Google Gemini

Google Gemini is the consumer- and enterprise-facing interface to Google's Gemini model family. It runs on the web, iOS, Android, inside Workspace apps (Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Meet), and through Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscriptions, with Veo for video and Imagen for images. Consumer Gemini activity may be reviewed by humans and used to improve Google's public models, while Gemini in Workspace Business/Enterprise and Vertex AI are contractually excluded from training and carry SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701/42001, HIPAA, and FedRAMP High coverage depending on edition.

The same vendor often carries very different risk depending on the plan. Free tiers typically allow training on prompts, paid tiers usually do not.

Storage

Hosted in Google Cloud globally; Workspace and Vertex AI editions support regional data residency (US, EU, and others) and CMEK.

Retention

Consumer Gemini Apps Activity defaults to 18 months; disabling it still keeps conversations up to 72 hours. Workspace and Vertex AI retention is governed by the customer's admin settings.

Training on inputs

Consumer Gemini conversations may be used to train Google's public models and reviewed by humans when Activity is on. Gemini for Workspace (Business/Enterprise) and Vertex AI prompts/outputs are not used to train foundation models.