Google Workspace Experiments Privacy Notice & Terms for Personal Accounts
Last updated: August 31, 2026
This notice and our Privacy Policy describe how Google Workspace Experiments handles your data collected as you interact with Workspace Experiments features. Please read them carefully.
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What data do we collect?
When you opt-in to Google Workspace Experiments, you’ll get early access to generative AI features integrated within Workspace products like Gmail and Docs. When you opt-in to Workspace Experiments, Google LLC (Google) collects your Workspace Experiments Data, including the following:
- Your prompts
- User-provided input, such as highlighted text or explicitly referenced Workspace content provided as part of your prompt
- Google-selected input, which includes Workspace content, such as your docs and emails, that Google may automatically process to generate a document summary or to provide you with personalized generated content, for example:
- Generated output
- Refinements to prompts, input, or generated output
- Feedback, including documents and sources you share with Google
Additional data is also collected for some Workspace Experiments features. To learn more, expand a feature in the list.
When you use AI avatars in Vids, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Generated content. This includes the generated video and audio.
- User-provided input. This includes scripts and selected AI avatar.
- Your feedback on AI avatars.
When you use the AI function in Sheets, Google uses and stores the following data:
- The prompts you enter
- The generated text
- Google Workspace content that you have access to that is referenced to generate content (both Google-selected input and user-provided input).
- Your feedback on the AI functions
When you generate an AI summary in Google Docs, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Generated text
- Document content that is referenced to generate text
When you use transcripts in Vids, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Generated content
- Google Workspace content that you have access to that is referenced to generate content (both Google-selected input and user-provided input)
- Your feedback on transcripts
When you use suggested table names in Sheets, Google uses and stores the following data:
- The generated table name
- Your feedback on the table name
When you use the Gemini side panel, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Generated text and images
- Google Workspace content that you have access to that is referenced to generate content (both Google-selected input and user-provided input)
- Your feedback on the Gemini side panel
When you use "Generate an image" in Google Docs, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Image styles you select
- Generated images
- Your feedback on generated images
When you use "Generate an image" in Google Slides, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select.
- Image styles you select.
- Generated images.
- Your feedback on generated images.
When you use "Generate an image" in Google Vids, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select.
- Generated text and images.
- Google Workspace content that you have access to that is referenced to generate content (both Google-selected input and user-provided input).
- Your feedback on "Generate an image."
When you use "Help me create" in Google Docs, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Generated text
- Document content that is referenced to generate text
- Your feedback on generated text
When you use the "Help me create a form" prompt in Forms, Google uses and stores the following data:
- The generated question
- Form content that is referenced to generate questions
- Your feedback on the generated question
When you use the "Help me create a list" prompt in Google Keep, Google collects and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter
- Generated text
- Your feedback on generated text
When you use the "Help me write" prompt in Google Docs, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Text you select to rewrite
- Generated text
- Document content that is referenced to generate text
- Your feedback on generated text
When you use the "Help me write" prompt in Gmail, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Generated text
- Your feedback on generated text
- Text in the draft you refine
- All previous messages in the thread
- Relevant emails and documents for personalized messages
When you use the comment workflows with Gemini in Google Docs, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Prompts you enter or select
- Generated text
- Document content that is referenced to generate text
When you select a suggested reply in Gmail, Google uses and stores the following data:
- The email thread
- The suggested reply you select
- Your feedback on a suggested reply
Google also collects metrics on the usage of these features.
How is that data used?
Google uses Workspace Experiments Data and metrics to provide, improve, and develop products, services, and machine learning technologies across Google, including Google’s enterprise products. You can opt-out of Google Workspace Experiments anytime.
Your Workspace Experiments Data may also be read, rated, annotated, and reviewed by human reviewers for the purposes described above. For this reason, please do not include sensitive, confidential, or personal information that can be used to identify you or others in your prompts. We take steps to protect your privacy as part of this process. Importantly, where Google uses Google-selected input (as described above) to generate output, Google will aggregate and/or pseudonymize that content and resulting output before it is rated by human reviewers or used for product improvement and development of services and machine learning technologies, unless it is specifically provided as part of your feedback to Google.
Your conversations with Gemini through Workspace apps, including Gemini in Gmail or Gemini in Docs, are not saved to Gemini Apps Activity. When you delete your Gemini in Workspace conversation history, it doesn't delete any information that is saved to your Gemini Apps Activity. Learn how to delete your Gemini Apps Activity.
Workspace Experiments Data is stored in a manner that is not associated with your Google account and will be retained for 18 months. Copies of Workspace Experiments Data that have been reviewed or annotated by human reviewers may be retained for up to 4 years.
Terms of Service
You agree that your use of Google Workspace Experiments is subject to the Google Terms of Service.
Google Workspace Experiments is an experimental technology and may sometimes display inaccurate or offensive information that doesn’t represent Google’s views. Don’t rely on responses generated by Workspace Experiments features as medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in the Workspace Experiments program.
Generated images are for use only in Gmail, Docs, or another supported Workspace app. Workspace Experiments generated images are designed to bring your imagination to life and may not represent real world situations.
If we believe violations of our terms have occurred, your account may be suspended from participation in Google Workspace Experiments. In order to provide more users the opportunity to join Workspace Experiments, we reserve the right to terminate your participation in order to invite new users to join. Google reserves the right to modify or discontinue Google Workspace Experiments features at any time.