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 types of information we receive and collect depend on how you use our services,” the Facebook-owned platform stated. When messages cannot be delivered immediately (for example, if the recipient is offline), WhatsApp keeps it in encrypted form in its servers for up to 30 days as it “tries to deliver it.” If a message is still undelivered after 30 days, WhatsApp deletes it.
“We collect and use precise location information from your device with your permission when you choose to use location-related features, like when you decide to share your location with your contacts or view locations nearby or locations others have shared with you… Even if you do not use our location-related features, we use IP addresses and other information like phone number area codes to estimate your general location (city and country).”
“We collect and use precise location information from your device with your permission when you choose to use location-related features, like when you decide to share your location with your contacts or view locations nearby or locations others have shared with you… Even if you do not use our location-related features, we use IP addresses and other information like phone number area codes to estimate your general location (city and country).”