Waze Privacy Policy

This document is Waze Mobile Limited's privacy policy governing data collection, use, and sharing across the Waze navigation app, website (www.waze.com), and related community-based mapping services, with stated legal bases including consent, legitimate interests, and contractual necessity depending on applicable jurisdiction. The policy states that Waze collects precise GPS location data (including background location when the app is open), device identifiers, IP addresses, driving behavior data (speed, routes, time of travel), user-generated map edits, search queries, contacts (when users opt into Carpooling features), and communications content exchanged via in-app messaging; the terms authorize sharing this data with Google (as parent company and infrastructure provider), advertising and analytics partners, and third-party service providers. The policy authorizes Google to combine Waze-derived location and usage data with data collected across other Google services and platforms, which creates a cross-service data integration scope that is operationally distinct from standalone navigation app practices; the agreement asserts broad rights to use aggregated and anonymized data for product improvement and commercial purposes, though applicable law in relevant jurisdictions may constrain certain assertions. The policy engages GDPR and related EU/EEA data protection frameworks for European users (including rights of access, rectification, erasure, and objection), CCPA for California residents (including the right to know, delete, and opt out of sale), and COPPA given the policy's stated minimum age requirement of 16 in certain jurisdictions and 13 in others; the integration with Google's broader data ecosystem creates compliance considerations under GDPR Article 26 (joint controllership) and raises questions about the adequacy of disclosure regarding cross-service profiling.