Effective Date: May 25, 2023

WhatsApp Channels is one of the “Services” provided to you by WhatsApp. These Supplemental Terms of Service for Channels (the “Supplemental Terms”) supplement the WhatsApp Terms of Service, and together, apply to your use of Channels. The terms and conditions of the Supplemental Terms will take precedence and apply to your use of Channels. Nothing in these Supplemental Terms limits any of our rights under the WhatsApp Terms of Service or any additional terms or policies they reference.

The WhatsApp Channels Privacy Policy supplements the WhatsApp Privacy Policy and explains how we collect, use, and share information when you use Channels. You can also go to your settings at any time to review your privacy choices. Your use of Channels does not impact the privacy of your personal WhatsApp messages, which continue to be end-to-end encrypted as described in the WhatsApp Privacy Policy.

About WhatsApp Channels

Channels is a one-to-many broadcast service that allows you to view and interact with relevant and timely updates shared by other WhatsApp users. You can create a Channel to share updates, that anyone can discover, follow, and view. The content that you share on Channels will be visible to WhatsApp and our users. We may also list Channels that you may be interested in following based on your country or local language.

Legal and Acceptable Use of Channels

You must access and use Channels only for legal, authorized, and acceptable purposes. Channel admins are responsible for the content on their Channels and are required to maintain an age-appropriate and safe experience for their followers. We do not control what users do or say on Channels, and we are not responsible for their (or your) actions or conduct (whether online or offline) or content (including illegal or objectionable content).

Channel admins must not engage in activity that violates these Supplemental Terms or other terms and policies that apply to your use of our Services, including but not limited to the WhatsApp Channels Guidelines. This includes:

Reporting, Content Removal, and Remediation

WhatsApp users can report any Channel or specific update that potentially violates their rights or our terms and policies. You can learn more about how to report and block on WhatsApp here.

WhatsApp may remove, prevent sharing of, or limit access to any content or information shared on Channels that violates the WhatsApp Terms of Service, these Supplemental Terms, our policies (including the WhatsApp Channels Guidelines), or where we are permitted or required to do so by law. We may also remove or restrict access to certain features, disable or suspend an account, or contact law enforcement to protect our Services and our users. We may work with third-party service providers, including Meta Companies, to ensure security, safety, and integrity across WhatsApp, as described in the WhatsApp Terms of Service, and Whatsapp Privacy Policy.

WhatsApp further reserves the right to terminate your access to the entire Service, consistent with the WhatsApp Terms of Service. While we aim to apply our policies consistently across all jurisdictions, in some jurisdictions there may be specific requirements under applicable laws which require varying applications of enforcement.

Licenses

We need certain permissions from you to provide Channels. The license you grant us in the WhatsApp Terms of Service (<Your License to WhatsApp>) includes the content that you share on WhatsApp Channels.

Functionality May Change or Be Limited

The functionality and/or performance of Channels may change over time. We may introduce new features, impose limits on, suspend, eliminate, change, restrict access, or update certain existing features or any part of Channels. We may offer limited versions of Channels, and these versions may have limited features or contain other limitations. If a feature or content is no longer available, the information, data, or content created or provided by you in connection with such feature or content may be deleted or become inaccessible.

Updating These Supplemental Terms

We may amend or update these Supplemental Terms. We will provide you notice of material amendments to our Supplemental Terms, as appropriate, and update the "Last modified" date at the top of our Supplemental Terms. Your continued use of Channels confirms your acceptance of our Supplemental Terms, as amended. We hope you will continue using Channels, but if you do not agree to our Supplemental Terms, as amended, you must stop using Channels or stop using our Services by deleting your account.