Google Workspace for Education

Last modified: August 13, 2026

GOOGLE WORKSPACE FOR EDUCATION PRIVACY NOTICE

This privacy notice is meant to help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage your information while using a Google Workspace for Education account.

Contents

Introduction Your information: what we collect & how it’s used Sharing your information Your privacy controls About this policy Contact Us

Introduction

Google Workspace for Education facilitates learning and collaboration among students (and parents), educators, and school admins. Google Workspace for Education includes different categories of services as described in this privacy notice. The distinction is important because the scope of the services and how the data is processed in these services differs.

• Google Workspace for Education Core Services are listed in the Services Summary and include Gmail, Calendar, Classroom, Contacts, Drive, Docs, Forms, Groups, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Chat, Meet, Vault, Chrome Sync, Gemini for Education, Gemini Notebook, and Google Workspace LTI™.

• Google Workspace for Education Other Services are listed in the Services summary and include AppSheet and Read Along.

**• **Google Workspace for Education Additional Services include services we make generally available for all consumers, such as Google Search, Maps, and YouTube, which Workspace for Education users may have access to with their Workspace accounts.

This document provides the key information about both types of services. If you want to learn more, you can find additional information and examples in the following documents that also apply to Google Workspace for Education accounts. The Google Cloud Privacy Notice and the Google Cloud Data Processing Addendum provide more information about data that we process while providing the Core Services, and the Google Privacy Policy provides more information about data that we process in Additional Services. Information provided in this notice relating to Core Services also applies to Other Services listed in the Services Summary.

Your information: what we collect & how it’s used

A Google Workspace for Education account is a Google Account created and managed by a school for use by students and educators. The account can be used for both Core and Additional Services, and the information that we collect and store in your account is treated as personal information. Admins manage how students use Core and Additional Services with their Google Workspace for Education accounts, including obtaining parental consent for the Additional Services that they choose to enable for students. Learn more about Core and Additional Services for Google Workspace for Education users.

Core Services

As students, educators, and admins use Workspace Core Services, we collect two types of data:

**• **Things that you provide or create through Core Services (customer data)

**• **Information we collect as you use Core Services (service data)

There are no ads shown in Google Workspace for Education Core Services. Also, none of the personal information collected in the Core Services is used for advertising purposes.

Things that you provide or create through Core Services

We receive customer data through the Core Services and process it according to the school’s (the customer’s) instructions. This customer data includes anything submitted, stored, sent, or received through Core Services by you or your school.

Things that you might create through the services include emails that you write and receive while using Gmail or documents that you draft and store in Drive.