{
  "slug": "gemini",
  "name": "Gemini",
  "maker": "Google",
  "category": "ai",
  "verdict": "n",
  "answer": "No. Google can read your Gemini chats, and human reviewers read some of them. Turning off Keep Activity or using a temporary chat limits how chats are used, but neither seals anything.",
  "title": "Is Gemini encrypted? Who can read your chats",
  "description": "Google can read your Gemini chats, files and voice chats, and people review some. Keep Activity off and temporary chats limit use but seal nothing.",
  "parts": [
    {
      "key": "msg",
      "status": "n",
      "words": "Google can read it",
      "note": "Google uses chats to answer you and keep its services safe, and with Keep Activity on, to improve its AI with human reviewers.",
      "sources": [
        1
      ],
      "label": "Your chats"
    },
    {
      "key": "file",
      "status": "n",
      "words": "Google can read it",
      "note": "Uploads are saved with your activity and, with Keep Activity on, can be used to improve Google's services with human reviewers.",
      "sources": [
        1
      ],
      "label": "Files you upload"
    },
    {
      "key": "mic",
      "status": "n",
      "words": "Google can read it",
      "note": "Audio and Gemini Live recordings are kept in your activity and used for improvement only if you turn that on, but their transcripts follow Keep Activity.",
      "sources": [
        1
      ],
      "label": "Voice chats"
    }
  ],
  "extra_parts": [],
  "keys": "Google holds the keys.",
  "can_see": "Everything you send, plus your location, device details and anything from apps you connect, though Google says it doesn't use Gemini chats to show you ads.",
  "business": null,
  "fix": {
    "title": "Turn off Keep Activity",
    "steps": [
      "On your computer, go to gemini.google.com.",
      "Click Activity.",
      "Near the top, click On, then choose Turn off or Turn off and delete activity."
    ],
    "after": "This doesn't seal anything. Google still keeps new chats with your account for up to 72 hours, and chats already picked for human review stay for up to 3 years, apart from your account. Some connected apps stop working while it's off."
  },
  "fix_line": "Turn off Keep Activity: gemini.google.com › Activity › On › Turn off.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "do-humans-read-gemini-chats",
      "q": "Do humans read my Gemini chats?",
      "a": "Some, yes. Google says a subset of chats are read by human reviewers, including trained reviewers at its service providers, to rate answers, improve them and keep Gemini safe [1]. Google asks you not to enter anything confidential you wouldn't want a reviewer to see [1].\n\nReviewed chats are disconnected from your account and kept for up to 3 years, even if you delete your activity [1]."
    },
    {
      "id": "does-gemini-train-on-my-chats",
      "q": "Does Gemini train on my chats?",
      "a": "If Keep Activity is on, yes, and it's on by default for adults [2]. Google uses that activity to improve its services, including training its AI models [1].\n\nWith Keep Activity off, Google says your future chats won't train its models unless you send feedback [1]. Google also says your Gemini settings don't stop it from turning chats into anonymized data to improve its services [1]."
    },
    {
      "id": "are-gemini-temporary-chats-private",
      "q": "Are Gemini temporary chats private?",
      "a": "They stay out of your activity and aren't used to train Google's AI models [1]. But Google still keeps them with your account for 72 hours, and still uses them to keep its services safe, with help from human reviewers [1].\n\nTo start one on a computer, go to gemini.google.com and click Temporary chat next to New chat [3]."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Gemini Apps Privacy Hub",
      "publisher": "Google",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Manage & delete your activity in Gemini Apps",
      "publisher": "Google",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278892",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Use Gemini Apps",
      "publisher": "Google",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13275745",
      "read": "2026-10-25"
    }
  ],
  "changes": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25",
      "text": "First published."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "chatgpt",
    "meta-ai",
    "copilot"
  ],
  "url": "https://isitencrypted.com/gemini/",
  "checked": "2026-10-25"
}