Compare privacy policies, or two versions of the same one
Comparing privacy policies is useful in two cases: choosing between vendors or apps, and seeing what changed when a company updated its policy. In both, the differences hide in a few phrases about purposes, recipients, retention and choices. Upload both versions, as PDF or Word files, ask about one topic at a time, and read the cited passage from each policy before drawing a conclusion.
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Last updated October 2026
How to compare privacy policies in one workspace
- Save and upload each policy with its date
Keep each policy in its own file and include the effective date in the file name, such as "vendor-a-policy-2026-03". That makes citations easy to read when comparing versions.
- Write the comparison criteria in Workspace Context
For example: "Compare data categories collected, advertising use, sale or disclosure, retention periods, model training use and opt-out choices." Every question uses those criteria.
- Compare one topic per question
Ask "How do the two policies describe disclosure to advertising partners?" and open both citations before moving on to the next topic.
Comparison questions for privacy policies
Between the older and newer version of this policy, what changed in how data is used?
Which policy discloses personal data to more categories of third parties?
Do the two policies state different retention periods for account data?
Does either policy mention using personal data to train or improve AI models?
Which policy gives users more ways to opt out, and how are those requests made?
Where privacy policies usually differ
Policies differ most in what they say data is used for. New purposes added in an update are the change people most often want to find.
One policy may disclose only to service providers; another may include advertising partners or affiliates. The definitions matter.
Some policies give specific periods; others say data is kept as long as necessary. Compare the actual wording, not a summary.
Policies covering different regions may grant different rights. Compare the sections that apply to the same place.
Search+ writes the comparison in chat and cites each policy it draws on, so every difference can be checked against the source.
Privacy policy comparison points
| Comparison point | Why it matters | A question to ask |
|---|---|---|
| Data collected | Sets what is at stake | Which policy collects precise location data? |
| Purposes of use | Shows what the data is for | Did the update add any new purposes? |
| Recipients | Shows who else gets the data | Which policy discloses to advertising partners? |
| Retention | Sets how long risk lasts | Which policy states a retention period? |
| User choices | Shows what you can control | How does each policy handle deletion requests? |
| Effective date | Shows which version applies | What effective date does each version state? |
What a privacy policy comparison in Search+ is
It is a chat answer to a comparison question asked across the policies in one workspace, citing each policy it relies on. It explains differences in plain language; it is not a redline or a diff file.
Questions about comparing privacy policies
Can Search+ show what changed between two versions of a policy?
Can it compare privacy policies from different vendors?
Does it produce a tracked-changes document?
Can it compare the sections for one region?
Will it catch every change between versions?
Is a comparison of privacy policies legal advice?
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