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This data-sharing arrangement means information you share on WhatsApp, a nominally private messaging platform, contributes to Meta's broader advertising profile of you across its entire ecosystem of products.
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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"As part of the Meta family of companies, WhatsApp receives information from, and shares information with, this family of 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. This includes helping improve infrastructure and delivery systems, understanding how our Services or theirs are used, securing systems, and fighting spam, abuse, or infringement activities, and promoting safety, security and integrity across the Meta family of companies.— Excerpt from WhatsApp's WhatsApp Terms of Service
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This data-sharing arrangement means information you share on WhatsApp, a nominally private messaging platform, contributes to Meta's broader advertising profile of you across its entire ecosystem of products.
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