45 ENTITIES TRACKED · 45 COUNTEDLAST BUILD 6 SEPT 2026 · 13:19 UTC
Is It Selling Me?
CGrade C

Google (US)

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The clause

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How this grade was reached

  1. BBase grade, from what refusing costs you. The scale.
  2. −1Recipients are sold to, or described only by category rather than named. Rule.

1 modifier applied. Final grade C.

The three axes

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What refusing costs you

What does saying no cost you?

A setting, depth unverified

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Who receives you

Who else receives you, by name?

Categories only

  • CategoriesAffiliates and other trusted businesses, Service providers, Advertisers (non-identifying)

Google does not sell your personal information. Google also does not "share" your personal information as that term is defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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Whether the refusal covers everything

Does the refusal actually cover everything?

6 gaps in what the refusal covers.

  • GapDoes not apply to data already collected
  • GapDoes not cover in-store purchases
  • GapDoes not cover data bought about you
  • GapDoes not cover profiles inferred about you
  • GapBinds one device, not your account
  • GapExpires and must be renewed

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Who receives you

Google (US) does not publish a count of who receives this data.

None of the recipients on file are entities this site grades yet. That is a gap in the corpus, not a finding about Google (US).

Right of reply

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