ToS;DR

They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service


Service: WhatsApp
Status: PENDING
Case: They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service
Changes: 2
Source: link
Author: Dr_Jeff (20149) Staff


You can use the contact upload feature and provide us, if permitted by applicable laws, with the phone numbers in your address book on a regular basis, including those of users of our Services and your other contacts. If any of your contacts aren’t yet using our Services, we’ll manage this information for you in a way that ensures those contacts cannot be identified by us.
Users can add contact information, allowing WhatsApp to store information about users that didn't interact with the service.


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Version 2: 2026-03-04 18:27:01 UTC by Dr_Jeff (20149) Staff

Previous Title: No changes recorded

Updated Title: No changes recorded

Previous Analysis: Generated through the annotate view

Updated Analysis: Users can add contact information, allowing WhatsApp to store information about users that didn't interact with the service.

Previous Status: No changes recorded

Updated Status: No changes recorded

Version 1: 2026-03-04 18:25:53 UTC by Dr_Jeff (20149) Staff

Previous Title:

Updated Title: They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service

Previous Analysis:

Updated Analysis: Generated through the annotate view

Previous Status:

Updated Status: PENDING