Privacy Policy

January 28, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Last Updated: January 2026

Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Gemini Desktop ("the Application") collects, uses, and protects your information.

1. Data Collection

Personal Data

We do NOT collect, store, or transmit any personal data.

The Application acts strictly as a web wrapper (browser) for https://gemini.google.com. Any interaction you have is directly with Google's services.

Credentials

We do NOT see, store, or transmit your passwords.

  • Authentication happens directly on Google's secure login pages (accounts.google.com).
  • The Application uses standard Electron session storage to persist your login cookies locally on your device, just like Chrome or Edge.
  • We do NOT have access to your raw credentials.

Telemetry & Analytics

We do NOT track your usage.

  • No "phoning home".
  • No usage analytics (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel).
  • No crash reporting that sends data to third parties (logs are stored locally).

2. Local Data Storage

All data generated by the Application is stored locally on your device in your operating system's standard application data directory:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\gemini-desktop\
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/gemini-desktop/
  • Linux: ~/.config/gemini-desktop/

This data includes:

  • Electron cache and cookies (for keeping you logged in).
  • Local configuration settings (e.g., window size, theme preference).
  • Application logs (for debugging issues locally).

You can delete this data at any time by clearing your application data or uninstalling the Application.

3. Network Communication

The Application limits network requests to:

  1. Google Services: *.google.com, *.gstatic.com, *.googleapis.com (for the core Gemini functionality).
  2. GitHub Releases: api.github.com (to check for application updates, if enabled).

We do not proxy your traffic through any third-party servers.

4. Third-Party Services

Since this Application loads gemini.google.com, you are subject to Google's policies when using their service:

5. Security

We implement security best practices to ensure the Application is safe:

  • Sandboxing: renderer processes are sandboxed.
  • Context Isolation: Enabled to prevent malicious scripts from accessing Node.js internals.
  • Open Source: Our entire codebase is open source and available for audit on GitHub.

6. Changes to this Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our GitHub Issues.