https://tos.linkflow.be/ Material changes to YouTube's terms of service and privacy policy, all regions.en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:52:12 +0000 https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/58f7056fded9/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/58f7056fded9/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000notableAI trainingThe policy now says you may choose to let services like Search or Gemini Apps access data from other Google services such as Photos, Gmail and Drive for personalization. The earlier flat statement that personalized ads are not based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now carries an exception: it applies unless you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. A new section describes Personal Intelligence, with an example of Search using hotel booking details from an email. Taken from you: Absolute promise that Drive, Gmail and Photos content is not used for personalized ads now has an opt-in exception; Search or Gemini Apps can now also use data from Photos, Gmail and Drive to personalize your experience, including ads, if you allow it. https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/2c1468a9178d/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/2c1468a9178d/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000notableAI trainingThe policy now says you may allow services like Search or Gemini Apps to access data from other Google services such as Photos, Gmail and Drive for personalization. The earlier flat promise not to show ads based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now has an exception if you choose to make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. A new 'personalize content' section describes features such as Personal Intelligence. Taken from you: Absolute promise of no personalized ads based on Gmail, Drive or Photos content now has an opt-in exception; Data from Gmail, Photos and Drive may be used across services like Search and Gemini Apps if you allow it https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/048137b68d05/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/048137b68d05/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000notableThe EU legal-bases table now names law-enforcement disclosure under three grounds: crime prevention as a legitimate interest, an imminent threat to life as a vital interest, and government legal requests as a legal obligation. The table's sentence that Google's legal team reviews every request and pushes back on overly broad ones was replaced by a link to data disclosure policies; the key-terms section still carries that statement. The signed-out personalisation sentence now says it can draw on activity across devices. Taken from you: The legal-bases table no longer says the legal team reviews every government request and pushes back on overly broad ones; it now links to data disclosure policies. The same statement still appears in the key-terms section.; Explicit permission for disclosing data to law enforcement for crime prevention and investigation; Signed-out preferences and ad personalisation now stated to draw on activity across devices https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/34f7e8c1b883/https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/34f7e8c1b883/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000minorA sentence about cookies and preferences now says search results or ads may be personalized based on your activity 'across devices'. The effective-date line was also removed, which is a formatting change. Taken from you: Ad and search personalization may now draw on your activity across devices, not just the current one