Meta uses cookies to verify your account and know when you are logged in, so it can make access easier and show the right experience and features. Examples: staying logged in as you move between Facebook Pages; remembering your browser so you do not have to keep logging in; and making it easier to log in to Facebook through third-party apps and websites. The 'c_user' and 'xs' cookies are used for this purpose and have a lifespan of 365 days.
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We use cookies to verify your account and determine when you’re logged in so that we can make it easier for you to access the Meta Products and show you the appropriate experience and features.
We use cookies to keep you logged in as you navigate between Facebook Pages. Cookies also help us remember your browser so you don't have to keep logging in to Facebook and so you can more easily log in to Facebook via third-party apps and websites. For example, we use the "c_user" and "xs" cookies, including for this purpose, which have a lifespan of 365 days.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Cookies help prevent underage sign-ups
Meta says cookies also help it prevent underage people from registering for Facebook accounts.
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Cookies also help us prevent underage people from registering for Facebook accounts.
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The policy does not explain how cookies are used for this, what information they use, or what happens when a browser is flagged.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Cookies c_user and xs: authentication, 365 days
The 'c_user' and 'xs' cookies authenticate you and keep you logged in as you navigate between Facebook Pages; lifespan 365 days.
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c_user; xs
We use these cookies to authenticate you and keep you logged in as you navigate between Facebook Pages.
365 days
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Facebook accounts: see activity information from other businesses
Facebook account holders can access the activity information Meta receives from other businesses and organisations about their interactions with them by visiting the Export Your Information tool.
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If you have a Facebook account
You can access the activity information we receive from other businesses and organizations about your interactions with them by visiting our [Export Your Information](https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644?entry_point=POLICY_SUBPAGE%3Asubpage-4.1) tool.
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What the export tool contains or how long it takes is on a linked page that this source does not supply.