Waze shares your personal data, including location and usage information, with its parent company Google and affiliated entities within the Google group.
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The clause establishes a data-sharing framework between Waze and Google's broader corporate ecosystem, enabling cross-platform advertising coordination and measurement across multiple Google services and partner properties.
The updated policy now explicitly discloses that Waze periodically collects all phone numbers stored on your device's contact book as part of the 'find friends' feature. According to the revised terms, these phone numbers are collected in a form that is initially anonymous to Waze and are used to help create a list of other Waze users you may know. The policy clarifies that names, addresses, and other contact information are not collected from your phone book, though such information may be saved locally on your device for local searches. Additionally, the updated terms now explicitly authorize connecting your Waze account to social network accounts and sharing profile information from those networks. You can control whether to use the 'find friends' feature and whether to connect social network accounts to your Waze account.
View change record →The updated policy removes explicit language describing how Waze collects phone numbers from device contact books and integrates social network accounts. Previously, the policy stated that Waze would 'periodically collect all of the phone numbers which are stored on your device's phone contacts book' and described how this information was used for the 'find friends' feature. The revised policy no longer includes these specific disclosures. This does not necessarily mean the practices have stopped, but it means the policy provides less transparency about what data Waze collects from your device and how it uses contact information. Users who relied on these detailed descriptions to understand Waze's data practices will find the updated policy less explicit on these points.
View change record →The updated privacy policy now explicitly discloses that Waze periodically collects all phone numbers stored in your device's contact book as part of the 'find friends' feature. According to the policy, this information is collected in an anonymous form to Waze and is used to identify other Waze users you may know. The terms also clarify that social network information can be shared with Waze and other users if you choose to connect your social network account. While the policy states that names, addresses, and other contact book information are not collected, some contact information may be saved locally on your device for local search purposes. You can control whether this feature operates by not using the 'find friends' feature or by not granting the app contact access through your device settings.
View change record →Your Waze data, including location history and driving behavior, may be merged with your broader Google profile, affecting the ads you see and how Google tracks you across services.
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"Waze may also share personal information with companies or organizations connected or affiliated with Waze, such as subsidiaries, sister-companies and parent companies (i.e. entities that belong to the Google group of companies). We work with other Google's services (such as Google Display and Video 360) for advertising and ad measurement purposes. In order to help advertisers decide what ads to show on Waze, Google, and websites & apps that partner with Google, we may share information with these services, such as a unique identifier for advertising (i.e, Advertising ID available on Android mobile devices or similar technologies).— Excerpt from Waze's Waze Privacy Policy
Data sharing between Waze and Google constitutes a controller-to-controller transfer under GDPR, requiring adequate legal basis and potentially triggering Chapter V cross-border transfer mechanisms if data flows outside the EEA.
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The clause establishes a data-sharing framework between Waze and Google's broader corporate ecosystem, enabling cross-platform advertising coordination and measurement across multiple Google services and partner properties.
Your Waze data, including location history and driving behavior, may be merged with your broader Google profile, affecting the ads you see and how Google tracks you across services.
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