Documents reviewed

Gemini Notebook

Name: Gemini Notebook
Price: 4.99 USD
Author: Google Cloud EMEA Limited

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Google's research notebook (formerly NotebookLM) that answers questions about your own sources.

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Documents reviewed on Oct 6, 2026

DPA, privacy policy, sub-processor list, legal notice and pricing page read and recorded below, each with its source.

How this was researched: AI-assisted. An AI assistant retrieved the vendor’s pages and linked every answer to the source where it appears. Where a page couldn’t be read, it says “unclear” – not a guess. An editorial spot check is still pending; please report errors via the correction form.

Not tested hands-on yet, so there is no rating. The full review adds that.

At a glance

All eight questions with sources →

DPA available?	yes · Cloud Data Processing Addendum for Workspace customers
Is your content used for training by default?	no · Workspace and personal accounts: not used for training (except feedback you submit).
Data location disclosed?	no · Per the admin help, Workspace data regions do not apply to data processed and cached by Gemini Notebook
Independently certified (ISO 27001, SOC 2)?	yes · Gemini Notebook (Workspace) is in scope of ISO 27001/27017/27018 and SOC 1/2/3

8 of 8 privacy questions answered with evidence in Google Cloud EMEA Limited’s documents, as of Oct 6, 2026.

Export and import

documented facts – each with its own source

Capability	Status	Source
PPTX file export	yes – Free plan and up Slide Decks download as .pptx; editability not stated by Google (third party Codia, May 2026: some text rasterized, charts flat images); revision quotas; over-18 only	Vendor help center ↗ checked Oct 16, 2026 Editability of PPTX unverified
Generates slides inside Google Slides	not documented not documented	–
Direct export to Google Slides	not documented Google Slides export not mentioned in help article or March 2026 update	Vendor help center ↗ checked Oct 16, 2026 Not an explicit 'cannot'
Google Slides via PPTX import	not documented not documented	–
PDF export	yes – Free plan and up Download PDF Document (.pdf)	Vendor help center ↗ checked Oct 16, 2026
Builds from an uploaded document	yes – Free plan and up (pdf, docx, pptx, txt, md, csv, epub, url, youtube, google-docs, google-slides, google-sheets, images, audio) decks generated from notebook sources; files: pdf, docx, txt, md, csv, pptx, epub, images, audio; Google Docs/Slides (≤100 slides)/Sheets; web and YouTube URLs; up to 500k words or 200 MB per source; Free up to 50 sources	Vendor help center ↗ checked Oct 16, 2026

"Not documented" means we found no statement either way – not that the tool can’t do it. Whether an export stays fully editable is part of the hands-on review.

Key facts

Category	Writing & Research
Domain	notebooklm.google.com visit ↗
Pricing model	Free plan + paid plans
Starting paid plan	Google AI Plus: USD 4.99 per month, month-to-month · Vendor page ↗, checked Oct 16, 2026 – Annual billing not shown; billing cycle assumed monthly from '/month'
Cheapest plan with PowerPoint output	Free: free · Vendor page ↗, checked Oct 16, 2026 – Quota limits apply
Headquarters	United States
Often used for	building decks from documents
Server location	Global (multiple regions)
Vendor	Google Cloud EMEA Limited
More in this category	7 tools
In the directory since	Sep 19, 2026
Documents reviewed on	Oct 6, 2026

Not checked yet: rating from our test brief. How we review

Screenshots

Gemini Notebook homepage on Sep 19, 2026 — Public homepage of Gemini Notebook, captured by us on Sep 19, 2026. This is the vendor’s website, **not the product interface** – that requires an account and is part of the full review.

Rating

How we rate →

Not rated yet – ratings come from the hands-on test brief.

GDPR and privacy check

How we review →

Question	Answer	Evidence
Data processing agreement (DPA) available	yes Cloud Data Processing Addendum for Workspace customers; Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM, renamed Jul 16, 2026) is a Core Service, incl. from Business Starter up. Not for personal Google accounts.	Source Oct 6, 2026
Server location disclosed	no Per the admin help, Workspace data regions do not apply to data processed and cached by Gemini Notebook; no EU option. DPA: processing possible worldwide.	Source Oct 6, 2026
Sub-processors listed publicly	yes Public Workspace sub-processor list (third parties and Google group companies with location), last modified Jul 23, 2026.	Source Oct 6, 2026
Training on customer data: default and opt-out, by plan	not used – every plan Workspace and personal accounts: not used for training (except feedback you submit).	Source Oct 6, 2026
EU representative appointed (Art. 27 GDPR)	no No Art. 27 EU representative needed: the contracting party for Workspace in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is Google Cloud EMEA Limited, Dublin (EEA).	Source Oct 6, 2026
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfers outside the EU	yes CDPA incorporates EU SCCs (controller-to-processor, processor-to-processor, among others) for transfers to third countries.	Source Oct 6, 2026
Deletion periods documented	yes Workspace: customer data deleted within max. 180 days after contract end (CDPA Sec. 6.2). No period found for personal accounts.	Source Oct 6, 2026
Independent certification (ISO 27001, SOC 2)	yes Gemini Notebook (Workspace) is in scope of ISO 27001/27017/27018 and SOC 1/2/3; the admin help additionally lists ISO 27701 and BSI C5:2020.	Source Oct 6, 2026

“Unclear” means we didn’t find the information in the public documents – not that the vendor doesn’t meet it. The check is a documented snapshot of the vendor’s public commitments. It is not a certification and not legal advice – see the disclaimer.