Session and persistent cookies; cookie use can change
The cookies Meta uses include session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay in your browser until they expire or you delete them. Meta also says the cookies it uses, and how it uses them, may change over time as it improves and updates the Meta Products.
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The cookies that we use include session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay in your browser until they expire or you delete them.
The cookies we use and how we use them[1] may change over time as we improve and update Meta Products
Qualifications & exceptions
Lifespans listed later in the cookie table are for the cookies named there; the policy says the cookie set and its uses can change.
Not stated here
The policy does not say how users are told when the cookies or their uses change.
Retention & Deletion · Context
The cookie table lists common cookies, not necessarily all
The table that follows is introduced as cookies Meta commonly uses and the common purposes for which it uses them. Together with the statement that the cookies used and their uses may change, and that persistent cookies stay until they expire or you delete them, the table is a representative list with lifespans for the named cookies, not stated to be complete. Your browser may also let you choose whether cookies are set and delete them.
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We've listed below cookies we commonly use and the common purposes for which we use these:
The cookies that we use include session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay in your browser until they expire or you delete them.
your browser or device may offer settings that allow you to choose whether browser cookies are set and to delete them.
Qualifications & exceptions
Browser-setting controls are described as distinct from the controls Meta offers, and disabling cookies may stop parts of the Meta Products working properly.
Not stated here
The policy does not list any cookies beyond those in the table, nor say how many others exist.
Retention & Deletion · User right or choice
Browser and device cookie settings are separate from Meta's controls
Your browser or device may offer settings that let you choose whether browser cookies are set and delete them. Meta says these controls vary by browser, that manufacturers may change both the settings they offer and how they work at any time, and that these controls are distinct from the controls Meta offers. It points to links for popular browsers, with additional information as of 23 June 2021.
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Browser cookie controls
In addition, your browser or device may offer settings that allow you to choose whether browser cookies are set and to delete them. These controls vary by browser, and manufacturers may change both the settings they make available and how they work at any time. As of 23 June 2021, you may find additional information about the controls offered by popular browsers at the links below.
Please be aware that these controls are distinct from the controls that we offer you.
Qualifications & exceptions
The browser information is dated 'As of 23 June 2021', earlier than the policy's December 12, 2023 effective date.
These settings are provided by browsers and device makers, not by Meta.
Not stated here
The browser help pages are linked but not supplied, so what each browser lets you do is not described here.
Retention & Deletion · Procedure
Links to cookie help for popular browsers
Meta lists help links for managing cookies in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Safari Mobile and Opera.
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Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Safari Mobile
Opera
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is of popular browsers and is dated 'As of 23 June 2021' in the preceding text.
Not stated here
The linked pages are not supplied, so their instructions are not described here.