WhatsApp privacy policy update: Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp announced its new privacy policy in the early days of January. But, After facing the wrath of millions of its users across the globe due to 'confusing' privacy policy, WhatsApp decided to push the deadline to accept the policy by three months, till May 15, which is just a few days away.

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The messaging platform also earlier revealed that users must understand and accept the privacy policy by May 15 else they will lose access to their account, the BGR India report said. As we inch closer to May 15th, if you don’t accept the new Terms of Service by May 15, you won't get the full functionality of WhatsApp.

The company said in a statement previously that “you won’t have full functionality of WhatsApp until you accept; for a short time, you’ll be able to receive calls and notifications, but won’t be able to read or send messages.” Users must note that the WhatsApp account will not be deleted unless it remains inactive for more than 120 days.

To accept WhatsApp's new privacy policy, users will get to see the policy pop-up on the home screen itself. To accept the new privacy policy, tap on the ‘Agree’ option that appears on the screen when you log into the app.

“By tapping Agree, you accept the new terms and privacy policy,” WhatsApp shows this banner on the screen. That’s the only way you get to accept the newly update Terms of Service, there’s no other option or anything available for now. If you don’t see the pop-up, chances are you have already accepted the new WhatsApp privacy policy.

The Facebook-owned messaging platform has already clarified that the personal chats and information of users will remain end to end encrypted. The company said that while that will remain unchanged, it is making it easier for users to chat with businesses.

Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp against a single judge order dismissing their pleas against a probe ordered into the messaging app's new privacy policy. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the CCI that had ordered the probe and sought its response by May 21, the next date of hearing.

The single judge on April 22 had said though it would have been "prudent" for the CCI to await the outcome of petitions in the Supreme Court and the Delhi HC against WhatsApp's new privacy policy, but not doing so would not make the regulator's order "perverse" or "wanting of jurisdiction".