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Waze can unilaterally terminate your access at any time, disclaims all warranties, and holds users fully responsible for any risks or inaccuracies with the service. Waze is not liable for indirect or consequential damages, or for the content of third-party ads or linked services. Users are also required to indemnify Waze for any claims or losses resulting from their violation of the terms. Additionally, Waze can modify or terminate the entire service without prior notice.
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Risks to You
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Potentially harmful clauses or one-sided terms, and user duties that present an elevated risk.
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Waze has the right to terminate your access at any time for any reason.
Waze retains the right to block your access to the Service and discontinue your use of the Service, at any time and for any reason Waze deems appropriate, at its sole and absolute discretion.
Why it matters: Waze can unilaterally block your access to the Service and discontinue your use at any time for any reason it deems appropriate, without needing to provide a specific cause.
Waze retains the right to block your access to the Service and discontinue your use of the Service, at any time and for any reason Waze deems appropriate, at its sole and absolute discretion.
TERMINATION OF USE OF THE SERVICE, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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Users assume full responsibility and risk for using the Service.
You agree and acknowledge that you assume full, exclusive and sole responsibility for the use of and reliance on the Service, and you further agree and acknowledge that your use of or reliance on the Service is made entirely at your own risk.
Why it matters: Users are solely responsible for their use of and reliance on the service, meaning they bear all risk for any issues that arise from using it.
You agree and acknowledge that you assume full, exclusive and sole responsibility for the use of and reliance on the Service, and you further agree and acknowledge that your use of or reliance on the Service is made entirely at your own risk. You further acknowledge that it is your responsibility to comply with all applicable laws (including traffic laws) while using the Service.
REVIEW OF CONTENT, paragraph 16 · Citation strength: strong
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Users indemnify Waze for terms violations.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Waze and its employees, officers, directors and agents, as well as all third party advertisers of Ads from and against all claims, damages, expenses, losses and liabilities that arise as a result of your violation of these Terms. This indemnity is intended to cover all expenses, payments, loss, loss of profits or any other damage, direct or indirect, monetary or non-monetary, incurred by Waze, its employees, officers, directors or agents as a result of your violation of the Terms, including but not limited to legal expenses and attorney fees.
Why it matters: Users are required to indemnify Waze for any claims, damages, expenses, losses, and liabilities that arise from their violation of the terms, including legal costs, effectively shifting the financial burden of user non-compliance onto the user.
In view of the fact that the Service is provided to you free-of-charge, this indemnity is intended to cover all expenses, payments, loss, loss of profits or any other damage, direct or indirect, monetary or non-monetary, incurred by Waze, its employees, officers, directors or agents as a result of your violation of the Terms, including but not limited to legal expenses and attorney fees.
LINKS AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION IN THE SERVICE, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
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Waze may modify the service without prior notice.
Waze may, either partially or in its entirety and without being obligated to provide prior notice – modify, adapt or change the Service, the Service’s features, the user interface and design, the extent and availability of Content in the Service and any other aspect related to the Service. You will have no claim, complaint or demand against Waze for applying such changes or for failures incidental to such changes.
Why it matters: Waze can modify, adapt, or change the service, its features, user interface, design, and content availability without prior notice, and users waive any claims or complaints against Waze for these changes or related failures.
Waze may, either partially or in its entirety and without being obligated to provide prior notice – modify, adapt or change the Service, the Service’s features, the user interface and design, the extent and availability of Content in the Service and any other aspect related to the Service. You will have no claim, complaint or demand against Waze for applying such changes or for failures incidental to such changes.
PRIVACY, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use and Sharing
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How the service collects, uses, and shares your data; policies related to data control and privacy.
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Waze uses user data for advertising.
Waze makes money selling ads space to businesses, and uses your data to show you ads that are useful to you, according to your settings.
Why it matters: Waze collects and uses your data to display targeted advertisements from businesses, which means your personal information influences the ads you see.
Advertising is what makes it possible to offer our Service to everyone. We make money selling ads space to businesses, and we use your data to show you ads that are useful to you, according to your settings.
KEY POINTS COVERED BY THESE TERMS, paragraph 9 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation and Renewal
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Terms related to account termination, subscription cancellation, and automatic renewals.
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Gotchas
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Unexpected or less common clauses that might be significant to users.
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Protections for You
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Explicit commitments and features that benefit you as the user.
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You can terminate your account at any time.
You can terminate your account or stop using the Service at any time.
Why it helps: Users have the explicit right to terminate their account or stop using the service at any time, providing control over their engagement with the platform.
You can terminate your account or stop using the Service at any time.
TERMINATION OF USE OF THE SERVICE, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Waze uses your personal information to make the service more helpful.
Waze uses your personal information to make our Service more helpful to you (for example, this is how we can suggest to you routes that fit your preferences, estimate your arrival time more accurately etc.).
Why it helps: Waze explicitly states that it uses personal information to enhance the usefulness of the service for the user, such as by suggesting personalized routes and improving arrival time estimations.
We also use your personal information to make our Service more helpful to you (for example, this is how we can suggest to you routes that fit your preferences, estimate your arrival time more accurately etc.).
KEY POINTS COVERED BY THESE TERMS, paragraph 9 · Citation strength: strong
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