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The sublicensable and transferable nature of this license means WhatsApp can pass these rights to Meta and other third parties, potentially allowing your content to be used beyond the original messaging context.
WhatsApp users in the EU may regain access to third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity within WhatsApp. The outcome of EU negotiations will determine whether this access becomes permanen…
The terms authorize WhatsApp to share user data including account information, usage patterns, and device identifiers with Meta's family of companies for purposes that include advertising infrastructure, safety, and product improvement. US users are subject to a mandatory individual arbitration clause that requires disputes to be resolved outside of court, with a class action waiver. You can review your data sharing settings within the WhatsApp app under Settings > Privacy to adjust certain data controls, and EU/EEA users may exercise GDPR rights including access, correction, and deletion by contacting WhatsApp Ireland Limited.
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"You retain ownership of the content you share, post, send, or receive through our Services. In order to operate and provide our Services, you grant WhatsApp a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, display, and perform the information (including the content) that you upload, submit, store, send, or receive on or through our Services. The rights you grant in this license are for the limited purpose of operating and providing our Services.— Excerpt from WhatsApp's WhatsApp Terms of Service
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