Google Shopping Deals Privacy Policy

Thank you for using the Google Shopping Deals extension (the "Extension"). Read the Privacy Policy below in full as it explains in detail what to expect from your use of the Extension.

Summary

Google collects data through the Extension, including, for example:

The content and advertising shown on your devices, and your interactions with that content and advertising, including videos you watched, and web pages you've visited.
Google profile, ad identifiers, and device information.

You may stop using the Extension at any time by uninstalling the Extension.

Google may combine the data collected through the Extension with other data collected by Google when you're using other Google products and services. For example, we may combine your data from the Extension with information in your Google Account(s) (such as which ads you viewed), or with other data collected about your use of Google products and services (as described in more detail below).

Google will use the data above in connection with existing Google products and services, to provide, maintain, and improve them, and to develop new ones. For example, we may use this data to conduct analytics and measurement to understand how our services are used, as well as conduct ads-related market research. As another example, we may use this data to improve Google products, such as Search, Shopping, Android, YouTube and Google Assistant.

Google may share this data with trusted partners with your consent, or with service providers, who we require to take appropriate confidentiality and security measures to protect data and also maintain their own privacy policies.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because it explains how Google LLC ("Google") will collect, store, use, and share information obtained from the Extension.

Information we collect

This section describes the data that Google may collect when you use the Extension.

Extension Data

For browsers on which you’ve installed the Extension, we may collect the following types of information ("Extension Data"):

Use of your devices. When the extension is installed, it potentially will collect and record interactions with that device. For example, it potentially will record information about your interactions with websites you’ve visited and ads that you have seen.
- Content and advertising. The content and advertising shown on or broadcast from your device, and your interactions with that content and advertising, including:
  - Internet activity. Your Internet browsing activities and interactions with content on the web, including:
    - Every web page you've visited and all of your interactions with those web pages, including all the URL data for both HTTP and HTTPS websites, the destination IP addresses which indicate the websites you've visited, and the length of time you spent visiting websites.
    - Data about the Internet browser you're using.
  - Information you provide. Information you provide or otherwise input when visiting websites. This includes search terms you provide to a website, which potentially includes personal information, such as name or address. The Extension will not collect any data entered into a protected field, such as a password field. If you don’t want information you provide to be collected, please uninstall the Extension or sign out.
- Cookies. Cookies, unique numbers, or other identifiers from your browser, as well as other identifiers associated with your personal information or Google Account(s). For the avoidance of doubt, we do not collect your passwords.
Diagnostic data. Data related to the operation and quality of the Extension and accompanying technology, including session times, duration, number of traffic requests and number of websites visited("Diagnostic Data"). Diagnostic Data may be used for Product/ Extension operations, maintenance, improvement and quality assurance purposes. Diagnostic Data may be collected even when you are signed out of the Extension.

Your use of Google products

Google collects information from you when you use Google products and services, as set forth in the Google Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy or other applicable terms of service. When you are signed in to the Extension, we may collect this information for all Google accounts associated with you , including Google accounts you may not have identified to us through the Extension sign-up process or Google accounts not used on the device the Extension is installed on. Therefore, the information about your use of Google products may include information from the use of any Google accounts.

Minors

Google may collect Extension Data from all users ages 18 and over. As set forth in the Terms and Conditions, individuals under the age of 18 are prohibited from using the Extension. You must ensure that. individuals under the age of 18 do not use the Extension.

Guests & other non-participants

You must notify other users of the Extension of the presence of data collection as set forth in this Privacy Policy before allowing other users to use the Extension. Failure to uninstall the Extension or sign out of the Extension may result in the collection of Extension Data from any user of the Extension.

Third-Party Data

Google also may obtain information from third parties ("Third-Party Data"). Third-Party Data includes personal information about you, aggregated and/or anonymized data (including cookie data), and other consumer-related information from academic institutions, advertisers, publishers, data brokers, programming networks, and other entities studying consumer behavior and audience measurement.

How we use the information we collect

Google will use Extension Data and Third-Party Data in connection with your information from existing Google products and services, to provide, maintain, and improve them, and to develop new ones.

Extension Data may be:

Combined with a User ID that is unique to you.
Combined with data collected by Google when you're using other Google products and services (“Google Data”), even when you're on a device that does not have the extension installed and even when you’re not logged in to your Google Account. For example, we may combine Extension Data or Third-Party Data with information in your Google Account(s), such as your YouTube watch history and ad views. This may include information from Google Accounts that are not associated with the account used to sign into the Extension but are consistently used on your devices that have the Extension installed , and that we have therefore determined are being used by you ("Consistently Used Accounts"). We will prompt you before associating data from these Consistently Used Accounts with your unique User ID. Google may also combine Extension Data, Third-Party Data, or Google Account data (including personal information) with data from websites and apps that partner with Google.
Combined with information (including personal information) collected from other third parties, including academic institutions, advertisers, publishers, data brokers, programming networks, and other entities.

Overall, your participation in thisExtension changes the way Google will use information it collects from you, including the combination of data from websites and apps that partner with Google with your personal information.

By combining information collected from you as an Extension user with information collected from you as a user of other Google products and services, some information that was originally anonymous, pseudonymous, or otherwise not personally identifiable to you may become personally identifiable and therefore can be used to identify you. For example, your Internet browsing history obtained from the Extension— which may be associated with a pseudonymous cookie — could be combined with personal information associated with your Google Account(s).

Similarly, by combining Extension Data or Third-Party Data with non-personally-identifiable information collected from third parties (such as pseudonymous cookies), such pseudonymous information may become personally identifiable and used to identify you. (For example, this type of combined data could be used to help measure the effectiveness of digital advertising among consumers.)

Any information collected as Extension Data or Third-Party Data may be associated with other Extension Data, Third-Party Data, Google Data, or data obtained from third parties in any combination. We also may combine information about your actual location (such as from a mobile device) with personal information associated with your unique User ID or Google Account(s). (For example, this combined data could be used to help measure brand awareness among consumers and how consumers view and interact with ads and other digital content.)

Google processes information (including personal information) on our servers in many countries around the world, including countries that do not have specific data protection laws or that might afford you fewer legal rights with respect to your information. Although Google may process your information on a server located outside the country in which you live, we do so in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

How we share the information we collect

Google may partner with service providers that are required to follow confidentiality, security, and privacy protocols . Google may share Extension Data, Third-Party Data, and Google Data (including personal information), or any combination of such data, with these service providers as well.

Google will only share your personal information with third parties who are not service providers with your consent.

Google also may share non-personally identifiable, aggregated and/or anonymized information with third parties, such as academic institutions, advertisers, publishers, data brokers, programming networks, and other entities studying consumer behavior and audience measurement. Google also may publish non-personally identifiable, anonymized and/or aggregated information, either through its own publications or through third-party publishers.

Information security

Google takes reasonable steps to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of data that Google stores on its systems. These include internal reviews of Google data collection, storage and processing practices, and security measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where Google stores personal data.

Google restricts access to personal information to Google employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to process it on Google's behalf. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.

These security measures apply only to Google's storage of data on its own systems. They do not apply to data on other systems that are not owned or controlled by Google.

U.S. state privacy law requirements

Some U.S. state data protection laws, like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), require specific disclosures for state residents.

We explain the categories of information collected and the sources of that information in the Information We Collect section above. We explain how Google uses information in the How We Use the Information We Collect section above. We explain when we may disclose information in the How We Share the Information We Collect section above. Google does not sell your personal information. Google also does not “share” your personal information as that term is defined in the CCPA. Google processes your information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, which include “business purposes” under the CCPA. These purposes are enumerated in this Privacy Policy. We explain how Google retains information in the Your Requests to Delete Data section below. You can also learn more about how Google anonymizes data. As described there, when Google anonymizes data to protect your privacy, we maintain policies and technical measures to avoid re-identifying that information.

State laws like the CCPA and VCDPA provide residents with the right to request information about how Google collects, uses, and discloses their information. And they also provide residents with the right to access and correct their information and request that Google delete their information. The VCDPA also provides the right to opt out of certain forms of profiling and targeted advertising. Lastly, the CCPA and VCDPA provide the right to not be discriminated against for exercising these privacy rights.

If you have additional questions or requests related to your rights under the CCPA and VCDPA, please contact us here. And if you disagree with the decision on your request, you can ask Google to reconsider it by responding to the team’s email.

Your requests to delete data

When you uninstall or sign out of the Extension, Google may continue to store, use, and share the information previously obtained from you in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may submit a written request for Google to delete the personal information collected by Google during your use of the Extension here. Google will make reasonable efforts to comply with such requests, but may aggregate, anonymize, or otherwise de-identify any personal information instead of deleting it and may retain certain personal information for accounting, quality assurance, fraud detection and debugging purposes. When Google anonymizes data to protect your privacy, we maintain policies and technical measures to avoid re-identifying that information.

When & how this Privacy Policy applies to you

Once you have accepted the Google Shopping Deals Terms and Conditions, and during your usage of the Extension, this Privacy Policy governs how Google will collect, store, use, and share Extension Data and Third-Party Data. You also may be asked to agree to additional privacy-related terms as part of your usage of the Extension.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Google may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in accordance with the Google Shopping Deals Terms and Conditions. In the case of any inconsistency or discrepancy between the English version of this Privacy Policy and any translations into any other language, as the case may be, the English version shall prevail.