Terms of Service

Facebook · agreement dated January 1, 2025 · Official agreement

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Data Access & Collection · User right or choice

Privacy Policy explains data use; settings pages offer privacy choices

The Terms point to the Privacy Policy for how Meta collects and uses personal data to determine some of the ads a user sees and to provide the services described in the Terms. The user can open the settings pages of the relevant Meta Product at any time to review privacy choices about how Meta uses the user's data.

Supporting quotations

Our [Privacy Policy](https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/) explains how we collect and use your personal data to determine some of the ads you see and provide all of the other services described below.
You can also go to your [settings](https://www.facebook.com/settings) pages of the relevant Meta Product at any time to review the privacy choices you have about how we use your data.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Choices are those available in the settings pages of the relevant Meta Product.

Not stated here

  • The Privacy Policy is a linked document and its contents are not supplied in this source.

Data Access & Collection · User right or choice

Meta collects personal data to provide the services; you have controls over ads and the data used

Meta says it collects and uses personal data to provide the services described in the Terms and points to the Privacy Policy for how. It says the user has controls over the types of ads and advertisers seen and the types of information used to determine which ads are shown, with a link to learn more.

Supporting quotations

We collect and use your personal data in order to provide the services described above to you.
You have controls over the types of ads and advertisers you see, and the types of information we use to determine which ads we show you.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Controls named: types of ads, advertisers, and types of information used to determine ads.

Not stated here

  • What the controls are and how to use them is on linked pages that are not supplied; the Privacy Policy is not supplied.

Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception

No automated data collection or access to data without permission

The user may not access or collect data from the Products by automated means without Meta's prior permission, or attempt to access data the user does not have permission to access. This applies whether or not the automated access or collection happens while logged in to a Facebook account.

Supporting quotations

You may not access or collect data from our Products using automated means (without our prior permission) or attempt to access data you do not have permission to access, regardless of whether such automated access or collection is undertaken while logged-in to a Facebook account.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Exception: Meta's prior permission for automated access or collection.
  • Applies whether or not the user is logged in.

Not stated here

  • The text does not say how permission is obtained.