WhatsApp forces users to accept new terms of service, privacy policy The notification sent to both Android and iOS users is a requisite forcing them to agree to WhatsApp's new privacy rules or else lose access to it, which will lead to their accounts getting deleted BusinessToday.In | January 6, 2021 | Updated 18:28 IST As per WhatsApp, its new terms of service, as well as privacy policy, will go live on February 8 WhatsApp on late Tuesday evening, January 5, started sending in-app notifications to its users in India and other countries, informing them about changes in its new terms of service and privacy policy.