WhatsApp shares your personal information — including your phone number, usage data, and device identifiers — with Meta and other Meta-owned companies like Facebook and Instagram.
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This clause creates a data sharing infrastructure across the Meta corporate ecosystem, enabling consolidated use of user information across multiple platforms and services. The provision establishes the operational basis for cross-platform data utilization without requiring separate user consent for each sharing instance.
The updated policy removes an unconditional statement of intent and replaces it with conditional language: 'We have no intention to introduce them, but if we ever do, we will update this Privacy Policy.' This revision reserves WhatsApp's right to introduce ad formats in Status and Channels in the future, subject only to updating the privacy policy at that time. The prior language established a stronger commitment; the updated language is more permissive. No specific consumer action is required; the change is informational regarding WhatsApp's future flexibility on advertising formats.
View change record →The updated terms no longer state that WhatsApp has no intention to introduce ads in Status and Channels. Instead, the revised language indicates that if ads are introduced in these features, WhatsApp will update its privacy policy to reflect the change. This means the company has reserved the option to add ads to Status and Channels in the future, subject to policy update notification.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly discloses that users 'may see other types of ads in Status and Channels,' whereas the prior language stated WhatsApp had 'no intention to introduce' new ad types. This represents a shift from a stated commitment not to expand advertising toward an explicit acknowledgment that new ad categories may appear on WhatsApp's social features. The policy also updated its regional privacy guidance by removing a reference to Thai Personal Data Protection Act rights and adding a new section directing US residents to WhatsApp's United States Regional Privacy Notice for information about their consumer privacy rights under US law.
View change record →Your WhatsApp usage data contributes to a profile Meta builds about you across its platforms, which is used for targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram. Users outside the EU/UK have very limited ability to opt out of this cross-platform data sharing.
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We may share your personal information with our affiliates, meaning entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with Consensys. We also share information with service providers who assist in operating our services, subject to confidentiality obligations.
At Ledger, earning and maintaining our users' trust is a top priority. That's why we are deeply committed not only to protecting your privacy and securing your personal data, but also to being fully transparent about how we handle it.
Loyalty and partner program companies. We share information with our loyalty and partner program companies, like Ulta Beauty and Marriott.
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"As part of the Meta Companies, WhatsApp receives information from, and shares information with, the other Meta Companies. We may use the information we receive from them, and they may use the information we share with them, to help operate, provide, improve, understand, customize, support, and market our Services and their offerings, including the Meta Company Products.— Excerpt from WhatsApp's WhatsApp Privacy Policy
This provision raises significant GDPR Article 6 lawful basis concerns and has already attracted regulatory enforcement from the Irish Data Protection Commission. Compliance teams should assess whether the disclosed data-sharing arrangements satisfy transparency and purpose-limitation requirements under applicable law.
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This clause creates a data sharing infrastructure across the Meta corporate ecosystem, enabling consolidated use of user information across multiple platforms and services. The provision establishes the operational basis for cross-platform data utilization without requiring separate user consent for each sharing instance.
Your WhatsApp usage data contributes to a profile Meta builds about you across its platforms, which is used for targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram. Users outside the EU/UK have very limited ability to opt out of this cross-platform data sharing.
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