Transparency Center - Google Product Policies and Policy Areas (original) (raw)
Transparency Center
Learn about policies
across Google
Our mission to make information universally accessible and useful starts with making our products safe. Explore our Transparency Center to understand the policies that keep users safe from harm and abuse, as well as information about how we develop and enforce those policies.
Taking action to ensure safety
across the web
Policy across Google
Maintaining a healthy digital ecosystem
Billions of people turn to Google every day for high-quality, reliable information and trusted experiences online. We take our responsibility seriously to uphold the integrity of our products and services and build user trust. Our terms of service, product policies, developer policies, and Community Guidelines exist to keep users safe as we strive to deliver on our mission.
Dedicating teams to trust and safety
We invest in research and technology to obtain insights into how our products and services could be misused and to mitigate potential risks. Our teams work tirelessly to create and implement data-driven and scalable policies and standards that protect our users by ensuring the responsible use of our products and services.
Preventing harm and abuse
across our products
Setting clear rules for our products
To protect our users, we create policies that establish what types of content and behaviors are not acceptable for each Google product or service.
Taking action against violations
Our product policies guide the enforcement actions we take every day as we track emerging threats and address violations in a timely manner.
Sharing guidance with creators and developers
In developing our policies, we work closely with experts and the global community of developers and creators who use products like Google Play and YouTube to connect with audiences and build their businesses.
Establishing trust through transparency
We regularly release information about government requests to remove content, as well as the actions we take to protect our users and platforms from content that violates our policies or local laws. We believe in being open and transparent about our work.
Addressing the range of policy areas
A commitment to transparency
Discover more about how we regularly release information about government requests to remove content, as well as the actions we take to protect our users and platforms from content that violates our policies or local laws. Also learn how content recommendations work across Google products and services.
Tools for content feedback, reporting and appeals
Find helpful tools to provide feedback about content, reporting and appeal certain enforcement actions. Also learn more about our partner programs dedicated to fighting harm across the web.