Recent changes

Bolt Privacy Policy shift +2 2026-04-21

Bolt replaced a basic cookie notice with a full passenger privacy policy detailing extensive data collection, sharing, retention, profiling, identity checks, ratings-based suspensions, and marketing uses.

added: comprehensive categories of personal data collected, including geolocation, device, payment, ID, biometric, and communications data added: sharing of user data with drivers, business customers, marketing partners, vendors, insurers, and authorities added: identity verification with selfies, ID documents, facial recognition, and possible account suspension added: rider ratings, automated warnings, and temporary ride suspensions based on low ratings added: retention periods, international transfers, user rights, and direct marketing/personalized advertising rules

Bolt Terms of Service shift +2 2026-04-21

Bolt replaced a cookie notice with full driver-provider terms adding commissions, payment rules, suspension/termination rights, and broad compliance obligations for transport service providers.

added: full binding platform terms for drivers/service providers added: Bolt commissions, payout schedules, fees, and negative-balance rules added: account suspension/restriction and termination grounds added: extensive legal, licensing, tax, and data-compliance obligations clarified: Bolt is intermediary/agent, not transport employer

AWS Terms of Service shift +1 2026-04-21

AWS added Amazon Location Service Address Validation terms, limiting use to internal business purposes, banning resale and certain database/navigation uses, and imposing additional postal-authority terms.

added: new terms for Amazon Location Service Address Validation feature restricted: Address Validation Data may be used only for your own business purposes prohibited: resale, geospatial database development, and in-flight or drone navigation uses added: postal authority terms also govern use of Address Validation Feature

Midjourney Privacy Policy shift +1 2026-04-21

Privacy policy now explicitly allows broader collection from third-party/public sources and for AI training, plus analytics/advertising cookie use and detailed EU/California privacy rights.

added: personal data may come from public databases, commercial sources, and the public internet added: policy covers data collected during training of Midjourney machine learning algorithms added: analytics and advertising cookies/partners, with consent for non-essential cookies added: detailed EU and California access, deletion, portability, and opt-out rights

Messenger Privacy Policy shift +2 2026-04-21

Messenger now points to Meta’s broader Privacy Policy, expanding disclosed collection, sharing, AI training, cross-company use, off-platform tracking, and longer retention/deletion timelines.

added: collection from partners, public sources, device signals, contacts, and non-users added: AI interactions and some content may be used to develop and improve Meta AI expanded: sharing across Meta companies, integrated partners, law enforcement, and third parties clarified: off-Meta activity, cookies, and audience network data may personalize ads clarified: deletion can take up to 90 days plus 90 more for backups; retention may continue longer

Threads Privacy Policy shift +1 2026-04-21

Threads replaced a placeholder page with Meta’s full privacy policy, broadly expanding disclosed data collection, cross-company sharing, AI use, advertising, retention and law-enforcement sharing.

added: full Meta privacy policy terms added: collection from partners, devices, contacts and non-users added: AI interactions and training-related disclosures added: broader cross-Meta sharing, ads and analytics uses clarified: longer retention and legal/law-enforcement access scenarios

Threads Terms of Service shift +2 2026-04-21

Threads replaced a placeholder/login page with Meta’s full Facebook Terms, adding broad content licenses, ad-personalization terms, account enforcement rules, and liability/dispute provisions.

added: personalized advertising funded by use of your data added: Meta content licence and deletion/retention rules added: account suspension, content removal, and fact-checking enforcement terms added: liability disclaimers and California-based dispute provisions

Peacock Terms of Service shift +2 2026-04-21

Peacock replaced a brief access notice with full NBCUniversal terms adding court-based dispute rules, broad content licenses, liability limits, monitoring rights, and personalized advertising provisions.

added: disputes must be resolved in court in New York, not arbitration added: NBCUniversal may monitor use, suspend accounts, and remove content added: broad perpetual license to use user-generated content without compensation added: liability disclaimers, damages cap, and user indemnification obligations clarified: personalized/ad-supported services process data under the Privacy Policy

Hulu Terms of Service shift +2 2026-04-21

Hulu replaced marketing copy with Disney-wide legal terms adding binding arbitration, class-action waiver, stricter use restrictions, and broad user-content licensing.

added: mandatory individual arbitration and class-action waiver added: broad license for Disney to use user-generated content added: explicit anti-scraping/AI-training and commercial-use prohibitions clarified: auto-renewal, cancellation, refunds, and billing terms expanded: liability disclaimers and $1,000 cap on damages

Max Privacy Policy shift +2 2026-04-21

Privacy policy now broadly expands data collection, session recording, affiliate/third-party sharing, cross-service advertising uses, and covers all WBD services beyond HBO Max.

added: collection of sensitive, biometric, precise location, and detailed viewing/interaction data added: session replay and recording of clicks, keystrokes, scrolling, chats, and voice/text communications added: sharing with affiliates, business partners, advertisers, and third parties for their own marketing/advertising purposes expanded: policy scope from HBO Max to all Warner Bros. Discovery services and offline interactions

Max Terms of Service shift +2 2026-04-21

Terms were massively expanded, adding arbitration, liability waivers, stricter billing/refund and account-sharing rules, ad disclosures, and broad rights for Max to suspend accounts and change service features.

added: mandatory individual arbitration and jury-trial waiver added: no refunds/prorated billing and collection-cost liability added: household-only account sharing with suspension/feature limits for misuse added: ad-supported/live content disclosures even on some ad-free plans added: broad suspension, termination, warranty disclaimer, and liability limits

WhatsApp Privacy Policy shift +2 2026-04-21

WhatsApp replaced a brief privacy overview with a full policy detailing extensive data collection, sharing with Meta/businesses/third parties, global transfers, retention, and user rights.

added: detailed categories of data collected, including usage, device, location, contacts, payments, and support data added: sharing with other Meta companies, businesses, service providers, and third-party integrations added: global data transfers, merger/acquisition sharing, and legal disclosure rules clarified: message handling, including temporary storage of undelivered messages and forwarded media added: account access, portability, deletion, and retention practices

Instagram Privacy Policy shift +2 2026-04-21

Meta greatly expands disclosed data collection, sharing, AI training, cross-company use, and retention practices, including data from non-users, partners, devices, and legal/safety requests.

added: collection from partners, devices, cookies, contacts, and non-users added: AI interactions and some videos may be used to develop/improve AI added: broader sharing with Meta companies, integrated partners, law enforcement, and third parties added: detailed retention/deletion timelines and reasons to preserve deleted data clarified: location and off-platform activity can be used for personalized ads

Instagram Terms of Use shift +2 2026-04-21

Instagram replaced a login page with Facebook/Meta terms, introducing broad rules on personalized ads, data use, content licenses, account suspension, liability and dispute handling.

added: personalized advertising funded by use of personal data added: broad license and delayed deletion terms for user content added: Meta rights to remove content and suspend/delete accounts added: liability disclaimers and California venue for many disputes clarified: these are Facebook/Meta terms, not Instagram-specific terms

Facebook Privacy Policy shift +2 2026-04-21

Meta greatly expands disclosed data collection, sharing, AI training, cross-company use, retention, and legal/law-enforcement access, including for non-users and off-platform activity.

added: AI interactions and media may be collected and used to develop/improve AI added: partner/off-platform, device, location, contacts, and non-user data collection details added: broader sharing with Meta companies, integrated partners, third parties, and law enforcement added: retention/deletion timelines and longer preservation for legal, security, and litigation reasons