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Legal Compliance and Law Enforcement Disclosure

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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

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The terms authorize disclosure of personal data, including location history, to law enforcement and public authorities in response to legal process or national security requests, which is a standard provision but practically significant given the granularity of GPS and navigation data that Waze holds.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 5, 2026

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 term…

Medium Apr 19, 2026

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…

Medium Mar 23, 2026

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 poli…

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The Waze privacy policy states that precise GPS location, driving routes, speed, search queries, and device identifiers are collected while the app is active and shared with Google and third-party analytics and advertising partners. For users who enable Carpooling, the policy states that contact information may also be accessed and processed. You can review location sharing permissions and data settings in the Waze app under Settings, and California residents and EU users can submit data access, deletion, or opt-out requests through the in-app support options or Waze's designated privacy request channels.

How other platforms handle this

Meta Medium

We may access, preserve, and share information with regulators, law enforcement, or others if we believe it is reasonably necessary to: detect, prevent, and address fraud and other illegal activity; protect ourselves, you, and others, including as part of investigations; and prevent death or imminen...

Dun & Bradstreet Medium

To the extent lawfully permissible, you acknowledge, consent and agree that Dun & Bradstreet shall also have the right to access, preserve and disclose your account information and content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably...

Gemini Medium

This Privacy Policy explains what Personal Information (as defined below) we collect, why we collect it, how we use and disclose it... [Gemini may share data with] government or law enforcement agencies upon request.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may disclose your information to third parties if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also disclose information if we believe that your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our users, or others.

— Excerpt from Waze's Waze Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Waze Privacy Policy
Entity
Waze
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010777
Document ID
CA-D-00323
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
20ecc6f25312a12f14c0e0f1ef34ac6de707e4dff155d666a54730feec8142c3
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 22:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Waze
Document: Waze Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-010777
Captured: 2026-05-11 22:53:58 UTC
SHA-256: 20ecc6f25312a12f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/waze/waze-privacy-policy/legal-compliance-and-law-enforcement-disclosure/
Accessed: May 14, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Waze's Legal Compliance and Law Enforcement Disclosure clause do?

The terms authorize disclosure of personal data, including location history, to law enforcement and public authorities in response to legal process or national security requests, which is a standard provision but practically significant given the granularity of GPS and navigation data that Waze holds.

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