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This analysis describes what Waze's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
These rights are conditioned on the applicability of the relevant data protection law, meaning not all users automatically receive them; only those within the stated jurisdictions where that law applies.
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of the 'find friends' feature that previously collected phone numbers from device contacts, suggesting that feature is no longer active or has been redesigned.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.
View change record →If you are in the EU, UK, or Israel and the relevant data protection law applies, you have the right to request access, review, update, correction, removal, deletion, and restriction of processing of your data through controls Waze provides.
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In certain circumstances, the right to data portability, which means that you can request that we provide certain Personal Data we hold about you in a machine-readable format
If you want to see what information we have collected about you, you can request a copy of your data in the Data & Privacy section of your User Settings. You should receive your data packet within 30 days.
For data portability requests, We will select a format to provide Your personal information that is readily useable and should allow You to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
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"If the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) or Israel's data protection law applies...we provide the controls described in this policy so you can exercise your right to request access to, review, update, correct, remove, delete, and restrict the processing of your information.Excerpt from Waze's Privacy Policy
Ad personalization controls removed. Contact scanning added. Advertiser data partnerships quietly dropped. A timeline of every change.
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These rights are conditioned on the applicability of the relevant data protection law, meaning not all users automatically receive them; only those within the stated jurisdictions where that law applies.
If you are in the EU, UK, or Israel and the relevant data protection law applies, you have the right to request access, review, update, correction, removal, deletion, and restriction of processing of your data through controls Waze provides.
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