Google Drive, iCloud, and SkyDrive all derive from huge companies that have their own privacy policies. There are a lot of similarities between them, but also huge differences.
Google owns other companies too. Like YouTube, for instance. Google will take all of your information from each of the websites you use and put it all together. It will use that information to show you advertisements and web searches that best cater to you. Google's privacy policy states that it can use and distribute you information to its companies and those that it works with.
Apple's iCloud is also part of a huge company, but Apple owns a lot of its own business independently. It has iTunes, iCloud, etc., but those are all a part of Apple, whereas Google owns other individually owned companies. The privacy policy of Apple also states that it can share your information within its company and the companies it works with.
SkyDrive is a part of Microsoft, so it has the policy of Microsoft. It basically states the same as the other, that it will keep your information secret except within itself.
Dropbox does not claim to own any of your stuff. They do, however, claim that they may collect some location information, and they use cookies and logging information.
All of these companies promise to never share your information with anyone outside of their own company/companies, with some exceptions. Those exception lists, however, are pretty darn long. A big exception is the legal concept. They will be able to share your information if there is significant purpose to do so.
Google claims to own your personal information. If you put it on there, Google owns it. It may use it how it pleases, within the limits of its privacy policy, which is very intricate.
A tip, if you don't want your personal information out on the internet, don't put it there.
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