Who owns the data I put into Google Apps?
Question which lot of people have asked me and is always curious to know."Who owns the data" ?
To put it simply, Google does not own your data. We don’t take a position on whether data belongs to individual users or the institution that signed up for Google Apps, but we know it doesn’t belong to us.
The data you put into our systems is yours, and we believe it should stay that way.
Three key things:
1. We won’t share your data with others except as noted in our Privacy Policy.
2. We keep your data as long as you require us to keep it.
3. You should be able to take your data with you if you choose to use external services in conjunction with Google Apps or stop using our services altogether.