralplacewhereyoucanfindeverythingthatyou’vesearched,viewedandwatchedusingourservices.Tomakeiteasiertorecallyourpastonlineactivity,wegiveyoutoolstosearchbytopic,dateandproduct.Youcanpermanentlydeletespecificactivitiesorevenentiretopicsthatyoudon’twantassociatedwithyouraccount. GotoMyActivity ActivityControls Controlwhatdatagetssaved UsingActivityControls,youcandecidewhattypesofactivityaretiedtoyouraccounttopersonaliseyourexperienceacrossGoogleservices.Youcanpausespecifictypesofdatafrombeingsavedinyouraccount–likeyourSearchandbrowsingactivity,YouTubeHistoryorLocationHistory. GotoActivityControls Auto-delete Setyourdatatodeleteautomatically Togiveyouevenmorecontrol,Auto-deletesettingsletyouchooseatimelimitforhowlongyouwanttokeepyouractivitydata.Dataolderthanthelimityouchoosewillbecontinuouslyandautomaticallydeletedfromyouraccount.Thismakesiteasyforyoutosetitandforgetit,butyoucanalwaysgobackandupdatethesesettingsatanytime. Auto-deleteyouractivity MyActivity Deletedatafromyouraccountatanytime MyActivityisthecentralplacewhereyoucanfindeverythingthatyou’vesearched,viewedandwatchedusingourservices.Tomakeiteasiertorecallyourpastonlineactivity,wegiveyoutoolstosearchbytopic,dateandproduct.Youcanpermanentlydeletespecificactivitiesorevenentiretopicsthatyoudon’twantassociatedwithyouraccount. GotoMyActivity 0 1 2 Choosetheprivacysettingsthatarerightforyou. PrivacyCheckup TakethePrivacyCheckup Injustafewminutes,youcanchoosewhattypesofdataaresavedtoyourGoogleAccount,updatewhatyousharewithfriendsormakepublic,andadjustthetypesofadsthatyouwouldlikeustoshowyou.Youcanchangethesesettingsasoftenasyouwantandevenchoosetohaveregularreminderssent. Completecheckup Controlyourprivacy,rightfromtheappsthatyouuseeveryday. Incognitomode TurnonIncognitomodeinChrome,Search,YouTubeandMaps FirstlaunchedinChrome,Incognitomodehassincebecomeavailableinourmostpopularapps.InYouTube,SearchoniOSandMaps,justtapfromyourprofilepicturetoeasilyturnitonoroff.WhenyouturnonIncognitomodeinMapsandYouTube,youractivity,liketheplacesthatyousearchfororthevideosthatyouwatch,won'tbesavedtoyourGoogleAccount.BrowsinghistoryandcookiesfromyourIncognitosessionaredeletedfromChromeonceyoucloseallIncognitowindows. YourDataIn Controlyourdata,rightfromyourapps We’vemadeiteasierforyoutomakedecisionsaboutyourdatadirectlywithintheGoogleservicesthatyouuseeveryday.Forexample,withouteverleavingSearch,youcanreviewanddeleteyourrecentSearchactivity,getquickaccesstorelevantprivacycontrolsfromyourGoogleAccount,andlearnmoreabouthowSearchworkswithyourdata.YoucanaccessthesecontrolsinSearch,MapsandGoogleAssistant. YourdatainSearch YourdatainAssistant YourdatainMaps Exploremorewaysthatwekeepyousafeonline. Built-insecurity Learnmoreaboutourautomaticsecurityprotections. Datapractices Learnmoreabouthowwerespectyourprivacywithresponsibledatapractices. Securitytips Discoverquicktipsandbestpracticestostaysaferonline. Adsanddata Learnmoreabouttheadsthatyouseeonourplatforms. Built-insecurity Learnmoreaboutourautomaticsecurityprotections. Datapractices Learnmoreabouthowwerespectyourprivacywithresponsibledatapractices. Securitytips Discoverquicktipsandbestpracticestostaysaferonline. 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