Terms Watch

Added dedicated privacy sections for California and other US state users and Brazilian users under the LGPD, and added contact information for Brazilian users.

Removed sections for California and US State users, Brazilian users, policy changes, contact information, and specific data categories collected for marketing communications.

Effective date changed from October 12, 2026 to October 16, 2026. Added provisions allowing users to share data across Google services for personalization and ads, and added an exception for personalized ads based on Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos content.

Effective date changed to 16 October 2026. Added options to let services like Search or Gemini access data from Photos, Gmail, and Drive for personalization and ads, and added a Personal Intelligence section.

Added Prompt-to-Voice service terms requiring express consent to reproduce voices, disclosure of AI-generated speech, preservation of origin indicators, and excluding Prompt-to-Voice and its output from indemnification.

Added certain content of public interest as eligible to earn ad revenue under Harmful Misinformation and Hate Speech/Harassment sections, and added a definition for Public Interest.

Added __Host-ot_bridge essential cookie for security and xai_analytics_early_start non-essential cookie for analytics to the trackers list.

Added sections detailing data collection for Reddit Ads, Pro, and Programs, third-party embeds, data use and sharing practices, user rights, international transfers, and regional disclosures for the EEA, UK, US, and Brazil.

Added the xm-kdt cookie for recognizing browsers that have passed PIN or passkey authentication, updated cookie domains and controllers, and converted cookie details to a table.

Removed the majority of the Privacy Policy sections, including details on information usage, sharing, protection, user rights, international transfers, and jurisdiction-specific disclosures.

Prohibited all gambling ads targeting Brazil. Removed South Korea from permitted countries for smoking alternative ads and removed its standalone vape device terms. Allowed cryptocurrency ads in Hungary.

Added a note stating that account access cannot be provided to anyone regardless of relationship, and added a section detailing the deactivation process and required documentation for incapacitated users.

Effective date changed from August 7, 2026 to October 8, 2026. Added provisions regarding stored credentials in Third-Party Connectors and renamed Third-Party Products to Third-Party Technologies.

Expanded Non-Consensual Nudity policy to prohibit creating, manipulating, or generating intimate AI deepfakes and non-consensual media, added explicit consent exceptions, and updated reporting procedures.

Removed detailed sections on filing copyright complaints, counter-notices, retractions, processing timelines, information forwarding, and repeat infringer suspension rules.