Chrome Browser Privacy Policy - Google

You can review stored passwords in Chrome settings. ... in Chrome using Clear Browsing Data with "Cookies and other site data" selected. Googleusescookiestodeliveritsservices,topersonalizeads,andtoanalyzetraffic.YoucanadjustyourprivacycontrolsanytimeinyourGooglesettingsorlearnmore. Ok,gotit Menu Menu iconchromelogo Jumptocontent Home TheBrowserbyGoogle Features icon-expand-features Overview Googleaddressbar Passwordcheck Sync Darkmode Tabs Articlesforyou Extensions Support DownloadChrome closedrawer iconchromelogo Home TheBrowserbyGoogle Features icon-expand-features Overview Googleaddressbar Passwordcheck Sync Darkmode Tabs Articlesforyou Extensions Support DownloadChrome GoogleChromePrivacyNotice Lastmodified:September23,2021 Viewarchivedversions: Selectdate January15,2021 May20,2020 March17,2020 December10,2019 October31,2019 March12,2019 January30,2019 December04,2018 October24,2018 September24,2018 March6,2018 April25,2017 March7,2017 January24,2017 November30,2016 October11,2016 August30,2016 June21,2016 September1,2015 November12,2014 August26,2014 May20,2014 February20,2014 Learnhowtocontroltheinformationthat'scollected,stored,andsharedwhenyouusetheGoogleChromebrowseronyourcomputerormobiledevice,ChromeOS,andwhenyouenableSafeBrowsinginChrome.AlthoughthispolicydescribesfeaturesthatarespecifictoChrome,anypersonalinformationthatisprovidedtoGoogleorstoredinyourGoogleAccountwillbeusedandprotectedinaccordancewiththeGooglePrivacyPolicy,aschangedfromtimetotime.Google’sretentionpolicydescribeshowandwhyGoogleretainsdata. IfGooglePlayappshavebeenenabledonyourChromebook,theuseandprotectionofinformationcollectedbyGooglePlayortheAndroidoperatingsystemisgovernedbytheGooglePlayTermsofServiceandGooglePrivacyPolicy.DetailsspecifictoChromeareprovidedinthisNoticewhererelevant. DetailsaboutthePrivacyNotice InthisPrivacyNotice,weusetheterm"Chrome"torefertoalltheproductsintheChromefamilylistedabove.Iftherearedifferencesinourpolicybetweenproducts,we'llpointthemout.WechangethisPrivacyNoticefromtimetotime. "Beta,""Dev,"or"Canary"versionsofChromeletyoutestnewfeaturesstillbeingcreatedinChrome.ThisPrivacyNoticeappliestoallversionsofChrome,butmightnotbeup-to-dateforfeaturesstillunderdevelopment. Forstep-by-stepguidestomanagingyourprivacypreferences,readthisoverviewofChrome'sprivacycontrols. Tableofcontents: Browsermodes ManagingusersinChrome SafeBrowsingpractices Privacypracticesofusingapps,extensions,themes,services,andotheradd-ons Moreinformation Browsermodes Youdon'tneedtoprovideanypersonalinformationtouseChrome,butChromehasdifferentmodesthatyoucanusetochangeorimproveyourbrowsingexperience.Privacypracticesaredifferentdependingonthemodethatyou'reusing. Basicbrowsermode Thebasicbrowsermodestoresinformationlocallyonyoursystem.Thisinformationmightinclude: Browsinghistoryinformation.Forexample,ChromestorestheURLsofpagesthatyouvisit,acacheoftext,imagesandotherresourcesfromthosepages,and,ifthenetworkactionspredictionfeatureisturnedon,alistofsomeoftheIPaddresseslinkedfromthosepages. Personalinformationandpasswords,tohelpyoufilloutformsorsignintositesyouvisit. Alistofpermissionsthatyouhavegrantedtowebsites. Cookiesordatafromwebsitesthatyouvisit. Datasavedbyadd-ons. Arecordofwhatyoudownloadedfromwebsites. Youcanmanagethisinformationinseveralways: Youcandeleteyourbrowsinghistoryinformation. YoucanmanageordeletestoredbrowsingdatafromtheCookiesandSiteDatadialog. YoucanstopChromefromacceptingcookies.Learnmore. YoucanreviewstoredpasswordsinChromesettings.Learnmore. YoucanviewandmanageyourstoredAutofillinformation.Learnmore. ThepersonalinformationthatChromestoreswon'tbesenttoGoogleunlessyouchoosetostorethatdatainyourGoogleAccountbyturningonsync,or,inthecaseofpasswords,paymentcards,andbillinginformation,choosingspecificcredentialsorpaymentcardandbillinginformationtostoreinyourGoogleAccount.LearnMore. HowChromehandlesyourinformation Informationforwebsiteoperators.SitesthatyouvisitusingChromewillautomaticallyreceivestandardloginformation,includingyoursystem’sIPaddressanddatafromcookies.Ingeneral,thefactthatyouuseChrometoaccessGoogleservices,suchasGmail,doesnotcauseGoogletoreceiveanyadditionalpersonallyidentifyinginformationaboutyou.OnGooglewebsitesandotherwebsitesthatoptin,ifChromedetectssignsthatyouarebeingactivelyattackedbysomeoneonthenetwork(a"maninthemiddleattack"),ChromemaysendinformationaboutthatconnectiontoGoogleorthewebsiteyouvisitedtohelpdeterminetheextentoftheattackandhowtheattackfunctions.Googleprovidesparticipatingwebsiteownerswithreportsaboutattacksoccurringontheirsites. Prerendering.Toloadwebpagesfaster,ChromehasasettingthatcanlookuptheIPaddressesoflinksonawebpageandopennetworkconnections.SitesandAndroidappscanalsoaskthebrowsertopreloadthepagesyoumightvisitnext.PreloadingrequestsfromAndroidappsarecontrolledbythesamesettingasChrome-initiatedpredictions.Butpreloadinginstructionsfromsitesarealwaysperformed,regardlessofwhetherChrome’snetworkpredictionfeatureisenabled.Ifprerenderingisrequested,whetherbyChromeorbyasiteorapp,thepreloadedsiteisallowedtosetandreaditsowncookiesjustasifyouhadvisitedit,evenifyoudon’tendupvisitingtheprerenderedpage.Learnmore. Location.Togetmoregeographicallyrelevantinformation,Chromegivesyoutheoptiontoshareyourlocationwithasite.Chromewon'tallowasitetoaccessyourlocationwithoutyourpermission;ChromeusesGoogleLocationServicestoestimateyourlocation.TheinformationthatChromesendstoGoogleLocationServicesmayinclude: TheWi-Firoutersclosesttoyou CellIDsofthecelltowersclosesttoyou ThestrengthofyourWi-Fiorcellsignal TheIPaddressthatiscurrentlyassignedtoyourdevice Googledoesn'thavecontroloverthird-partywebsitesortheirprivacypractices,sobecautiouswhensharingyourlocationwithawebsite. Updates.ChromeperiodicallysendsinformationtoGoogletocheckforupdates,getconnectivitystatus,validatethecurrenttime,andestimatethenumberofactiveusers. Searchfeatures.IfyouaresignedintoaGooglesiteandGoogleisyourdefaultsearchengine,searchesyouperformusingtheomniboxorthesearchboxonthenewtabpageinChromearestoredinyourGoogleAccount. Searchpredictionservice.Tohelpyoufindinformationfaster,Chromeusesthepredictionserviceprovidedbyyourdefaultsearchenginetoofferlikelycompletionstothetextyouaretyping.WhenyousearchusingtheomniboxorthesearchboxonthenewtabpageinChrome,thecharactersyoutype(evenifyouhaven’thit"enter"yet)aresenttoyourdefaultsearchengine.IfGoogleisyourdefaultsearchengine,predictionsarebasedonyourownsearchhistory,topicsrelatedtowhatyou’retypingintheomniboxorinthesearchboxonthenewtabpage,andwhatotherpeoplearesearchingfor.Learnmore.Predictionscanalsobebasedonyourbrowsinghistory.Learnmore. Navigationassistance.Whenyoucan’tconnecttoawebpage,youcangetsuggestionsforalternativepagessimilartotheoneyou'retryingtoreach.Inordertoofferyousuggestions,ChromesendsGoogletheURLofthepageyou'retryingtoreach. Autofill,passwordmanagement,andpayments.InordertoimproveChrome’sAutofillandpasswordmanagementservices,ChromesendsGooglelimited,anonymousinformationaboutthewebformsthatyouencounterorsubmitwhileAutofillorpasswordmanagementisenabled,includingahashedURLofthewebpageanddetailsoftheform'sstructure.Learnmore. WhenyouaresignedintoChromewithyourGoogleAccount,Chromemayoffertosavepasswords,paymentmethodsandrelatedinformationtoyourGoogleAccount.ChromemayalsoofferyoutheoptionoffillingpasswordsandpaymentmethodsfromyourGoogleAccountintowebforms.IfyouhavepasswordsorpaymentmethodssavedlocallyinChrome,ChromemaypromptyoutosavethemtoyourGoogleAccount.IfyouuseapaymentmethodfromyourGoogleAccountorchoosetosaveyourpaymentmethodinyourGoogleAccountforfutureuse,ChromewillcollectinformationaboutyourcomputerandshareitwithGooglePaytoprotectyoufromfraudandprovidetheservice.Ifsupportedbythemerchant,ChromewillalsoallowyoutopayusingGooglePay. Language.Inordertocustomizeyourbrowsingexperiencebasedonthelanguagesthatyouprefertoread,Chromewillkeepacountofthemostpopularlanguagesofthesitesyouvisit.ThislanguagepreferencewillbesenttoGoogletocustomizeyourexperienceinChrome.IfyouhaveturnedonChromesync,thislanguageprofilewillbeassociatedwithyourGoogleAccountand,ifyouincludeChromehistoryinyourGoogleWeb&AppActivity,itmaybeusedtopersonalizeyourexperienceinotherGoogleproducts.ViewActivityControls. WebAppsonAndroid.OnAndroiddevices,ifyouselect"addtohomescreen"forawebsitethathasbeenoptimizedforfast,reliableperformanceonmobiledevices,thenChromewilluseaGoogleservertocreateanativeAndroidpackageforthatwebsiteonyourdevice.TheAndroidpackageallowsyoutointeractwiththewebappasyouwouldwithanAndroidapp.Forexample,thewebappwillappearinyourlistofinstalledapps.Learnmore. Usagestatisticsandcrashreports.Bydefault,usagestatisticsandcrashreportsaresenttoGoogletohelpusimproveourproducts.Usagestatisticscontaininformationsuchaspreferences,buttonclicks,performancestatistics,andmemoryusage.Ingeneral,usagestatisticsdonotincludewebpageURLsorpersonalinformation,but,ifyouhaveturnedon"Makesearchesandbrowsingbetter/SendsURLsofpagesyouvisittoGoogle",thenChromeusagestatisticsincludeinformationaboutthewebpagesyouvisitandyourusageofthem.IfyouhaveenabledChromesync,ChromemaycombineanydeclaredageandgenderinformationfromyourGoogleaccountwithourstatisticstohelpusbuildproductsbettersuitedforalldemographics.Forexample,wemaycollectstatisticstoidentifywebpagesthatloadslowly.Weusethisinformationtoimproveourproductsandservices,andtogivewebdevelopersinsightintoimprovingtheirpages.Crashreportscontainsysteminformationatthetimeofthecrash,andmaycontainwebpageURLsorpersonalinformation,dependingonwhatwashappeningatthetimethecrashreportwastriggered.Wemayshareaggregated,non-personallyidentifiableinformationpubliclyandwithpartners—likepublishers,advertisersorwebdevelopers.YoucanchangewhetherusagestatisticsandcrashreportsaresenttoGoogleatanytime.Learnmore.IfGooglePlayappsareenabledonyourChromebookandChromeusagestatisticsareenabled,thenAndroiddiagnosticandusagedataisalsosenttoGoogle. Medialicenses.Somewebsitesencryptmediatoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccessandcopying.ForHTML5sites,thiskeyexchangeisdoneusingtheEncryptedMediaExtensionsAPI.Intheprocessofallowingaccesstothismedia,sessionidentifiersandlicensesmaybestoredlocally.TheseidentifierscanbeclearedbytheuserinChromeusingClearBrowsingDatawith"Cookiesandothersitedata"selected.ForsitesthatuseAdobeFlashAccess,Chromewillprovideauniqueidentifiertocontentpartnersandwebsites.Theidentifierisstoredonyoursystem.YoucandenythisaccessinthesettingsunderContentSettings,Protectedcontent,andresettheIDusingClearBrowsingDatawith"Cookiesandothersitedata"selected.IfyouaccessprotectedcontentinChromeonAndroid,oraccesshigherqualityorofflinecontentonChromeOS,acontentprovidermayaskChromeforacertificatetoverifytheeligibilityofthedevice.YourdevicewillshareasitespecificidentifierwiththewebsitetocertifythatitscryptographickeysareprotectedbyChromehardware.Learnmore. OtherGoogleservices.ThisnoticedescribestheGoogleservicesthatareenabledbydefaultinChrome.Inaddition,ChromemayofferotherGooglewebservices.Forexample,ifyouencounterapageinadifferentlanguage,ChromewilloffertosendthetexttoGooglefortranslation.Youwillbenotifiedofyouroptionsforcontrollingtheseserviceswhenyoufirstusethem.YoucanfindmoreinformationintheChromePrivacyWhitepaper. IdentifiersinChrome Chromeincludesanumberofuniqueandnon-uniqueidentifiersnecessarytopowerfeaturesandfunctionalservices.Forexample,ifyouusepushmessaging,anidentifieriscreatedinordertodelivernoticestoyou.Wherepossible,weusenon-uniqueidentifiersandremoveidentifierswhentheyarenolongerneeded.Additionally,thefollowingidentifiershelpusdevelop,distribute,andpromoteChrome,butarenotdirectlyrelatedtoaChromefeature. Installationtracking.EachcopyoftheWindowsdesktopversionoftheChromebrowserincludesatemporaryrandomlygeneratedinstallationnumberthatissenttoGooglewhenyouinstallandfirstuseChrome.Thistemporaryidentifierhelpsusestimatethenumberofinstalledbrowsers,andwillbedeletedthefirsttimeChromeupdates.ThemobileversionofChromeusesavariantofthedeviceidentifieronanongoingbasistotrackthenumberofinstallationsofChrome. Promotiontracking.Inordertohelpustrackthesuccessofpromotionalcampaigns,ChromegeneratesauniquetokenthatissenttoGooglewhenyoufirstrunandusethebrowser.Inaddition,ifyoureceivedorreactivatedyourcopyofthedesktopversionoftheChromebrowseraspartofapromotionalcampaignandGoogleisyourdefaultsearchengine,thensearchesfromtheomniboxwillincludeanon-uniquepromotionaltag.AllmobileversionsoftheChromebrowseralsoincludeanon-uniquepromotionaltagwithsearchesfromtheomnibox.ChromeOSmayalsosendanon-uniquepromotionaltagtoGoogleperiodically(includingduringinitialsetup)andwhenperformingsearcheswithGoogle.Learnmore. Fieldtrials.Wesometimesconductlimitedtestsofnewfeatures.Chromeincludesaseednumberthatisrandomlyselectedonfirstruntoassignbrowserstoexperimentgroups.Experimentsmayalsobelimitedbycountry(determinedbyyourIPaddress),operatingsystem,Chromeversion,andotherparameters.AlistoffieldtrialsthatarecurrentlyactiveonyourinstallationofChromeisincludedinallrequestssenttoGoogle.Learnmore. Sign-inandSyncChromemodes YoualsohavetheoptiontousetheChromebrowserwhilesignedintoyourGoogleAccount,withorwithoutsyncenabled. Signin.OndesktopversionsofChrome,signingintooroutofanyGooglewebservice,likegoogle.com,signsyouintooroutofChrome.Youcanturnthisoffinsettings.Learnmore.OnChromeonAndroidandiOS,whenyousignintoanyGooglewebservice,ChromemayoffertosignyouinwiththeGoogleAccountsthatarealreadysignedinonthedevice.Youcanturnthisoffinsettings.Learnmore.IfyouaresignedintoChromewithyourGoogleAccount,Chromemayoffertosaveyourpasswords,paymentmethodsandrelatedinformationtoyourGoogleAccount.ThispersonalinformationwillbeusedandprotectedinaccordancewiththeGooglePrivacyPolicy. Sync.WhenyousignintotheChromebrowseroraChromebookandenablesyncwithyourGoogleAccount,yourpersonalinformationissavedinyourGoogleAccountonGoogle'sserverssoyoumayaccessitwhenyousigninandsynctoChromeonothercomputersanddevices.ThispersonalinformationwillbeusedandprotectedinaccordancewiththeGooglePrivacyPolicy.Thistypeofinformationcaninclude: Browsinghistory Bookmarks Tabs PasswordsandAutofillinformation Otherbrowsersettings,likeinstalledextensions Syncisonlyenabledifyouchoose.LearnMore.Tocustomizethespecificinformationthatyouhaveenabledtosync,usethe"Settings"menu.Learnmore.YoucanseetheamountofChromedatastoredforyourGoogleAccountandmanageitatChromedatafromyouraccount.OntheDashboard,exceptforGoogleAccountscreatedthroughFamilyLink,youcanalsodisablesyncanddeletealltheassociateddatafromGoogle’sservers.Learnmore.ForGoogleAccountscreatedinFamilyLink,sign-inisrequiredandsynccannotbedisabledbecauseitprovidesparentmanagementfeatures,suchaswebsiterestrictions.However,childrenwithFamilyLinkaccountscanstilldeletetheirdataanddisablesynchronizationofmostdatatypes.LearnMore.ThePrivacyNoticeforGoogleAccountscreatedinFamilyLinkappliestoChromesyncdatastoredinthoseaccounts. HowChromehandlesyoursyncedinformation WhenyouenablesyncwithyourGoogleAccount,weuseyourbrowsingdatatoimproveandpersonalizeyourexperiencewithinChrome.YoucanalsopersonalizeyourexperienceonotherGoogleproducts,byallowingyourChromehistorytobeincludedinyourGoogleWeb&AppActivity.Learnmore. YoucanchangethissettingonyourAccountHistorypageormanageyourprivatedatawheneveryoulike.Ifyoudon'tuseyourChromedatatopersonalizeyourGoogleexperienceoutsideofChrome,GooglewillonlyuseyourChromedataafterit'sanonymizedandaggregatedwithdatafromotherusers.Googleusesthisdatatodevelopnewfeatures,products,andservices,andtoimprovetheoverallqualityofexistingproductsandservices.IfyouwouldliketouseGoogle'scloudtostoreandsyncyourChromedatabutyoudon'twantGoogletoaccessthedata,youcanencryptyoursyncedChromedatawithyourownsyncpassphrase.Learnmore. Incognitomodeandguestmode YoucanlimittheinformationChromestoresonyoursystembyusingincognitomodeorguestmode.Inthesemodes,Chromewon'tstorecertaininformation,suchas: BasicbrowsinghistoryinformationlikeURLs,cachedpagetext,orIPaddressesofpageslinkedfromthewebsitesyouvisit Snapshotsofpagesthatyouvisit Recordsofyourdownloads,althoughthefilesyoudownloadwillstillbestoredelsewhereonyourcomputerordevice HowChromehandlesyourincognitoorguestinformation Cookies.Chromewon'tshareexistingcookieswithsitesyouvisitinincognitoorguestmode.Sitesmaydepositnewcookiesonyoursystemwhileyouareinthesemodes,butthey'llonlybestoredandtransmitteduntilyouclosethelastincognitoorguestwindow. Browserconfigurationchanges.Whenyoumakechangestoyourbrowserconfiguration,likebookmarkingawebpageorchangingyoursettings,thisinformationissaved.Thesechangesarenotaffectedbyincognitoorguestmode. Permissions.Permissionsyougrantinincognitomodearenotsavedtoyourexistingprofile. Profileinformation.Inincognitomode,youwillstillhaveaccesstoinformationfromyourexistingprofile,suchassuggestionsbasedonyourbrowsinghistoryandsavedpasswords,whileyouarebrowsing.Inguestmode,youcanbrowsewithoutseeinginformationfromanyexistingprofiles. ManagingUsersinChrome ManagingusersforpersonalChromeuse YoucansetuppersonalizedversionsofChromeforuserssharingonedeviceorcomputer.Notethatanyonewithaccesstoyourdevicecanviewalltheinformationinallprofiles.Totrulyprotectyourdatafrombeingseenbyothers,usethebuilt-inuseraccountsinyouroperatingsystem.Learnmore. ManagingusersonChromeforEnterprise SomeChromebrowsersorChromebooksaremanagedbyaschoolorcompany.Inthatcase,theadministratorhastheabilitytoapplypoliciestothebrowserorChromebook.ChromecontactsGoogletocheckforthesepolicieswhenauserfirststartsbrowsing(exceptinguestmode).Chromechecksperiodicallyforupdatestopolicies. AnadministratorcansetupapolicyforstatusandactivityreportingforChrome,includinglocationinformationforChromeOSdevices.Youradministratorsmayalsohavetheabilitytoaccess,monitor,useordisclosedataaccessedfromyourmanageddevice. SafeBrowsingpractices GoogleChromeandcertainthird-partybrowsers,likesomeversionsofMozillaFirefoxandApple’sSafari,includeGoogle'sSafeBrowsingfeature.WithSafeBrowsing,informationaboutsuspiciouswebsitesissentandreceivedbetweenthebrowseryouareusingandGoogle'sservers. HowSafeBrowsingworks YourbrowsercontactsGoogle'sserversperiodicallytodownloadthemostrecent"SafeBrowsing"list,whichcontainsknownphishingandmalwaresites.Themostrecentcopyofthelistisstoredlocallyonyoursystem.Googledoesn'tcollectanyaccountinformationorotherpersonallyidentifyinginformationaspartofthiscontact.However,itdoesreceivestandardloginformation,includinganIPaddressandcookies. EachsiteyouvisitischeckedagainsttheSafeBrowsinglistonyoursystem.Ifthere'samatch,yourbrowsersendsGoogleahashed,partialcopyofthesite’sURLsothatGooglecansendmoreinformationtoyourbrowser.GooglecannotdeterminetherealURLfromthisinformation.Learnmore. ThefollowingSafeBrowsingfeaturesarespecifictoChrome: IfyouhaveturnedonSafeBrowsing’sEnhancedProtectionmode,Chromeprovidesadditionalprotections,andsendsGoogleadditionaldata,asdescribedinChromesettings.Learnmore.Someoftheseprotectionsmayalsobeavailableasstandalonefeatures,subjecttoseparatecontrols,whereStandardProtectionisenabled. Ifyouhaveturnedon"Makesearchesandbrowsingbetter/SendsURLsofpagesyouvisittoGoogle”andSafeBrowsingisenabled,ChromesendsGooglethefullURLofeachsiteyouvisittodeterminewhetherthatsiteissafe.Ifyoualsosyncyourbrowsinghistorywithoutasyncpassphrase,theseURLswillbetemporarilyassociatedwithyourGoogleaccounttoprovidemorepersonalizedprotection.Thisfeatureisdisabledinincognitoandguestmodes. SomeversionsofChromefeatureSafeBrowsingtechnologythatcanidentifypotentiallyharmfulsitesandpotentiallydangerousfiletypesnotalreadyknownbyGoogle.ThefullURLofthesiteorpotentiallydangerousfilemightalsobesenttoGoogletohelpdeterminewhetherthesiteorfileisharmful. ChromeusesSafeBrowsingtechnologytoscanyourcomputerperiodically,inordertodetectunwantedsoftwarethatpreventsyoufromchangingyoursettingsorotherwiseinterfereswiththesecurityandstabilityofyourbrowser.Learnmore.Ifthiskindofsoftwareisdetected,ChromemightofferyoutheoptiontodownloadtheChromeCleanupTooltoremoveit. YoucanchoosetosendadditionaldatatohelpimproveSafeBrowsingwhenyouaccessasitethatappearstocontainmalwareorwhenChromedetectsunwantedsoftwareonyourcomputer.Learnmore. IfyouuseChrome’spasswordmanager,SafeBrowsingcheckswithGooglewhenyouenteranysavedpasswordonanuncommonpagetoprotectyoufromphishingattacks.ChromedoesnotsendyourpasswordstoGoogleaspartofthisprotection.Inaddition,SafeBrowsingprotectsyourGoogleAccountpassword.Ifyouenteritonalikelyphishingsite,ChromewillpromptyoutochangeyourGoogleAccountpassword.Ifyousyncyourbrowsinghistory,orifyouaresignedintoyourGoogleAccountandchoosetonotifyGoogle,ChromewillalsoflagyourGoogleAccountaslikelyphished. IfyouaresignedintoyourGoogleAccount,Chromewillalsowarnyouwhenyouuseausernameandpasswordthatmayhavebeenexposedinadatabreach.Tocheck,whenyousignintoasite,ChromesendsGoogleapartialhashofyourusernameandotherencryptedinformationaboutyourpassword,andGooglereturnsalistofpossiblematchesfromknownbreaches.Chromeusesthislisttodeterminewhetheryourusernameandpasswordwereexposed.Googledoesnotlearnyourusernameorpassword,orwhethertheywereexposed,aspartofthisprocess.ThisfeaturecanbedisabledinChromesettings.Learnmore. OndesktopandAndroidversionsofChrome,youcanalwayschoosetodisabletheSafeBrowsingfeaturewithinChromesettings.OniOSversionsofChrome,ApplecontrolstheSafeBrowsingtechnologyusedbyyourdeviceandmaysenddatatoSafeBrowsingprovidersotherthanGoogle. Privacypracticesofapps,extensions,themes,services,andotheradd-ons Youcanuseapps,extensions,themes,servicesandotheradd-onswithChrome,includingsomethatmaybepreinstalledorintegratedwithChrome.Add-onsdevelopedandprovidedbyGooglemaycommunicatewithGoogleserversandaresubjecttotheGooglePrivacyPolicyunlessotherwiseindicated.Add-onsdevelopedandprovidedbyothersaretheresponsibilityoftheadd-oncreatorsandmayhavedifferentprivacypolicies. Managingadd-ons Beforeinstallinganadd-on,youshouldreviewtherequestedpermissions.Add-onscanhavepermissiontodovariousthings,like: Store,access,andsharedatastoredlocallyorinyourGoogleDriveaccount Viewandaccesscontentonwebsitesyouvisit UsenotificationsthataresentthroughGoogleservers Chromecaninteractwithadd-onsinafewdifferentways: Checkingforupdates Downloadingandinstallingupdates SendingusageindicatorstoGoogleabouttheadd-ons Someadd-onsmightrequireaccesstoauniqueidentifierfordigitalrightsmanagementorfordeliveryofpushmessaging.Youcandisabletheuseofidentifiersbyremovingtheadd-onfromChrome. Fromtimetotime,Googlemightdiscoveranadd-onthatposesasecuritythreat,violatesthedevelopertermsforChromeWebStore,orviolatesotherlegalagreements,laws,regulations,orpolicies.Chromeperiodicallydownloadsalistofthesedangerousadd-ons,inordertoremotelydisableorremovethemfromyoursystem. ServerLogPrivacyInformation Likemostwebsites,ourserversautomaticallyrecordthepagerequestsmadewhenyouvisitoursites.These"serverlogs"typicallyincludeyourwebrequest,InternetProtocoladdress,browsertype,browserlanguage,thedateandtimeofyourrequestandoneormorecookiesthatmayuniquelyidentifyyourbrowser. Hereisanexampleofatypicallogentryforwherethesearchisfor"cars"lookslikethis,followedbyabreakdownofitsparts: 123.45.67.89-25/Mar/200310:15:32-https://www.google.com/search?q=cars-Firefox1.0.7;WindowsNT5.1-740674ce2123e969 123.45.67.89istheInternetProtocoladdressassignedtotheuserbytheuser’sISP.D;dependingontheuser’sservice,adifferentaddressmaybeassignedtotheuserbytheirserviceprovidereachtimetheyconnecttotheInternet.; 25/Mar/200310:15:32isthedateandtimeofthequery.; https://www.google.com/search?q=carsistherequestedURL,includingthesearchquery.; Firefox1.0.7;WindowsNT5.1isthebrowserandoperatingsystembeingused.; 740674ce2123a969istheuniquecookieIDthatwasassignedtothisparticularcomputerthefirsttimeitvisitedaGooglesite.(Cookiescanbedeletedbyusers.Iftheuserhasdeletedthecookiefromthecomputersincethelasttimethey’ve/s/hevisitedGoogle,thenitwillbetheuniquecookieIDassignedtotheirdevicetheuserthenexttimetheys/hevisitsGooglefromthatparticularcomputer). Moreinformation InformationthatGooglereceiveswhenyouuseChromeisusedandprotectedundertheGooglePrivacyPolicy.Informationthatotherwebsiteoperatorsandadd-ondevelopersreceive,includingcookies,issubjecttotheprivacypoliciesofthosewebsites. Dataprotectionlawsvaryamongcountries,withsomeprovidingmoreprotectionthanothers.Regardlessofwhereyourinformationisprocessed,weapplythesameprotectionsdescribedintheGooglePrivacyPolicy.Wealsocomplywithcertainlegalframeworksrelatingtothetransferofdata,includingtheEuropeanframeworksdescribedonourDataTransferFrameworkspage.Learnmore. KeyTerms Cookies Acookieisasmallfilecontainingastringofcharactersthatissenttoyourcomputerwhenyouvisitawebsite.Whenyouvisitthesiteagain,thecookieallowsthatsitetorecognizeyourbrowser.Cookiesmaystoreuserpreferencesandotherinformation.Youcanconfigureyourbrowsertorefuseallcookiesortoindicatewhenacookieisbeingsent.However,somewebsitefeaturesorservicesmaynotfunctionproperlywithoutcookies.LearnmoreabouthowGoogleusescookiesandhowGoogleusesdata,includingcookies,whenyouuseourpartners'sitesorapps. GoogleAccount YoumayaccesssomeofourservicesbysigningupforaGoogleAccountandprovidinguswithsomepersonalinformation(typicallyyourname,emailaddressandapassword).ThisaccountinformationisusedtoauthenticateyouwhenyouaccessGoogleservicesandprotectyouraccountfromunauthorizedaccessbyothers.YoucaneditordeleteyouraccountatanytimethroughyourGoogleAccountsettings. Close GetChromeforWindows ForWindows10/8.1/8/732-bit. ForWindows10/8.1/8/764-bit. ThiscomputerwillnolongerreceiveGoogleChromeupdatesbecauseWindowsXPandWindowsVistaarenolongersupported. GetChromeforLinux Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/openSUSE. Pleaseselectyourdownloadpackage: 64bit.deb(ForDebian/Ubuntu) 64bit.rpm(ForFedora/openSUSE) NotDebian/UbuntuorFedora/openSUSE?Theremaybeacommunity-supportedversionforyourdistributionhere. GetChromeforiOS SelecttheversionofChromethat’srightforyourMac MacwithIntelchip Mostcommon MacwithApplechip CheckwhichchipyourMachas Atthetopleft,opentheApplemenu. SelectAboutThisMac. Inthe“Overview”tab,lookfor“Processor”or“Chip”. Checkifitsays“Intel”or“Apple”. Needmorehelp?GotoChromeHelpCenter SetGoogleChromeasmydefaultbrowser HelpmakeGoogleChromebetterbyautomaticallysendingusagestatisticsandcrashreportstoGoogle. Learnmore BydownloadingChrome,youagreetotheGoogleTermsofService andChromeandChromeOSAdditionalTermsofService Note:InstallingGoogleChromewilladdtheGooglerepositorysoyoursystemwillautomaticallykeepGoogleChromeuptodate.Ifyoudon’twantGoogle'srepository,do“sudotouch/etc/default/google-chrome”beforeinstallingthepackage. AcceptandInstall AcceptandInstall GetChrome Downloadforphoneortablet Android iOS DownloadforanotherdesktopOS Windows10/8.1/8/764-bit Windows10/8.1/8/732-bit MacOSX10.11orlater Linux Frozenversions WindowsXP WindowsVista Mac10.6-10.8 Mac10.9 Mac10.10 Lookslikeyou’realreadyusingChromebrowser.Nice! ThedeviceyouhaverunsonChromeOS,whichalreadyhasChromebrowserbuilt-in.Noneedtomanuallyinstallorupdateit—withautomaticupdates,you’llalwaysgetthelatestversion.Learnmoreaboutautomaticupdates. LookingforChromeforadifferentoperatingsystem? Seethefulllistofsupportedoperatingsystems.