WhatsApp Messenger

• Data collected

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• Account management
• Personal info
• User IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.

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• Advertising or marketing
• App activity
• App interactions

  Information about how you interact with the app. For example, the number of times you visit a page or sections you tap on.
• Location
• Approximate location

  Yours or your device's physical location to an area greater than or equal to 3 square kilometers, such as the city you are in.
• Personal info
• User IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.
• Device or other IDs
• Device or other IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

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• Analytics
• App activity
• App interactions

  Information about how you interact with the app. For example, the number of times you visit a page or sections you tap on.
• In-app search history

  Information about what you have searched for in the app.
• Other user-generated content

  Any other content you generated that is not listed here, or in any other section. For example, bios, notes, or open-ended responses.
• App info & performance
• Crash logs

  Crash data from the app. For example, the number of times the app has crashed on the device or other information directly related to a crash.
• Diagnostics

  Information about the performance of the app on the device. For example, battery life, loading time, latency, framerate, or any technical diagnostics.
• Other app performance data

  Any other app performance data not listed here.
• Financial info
• Purchase history

  Information about purchases or transactions you have made.
• Location
• Approximate location

  Yours or your device's physical location to an area greater than or equal to 3 square kilometers, such as the city you are in.
• Personal info
• Phone number

  Your phone number.
• User IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.
• Device or other IDs
• Device or other IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

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• App functionality
• App activity
• App interactions

  Information about how you interact with the app. For example, the number of times you visit a page or sections you tap on.
• In-app search history

  Information about what you have searched for in the app.
• Other user-generated content

  Any other content you generated that is not listed here, or in any other section. For example, bios, notes, or open-ended responses.
• App info & performance
• Crash logs

  Crash data from the app. For example, the number of times the app has crashed on the device or other information directly related to a crash.
• Diagnostics

  Information about the performance of the app on the device. For example, battery life, loading time, latency, framerate, or any technical diagnostics.
• Other app performance data

  Any other app performance data not listed here.
• Contacts
• Contacts

  Information about your contacts, such as contact names, message history, and social graph information like usernames, contact recency, contact frequency, interaction duration, and call history.
• Financial info
• Purchase history

  Information about purchases or transactions you have made.
• User payment info

  Information about your financial accounts, such as credit card number.
• Location
• Approximate location

  Yours or your device's physical location to an area greater than or equal to 3 square kilometers, such as the city you are in.
• Personal info
• Email address

  Your email address.
• Phone number

  Your phone number.
• User IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.
• Device or other IDs
• Device or other IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

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• Developer communications
• Device or other IDs
• Device or other IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

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• Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
• App activity
• App interactions

  Information about how you interact with the app. For example, the number of times you visit a page or sections you tap on.
• Other user-generated content

  Any other content you generated that is not listed here, or in any other section. For example, bios, notes, or open-ended responses.
• Contacts
• Contacts

  Information about your contacts, such as contact names, message history, and social graph information like usernames, contact recency, contact frequency, interaction duration, and call history.
• Financial info
• Purchase history

  Information about purchases or transactions you have made.
• User payment info

  Information about your financial accounts, such as credit card number.
• Location
• Approximate location

  Yours or your device's physical location to an area greater than or equal to 3 square kilometers, such as the city you are in.
• Personal info
• Email address

  Your email address.
• Phone number

  Your phone number.
• User IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.
• Device or other IDs
• Device or other IDs

  Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

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Security Practices

Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Data Types & Linkage

Data Types & Purpose