Terms govern Meta Products and form a contract with Meta Platforms, Inc.
These Terms govern use of Facebook, Messenger and the other Meta products, websites, features, apps, services, technologies and software, unless Meta expressly states that separate terms apply instead. Instagram is the example given. The Products are provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., and the Terms are an agreement between the user and that company. The version shown is stated as effective January 1, 2025.
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Effective January 1, 2025
govern your access and use of Facebook, Messenger, and the other products, websites, features, apps, services, technologies, and software we offer
except where we expressly state that separate terms (and not these) apply. (For example, your use of Instagram is subject to the Instagram Terms of Use). These Products are provided to you by Meta Platforms, Inc. These Terms therefore constitute an agreement between you and Meta Platforms, Inc.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies except where Meta expressly states that separate terms (and not these) apply, for example Instagram Terms of Use.
Stated effective date: January 1, 2025.
Not stated here
Which products count as Meta Products is explained on a linked page ("What Products do these Terms cover?") that is not part of this source.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Disagreeing with the Terms means not using the Products
A person who does not agree to these Terms is told not to access or use Facebook or the other products and services they cover. The text does not describe a separate acceptance step; use is tied to agreeing.
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If you do not agree to these Terms, then do not access or use Facebook or the other products and services covered by these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to Facebook and the other products and services covered by these Terms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Terms are the entire agreement, but supplemental terms and policies also apply
The Terms, formerly called the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, are described as the entire agreement between the user and Meta Platforms, Inc. about use of the Products and supersede any prior agreements. That statement is qualified elsewhere in the Terms: supplemental terms for some Products become part of the agreement and, where they conflict with these Terms, govern to the extent of the conflict.
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These Terms (formerly known as the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities) make up the entire agreement between you and Meta Platforms, Inc. regarding your use of our Products. They supersede any prior agreements.
Some of the Products we offer are also governed by supplemental terms. If you use any of those Products, supplemental terms will be made available and will become part of our agreement with you.
To the extent any supplemental terms conflict with these Terms, the supplemental terms shall govern to the extent of the conflict.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 4.5 says supplemental terms for some Products become part of the agreement with the user and govern over these Terms to the extent of a conflict.
Other terms and policies listed in Section 5 may also apply to a user.
Not stated here
The text of the supplemental terms and other linked policies is not supplied in this source.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
Free to use; by using the Products you agree to personalized ads
Meta does not charge for Facebook or the other covered products and services unless it states otherwise. Businesses, organizations and others pay Meta to show ads instead. By using the Products the user agrees that Meta can show ads it thinks may be relevant to the user, and Meta uses the user's personal data to help decide which personalized ads to show. Section 2 repeats this as the user's agreement to personalized ads and other commercial and sponsored content on and off Meta Company Products, using personal data such as activity and interests.
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We don’t charge you to use Facebook or the other products and services covered by these Terms, unless we state otherwise. Instead, businesses and organizations, and other persons pay us to show you ads for their products and services. By using our Products, you agree that we can show you ads that we think may be relevant to you and your interests. We use your personal data to help determine which personalized ads to show you.
by using the Meta Products covered by these Terms, you agree that we can show you personalized ads and other commercial and sponsored content that businesses and organizations pay us to promote on and off
We use your personal data, such as information about your activity and interests, to show you personalized ads and sponsored content that may be more relevant to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Unless we state otherwise" qualifies the no-charge statement.
Ad personalization uses the user's personal data, such as information about activity and interests.
Section 2 extends the content to commercial and sponsored content, on and off Meta Company Products.
Not stated here
Which Meta Company Products count is explained on a linked page that is not part of this source.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company commitment
Meta says it does not sell personal data to advertisers or share identifying details without permission
Meta states that it does not sell the user's personal data to advertisers and does not share information that directly identifies the user, such as name, email address or other contact information, with advertisers unless the user gives specific permission. Instead, advertisers describe the audience they want, Meta shows ads to people who may be interested, and Meta gives advertisers reports on ad performance. Section 2 adds that those reports can include general demographic and interest information about audiences.
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We don’t sell your personal data to advertisers, and we don’t share information that directly identifies you (such as your name, email address or other contact information) with advertisers unless you give us specific permission. Instead, advertisers can tell us things like the kind of audience they want to see their ads, and we show those ads to people who may be interested. We provide advertisers with reports about the performance of their ads that help them understand how people are interacting with their content.
We don’t share information that directly identifies you (information such as your name or email address that by itself can be used to contact you or identifies who you are) unless you give us specific permission.
Qualifications & exceptions
Both statements are about advertisers.
The exception is specific permission from the user for directly identifying information.
Section 2 describes directly identifying information as information, such as a name or email address, that by itself can be used to contact the user or identifies who the user is.
Not stated here
These sentences do not describe sharing with parties other than advertisers; other sharing is described elsewhere in the Terms and in the linked Privacy Policy, which is not supplied here.
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.
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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.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Meta uses data about your connections, choices and activity to personalize your experience
Meta says each user's Facebook experience is personalized, including posts, stories, events, ads and other content in Feed or video, Pages followed, and features such as Marketplace and search. To do so it uses data about the connections the user makes, the choices and settings the user selects, and what the user shares and does on and off its Products.
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we use data about the connections you make, the choices and settings you select, and what you share and do on and off our Products - to personalize your experience.
from the posts, stories, events, ads, and other content you see in Facebook Feed or our video platform to the Facebook Pages you follow and other features you might use, such as Facebook Marketplace, and search.
Qualifications & exceptions
Data used includes activity both on and off Meta Products.
The listed features are examples ("such as").
Not stated here
What "off our Products" activity data Meta receives, and from whom, is not described in this section.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Meta uses data to suggest groups, events, Pages, shows and people
Meta says it helps users find and connect with people, groups, businesses and organizations across the Meta Products they use, and uses data to make suggestions for the user and for others, for example groups to join, events, Pages, shows and people the user may want to become friends with.
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We help you find and connect with people, groups, businesses, organizations, and others that matter to you across the Meta Products you use. We use data to make suggestions for you and others - for example, groups to join, events to attend, Facebook Pages to follow or send a message to, shows to watch, and people you may want to become friends with.
Qualifications & exceptions
Suggestions are made both for the user and for others.
Examples are illustrative.
Not stated here
Which data is used for suggestions is not specified in this section.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Ways to express yourself: sharing, messaging, calls and engagement insights
The Terms list ways to communicate and express yourself: status updates, photos, videos and stories shared across Meta Products consistent with the user's settings, messages, voice or video calls, events and groups, profile content, and insights on how others engage with the user's content. Meta also says it is developing new formats such as augmented reality and 360 video.
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sharing status updates, photos, videos, and stories across the Meta Products (consistent with your settings), sending messages or making voice or video calls to a friend or several people, creating events or groups, or adding content to your profile as well as showing you insights on how others engage with your content.
Qualifications & exceptions
Sharing across Meta Products is described as consistent with the user's settings.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Meta shows personalized ads and sponsored content; Section 2 gives the detail
Meta says it shows users personalized ads, offers and other sponsored or commercial content so they can discover content, products and services from businesses and organizations that use Facebook and other Meta Products. It refers to Section 2 for a fuller explanation, which says users agree to this by using the Products and that Meta uses personal data to personalize it.
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We show you personalized ads, offers, and other sponsored or commercial content to help you discover content, products, and services that are offered by the many businesses and organizations that use Facebook and other Meta Products. Section 2 below explains this in more detail.
by using the Meta Products covered by these Terms, you agree that we can show you personalized ads and other commercial and sponsored content that businesses and organizations pay us to promote on and off
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 2 states that by using the Products covered by these Terms the user agrees to personalized ads and other commercial and sponsored content.
Section 2 says Meta uses personal data such as activity and interests for this.
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
Meta monitors for misuse and may notify, remove content, restrict features, disable accounts or contact law enforcement
Meta says it works to maintain the security of its Products using dedicated teams, external service providers, partners and other relevant entities, and advanced technical systems that detect potential misuse, harmful conduct towards others, and situations where it may help or protect the community, including responding to user reports. If it learns of such content or conduct, it may take action based on its own assessment: notifying the user, offering help, removing content, removing or restricting access to features, disabling an account, or contacting law enforcement. Elsewhere in the Terms, where Meta removes content for violating the Community Standards it says it will tell the user and explain review options, subject to listed exceptions.
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We employ dedicated teams around the world, work with external service providers, partners and other relevant entities and develop advanced technical systems to detect potential misuse of our Products, harmful conduct towards others, and situations where we may be able to help support or protect our community, including to respond to user reports of potentially violating content.
If we learn of content or conduct like this, we may take appropriate action based on our assessment that may include - notifying you, offering help, removing content, removing or restricting access to certain features, disabling an account, or contacting law enforcement.
we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request another review, unless you seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms or if doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community of users; compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of any of our services, systems or Products; where we are restricted due to technical limitations; or where we are prohibited from doing so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
Actions are at Meta's assessment and "may" be taken; the list is illustrative ("may include").
Elsewhere (Section 3.2) notice and explanation of review options are not given where the user seriously or repeatedly violates the Terms, where legal liability or harm to the community or to system integrity could result, where technical limits apply, or where legal reasons prohibit it.
Not stated here
What detection systems look at, and what data they use, is not described here.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Meta shares data across Meta Companies on misuse and with Meta Companies providing financial products
Meta says it shares data across Meta Companies when it detects misuse or harmful conduct by someone using one of its Products, or to help keep Meta Products, users and the community safe. As an example, it shares information with Meta Companies that provide financial products and services to help them promote safety, security and integrity and comply with applicable law.
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We share data across [Meta Companies](https://www.facebook.com/legal/meta-companies?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_1) when we detect misuse or harmful conduct by someone using one of our Products or to help keep Meta Products, users and the community safe.
For example, we share information with Meta Companies that provide financial products and services to help them promote safety, security and integrity and comply with applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated purposes are safety, security and integrity and, for the financial-services example, also legal compliance.
The financial-products sentence is an example ("For example").
Not stated here
Which companies are Meta Companies is explained on a linked page that is not supplied; the Privacy Policy is referred to for more information but is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
Meta may access, preserve, use and share information when it believes law requires or permits
Meta says it may access, preserve, use and share any information it collects about the user where it has a good faith belief that it is required or permitted by law to do so. The Terms refer to the Privacy Policy for more information.
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Meta may access, preserve, use and share any information it collects about you where it has a good faith belief it is required or permitted by law to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies where Meta has a good faith belief that the action is required or permitted by law.
Covers "any information it collects about you", not only information tied to misuse.
Not stated here
Who may receive the information, and how long it may be preserved, are not stated in this section; the Privacy Policy is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Context
Oversight Board may review some decisions
In some cases the Oversight Board may review Meta's decisions, subject to the Board's own terms and bylaws. The Terms link to the Board for more information.
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In some cases, the Oversight Board may review our decisions, subject to its terms and bylaws.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only "in some cases"; subject to the Oversight Board's terms and bylaws.
Not stated here
Which decisions the Board can review, and whether a user can request review, are not stated here and rest on the Board's terms and bylaws, which are not supplied.
Use & Processing · Context
Meta uses and develops AI, machine learning and automated systems for access and abuse detection
Meta says it uses and develops advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning systems and augmented reality so people can use the Products safely regardless of physical ability or location. Examples given are technology that describes photos and videos for people with visual impairments, network technology for areas with limited internet access, and automated systems to detect and remove abusive and dangerous activity.
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We use and develop advanced technologies - such as artificial intelligence, machine learning systems, and augmented reality - so that people can use our Products safely regardless of physical ability or geographic location.
And we develop automated systems to improve our ability to detect and remove abusive and dangerous activity that may harm our community and the integrity of our Products.
Qualifications & exceptions
Examples are illustrative.
Stated purposes are accessibility, connectivity and safety.
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This section does not say what data trains or feeds these systems.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Meta researches user data and behavior to develop, test and improve Products
Meta says it does research to develop, test and improve its Products. This includes analyzing data it has about users, understanding how people use the Products, for example by running surveys and testing and troubleshooting new features. The Privacy Policy is said to explain how data is used to support this research.
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We engage in research to develop, test, and improve our Products. This includes analyzing data we have about our users and understanding how people use our Products, for example by conducting surveys and testing and troubleshooting new features.
Qualifications & exceptions
Purpose is developing and improving services.
Examples (surveys, testing and troubleshooting) are illustrative.
Not stated here
The Privacy Policy that explains data use for research is not supplied in this source.
Linking & Identification · Company practice
Meta uses data to make your experience consistent across Meta Company Products
Meta says it designs its systems so a user's experience is consistent and seamless across the different Meta Company Products the user uses. As examples, it uses data about the people the user engages with on Facebook to make it easier to connect with them on Instagram or Messenger, and it lets the user communicate with a business followed on Facebook through Messenger.
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We design our systems so that your experience is consistent and seamless across the different [Meta Company Products](https://www.facebook.com/legal/meta-company-products?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_1) that you use.
we use data about the people you engage with on Facebook to make it easier for you to connect with them on Instagram or Messenger, and we enable you to communicate with a business you follow on Facebook through Messenger.
Qualifications & exceptions
The two uses described are examples ("For example").
Not stated here
Which products are Meta Company Products is explained on a linked page that is not supplied here.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Content and data are moved and stored worldwide, including outside your country
Meta says that to operate its global services it needs to transfer, store and distribute content and data to its data centers, partners, service providers, vendors and systems around the world, including outside the user's country of residence. Meta calls this global infrastructure necessary and essential to provide the services, and says it may be owned, operated or controlled by Meta Platforms, Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, or its affiliates.
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To operate our global services and enable you to connect with people around the world, we need to transfer, store and distribute content and data to our data centers, partners, service providers, vendors and systems around the world, including outside your country of residence.
The use of this global infrastructure is necessary and essential to provide our services. This infrastructure may be owned, operated, or controlled by Meta Platforms, Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, or its affiliates.
Qualifications & exceptions
Includes locations outside the user's country of residence.
Infrastructure may be owned, operated or controlled by Meta Platforms, Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited or affiliates ("may").
Not stated here
The specific countries, safeguards or legal transfer mechanisms are not stated in this section.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
Section 2: using the Products means agreeing to personalized ads on and off Meta Company Products
In place of payment, using the Meta Products covered by the Terms is described as the user's agreement that Meta can show personalized ads and other commercial and sponsored content that businesses and organizations pay Meta to promote, on and off Meta Company Products. Meta uses the user's personal data, such as information about activity and interests, to show ads and sponsored content that may be more relevant.
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Instead of paying to use Facebook and the other products and services we offer, by using the Meta Products covered by these Terms, you agree that we can show you personalized ads and other commercial and sponsored content that businesses and organizations pay us to promote on and off
We use your personal data, such as information about your activity and interests, to show you personalized ads and sponsored content that may be more relevant to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Placement is on and off Meta Company Products.
Personal data used includes, for example, activity and interests.
Not stated here
Which products are Meta Company Products is explained on a linked page that is not supplied here.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company commitment
Advertisers choose audiences by goal and type; Meta says it does not sell personal data or reveal identity
Meta says its personalized ads system is designed so it can show relevant ads without telling advertisers who the user is, and that it does not sell personal data. Advertisers tell Meta their business goal and the kind of audience they want, for example people aged 18 to 35 who like cycling, and Meta then shows the ad to people it thinks might be interested.
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This means that we can show you relevant and useful ads without telling advertisers who you are. We don't sell your personal data.
We allow advertisers to tell us things like their business goal, and the kind of audience they want to see their ads (for example, people between the age of 18-35 who like cycling). We then show their ad to people who we think might be interested.
Qualifications & exceptions
Audience example (people between 18 and 35 who like cycling) is illustrative.
The statement is made in the context of the advertising system; Section 2 does not define "sell".
Not stated here
What counts as selling personal data is not defined in this source.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Advertisers get ad performance reports with general demographic and interest information
Meta says it gives advertisers reports about how their ads performed, on and off Meta Products, to help them understand how people interact with their content. The reports include general demographic and interest information, for example that women aged 25 to 34 in Madrid who like software engineering saw an ad. Meta says it does not share directly identifying information, such as a name or email address that by itself can be used to contact the user or identify them, unless the user gives specific permission.
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We also provide advertisers with reports about the performance of their ads to help them understand how people are interacting with their content on and off Meta Products.
we provide general demographic and interest information to advertisers to help them better understand their audience
We don’t share information that directly identifies you (information such as your name or email address that by itself can be used to contact you or identifies who you are) unless you give us specific permission.
Qualifications & exceptions
Reports cover interaction both on and off Meta Products.
Directly identifying information is not shared unless the user gives specific permission.
Not stated here
How granular the demographic and interest information can be is not stated beyond the example.
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.
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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.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Account rules: real name, accurate information, one personal account
The Terms frame the user's commitments as given in exchange for the services. For accounts, the user must provide for the account the same name used in everyday life, provide accurate information about themselves, and create only one account (their own) for personal use.
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In exchange, we need you to make the following commitments:
Provide for your account the same name that you use in everyday life.
Provide accurate information about yourself.
Create only one account (your own) and use it for personal purposes.
Qualifications & exceptions
The commitments are described as made in exchange for the services Meta provides.
The one-account rule is for the user's own account used for personal purposes.
Not stated here
The text does not say how Meta checks names or how it treats business use; business-related terms are addressed through supplemental terms elsewhere.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
No sharing your password, giving others access, or transferring your account
The user must not share their password, give others access to their Facebook account, or transfer the account to anyone else. The sentence ends with the parenthetical "without our permission"; the text does not say whether that applies to all three actions or only to transfer.
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Not share your password, give access to your Facebook account to others, or transfer your account to anyone else (without our permission).
Qualifications & exceptions
The words "(without our permission)" appear at the end of the list sentence.
Not stated here
Whether the permission exception covers sharing a password or giving access, or only transfer, is not stated.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Who cannot use Facebook: under 13, convicted sex offenders, and people barred by law
Meta says it tries to make Facebook broadly available but a person cannot use it if they are under 13, are a convicted sex offender, or are prohibited from receiving Meta's products, services or software under applicable laws. A separate bar for people whose account was previously disabled is covered in the next card.
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We try to make Facebook broadly available to everyone, but you cannot use Facebook if:
You are under 13 years old.
You are a convicted sex offender.
You are prohibited from receiving our products, services, or software under applicable laws.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to use of Facebook.
The law-based bar depends on applicable laws.
Not stated here
The text does not say how Meta verifies age or offender status, or which laws count.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
A disabled account bars you from Facebook, and a new account needs Meta's permission
A person cannot use Facebook if Meta previously disabled their account for violating the Terms, the Community Standards or other applicable terms and policies. If Meta disables an account for such a violation, the user agrees not to create another account without Meta's permission. Giving permission is at Meta's sole discretion and does not mean or imply that the disciplinary action was wrong or without cause.
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We've previously disabled your account for violations of our Terms
you agree not to create another account without our permission. Receiving permission to create a new account is provided at our sole discretion, and does not mean or imply that the disciplinary action was wrong or without cause.
Qualifications & exceptions
The bar applies where Meta previously disabled the account for violations of the Terms, Community Standards or other terms and policies.
Permission to create a new account is at Meta's sole discretion.
Not stated here
The Community Standards and other policies are linked documents that are not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited use: breaking Terms or policies, or anything unlawful, misleading, discriminatory or fraudulent
The user agrees not to engage in listed conduct, and not to facilitate or support others in doing so. The user may not use the Products to do or share anything that violates the Terms, the Community Standards or other terms and policies that apply to the user's use of the Products, or that is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory or fraudulent, including helping someone else use the Products in such a way.
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You therefore agree not to engage in the conduct described below (or to facilitate or support others in doing so):
That violates these Terms
That is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory or fraudulent (or assists someone else in using our Products in such a way).
Qualifications & exceptions
The restriction also covers facilitating or supporting others in the conduct.
"Other terms and policies that apply" are listed in Section 5 and not supplied here.
Not stated here
The Community Standards and other policies are linked documents that are not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Prohibited use: content you do not own or have rights to, and infringement
The user may not use the Products to do or share anything that the user does not own or have the necessary rights to share, or that infringes or violates someone else's rights, including intellectual property rights such as copyright or trademark, or distributing or selling counterfeit or pirated goods. The infringement bar is stated to apply "unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law".
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That you do not own or have the necessary rights to share.
That infringes or violates someone else's rights, including their intellectual property rights (such as by infringing another’s copyright or trademark, or distributing or selling counterfeit or pirated goods), unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
The infringement item has an exception where applicable law provides an exception or limitation.
The ownership/rights item has no stated exception.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No malware, spam or interference with the services
The user may not upload viruses or malicious code, use the services to send spam, or do anything else that could disable, overburden, interfere with or impair the proper working, integrity, operation or appearance of the services, systems or Products.
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You may not upload viruses or malicious code, use the services to send spam, or do anything else that could disable, overburden, interfere with, or impair the proper working, integrity, operation, or appearance of our services, systems, or Products.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Anything else that could" is broad: the test is capability to disable, overburden, interfere with or impair, not proven harm.
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.
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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.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No collecting usernames or passwords, or misappropriating access tokens
The user may not proxy, request or collect Product usernames or passwords, or misappropriate access tokens.
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You may not proxy, request, or collect Product usernames or passwords, or misappropriate access tokens.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
No selling, licensing or purchasing data obtained from Meta, except under the Platform Terms
Except as provided in the Platform Terms, the user may not sell, license or purchase any data obtained from Meta or its services, whether or not the data was obtained while logged in to a Facebook account.
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Except as provided in the [Platform Terms](https://developers.facebook.com/terms), you may not sell, license, or purchase any data obtained from us or our services, regardless of whether such data was obtained while logged-in to a Facebook account.
Qualifications & exceptions
Exception: as provided in the Platform Terms.
Not stated here
The Platform Terms are a linked document that is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
No misuse of reporting, flagging, dispute or appeals channels
The user may not misuse any reporting, flagging, dispute or appeals channel, for example by making fraudulent, duplicative or groundless reports or appeals.
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You may not misuse any reporting, flagging, dispute, or appeals channel, such as by making fraudulent, duplicative, or groundless reports or appeals.
Qualifications & exceptions
The examples are illustrative.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No circumventing technological access controls
The user may not do, or attempt to do, anything to circumvent, bypass or override technological measures that Meta uses to control or limit access to its Products or data.
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You may not do, or attempt to do, anything to circumvent, bypass, or override any technological measures that Meta uses to control or limit access to our Products or data.
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers attempts as well as successful circumvention.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta can remove content, restrict access and suspend or disable accounts for violating conduct
Meta says it can remove or restrict access to content that violates the conduct provisions. It can also suspend or disable an account for conduct that violates those provisions, as provided in Section 4.2. Section 4.2 lets Meta, in its discretion, suspend or permanently disable access to Meta Company Products and permanently disable or delete an account where it determines the user has clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached the Terms or policies, including the Community Standards. Meta may also act if a user repeatedly infringes others' intellectual property rights or where it is legally required to.
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We can remove or restrict access to content that is in violation of these provisions. We can also suspend or disable your account for conduct that violates these provisions, as provided in Section 4.2.
If we determine, in our discretion, that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms or Policies, including in particular the [Community Standards](https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4), we may suspend or permanently disable your access to Meta Company Products, and we may permanently disable or delete your account.
We may also disable or delete your account if you repeatedly infringe other people’s intellectual property rights or where we are required to do so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 4.2 threshold: Meta determines, in its discretion, that the breach was clear, serious or repeated.
Section 4.2 adds repeated intellectual property infringement and legal requirements as grounds.
Not stated here
The Community Standards are a linked document that is not supplied.
When Meta removes content or acts on an account it says it will explain options, with exceptions
If Meta removes content shared in violation of the Community Standards, it says it will let the user know and explain any options to request another review. That commitment does not apply where the user seriously or repeatedly violates the Terms, where notice may expose Meta or others to legal liability, harm the community of users, or compromise the integrity or operation of its services, systems or Products, where technical limitations restrict Meta, or where it is legally prohibited from doing so. Section 4.2 contains a matching commitment and the same exceptions for account suspension or termination.
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we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request another review, unless you seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms or if doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community of users; compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of any of our services, systems or Products; where we are restricted due to technical limitations; or where we are prohibited from doing so for legal reasons.
Where we take such action we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request a review, unless doing so may expose us or others to legal liability
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers content removed for violating the Community Standards.
Exceptions: serious or repeated violation; legal liability; harm to the community; compromise of system integrity or operation; technical limitations; legal prohibition.
Not stated here
What the review options are is not described in this source.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Meta works with fact-checkers and may add notices to rated content
Meta says it works with independent fact-checkers in many jurisdictions to combat misinformation. When content has been rated by fact-checkers, Meta may add a notice to provide additional context.
Supporting quotations
We work with independent fact-checkers in many jurisdictions to combat misinformation. When content has been rated by fact-checkers, we may add a notice to provide additional context.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to content that fact-checkers have rated.
Notice is something Meta "may" add.
Fact-checking occurs in many jurisdictions, not necessarily all.
Not stated here
Whether a notice affects distribution or removal of the content is not stated in this sentence.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Users are encouraged to report violating content or conduct, where the feature exists
Meta encourages users to report content or conduct they believe violates their rights, including intellectual property rights, or Meta's terms and policies, "if this feature exists in your jurisdiction".
Supporting quotations
we encourage you to [report](https://www.facebook.com/help/181495968648557?ref=tos) content or conduct that you believe violates your rights (including [intellectual property rights](https://www.facebook.com/help/intellectual_property?ref=tos)) or our terms and policies, if this feature exists in your jurisdiction.
Qualifications & exceptions
Reporting is available only if the feature exists in the user's jurisdiction.
Not stated here
What happens after a report is made is not described here.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
Meta can remove or restrict content, features, services or information to avoid misuse or adverse legal impacts
Meta says it can remove or restrict access to content, features, services or information if it determines that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate misuse of its services or adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Meta.
Supporting quotations
We also can remove or restrict access to content, features, services, or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate misuse of our services or adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Meta.
Qualifications & exceptions
Based on Meta's determination that the action is reasonably necessary.
Covers content, features, services and information, not only user content.
Not stated here
The notice and review commitment in Section 3.2 is stated for removals of content that violates the Community Standards; this sentence does not say whether the same commitment applies to removals under it.
Content & IP Rights · User right or choice
You keep ownership of your content and are free to share it elsewhere
The user keeps ownership of intellectual property rights, such as copyright or trademarks, in content the user creates and shares on Facebook and other Meta Company Products used. Nothing in the Terms takes away the user's rights to their own content, and the user is free to share it with anyone else, wherever they want. The ownership statement concerns content the user creates and shares.
Supporting quotations
Some content that you share or upload, such as photos or videos, may be protected by intellectual property laws.
You retain ownership of the intellectual property rights (things like copyright or trademarks) in any such content that you create and share on Facebook and other
Nothing in these Terms takes away the rights you have to your own content. You are free to share your content with anyone else, wherever you want.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to content the user creates and shares on Facebook and other Meta Company Products they use.
Subject to the license described in the next card.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
You license your content to Meta: non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide
To provide its services, Meta needs a license from the user to use their content. This license applies to content covered by intellectual property rights that the user shares, posts or uploads on or in connection with the Products. It is non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free and worldwide, and allows Meta to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate and create derivative works of the content, consistent with the user's privacy and application settings. As an example, sharing a photo gives Meta permission to store, copy and share it with others consistent with the user's settings, such as Meta Products or service providers that support them. Meta says the license is solely for providing and improving its Products and services as described in Section 1, and that it ends when the content is deleted from its systems, subject to the retention cases described in later cards.
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However, to provide our services, we need you to give us some legal permissions (known as a "license") to use that content. This is solely for the purposes of providing and improving our Products and services as described in Section 1 above.
when you share, post, or upload content that is covered by intellectual property rights on or in connection with our Products, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content
This means, for example, that if you share a photo on Facebook, you give us permission to store, copy, and share it with others (again, consistent with your settings) such as Meta Products or service providers that support those products and services. This license will end when your content is deleted from our systems.
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers content "covered by intellectual property rights" that the user shares, posts or uploads on or in connection with the Products.
Exercised consistent with the user's privacy and application settings.
Purpose limited to providing and improving the Products and services as described in Section 1.
Ends when the content is deleted from Meta's systems, but continues in the cases listed in the deletion cards.
Not stated here
Which Meta Products and service providers may receive the content depends on settings and on the Section 1 service descriptions; the text does not list recipients.
You can delete content at any time; account deletion removes personal-account content, with exceptions
The user can delete individual content they share, post and upload at any time. All content posted to the user's personal account is deleted if the user deletes the account. Account deletion does not automatically delete content posted as an admin of a Page or content created collectively with other users, such as photos in Shared Albums, which may continue to be visible to other album members.
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You can delete individual content you share, post, and upload at any time. In addition, all content posted to your personal account will be deleted if you delete your account.
Account deletion does not automatically delete content that you post as an admin of a page or content that you create collectively with other users, such as photos in Shared Albums which may continue to be visible to other album members.
Qualifications & exceptions
Account deletion removes content posted to the personal account.
Exceptions: content posted as a Page admin and collectively created content such as Shared Albums.
Not stated here
How the user can later remove Page-admin or collective content is not described in this section.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
Deletion can take up to 90 days, trash is emptied after 30 days, and backups can take 90 more
It may take up to 90 days to delete content after Meta begins the account deletion process or receives a content deletion request. Content sent to trash begins deletion automatically after 30 days unless the user chooses to delete it sooner. During deletion the content is no longer visible to other users. After the content is deleted, it may take up to another 90 days to remove it from backups and disaster recovery systems.
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It may take up to 90 days to delete content after we begin the account deletion process or receive a content deletion request. If you send content to trash, the deletion process will automatically begin in 30 days unless you chose to delete the content sooner.
While the deletion process for such content is being undertaken, the content is no longer visible to other users. After the content is deleted, it may take us up to another 90 days to remove it from backups and disaster recovery systems.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Up to 90 days" after account deletion begins or a deletion request is received.
Trash: deletion begins automatically in 30 days unless the user deletes sooner.
Up to a further 90 days for backups and disaster recovery systems.
Exceptions that can delay deletion are in the next card.
Retention & Deletion · Restriction or exception
Content may be kept past 90 days for others' use, technical limits, investigations, safety or legal duties
Content will not be deleted within 90 days where others have used it under the license and have not deleted it, where deletion within 90 days is not possible due to technical limitations (Meta will complete it as soon as technically feasible), or where immediate deletion would restrict Meta's ability to investigate illegal activity or violations of its terms and policies, protect the safety, integrity and security of Products, systems, services, employees and users and defend itself, comply with legal obligations to preserve evidence (including record keeping by Meta Companies providing financial products and services), or comply with a request from a judicial or administrative authority, law enforcement or a government agency. In those retention cases the content is kept no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was retained, and the exact duration varies case by case.
Supporting quotations
Content will not be deleted within 90 days of the account deletion or content deletion process beginning in the following situations:
where your content has been used by others in accordance with this license and they have not deleted it
where deletion within 90 days is not possible due to technical limitations of our systems, in which case, we will complete the deletion as soon as technically feasible
where immediate deletion would restrict our ability to:
investigate or identify illegal activity or violations of our terms and policies
protect the safety, integrity, and security of our Products, systems, services, our employees, and users, and to defend ourselves
comply with legal obligations for the preservation of evidence, including data Meta Companies providing financial products and services preserve to comply with any record keeping obligations required by law
comply with a request of a judicial or administrative authority, law enforcement or a government agency
the content will be retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it has been retained (the exact duration will vary on a case-by-case basis).
Qualifications & exceptions
The listed situations are conditions for content not being deleted within 90 days.
Retention under the investigation, safety, legal and authority cases is limited to no longer than necessary, with duration case by case.
The technical-limitations case commits to completing deletion as soon as technically feasible.
Not stated here
The exact retention duration in each case is not stated; it "will vary on a case-by-case basis".
The content license continues until retained content is fully deleted
Where content stays because others have used it under the license and not deleted it, the license continues to apply until that content is deleted. More broadly, in each retention case listed for content not deleted within 90 days, the license continues until the content has been fully deleted.
Supporting quotations
in which case this license will continue to apply until that content is deleted
In each of the above cases, this license will continue until the content has been fully deleted.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies in each listed retention case.
Where others used the content under the license and have not deleted it, the license continues until that content is deleted.
Not stated here
How long retention may last in each case is not stated beyond "no longer than is necessary".
You permit use of your name, profile picture and actions next to ads, without compensation
The user gives Meta permission to use their name, profile picture and information about actions they have taken on Facebook next to or in connection with ads, offers and other sponsored or commercial content that Meta displays across its Products, without any compensation to the user. For example, Meta may show friends that the user is interested in an advertised event or has liked a Page created by a brand that paid to display ads. Meta says ads and content like this can be seen only by people who have permission to see the actions the user has taken on Meta Products, and points to ad settings and preferences.
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You give us permission to use your name and profile picture and information about actions you have taken on Facebook next to or in connection with ads, offers, and other sponsored or commercial content that we display across our Products, without any compensation to you.
Ads and content like this can be seen only by people who have your permission to see the actions you've taken on Meta Products.
We don’t share information that directly identifies you (information such as your name or email address that by itself can be used to contact you or identifies who you are) unless you give us specific permission.
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers name, profile picture and information about actions taken on Facebook.
No compensation to the user.
Visible only to people who have permission to see the user's actions on Meta Products.
Elsewhere Meta says it does not share directly identifying information such as a name with advertisers unless the user gives specific permission.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether the permission given here is the "specific permission" that Section 2 refers to for sharing directly identifying information with advertisers.
Ad settings and preferences are on a linked page that is not supplied.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): Meta says it does not sell personal data to advertisers or share identifying details without permission — contrast: Meta says it does not share directly identifying information such as a name with advertisers without specific permission, while the user also permits use of name and profile picture next to ads shown to people allowed to see the user's actions; the text does not say whether that permission is the specific permission.
Use & Processing · Permission or license
If you download or use Meta software, you permit it to install updates
If the user downloads or uses Meta's software, the user gives Meta permission to download and install updates to the software where available.
Supporting quotations
If you download or use our software, you give us permission to download and install updates to the software where available.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies where updates are available and the user downloads or uses the software.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether the user can decline or turn off updates.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Meta keeps rights in its content; its trademarks and copyrights only as permitted
If the user uses content covered by intellectual property rights that Meta has and makes available in its Products, such as images, designs, videos or sounds that the user adds to content they create or share, Meta retains all rights to that content but not the user's. The user can use Meta's copyrights or trademarks, or similar marks, only as expressly permitted by Meta's Brand Usage Guidelines or with Meta's prior written permission.
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we retain all rights to that content (but not yours). You can only use our copyrights or [trademarks (or any similar marks)](https://about.meta.com/brand/resources/meta/our-trademarks/) as expressly permitted by our [Brand Usage Guidelines](https://about.meta.com/brand/resources/meta/company-brand/) or with our prior written permission.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to content that Meta has and makes available in its Products.
Meta's retention of rights does not extend to the user's own content.
Exception: express permission in the Brand Usage Guidelines or Meta's prior written permission.
Not stated here
The Brand Usage Guidelines are a linked document that is not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
No modifying, translating, decompiling or reverse engineering Meta products without permission
The user must obtain Meta's written permission, or permission under an open source license, to modify, translate, create derivative works of, decompile or reverse engineer Meta's products or their components, or otherwise try to extract source code. This does not apply where an exception or limitation applies under applicable law or where the conduct relates to the Meta Bug Bounty Program. Meta reserves all rights not expressly granted to the user.
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You must obtain our written permission (or permission under an open source license) to modify, translate, create derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer our products or their components, or otherwise attempt to extract source code from us, unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law or your conduct relates to the [Meta Bug Bounty Program](https://m.facebook.com/whitehat).
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Exceptions: permission under an open source license, an exception or limitation under applicable law, or conduct relating to the Meta Bug Bounty Program.
Meta reserves all rights not expressly granted.
Not stated here
The Meta Bug Bounty Program terms are a linked document that is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Meta will notify you before changing the Terms; continued use means you are bound
Meta says it may update the Terms from time to time to reflect its services and practices, promote safety and security, and comply with applicable law. Unless otherwise required by law, it will notify the user before making changes and give an opportunity to review them before they take effect. Once updated Terms are in effect, the user is bound by them by continuing to access or use the Products.
Supporting quotations
we may need to update these Terms from time to time to accurately reflect our services and practices, to promote a safe and secure experience on our Products and services, and/or to comply with applicable law.
Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you before we make changes to these Terms and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Once any updated Terms are in effect, you will be bound by them if you continue to access or use our Products.
Qualifications & exceptions
Prior notice and review are promised "unless otherwise required by law".
Continued access or use after the update takes effect binds the user.
Not stated here
How notice is given and how long the review period lasts are not stated.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
If you do not accept updated Terms you can delete your account and must stop using the Products
A user who does not agree to updated Terms, or who wants to terminate their agreement to the contract, can delete their account at any time. The user must also stop accessing or using Facebook and the other Meta Products.
Supporting quotations
if you do not agree to our updated Terms or wish to terminate your agreement to this contract, you can [delete](https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674?ref=tos&entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4) your account at any time and you must also stop accessing, or using Facebook and the other Meta Products.
Qualifications & exceptions
Deleting the account does not by itself end use: the user must also stop accessing or using the Products.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta may suspend or permanently disable access to Meta Company Products for clear, serious or repeated breaches
If Meta determines, in its discretion, that the user has clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached the Terms or its policies, especially the Community Standards, it may suspend or permanently disable the user's access to Meta Company Products and may permanently disable or delete the account. It may also disable or delete an account if the user repeatedly infringes other people's intellectual property rights or where it is required to do so for legal reasons.
Supporting quotations
If we determine, in our discretion, that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms or Policies, including in particular the [Community Standards](https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4), we may suspend or permanently disable your access to Meta Company Products, and we may permanently disable or delete your account.
We may also disable or delete your account if you repeatedly infringe other people’s intellectual property rights or where we are required to do so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
The determination is Meta's, "in our discretion".
The consequence reaches access to Meta Company Products, not only Facebook.
Additional grounds: repeated intellectual property infringement and legal requirement.
Not stated here
The Community Standards and "Policies" are linked or unspecified documents that are not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta may disable or delete unconfirmed, inactive or possibly hijacked accounts
Meta may disable or delete an account if after registration it is not confirmed, if it is unused and inactive for an extended period, or if Meta detects someone may have used it without the owner's permission and Meta cannot confirm the owner's ownership.
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We may disable or delete your account if after registration your account is not confirmed, your account is unused and remains inactive for an extended period of time, or if we detect someone may have used it without your permission and we are unable to confirm your ownership of the account.
Qualifications & exceptions
Three separate grounds: unconfirmed after registration, inactive for an extended period, or possible unauthorized use with ownership unconfirmed.
Not stated here
"Extended period of time" is not defined; the linked page on how accounts are disabled and deleted is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Company commitment
Meta says it will explain review options for account actions, with exceptions
Where Meta takes action on an account, it says it will let the user know and explain any options to request a review. It will not do so where it may expose Meta or others to legal liability, harm the community of users, or compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of its services, systems or Products, where it is restricted by technical limitations, or where it is prohibited from doing so for legal reasons. The Terms point to a page on what to do if an account was disabled and how to contact Meta if the user thinks it was disabled by mistake.
Supporting quotations
Where we take such action we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request a review, unless doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community of users; compromise or interfere with the integrity or operation of any of our services, systems or Products; where we are restricted due to technical limitations; or where we are prohibited from doing so for legal reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
Exceptions: legal liability, harm to the community, system integrity or operation, technical limitations, legal prohibition.
Not stated here
What the review options are is not described in this source; the linked help page is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The Terms end if the account is deleted or disabled, but Section 3 and Sections 4.2 to 4.5 survive
If the user deletes the account or Meta disables or deletes it, and the user stops accessing, using or visiting Facebook and the other Meta Products, or if the contract is otherwise terminated, the Terms end as an agreement between the user and Meta. The provisions listed in parentheses as "(3, 4.2-4.5)" remain in place.
Supporting quotations
If you delete or we disable or delete your account, and you stop accessing, using, or visiting Facebook and the other Meta Products, or if this contract is otherwise terminated, then these Terms shall terminate as an agreement between you and us, except for the following provisions, which will remain in place: (3, 4.2-4.5).
Qualifications & exceptions
Termination requires that the user also stops accessing, using or visiting the Products.
Surviving provisions are identified by number: Section 3 and Sections 4.2 through 4.5.
Not stated here
The surviving numbers are given without titles; Sections 1 and 2 and 4.1 are not in that list.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Products are provided "as is" and warranties are disclaimed
Meta says the Products are provided "as is" and it makes no guarantee that they will always be safe, secure or error-free, or that they will work without disruptions, delays or imperfections. To the extent permitted by law, Meta also disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
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Our Products, however, are provided "as is," and we make no guarantees that they always will be safe, secure, or error-free, or that they will function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections. To the extent permitted by law, we also DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Qualifications & exceptions
The warranty disclaimer applies "to the extent permitted by law".
Not stated here
Which warranties cannot be disclaimed depends on local law and is not described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Meta says it is not responsible for what other people do or say
Meta says it does not control or direct what people and others do or say, and that it is not responsible for their actions or conduct, online or offline, or for any content they share, including offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful and other objectionable content.
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We do not control or direct what people and others do or say, and we are not responsible for their actions or conduct (whether online or offline) or any content they share (including offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful, and other objectionable content).
Qualifications & exceptions
Covers conduct both online and offline and objectionable content shared by others.
Not stated here
The statement does not say how it interacts with the Section 1.5 safety commitments or with law that may impose responsibility.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Liability exclusions and a cap of the greater of $100 or what you paid in twelve months
Meta says its liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Under no circumstance will it be liable to the user for lost profits, revenues, information or data, or for consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive or incidental damages arising out of or related to the Terms or the Meta Products, on any theory of liability including negligence, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Its aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Terms or the Meta Products will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount the user has paid Meta in the past twelve months.
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our liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and under no circumstance will we be liable to you for any lost profits, revenues, information, or data, or consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive, or incidental damages arising out of or related to these Terms or the Meta Products (however caused and on any theory of liability, including negligence), even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Meta Products will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past twelve months.
Qualifications & exceptions
Limited "to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law".
Cap is the greater of $100 or the amount paid to Meta in the past twelve months.
Applies on any theory of liability, including negligence.
Not stated here
The text does not say how local consumer protection laws that do not allow such limits change the result.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Disputes go to N.D. California or San Mateo County courts under California law
Section 4.4 states that disputes should be resolved in a known place under known law. Both the user and Meta agree that any claim, cause of action or dispute arising out of or relating to the Terms or the user's access or use of the Meta Products will be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California or a state court in San Mateo County. The user also submits to personal jurisdiction in those courts, and California law governs the Terms and any such dispute without regard to conflict of law provisions. Separately, Meta may in its sole discretion bring its own claims in any competent court in the country where the user resides that has jurisdiction over the claim.
Supporting quotations
If a dispute does arise, however, it's useful to know up front where it can be resolved and what laws will apply.
You and Meta each agree that any claim, cause of action, or dispute between us that arises out of or relates to these Terms or your access or use of the Meta Products shall be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California or a state court located in San Mateo County.
the laws of the State of California will govern these Terms and any claim, cause of action, or dispute without regard to conflict of law provisions.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, you agree that, in its sole discretion, Meta may bring any claim, cause of action, or dispute we have against you in any competent court in the country in which you reside that has jurisdiction over the claim.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to claims arising out of or relating to the Terms or the user's access or use of the Meta Products.
Meta separately may bring its own claims against the user in any competent court in the country where the user resides, in its sole discretion; the text gives the user no matching right.
Not stated here
The text does not say how this interacts with mandatory consumer rights in other countries.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
Meta may choose to sue you in a competent court in your country of residence
In addition to the exclusive California venue, the Terms say that, in its sole discretion, Meta may bring any claim, cause of action or dispute it has against the user in any competent court in the country where the user resides that has jurisdiction over the claim. The user agrees to this. The text gives the user no matching option to sue in their own country.
Supporting quotations
Without prejudice to the foregoing, you agree that, in its sole discretion, Meta may bring any claim, cause of action, or dispute we have against you in any competent court in the country in which you reside that has jurisdiction over the claim.
Qualifications & exceptions
Meta's right is at its "sole discretion".
The court must be competent and have jurisdiction over the claim.
Stated "without prejudice to" the exclusive California venue that applies to claims by either party.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether the user may use courts in their own country for claims against Meta.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Supplemental terms become part of the agreement and govern over these Terms in a conflict
Some Products are also governed by supplemental terms that will be made available and become part of the agreement. The examples given are the Commercial Terms for commercial or business purposes such as buying ads, selling products, developing apps, managing a group or Page for a business or using measurement services; the Music Guidelines for content containing music; the Avatar Terms for Avatars; and the Meta AI Terms for AI products and features. If supplemental terms conflict with these Terms, the supplemental terms govern to the extent of the conflict. Section 5 describes the Commercial Terms as applying if the user also uses the Products for any commercial or business purpose.
Supporting quotations
Some of the Products we offer are also governed by supplemental terms. If you use any of those Products, supplemental terms will be made available and will become part of our agreement with you.
if you access or use our Products for commercial or business purposes, such as buying ads, selling products, developing apps, managing a group or Page for your business, or using our measurement services, you must agree to our
To the extent any supplemental terms conflict with these Terms, the supplemental terms shall govern to the extent of the conflict.
These terms apply if you also access or use our Products for any commercial or business purpose, including advertising, operating an app on our Platform, using our measurement services, managing a group or a Page for a business, or selling goods or services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to the Products and uses described (commercial or business purposes, music, Avatars, AI products and features).
Supplemental terms govern only "to the extent of the conflict".
The examples are illustrative ("For instance").
Not stated here
The text of the Commercial Terms, Music Guidelines, Avatar Terms and Meta AI Terms is not supplied in this source.
Severability, no waiver by non-enforcement, and amendments in writing signed by Meta
If part of the Terms is found unenforceable, it is deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if that is not possible, and the rest stays in force. If Meta does not enforce a term, that is not a waiver. Any amendment to or waiver of the Terms must be in writing and signed by Meta.
Supporting quotations
If any portion of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion will be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and if it can’t be made enforceable, then it will be severed and the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver. Any amendment to or waiver of these Terms must be made in writing and signed by us.
Qualifications & exceptions
Amendment or waiver requires a signed writing from Meta.
Not stated here
This sentence does not reconcile written-amendment requirements with Meta's right in Section 4.1 to update the Terms by notice.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You cannot transfer your rights or obligations without Meta's consent
The user may not transfer any of their rights or obligations under the Terms to anyone else without Meta's consent.
Supporting quotations
You will not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else without our consent.
Qualifications & exceptions
Exception: Meta's consent.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You may designate a legacy contact to manage a memorialized account
The user may designate a legacy contact to manage the account if it is memorialized. If the user enables it in settings, only the legacy contact, or a person identified in a valid will or similar legal document expressing clear consent to disclose content to that person upon death or incapacity, will be able to seek limited disclosure of information from the account after it is memorialized.
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You may designate a person (called a legacy contact) to manage your account if it is memorialized. If you enable it in your settings, only your legacy contact or a person who you have identified in a valid will or similar legal document expressing clear consent to disclose your content to that person upon death or incapacity will be able to seek limited
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies if the user enables it in settings.
Disclosure available is limited.
The alternative route is a valid will or similar legal document expressing clear consent to disclose content upon death or incapacity.
Not stated here
What information may be disclosed, and how a request is decided, is on a linked page that is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
No third-party beneficiaries; Meta can assign its rights and obligations freely
The Terms do not give third parties beneficiary rights. All of Meta's rights and obligations under the Terms are freely assignable by Meta in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
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These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights. All of our rights and obligations under these Terms are freely assignable by us in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
Qualifications & exceptions
Assignment right is stated as "in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise".
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Meta may change your username in certain circumstances
Meta says it may need to change the username for the user's account in certain circumstances, for example if someone else claims the username and it appears unrelated to the name the user uses in everyday life.
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We may need to change the username for your account in certain circumstances (for example, if someone else claims the username and it appears unrelated to the name you use in everyday life).
Qualifications & exceptions
The example is illustrative ("for example").
Not stated here
Other circumstances are not listed.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Meta may use your feedback without restriction, compensation or confidentiality
Meta may use feedback and other suggestions about its products and services without any restriction or obligation to compensate the user, and it is under no obligation to keep them confidential.
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we may use feedback and other suggestions without any restriction or obligation to compensate you, and we are under no obligation to keep them confidential.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Section 5 lists other terms and policies that may apply to you
Section 5 is headed as other terms and policies that "may apply" to the user and lists linked documents with a one-line description of when each applies. Which of them apply depends on how the user uses the Products. None of the listed documents is supplied in this source, so this analysis records only the one-line descriptions Meta gives of each.
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5. Other terms and policies that may apply to you
Qualifications & exceptions
Heading says these terms and policies "may apply"; each entry states its own scope.
Not stated here
The text of all listed terms and policies is not supplied in this source.
The Terms do not say here how conflicts between the listed policies and these Terms are resolved, other than the supplemental terms sentence in Section 4.5.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Content and conduct standards: Community Standards, Recommendations Guidelines and Live Policies
The Community Standards are described as guidelines on the content a user posts to Facebook and the user's activity on Facebook and other Meta Products. The Recommendations Guidelines (Facebook and Instagram) outline standards for recommending and not recommending content. The Live Policies are described as applying to all content broadcast to Facebook Live. These are the standards the Terms refer to elsewhere for content removal and account actions.
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These guidelines outline our standards regarding the content you post to Facebook and your activity on Facebook and other Meta Products.
outline our standards for recommending and not recommending content.
These policies apply to all content broadcast to Facebook Live.
Qualifications & exceptions
The Live Policies apply to content broadcast to Facebook Live.
Not stated here
The text of the Community Standards, Recommendations Guidelines and Live Policies is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Commercial and advertising terms apply if you advertise, sell or manage a business Page
The Commercial Terms apply if the user also accesses or uses the Products for any commercial or business purpose, including advertising, operating an app on the Platform, using measurement services, managing a group or Page for a business, or selling goods or services. The Advertising Policies are described as applying to partners who advertise across the Meta Products and specify what ad content partners are allowed. The Self-Serve Ad Terms apply when the user uses self-serve advertising interfaces to create, submit or deliver advertising or other commercial or sponsored activity or content.
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These terms apply if you also access or use our Products for any commercial or business purpose, including advertising, operating an app on our Platform, using our measurement services, managing a group or a Page for a business, or selling goods or services.
These policies apply to partners who advertise across the Meta Products and specify what types of ad content are allowed by partners who advertise across the Meta Products.
These terms apply when you use self-serve advertising interfaces to create, submit, or deliver advertising or other commercial or sponsored activity or content.
Qualifications & exceptions
Each applies only to the commercial or advertising use it describes.
Not stated here
The text of the Commercial Terms, Advertising Policies and Self-Serve Ad Terms is not supplied.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
Payments and commerce terms apply to payments, selling and developer payments
The Community Payment Terms are described as applying to payments made on or through Meta Products. The Commerce Policies outline the policies that apply when the user offers products or services for sale on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The Developer Payment Terms apply to developers of applications that use Facebook Payments.
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These terms apply to payments made on or through Meta Products.
These guidelines outline the policies that apply when you offer products or services for sale on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
These terms apply to developers of applications that use Facebook Payments.
Qualifications & exceptions
Each applies to the payment or selling activity it names.
Not stated here
The text of the Community Payment Terms, Commerce Policies and Developer Payment Terms is not supplied, so fees, refunds and other payment terms are not known from this source.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Music Guidelines and the Pages, Groups and Events Policy apply to specific uses
The Music Guidelines are described as the policies that apply if the user posts or shares content containing music on any Meta Products. The Facebook Pages, Groups and Events Policy is described as applying if the user creates or administers a Facebook Page, group or event, or uses Facebook to communicate or administer a promotion.
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These guidelines outline the policies that apply if you post or share content containing music on any Meta Products.
These guidelines apply if you create or administer a Facebook Page, group, or event, or if you use Facebook to communicate or administer a promotion.
Qualifications & exceptions
Each applies to the use it names.
Not stated here
The text of the Music Guidelines and the Pages, Groups and Events Policy is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Meta Platform Policy and Meta Brand Resources apply to developers and to Meta trademarks
The Meta Platform Policy is described as applying to the use of the APIs, SDKs, tools, plugins, code, technology, content and services that enable others to develop functionality, retrieve data from Meta Products, or provide data to Meta. The Meta Brand Resources are described as guidelines for the use of Meta trademarks, logos and screenshots.
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These terms apply to the use of the set of APIs, SDKs, tools, plugins, code, technology, content, and services that enables others to develop functionality, retrieve data from MetaProducts, or provide data to us.
These guidelines outline the policies that apply to use of Meta trademarks, logos, and screenshots.
Qualifications & exceptions
Each applies to the use it describes.
Not stated here
The text of the Meta Platform Policy and Meta Brand Resources is not supplied.
Use & Processing · Context
Avatar Terms and Meta AI Terms apply if you use Avatars or generative AI features
The Avatar Terms apply to the use of Avatars and Avatar features, including purchases and acquisitions of Avatar clothing in the Avatar store. The Meta AI Terms govern use of Meta's generative AI products and features. Section 4.5 says that when a user uses Avatars or AI products and features, these terms also apply, in addition to these Terms.
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These terms apply to the use of our Avatars and our Avatar features, including purchases and acquisitions of Avatar clothing in the Avatar store.
These terms govern use of our Generative AI products and features.
If you use Avatars, then the [Avatar Terms](https://www.facebook.com/legal/avatars_terms?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4) also apply. If you use our AI products and features, the [Meta AI Terms](https://www.facebook.com/legal/ai-terms?entry_point=POLICY_SECTION%3Asection_4) also apply.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 4.5 says these terms "also apply" for users of Avatars and AI products and features, and that supplemental terms govern in a conflict.
Not stated here
The text of the Avatar Terms and Meta AI Terms is not supplied, so how Meta handles data and content in generative AI features is not known from this source.