Users in the EU, EEA, or UK can request access to, correction, or deletion of their personal data, ask Waze to stop processing it in certain circumstances, and complain to their national data protection regulator.
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This provision formally acknowledges the GDPR and UK GDPR rights framework for European and UK users, establishing an avenue for data subjects to exercise statutory rights directly against Waze.
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of the 'find friends' feature that previously collected phone numbers from device contacts, suggesting that feature is no longer active or has been redesigned.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 →Separates GDPR rights into dedicated provision with specific detail about EEA/UK applicability, data portability rights, and supervisory authority complaint mechanisms absent from previous generic formulation.
View full change record →EU, EEA, and UK users have legally-grounded rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of their personal data held by Waze, and can escalate complaints to their national data protection authority if those rights are not honored.
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You may contact our privacy team with any requests of disclosure, correction, or deletion of your personal information. You may also request suspension of use or suspension of sharing of your personal information with certain third parties.
"If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, the right to object to or restrict processing, and the right to data portability. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.Excerpt from Waze's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision reflects GDPR Articles 15 through 22 (data subject rights) and their UK GDPR equivalents.
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This provision formally acknowledges the GDPR and UK GDPR rights framework for European and UK users, establishing an avenue for data subjects to exercise statutory rights directly against Waze.
EU, EEA, and UK users have legally-grounded rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of their personal data held by Waze, and can escalate complaints to their national data protection authority if those rights are not honored.
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