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The updated privacy statement now explicitly states that Wyze Watch and Wyze Band collect information about your contacts, incoming SMS messages, and incoming phone calls to support incoming call alerts and text message previews on those devices. This represents a disclosure of data collection practices tied to specific device features. The collection occurs to enable the notification functionality these devices advertise, though the statement does not specify retention periods, deletion policies, or whether this data is shared with third parties.
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Where necessary, we use your personal data, including Contact Data, Technical Data, Communication Data and Government Identifiers, where necessary, to comply with legal obligations such as tax reporting, regulatory requirements...
Canva will use or disclose your information where we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement...
"We may process your data to comply with legal or regulatory requirements (e.g., to maintain a record of your consent or to respond to lawful requests from authorities).Excerpt from Wyze's Privacy Statement
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The clause states: “We may process your data to comply with legal or regulatory requirements (e.g., to maintain a record of your consent or to respond to lawful requests from authorities).”
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