WhatsApp — History
Change log of legal documents, generated whenever the source text changes.
2026-04-21
Privacy Policy
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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