A GPS navigation mobile application that provides real-time traffic information, route optimization, and crowdsourced road data from its user community. The platform collects extensive location data and user-generated content to power its navigation services, making its privacy and terms of service policies particularly significant for users concerned about location tracking and data sharing. As a subsidiary of Google, policy changes may reflect broader data collection and sharing practices within the Google ecosystem.
High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
This provision authorizes the transfer of Waze-specific location, behavioral, and device data to Google's broader data infrastructure, where it may be integrated with data from other Google services …
This provision establishes that precise location and detailed driving behavior data are collected continuously during app use, creating a comprehensive record of a user's physical movements and trave…
The terms authorize collection and use of real-time GPS location data for advertising purposes in addition to navigation functionality; the detailed scope of data collection is deferred to a separate…
This provision establishes the operational basis for data transfer between Waze and Google's corporate family, extending the scope of entities with authorized access to user information beyond Waze a…
Continuous location collection enables Waze to provide real-time traffic data, route optimization, and navigation services. The background collection capability allows the service to maintain locatio…
This document establishes Waze's data collection and sharing practices for users of its navigation application. The policy authorizes collection of precise GPS location, driving routes, speed, search destinations, and device …
This document establishes the terms governing use of Waze's GPS navigation application and website, including provisions regarding data collection, content licensing, and liability limitations. The agreement grants Waze a perpetual, …
Waze updated its privacy policy on May 5, 2026 to add explicit language about collecting phone numbers from your device's contact book through the 'find friends' feature, and to clarify …
View change record →Waze updated its privacy policy on April 19, 2026, removing detailed language about social network integration, the 'find friends' feature, and phone number collection, while making minor grammatical edits to …
View change record →Waze updated its privacy policy on March 23, 2026 to add explicit disclosures about social network integration and the 'find friends' feature. The updated terms now specifically describe how the …
View change record →ConductAtlas tracks 2 Waze documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Waze has made 4 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 53 provisions across Waze's tracked documents. 14 are rated high severity, 32 medium, and 7 low.
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