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whatsapp.com ↗Privacy Panel Label
Privacy Panel
WhatsApp
Data Collected
●Message & Email Contentsensitive
Messages
●Financial & Payment Datasensitive
Payment account and transaction information
●Precise Locationsensitive
Precise location data
○Contact Info
Mobile phone number
Profile name
Profile picture
Email address
○Contacts / Address Book
Address book contacts
○App Usage & Diagnostics
Usage and log information
Status information
○Device & Online IDs
Device and connection identifiers
IP address and approximate location
○Browsing & Search History
Cookies and tracking data
Data Sharing & Use
?Sold to third parties
6 recipient categories (Meta Companies, Third-party service providers, App stores, …)
YESShared for advertising
?Cross-site tracking
YESUsed for profiling / AI decisions
?Used to train AI models
YESDisclosed to law enforcement
Data Uses
Core serviceSecurity / fraudAdvertisingPersonalizationAnalyticsThird-party partnerships
Data Retention
not stated (as long as necessary for identified purposes)
Varies by data type
Includes legally mandated retention
WhatsApp retains information for as long as necessary for the purposes identifie…
Consumer Rights
Access
Delete
Portability
Correct
Opt-out
Security
Encrypted in transit
Encrypted at rest
?
MFA available?
Breach notificationBrowser Privacy Signals
unknownGPC / DNT
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What's on the label
Shared for advertising
YES85% confidence
improving their services and your experiences using them, such as making suggestions for you (for example, of friends or group connections, or of interesting content), personalizing features and content, helping you complete purchases and transactions, and showing relevant offers and ads across the Meta Company Products
Used for profiling
YES80% confidence
improving their services and your experiences using them, such as making suggestions for you (for example, of friends or group connections, or of interesting content), personalizing features and content, helping you complete purchases and transactions, and showing relevant offers and ads across the Meta Company Products
Signals & rights
Sources / Provenance
Analyzed June 3, 2026 · policy fetched June 3, 2026
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