Key Facts
What must entities agree to if Waze is acquired or merged?
Waze may transfer user data if Waze is acquired by, merged into or with another entity, or enters bankruptcy, provided those entities agree to be bound by the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
What information will Waze share with other Google mapping and navigation products and services?
Waze will share users' de-identified information, including Account settings, location and route-related data, and metadata, with other Google mapping and navigation products and services.
Will Waze share de-identified information with other Google mapping and navigation products?
Waze will share users' de-identified information, including Account settings, location and route-related data, and metadata, with other Google mapping and navigation products and services.
What controls does Waze provide to EU, UK, and Israeli residents?
Waze provides controls for EU, UK, and Israeli residents to exercise their right to request access to, review, update, correct, remove, delete, and restrict the processing of their information, where applicable data protection law applies.
Does Waze provide controls for EU, UK, and Israeli residents to exercise their right to request access to, review, update, correct, remove, delete, and restrict the processing of their information?
Waze provides controls for EU, UK, and Israeli residents to exercise their right to request access to, review, update, correct, remove, delete, and restrict the processing of their information, where applicable data protection law applies.
Does Waze continue to collect users' location and route information when a user has activated Invisible mode?
Waze continues to collect users' location and route information even when a user has activated Invisible mode.
What information may Waze collect when the user is not using the app?
Waze may collect information about a user's location and travel even when the user is not using the app, to tell the user when to leave for planned or predicted drives.
May Waze collect information about a user's location and travel?
Waze may collect information about a user's location and travel even when the user is not using the app, to tell the user when to leave for planned or predicted drives.
Does Waze personalize ads based on sensitive categories?
Waze does not personalize ads based on sensitive categories such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health.
What categories does Waze not personalize ads based on?
Waze does not personalize ads based on sensitive categories such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health.
Summary
Waze collects your location and travel data at all times—even when you are not using the app and even in Invisible mode—and saves a complete history of every journey you take. Your de-identified data is automatically shared with other Google products, and your data could move to a new owner if Waze is acquired or merges. Waze does not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties, and it does not use sensitive categories like race, religion, or health to personalize ads.
Analysis
The Waze Privacy Policy establishes Waze's data collection, retention, sharing, and user rights obligations with respect to its mapping and navigation application. Waze collects location and route data continuously—including during Invisible mode and when the app is not actively in use—and retains a comprehensive route history of all journeys. Waze shares de-identified account, location, route, and metadata automatically with other Google mapping and navigation products, and may transfer personal data to successor entities in a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy, provided those entities contractually agree to honor this Privacy Policy. Users in the EU, UK, and Israel are afforded access, correction, deletion, and processing-restriction rights where applicable data protection law applies, while deletion requests across users are processed on a timeline of approximately two months. Substantial policy changes take effect 30 days after Waze posts a system message and homepage notification.
What this means for you
As a Waze user, your location and route data is collected continuously, stored in a full journey history, and shared in de-identified form with other Google mapping and navigation services—regardless of whether you use Invisible mode. Any content you submit for posting is not private or confidential and may be made public. If you are located in the EU, UK, or Israel and applicable data protection law covers you, Waze provides controls through which you can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information; deletion requests are processed in approximately two months. Substantial changes to this policy will be preceded by a 30-day notice period, during which you have a defined window before those changes take effect.
2 important changes detected
6 versions captured · Last updated: July 2026
What changed
Waze's Privacy Policy was reformatted in an update detected on July 15, 2026. The table of contents was restructured, moving 'Cookies' and subsequent sections to appear after 'How does Waze use aggregated information?' rather than before it. The substantive definition of 'Personal Information' and all policy language remain unchanged. This is a structural reorganization with no material change to Waze's stated data practices or user rights.
Why this matters
This change is a structural reorganization of Waze's Privacy Policy table of contents with no modification to the substantive terms, data collection practices, or user rights. The policy's definition of Personal Information, data collection methods, sharing practices, and retention policies remain identical. The updated language does not alter what data Waze collects, how it uses that data, or what controls users have over their information.
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What changed
Waze removed its age restriction requiring users to be 16 or older and instead added a definition of Personal Information in the policy header. The policy also removed detailed references to social network integration and the 'find friends' feature that collected phone numbers from device contacts, while keeping the core privacy control mechanism intact. These changes simplify disclosure of how Personal Information is defined and eliminate documentation of specific data collection features that are no longer prominent or have been deprecated.
Why this matters
The updated policy now applies to users of any age by removing the prior 16+ requirement, but does not explicitly state whether parental consent is required for minors. The policy defines Personal Information more broadly to include location, route information, and data reasonably linked to you by Waze. The company removed documentation of the 'find friends' feature that previously collected phone numbers from device contacts, suggesting that feature is no longer active or has been redesigned. Privacy controls remain available through in-app settings where you can adjust which Personal Information Waze collects and how it is used.
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