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Privacy Policy Governs Data Practices

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Recent Activity

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High May 12, 2026

Meta offered rival AI chatbots free access to the WhatsApp Business API for one month in the European Economic Area. This follows EU regulatory pressure under the Digital Markets Act. The outcome of ongoing negotiations will determine whether third-party AI chatbot access becomes permanent, paid, or restricted.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

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Lyft Medium

We may infer certain information from your interactions with the Lyft Platform and other personal information available to us. For example, if you frequently ride to or from airports, we may infer you are a frequent traveler.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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WhatsApp's Privacy Policy describes our data (including message) practices, including the types of information we receive and collect from you, how we use and share this information, and your rights in relation...

Excerpt from WhatsApp's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
WhatsApp Terms of Service
Entity
WhatsApp
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-030653
Document ID
CA-D-00175
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9a5c5dc73ee73c5e81147a4344a4c238f6e3df3ba44c2700b96c623401db0a77
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:36 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: WhatsApp
Document: WhatsApp Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-030653
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:36:01 UTC
SHA-256: 9a5c5dc73ee73c5e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/whatsapp/whatsapp-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-030653/privacy-policy-governs-data-practices/
Accessed: Aug. 7, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does WhatsApp's Privacy Policy Governs Data Practices clause do?

The clause states: “WhatsApp's Privacy Policy describes our data (including message) practices, including the types of information we receive and collect from you, how we use and share this information, and your rights in relation...”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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