Gemini CLI

Hey all, This is a really great discussion, and you've raised some important points. We realize the privacy policies for the Gemini CLI were confusing depending on how you log in, and we appreciate you calling that out.

To clear everything up, we've put together a single doc that breaks down the Terms of Service and data policies for each account type, including an FAQ that covers the questions from this thread.

Here’s the link: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...

Thanks again for pushing for clarity on this!

Thanks, one more clarification please. The heading of point #3 seems to mention Google Workspace: "3. Login with Google (for Workspace or Licensed Code Assist users)". But the text content only talks about Code Assist: "For users of Standard or Enterprise edition of Gemini Code Assist" ... Could you clarify whether point #3 applies with login via Google Workspace Business accounts?

Yes it does.

I think you did a good job CYA on this, but what people were really looking for was a way to opt-out of Google collecting code, similar to the opt-out process for the IDE is available.

Yeah how is opt out of data collection not an option? This is what they mean by don't be evil and Google is proving yet again that they truly are

I appreciate the effort here, but I’m still confused. Is my $250/mo “ultra” plan considered personal and still something you train on?

Thanks for clarification!

Usage statistics includes "your prompts and answers", see the last paragraph in the ToS. I have no idea why legal insists we write "statistics" rather than "data".

Is there any way for a user using the "Login with Google ... for individuals" auth method (I guess auth method 1) -- to opt-out of, and prevent, their input prompts, and output responses, from being used as training data?

From an initial parse of your linked tos-privacy.md doc, it seems like the answer is "no" -- but that seems bonkers to me, so I hope I'm misreading or misunderstanding something!

So does that mean that if you "opt out", Google _won't_ use your code for training, even on a personal/free plan?

### 1. Is my code, including prompts and answers, used to train Google's models?

This depends entirely on the type of auth method you use.

- *Auth method 1:* Yes. When you use your personal Google account, the Gemini Code Assist Privacy Notice for Individuals applies. Under this notice, your *prompts, answers, and related code are collected* and may be used to improve Google's products, which includes model training.

### 2. What are "Usage Statistics" and what does the opt-out control?

The "Usage Statistics" setting is the single control for all optional data collection in the Gemini CLI. The data it collects depends on your account type:

- *Auth method 1:* When enabled, this setting allows Google to collect both anonymous telemetry (like commands run and performance metrics) and *your prompts and answers* for model improvement.

Does this mean that for a personal account, your data is always "collected", but the opt out may prevent your data from being used for training? Also, the question was about "code", but this addresses only addresses "prompts and answers". Is code covered under prompts? The first FAQ lists "*prompts, answers, and related code are collected*" as separate items so it's still not clear what happens to code and if there's a way to opt out from your code being used for model training IMO.

> I have no idea why legal insists we write "statistics" rather than "data".

that's a read flag. That's a weasel word in my opinion. If we took Google to court, you can easily say "statistics" does not include user's code.