Recommendations & personalization

US

Google uses Buy on Google order history and browsing history

To create a personalized shopping experience for you, Google uses your Buy on Google order history and other browsing activity. This activity includes searches and clicks on the Google Search results page.

To help you get better results on Google Shopping, your order history and past Google activity are used to:

• Make recommendations on items to buy
• Rank items based on relevance
• Send email reminders based on your preferences and past orders

To remove a recommendation if it’s not relevant:

1. Next to the recommendation, select Menu .
2. Choose the reason you’d like it removed.
3. Select OK.

Outside of US

Google uses browsing activity

To create a personalized shopping experience for you, Google uses your browsing activity when you have allowed Google to use your browsing data. This activity includes searches and clicks on the Google Search results page.

To help you get better results on Google Shopping, your past Google activity is used to:

• Make recommendations on items to buy
• Rank items based on relevance
• Send reminders based on your preferences

Manage your personalization settings

To turn off personalization using order history and Google activity:

1. Sign in to your Google Account.
2. Go to Activity controls.
3. Turn off Web & App Activity.

To find and delete past activity, and remove from personalization:

1. Sign in to your Google Account.
2. Go to Activity controls.
3. Go to Manage activity.

For more detailed information, read Delete your activity.

Tip: If you delete past activity, it may impact your experience in other Google services like Google Search and Google Assistant. You can always turn your Web & App Activity setting back on, delete it, or change your settings at account.google.com.

Learn more about Web & App Activity.