Data processor mode is currently only available for users on managed ChromeOS devices in these countries.
Canvas is a built-in drawing app for Chromebooks that syncs drawings to a user’s Google account so that they can be accessed from different devices. This article is intended for administrators and end users who want to learn about what data is collected by Canvas and how it’s processed by Google.
Configurations and related articles
This is an Essential Service under data processor mode and is on by default.
For more information, see Create drawings with Canvas.
Data processed by this service
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Data Type / Category
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Description
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Examples
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Data Subject Rights supporting features
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| User drawings | User generated drawings from the Canvas app | Copy of users’ drawings, device user identifier, creation timestamp and update timestamp of pages | Takeout Customer Data, Delete User Data |
| User Metrics | User Metrics sends usage statistics to Google, to ensure features and services are improved and working as intended. | — | — |
| Application Platform Metrics | Application Platform Metrics measures ChromeOS app usage, and is tied to a pseudonymous identifier. | — | — |
| Crash Report | Crash Reports are used by Google to identify and prioritize fixes for Chrome. | — | — |
Purpose of processing the data
- To develop, deliver and install updates to the Essential Services subscribed to by Customer (including new functionality related to the Essential Services subscribed to by Customer).
- Improving and optimizing the performance and core functionality of accessibility, privacy, security and IT infrastructure efficiency of the Essential Services.
- Internal reporting, financial reporting, revenue planning, capacity planning and forecast modeling (including product strategy).
- Abuse and security threat detection, prevention and protection (such as automatic scanning for and reporting of CSAM, scanning for viruses (to the extent permitted and/or required by applicable EU or EU member state law), phishing, malware and other indicators of security threats, that may affect any of Google’s services).
- Processing of personal data in support tickets and support requests (including corresponding with Customers and Customer Administrators) and any attachments thereto sent by Administrators.
- Complying with legal obligations.
- For ChromeOS and Chrome browser usage statistics and crash reports.
- Refer to the links provided above for each data type / category for details.
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