Waze restructured its Terms of Use on July 9, 2026 to reorganize and clarify governance language. The updated terms now reference multiple binding documents (Terms of Use, Content Moderation Policy, Community Terms, and Copyright Policy) rather than embedding all requirements in a single agreement. The revised language also expands sections describing the Service's functionality, advertising model, and age requirements, while removing legacy provisions about free software licensing and detailed username account mechanics.
Consumers: When you use Waze, you are agreeing to follow rules described in separate policy documents that are now legally binding parts of your agreement.
Consumers: You must be of legal driving age to use the Service according to the updated terms.
Consumers: The updated terms now explicitly explain that Waze makes money from ads and uses your information to show you targeted ads, and you have settings to control this.
The updated Terms now establish that you are binding yourself not only to the main Terms of Use but also to Waze's Content Moderation Policy, Community Terms, and Copyright Policy as integral parts of the agreement. This expands the set of rules you must comply with when using the Service. The revised terms also clarify that the Service is intended for users of legal driving age and explicitly describe Waze's advertising model: the Service is free because advertising revenue funds operations, and Waze uses your data to show you targeted ads, with controls available to manage ad personalization preferences.
→ Review the Content Moderation Policy, Community Terms, and Copyright Policy, as these are now binding parts of your agreement with Waze.
→ Check your ad personalization settings in the Waze app to understand and adjust how your data is used for targeted advertising.
Users must now comply with Content Moderation Policy, Community Terms, and Copyright Policy as binding terms integral to the agreement, expanding contractual scope beyond a single document.
Revised terms explicitly describe Waze's advertising model (free service funded by ads, user data used for ad targeting) and transparency controls available to users.
New section explicitly restricts Service use to users of legal driving age, establishing age verification as a binding requirement.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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