Is Gemini safe with your data?

Gemini

Google

31/100

Poor disclosure · medium confidence

Gemini earns an F (31/100) because it discloses little about its data practices.

#178

of 211 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 50

-19

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

Gemini's policy discloses access/deletion rights and some data transparency, but is silent on inputs/training, lacks explicit correction rights, and omits age gate disclosure in the main policy.

What Gemini's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

Output ownership (D1.4)

Google won't claim ownership over that content , but vague on Outputs specifically vs. user-generated content generally

Deletion rights (D2.2)

You can browse by date and by topic, and delete part or all of your activity; Delete your content from specific Google services

Correction right (D2.4)

Policy is SILENT on explicit correction mechanism; table of contents mentions ability to ask for inaccurate Gemini responses to be corrected, but no substantive disclosure in policy body

International transfers (D4.4)

your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live...we apply the same protections described in this policy

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
Not stated: a way to opt out of training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: a right to correct your data

Gemini privacy rating

Training-data use0 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inSilent

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingSilent

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights3 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataSilent

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingSilent

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataSilent

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsSilent

Third-party sharing0 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withPartial

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementSilent

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outPartial

Names a safeguard for international data transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency1 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsPartial

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children0 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataSilent

Security and accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactSilent

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Assistant
Modalities: text, image
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-05-26
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.