https://tos.linkflow.be/ Material changes to Google Maps's terms of service and privacy policy, all regions.en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:52:12 +0000 https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/76fc2a356ac8/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/76fc2a356ac8/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000notableAI trainingThe privacy policy now says you may let services like Search or Gemini Apps access data from other Google services such as Photos, Gmail and Drive to personalize your experience. The promise not to show personalized ads based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now has an exception if you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. Ads may also be based on personalized content from Google services. Taken from you: Unconditional promise of no personalized ads based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now applies only unless you share that data with other Google services; Personalized ads can now draw on personalized content from Google services, not just interests and activity https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/085f25cc2870/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/085f25cc2870/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000notableAI trainingThe policy now says you may let services like Search or Gemini Apps access data from Photos, Gmail and Drive for more personalized experiences. The previous flat statement that personalized ads are not based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now has an exception: if you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. An example describes Search using hotel booking details from an email. Taken from you: Unconditional promise that ads are not personalized from Drive, Gmail or Photos content now applies only unless you share that data with other services; Ads can be based on personalized content from Google services, not just interests and activity; Gemini Apps, as well as Search, can now be allowed to access your Photos, Gmail and Drive data to personalize your experience, including ads. https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/977078cef234/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/977078cef234/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000notableThe signed-out data section now says preferences and ads may be based on your activity 'across devices', and adds a sentence that Google also collects and uses data not associated with your account. The legal-basis table adds wording on disclosing limited data to law enforcement to prevent, detect or investigate crimes, and on disclosing data to law enforcement to prevent an imminent threat to life. Regulator/researcher sharing and age verification were already in the old text, so those parts are not new. Taken from you: Signed-out ad and search personalization may now draw on your activity across devices, not just one browser or device; The legal-basis table now explicitly mentions disclosing limited data to law enforcement to prevent, detect or investigate crimes, and disclosing data to law enforcement to prevent an imminent threat to life. https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/68b5a646c481/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/68b5a646c481/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000minorOne sentence about cookie-style preference storage now says search results or ads may be personalised based on your activity 'across devices'. The effective-date line was also removed, which is not substantive. Taken from you: Ad and search personalisation is now described as using your activity across devices, not just the current browser