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Public Content Submissions Not Confidential

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Key Facts

May content a user submits for posting be made public?
Waze states that any content a user chooses to share and submit for posting is neither private nor confidential and may be made public and known to others.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users who submit content for posting have no confidentiality expectation in that content; it may be disclosed publicly without further restriction.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 9, 2026

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of the 'find friends' feature that previously collected phone numbers from device contacts, suggesting that feature is no longer active or has been redesigned.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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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4429 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Content you voluntarily submit for posting on Waze is not private or confidential and may be seen by others.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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any content that you choose to share and submit for posting is neither private nor confidential and you should expect that it may be made public and known to others.

Excerpt from Waze's 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
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-039867
Document ID
CA-D-00323
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
937770f9c88757454718c0d4496325fb56387cdd9ad4d299ff06ed4533aed7e5
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 07:05 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Waze
Document: Waze Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-039867
Captured: 2026-07-09 07:05:51 UTC
SHA-256: 937770f9c8875745…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/waze/waze-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-039867/public-content-submissions-not-confidential/
Accessed: Aug. 19, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Waze's Public Content Submissions Not Confidential clause do?

Users who submit content for posting have no confidentiality expectation in that content; it may be disclosed publicly without further restriction.

How does this clause affect you?

Content you voluntarily submit for posting on Waze is not private or confidential and may be seen by others.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 287 platforms. See the full comparison.

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