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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of the 'find friends' feature that previously collected phone numbers from device contacts, suggesting that feature is no longer active or has been redesigned.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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We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
in the course of providing the Services, we may create, collect and/or maintain de-personalized information, which we may retain indefinitely.
"when Waze processes a payment for you, we'll retain this data for longer periods of time as required for tax or accounting purposes.Excerpt from Waze's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “when Waze processes a payment for you, we'll retain this data for longer periods of time as required for tax or accounting purposes.”
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