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  1. Terms
  2. Privacy
  3. Guidelines
  4. Intellectual Property
  5. Enforcement
  6. Transparency

Every policy on this site changes over time, as Wavely changes and as the law does. This page lists every version of every policy, newest first, with a summary of what changed. When a change matters, we tell you before it takes effect, in the app or by email.

Terms

PolicyDateWhat changed
Terms of ServiceNovember 9, 2026Sets the minimum age in Quebec at 14. Keeps the consumer protections and courts of the place you live outside the United States, and adds the notice Quebec requires before these terms change.
Terms of ServiceOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Acceptable Use PolicyOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Refund PolicyOctober 28, 2026The first version.

Privacy

PolicyDateWhat changed
Privacy PolicyNovember 9, 2026Describes the waitlist as it works now, that it is for people in the United States and Canada, and the map on the website’s home page. Sets the minimum age in Quebec at 14, and corrects how post locations and email sign-up work.
Privacy PolicyOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Cookie PolicyNovember 9, 2026Adds what the waitlist page keeps in your browser tab and Cloudflare’s bot check, and moves the map to the website’s home page.
Cookie PolicyOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Your Privacy ControlsNovember 9, 2026Corrects how post locations, ratings, deleted comments, and notification settings work, and explains how to make a request from an account without an email address.
Your Privacy ControlsOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Deleting Your AccountNovember 9, 2026Corrects how to remove a waitlist sign-up: unsubscribing only stops email, and leaving the waitlist or asking us deletes it. Adds the mobile number, search activity, and viewing history to what is deleted.
Deleting Your AccountOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Regional Privacy NoticesNovember 9, 2026Adds a notice for Canada, under federal law and the laws of Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec, and adds the waitlist to the notices for the US, the EEA, and the UK. Sets the minimum age in Quebec at 14.
Regional Privacy NoticesOctober 28, 2026The first version.

Guidelines

PolicyDateWhat changed
Community GuidelinesNovember 9, 2026Sets the minimum age in Quebec at 14, adds the 988 crisis line in Canada, and lists what a request to remove an intimate image needs.
Community GuidelinesOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Rating GuidelinesOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Community Admin GuidelinesOctober 28, 2026The first version.

Intellectual Property

PolicyDateWhat changed
Copyright PolicyOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Trademark PolicyOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Brand GuidelinesOctober 28, 2026The first version.

Enforcement

PolicyDateWhat changed
How We Enforce Our RulesNovember 9, 2026Describes the automated check on uploaded media more precisely.
How We Enforce Our RulesOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Reporting and AppealsNovember 9, 2026Adds appeals of account removal, the 988 crisis line in Canada, and requests from accounts without an email address, and corrects when a reporter’s details are shared.
Reporting and AppealsOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Law Enforcement GuidelinesNovember 9, 2026Corrects what Wavely holds: mobile numbers for accounts that sign in with one, the locations on posts, and waitlist sign-ups.
Law Enforcement GuidelinesOctober 28, 2026The first version.

Transparency

PolicyDateWhat changed
Transparency CenterOctober 28, 2026The first version.
Policy ChangesOctober 28, 2026The first version.

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