Waze Terms of Use

This document constitutes Waze's Terms of Use governing access to and use of the Waze navigation application and website (collectively, the 'Service'), establishing the contractual relationship between Waze (a Google subsidiary) and users on the basis of acceptance by use or registration. The terms authorize Waze to collect location data, device identifiers, usage data, and user-generated content (including map edits, reports, and communications), grant Waze a broad royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute user-submitted content, and reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Service at any time without notice or liability. The terms include a comprehensive limitation of liability capping Waze's responsibility to the amount paid by the user in the preceding twelve months (or $100 if no payment), a disclaimer of warranties presenting the Service 'as is,' and an indemnification obligation requiring users to hold Waze harmless from third-party claims arising from their use; the agreement also asserts that continued use following posted changes constitutes acceptance of amended terms, which may limit meaningful consent under some jurisdictions' consumer protection frameworks. The document engages GDPR for EU/EEA users, CCPA for California residents, and general FTC consumer protection standards, with Waze referencing a separate Privacy Policy (incorporated by reference) for detailed data handling disclosures; the governing law clause designates California law and California courts as the exclusive forum, which may be unenforceable or subject to override for consumers in the EU, UK, and certain other jurisdictions under mandatory local consumer protection laws.