Privacy Policy

BRAINERS Privacy Policy

2/6/2024

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Content policies

Illegal content

We do not allow content that:

is illegal, promotes illegal activity, or infringes on the legal rights of others.

Learn more about illegal content

Intellectual property abuse

We do not allow content that:

infringes copyright. It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). You can file a counter-notification via this form.
sells or promotes the sale of counterfeit products. Counterfeit goods contain a trademark or logo that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from the trademark of another. They mimic the brand features of the product in an attempt to pass themselves off as a genuine product of the brand owner.

Learn more about intellectual property abuse

Dangerous or derogatory content

We do not allow content that:

incites hatred against, promotes discrimination of, or disparages an individual or group on the basis of their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization.
Examples: Promoting hate groups or hate group paraphernalia, encouraging others to believe that a person or group is inhuman, inferior, or worthy of being hated
harasses, intimidates, or bullies an individual or group of individuals.
Examples: Singling out someone for abuse or harassment, suggesting a tragic event did not happen or that victims or their families are actors or complicit in a cover-up of the event
threatens or advocates for physical or mental harm to oneself or others.
Examples: Content advocating suicide, anorexia, or other self-harm; threatening someone with real-life harm or calling for the attack of another person; promoting, glorifying, or condoning violence against others; content made by or in support of terrorist groups or transnational drug trafficking organizations, or content that promotes terrorist acts, including recruitment, or that celebrates attacks by transnational drug trafficking or terrorist organizations
exploits others through extortion.
Examples: Exploitative removals, revenge porn, blackmail

Learn more about dangerous and derogatory content

Animal cruelty

We do not allow content that:

promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals.
Examples: Promoting animal cruelty for entertainment purposes, such as cock or dog fighting
promotes the sale of products obtained from endangered or threatened species.
Examples: Sale of tigers, shark fins, elephant ivory, tiger skins, rhino horn, dolphin oil

Learn more about animal cruelty

Misrepresentative content

Misleading representation

We do not allow content that:

misrepresents, misstates, or conceals information about the publisher, the content creator, the purpose of the content, or the content itself.
falsely implies having an affiliation with, or endorsement by, another individual, organization, product, or service.
Examples: Impersonating Google products, misusing company logos

Learn more about misleading representation

Unreliable and harmful claims

We do not allow content that:

makes claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly undermine participation or trust in an electoral or democratic process.
Examples: information about public voting procedures, political candidate eligibility based on age or birthplace, election results, or census participation that contradicts official government records
promotes harmful health claims, or relates to a current, major health crisis and contradicts authoritative scientific consensus.

Examples: Anti-vaccine advocacy, denial of the existence of medical conditions such as AIDS or Covid-19, gay conversion therapy
contradicts authoritative scientific consensus on climate change.

Learn more about unreliable and harmful claims

Deceptive practices

We do not allow:

enticing users to engage with content under false or unclear pretenses.
attempting to steal personal information or trick users into sharing personal information
Example: Social engineering like phishing
promoting content, products, or services using false, dishonest, or deceptive claims.
Examples: "Get Rich Quick" schemes
coordinating with other sites or accounts and concealing or misrepresenting your identity or other material details about yourself, where your content relates to politics, social issues or matters of public concern.
directing content about politics, social issues, or matters of public concern to users in a country other than your own, if you misrepresent or conceal your country of origin or other material details about yourself.

Learn more about deceptive practices

Manipulated media

We do not allow content that:

deceives users through manipulated media related to politics, social issues, or matters of public concern.

Learn more about manipulated media

Enabling dishonest behavior

We do not allow content that:

helps users to mislead others.
Examples: Creating fake or false documents such as passports, diplomas, or accreditation; sale or distribution of term papers, paper-writing or exam-taking services; information or products for passing drug tests
promotes any form of hacking or cracking and/or provides users with instructions, equipment, or software that tampers with or provides unauthorized access to devices, software, servers, or websites.

Examples: Pages or products that enable illegal access of cell phones and other communications or content delivery systems or devices; products or services that bypass copyright protection, including circumvention of digital rights management technologies; products that illegally descramble cable or satellite signals in order to get free services; pages that assist or enable users to download streaming videos if prohibited by the content provider

enables a user, or promotes products and services that enable a user, to track or monitor another person or their activities without their authorization.
Examples: Spyware and technology used for intimate partner surveillance including but not limited to spyware/malware that enables a user to monitor another person’s texts, phone calls, or browsing history; GPS trackers specifically marketed to spy or track someone without their consent; promotion of surveillance equipment (e.g. cameras, audio recorders, dash cams, nanny cams) marketed with the express purpose of spying

This does not include (a) private investigation services or (b) products or services designed for parents to track or monitor their underage children.

Learn more about enabling dishonest behavior

Sexually explicit content

We do not allow content that:

includes graphic sexual text, image, audio, video, or games.
Examples: Sex acts such as genital, anal, and/or oral sex; masturbation; cartoon porn or hentai; graphic nudity
contains non-consensual sexual themes, whether simulated or real.
Examples: Rape, incest, bestiality, necrophilia, snuff, lolita or teen-themed pornography, underage dating

Learn more about sexually explicit content

Compensated sexual acts

We do not allow content that:

may be interpreted as promoting a sexual act in exchange for compensation.
Examples: Prostitution; companionship and escort services; intimate massage; cuddling sites; compensated dating or sexual arrangements where one participant is expected to provide money, gifts, financial support, mentorship, or other valuable benefits to another participant such as "Sugar" dating

Learn more about compensated sexual acts

Mail order brides

We do not allow content that:

facilitates marriage to a foreigner.
Examples: Mail order brides, international marriage brokers, romance tours

Learn more about mail order brides

Adult themes in family content

We do not allow content that:

is made to appear appropriate for a family audience, but contains adult themes including sex, violence, or other depictions of children or popular children’s characters that are unsuitable for a general audience.

Learn more about adult themes in family content

Child sexual abuse and exploitation

We do not allow content that:

Sexually exploits or abuses children or content that promotes the sexual exploitation or abuse of children. This includes all child sexual abuse materials.
Endangers children. Including but not limited to:
- ‘Child grooming’ (for example, befriending a child online to facilitate, either online or offline, sexual contact and/or exchanging sexual imagery with that child);
- ‘Sextortion’ (for example, threatening or blackmailing a child by using real or alleged access to a child’s intimate images);
- Sexualization of a minor (for example, content that depicts, encourages or promotes the sexual abuse or exploitation of children); and
- Trafficking of a child (for example, advertising or solicitation of a child for commercial sexual exploitation).

We will take appropriate action, which may include reporting to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and disabling accounts. If you believe a child is in danger of or has been subject to abuse, exploitation, or trafficking, contact the police immediately. If you have concerns a child is being or was being endangered in connection with our products, you can report the behavior to Google.

Privacy and security

Understanding PII in Google's contracts and policies

Many contracts, terms of service, and policies for Google's advertising and measurement products refer to "Personally Identifiable Information" (PII). This is a different categorization of data from what the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) refers to as "personal data".

Please note that data excluded from Google's interpretation of PII may still be considered personal data under the GDPR, or personal information under any of the several laws that establish various rights for applicable US-state residents, and may therefore be subject to these laws.

This article explains how Google will interpret the term PII in the event PII isn't defined in your existing contract or the applicable product's terms of service or policies. This is to minimize confusion among customers and distinguish PII from concepts of personal data or personal information under the GDPR, CPRA and other privacy legislation.

What Google considers PII

Google interprets PII as information that could be used on its own to directly identify, contact, or precisely locate an individual. This includes:

email addresses
mailing addresses
phone numbers
precise locations (such as GPS coordinates - but see the note below)
full names or usernames

For example, if you're a publisher whose contract prohibits you from passing PII to Google, the URLs of pages on your website that display ads by Google must not include email addresses, because those URLs would be passed to Google in any ad request. Google has long interpreted its PII prohibition in this way.

Note: Certain products' help centers and policies set out the limited means by which certain forms of PII may be sent to Google. For avoidance of doubt, this article does not amend such provisions. So, for example, certain products allow approximate location data to be sent to Google, provided the requirements of the applicable policies are met.

Google interprets PII to exclude, for example:

pseudonymous cookie IDs
pseudonymous advertising IDs
IP addresses
other pseudonymous end user identifiers

For instance, if an IP address is sent with an ad request (which will be the case with almost any ad request as a consequence of internet protocols), that transmission will not breach any prohibition on sending PII to Google.

Note that data excluded from Google's interpretation of PII may still be considered personal data or personal information under the GDPR, and other privacy legislation. This article doesn't affect any contract provisions or policies relating to personal data or personal information under those laws.