Google Settings

Your Data, Your Control

Access, manage, and download the data Google stores about you. Everything in one place.

Google Takeout

Create a custom archive of your Google data including search history, YouTube activity, Photos, Chrome data, and more.

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Data Preferences

Control what data Google collects, how it's used, and which third-party companies can access it.

Adjust Preferences

Privacy & Data Protection

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Personalization

Tailor what data Google uses for services like Recommendations and Personalized search results.

Enhanced ads personalization
Custom search experience

Data Retention

Manage how long Google stores activity data like your search history, location history, and YouTube history.

Search History

On

Location History

Off

YouTube History

On

Data Transparency Center

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Google is committed to transparent data practices. View our transparency commitments including government data requests, privacy reports, and data usage policies.

Government Requests

Published data access requests from governments

Privacy Reports

Annual transparency and privacy reports

Data Policies

Clear explanations of what data we collect and why