Does Google save my search terms?

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Anyone who hears the term search engine will have to think of Google for better or for worse. The large company is valued, among other things, because of the well-selected search results and is accessed by thousands in Germany on a daily basis. The question is whether the company stores my search terms.

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How Google uses my search terms

  • The goal of Google is to provide the most suitable search results possible so that visitors can find suitable content more quickly. To this end, it is often examined what steps are taken.
  • It is possible that you enter "Computer", realize that you cannot find any relevant information and therefore expand your search with the word "Yellow". If this behavior can be observed with most of the visitors, it can be assumed that yellow computers with search for computers are particularly popular and are therefore listed higher up for faster finding should. Such developments are saved.
  • But the company also tries to draw general temporary analyzes. Which search terms are particularly popular in the last 24 hours? Are there e.g. B. If you have a particularly high number of messages about a yellow computer, Google will show you some of these under the conventional search results.

What is saved

  • So Google saves my search terms in a certain way, but probably not in the form that many suspect. The company will not associate your IP address with all search entries for life, but will delete them at some point.
  • Time frames of 9 months have been introduced for this. After this period, your IP will be removed from the respective search terms.
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  • The version of your browser, the searched word itself but also the operating system and the time of the query are saved and kept longer in addition to the IP.
  • You can partially bypass data backup by preventing cookies from being saved in your browser. To do this, switch to the settings and look for a corresponding function there.

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