Lose WhatsApp account if you don t accept new terms and conditions by February 8
Lose WhatsApp account if you don t accept new terms and conditions by February 8
IANS / Updated: Jan 6, 2021, 16:55 IST
New Delhi: Millions of Indian users received an in-app notification from
WhatsApp as part of an upcoming global roll-out for over 2 billion users, asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or their accounts will be deleted.
The in-app notification did not elicit much details but clicking on the links clearly mentioned the key changes in how
WhatsApp will collect and process users information going forward, and the partnership with Facebook, its parent company, as part of a larger unification drive between the family of apps.
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Millions of Indian users received an in-app notification from WhatsApp as part of an upcoming global roll-out for over 2 billion users, asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or their accounts will be deleted.
The in-app notification did not elicit much details but clicking on the links clearly mentioned the key changes in how WhatsApp will collect and process users information going forward, and the partnership with Facebook, its parent company, as part of a larger unification drive between the family of apps. WhatsApp must receive or collect some information to operate, provide, improve, understand, customise, support, and market our Services, including when you install, access, or use our Services, the updated policy read.
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WhatsApp s users were greeted by a notification earlier today about the company updating its terms and privacy policy for users and businesses. The pop-up alert included three key updates about the change in terms and privacy policies. WhatsApp s users can choose to agree to the terms and continue using the service but the changes in the terms and privacy policy will be in effect February 8 onwards.
The notification alert states that the update to terms and privacy policy includes more information about the messaging service and how it processes a user’s data. Besides, businesses can now have a look at how to use Facebook hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats. The new update to terms also elaborates on how WhatsApp partners with Facebook for integration acr
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WhatsApp rolls out new terms of services, users need to accept before Feb 8 to continue using app
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app, threw a sudden in-app notification for all users. The notification basically asks users to accept the company s new Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 in order to continue using their accounts.Â
The in-app notification did not elicit many details but clicking on the links clearly mentioned the key changes in how WhatsApp will collect and process users information going forward, and the partnership with Facebook, its parent company, as part of a larger unification drive between the family of apps.