Every couple of years, we update our Terms of Service. We wanted to let you know ahead of time that the next update will be on July 30, 2026.
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These changes won’t affect the way you use our services, but they should help make it easier for you to understand what to expect from Google — and what we expect from you — as you use our services.
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At a glance, here’s what this update means for you:
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- In general:
- We added a section to help you better understand why our services may access the internet when not actively engaged, to encourage you to check your Internet service plan and your device and network settings, as each of those may affect your costs.
- We updated and clarified our Settling disputes, governing law, and courts section.
- We make it clearer how various sections in our terms relate to each other.
- If you’re based in the EEA:
- In addition to the changes in the In general section, we updated various sections to reflect the latest EEA laws and regulations that apply to our services, including:
- Google’s obligation to make legally-required updates to our digital content, services, and goods.
- A new, online “withdrawal button” in the EEA instructions on withdrawal section.
- We also removed the Handling requests for your data section, because we’re centralizing our data disclosure language on our main data disclosure policy page.
- If you’re based outside the EEA:
- In addition to the changes in the In general section, we added new disclosures and disclaimers, including ones about AI outputs.
- If you’re based in India, we also added new reporting language about our obligations if you violate applicable law.
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If you’re a parent or guardian, and you allow your child to use the services, please review the updates to our terms with your child and help them decide whether they need to make any changes to their account. Please remember that these terms apply to you and you’re responsible for your child’s activity on the services.
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If you don’t agree to the new terms, you should remove your content and stop using the services. You can also end your relationship with us at any time, without penalty, by closing your Google Account.
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Thank you for using Google services!
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| | | Hello Erie, | | We've updated settings that manage personalization and activity history on Play. You'll have dedicated controls for personalization on Play and for saving activity in your Google Account's Play History, and these settings will be easily accessible in the Google Play menu. | | In the past, personalization and history on Play were managed by Web & App Activity (WAA) settings in your Google Account. Going forward, WAA will no longer control Play personalization and Play History. Instead, you'll be able to manage those settings directly on Play, and you'll see this change in your account in the next few days. Learn more about Play personalization and Play History | | When the transition happens for your account, your Play settings will be based on the most recent choice you made in WAA, so your experience will stay the same. If you have WAA turned on during the transition, which is happening over the next few days, then your Play personalization and Play History settings will be on, and if WAA is off, then Play personalization and Play History will be off. As before, you'll be able to choose how long your activity is saved in your Play History and if you want to delete it from Play History manually or automatically. | | After the transition is complete, WAA and Play settings will be separate, and changes to one will no longer affect the other. You can view and change your Play privacy settings in Personalization in Play at any time. Learn more about the transition and how it affects your settings | | Thanks for using Google Play! | | Should you have any questions please visit our Help Center or get in touch. | | | | | | | |
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| | | Hello Erie, | | In the coming weeks, Google Play will launch new personalization options that give you more seamless control of your personalization preferences and allow you to better manage your data in Play. | | Personalization provides a richer experience in the Play store, helping you discover exciting games, useful apps, relevant offers and much more, all of which is tailored to you. Learn more about personalizing your Google Play Store experience | | Once available, these new features - alongside existing Play personalization controls - will be easily accessible by visiting Personalization in Play from the Google Play Store menu. This new destination will be a one-stop-shop for tailoring your personalization preferences in Play, giving you a more powerful way to: |  | | • | Manage all of your personalization options on Google Play and easily view activity and access personalization controls | | | | | • | Choose which apps, books or other library items are used to personalize your Google Play experience. With one click you will be able to exclude use of Play data associated with that app for personalization in Play. Some examples of data that would be excluded for that app would include when you install or uninstall it, purchases that you make in it and your app activity. Learn more about new personalization options | | | | With these enhanced controls you can ensure that you have a better Play experience that is personalized to you and continues to respect your privacy preferences. | | Should you have any questions please visit our Help Center or get in touch. | | Thank you for using Google Play! | | | | | | | | | |
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