Account
Activity controls
The data saved in your account helps to give you more personalised experiences across all
Google services. Choose which settings will save data in your Google Account.
Safer with Google
You control which data is saved to your account. Learn more
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Web & App Activity
Saves your activity on Google sites and apps, including associated information like location,
to give you faster searches, better recommendations and more personalised experiences in
Maps, Search and other Google services. Learn more about Web & App Activity
On
Turn off
On since 7 May 2025, when you created your account
See and delete activity
View all
Subsettings
Include Chrome history and activity from sites, apps and devices that use Google
services
Include voice and audio activity. Learn more
Auto-delete (on)
Deleting activity older than 18 months
Manage all Web & App Activity
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Timeline
Helps you go back in time and remember where you’ve been by automatically saving your
visits and routes to a map on each of your devices. Learn more about Timeline
Off
Turn on
Off since 18 May 2025
Subsettings
Help businesses estimate if their ads are effective, based on Timeline
Share Timeline edits and related data to improve your experience
Personalise your Google Opinion Rewards surveys, based on your Timeline data
Backup (Off)
Not backing up data
To manage backup for a specific device, go to Timeline in the Google Maps app.
Learn more
Auto-delete (not applicable)
Turn on Timeline to choose an auto-delete option
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YouTube History
Saves the YouTube videos that you watch and the things that you search for on YouTube to
give you better recommendations, remember where you left off and more. Learn more about
YouTube History
On
Turn off
A subsetting was last updated on 18 May 2025
Subsettings
Include the YouTube videos that you watch
Include your searches on YouTube
Include YouTube voice and audio activity
Auto-delete (on)
Deleting activity older than 36 months
Manage history
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Personalised ads
You can choose whether the ads you see on Google services and partner sites are
personalised.
My Ad Centre
Options for ads on Google services like YouTube
Ad personalisation is on
Partner Ad Settings
Options for ads on sites and apps that partner with Google
We protect your privacy. Content from Drive, Gmail and Photos is never used for
any advertising purposes.
You can find more privacy and security settings in your Google Account
Go to your Google Account
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