An overview of the privacy policy and terms of service used by Google.
Images used are from Open Icon Library, Wikimedia Commons and Flickr Commons
This presentation is available for use under the CC Attribution-ShareAlike license.
2. Introduction
Google is much more than just
a search engine
Opening a Google account gives
users access to wide range of
products and services with a
single login
Google service logos retrieved from Wikimedia Commons
3. Creating an account
Creating a Google account
requires agreeing to Google’s
privacy policy and terms of
service agreement
Are users aware of what they
have agreed to when they sign
up with one of Google’s
services?
‘Pen to paper’ image by Marc Roberts retrieved from Flickr
4. Recent changes
Prior to March 1 2012, Google
used over 60 separate privacy
policy agreements across its
products and services
(Google, 2012).
‘Paperwork’ image by Luxomedia retrieved from Flickr
5. Now there is only one
Lets take a closer look at some of
the policies users must agree to
upon signing up with a Google
service
6. Data gathering
Google is allowed to collect detailed information
about its users including
Personal details & Information about your Details about the hardware
usage records Internet connection & software you are using
Icons retrieved from Open Icon Library
Google uses collected data to enhance its services & deliver customised content to
its users such as targeted search results & advertisements (Google, 2012)
7. Ownership of content
While Google recognises that user’s own the content
they upload, Google has the right to
Store the content even if Reproduce Make Publish, display &
you stop using the service the content modifications distribute the content
Icons retrieved from Open Icon Library
Upon opening an account, users grant Google a license to use any content uploaded
to its services for operational, promotional & enhancement purposes (Google, 2012)
8. Legal agreements Users of Google’s services are
subject to applicable laws and
regulations with Google able to
suspend a user’s account if
they do not abide by these
conditions (Google, 2012)
Google will not be liable for any
financial losses or legal costs
that may have resulted from
the use of their services
‘Scales of justice gold’ image retrieved from Wikimedia Commons (Google, 2012)
Users are solely responsible for ensuring that none of the actions they perform
while using Google’s services are in violation of US laws (Google, 2012)
9. Changes to services
Google may suspend, modify or
remove any of its services at any
time (Google, 2012).
There is no guarantee that users
of Google’s services will be
notified should this happen
(Google, 2012).
‘System lock screen’ icon retrieved from Open Icon Library
Users can only expect to be notified by Google about changes to a service if
Google decides that it is reasonable to do so (Google, 2012)
10. Summary
Google’s revised privacy policy and
terms of service agreements contain
many important points that users need
to be aware of
Users concerned about their
privacy, security & ownership of
their content should examine
Google’s policy documents carefully
before using Google’s services
‘Document preview’ icon retrieved from Open Icon Library
11. References
Computer-laptop icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/devices/computer-laptop.png
Document-preview icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/actions/document-preview.png
Google (2012). One policy, one Google experience . Retrieved from
http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/
Google (2012). Privacy policy. Retrieved from
http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Google (2012). Terms of service. Retrieved from
http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/policies/terms/regional.html
12. References
Google [Image] (n.d.). Wordmark of Google Maps. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Maps.svg
Google [Image] (2010). Google logo. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Googlelogo.png
Google [Image] (2010). Google Calendar logo. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Calendar.png
Google [Image] (2011). Gmail logo. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gmail_logo.png
Google [Image] (2011). Google plus logo. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_plus.png
13. References
Google [Image] (2011). YouTube logo. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YouTube_Logo.png
Google [Image] (2012). Logo of Google Drive. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_of_Google_Drive.png
Drive-harddisk-8 icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/devices/drive-harddisk-8.png
Luxomedia [Image] (2010). Paperwork. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/videolux/2389320345/
Media-optical-copy-2 icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/actions/media-optical-copy-2.png
14. References
Network-globe icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/devices/network-globe.png
Roberts, Marc [Image] (2010). Pen to paper. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcroberts/1484118790/
Scale of justice gold [Image] (2008). Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved from
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Scale_of_justice_gold.png
System-lock-screen-2 icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/actions/system-lock-screen-
2.png
User-info icon [Image] (2010). Open Icon Library. Retrieved from
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/gallery2/?./Icons/apps/user-info.png
