Separate AI terms govern users living in the UK, Brazil or the European Region
The page opens by saying Meta’s AI terms differ by the region you live in. If you live in the United Kingdom, Brazil or the European Region, a separate regional Meta AIs Terms of Service (linked, not reproduced here) governs your use of Meta’s generative AI products and features instead. The page does not state which other regions the terms below cover; it only lists these three carve-outs.
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Our AI Terms are different depending on the region you live in
govern the use of our Generative AI products and features if you live in the United Kingdom
govern the use of our Generative AI products and features if you live in Brazil
govern the use of our Generative AI products and features if you live in the European Region
Qualifications & exceptions
The regional pointer is keyed to where you live, not where you are using the product.
The three regional terms are linked documents and are not part of this source.
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The UK, Brazil and EU Meta AIs Terms of Service are linked but not supplied; their content is unknown here.
Which regions the main terms below apply to is not stated on the page.
These Terms bind you to Meta Platforms, Inc. when you use "AIs" through any Meta Product
The Meta AIs Terms of Service apply when you access and use Meta AIs and the other software, tools, services, documentation, content, functionalities and generative AI features Meta makes available through any Meta Product; the terms call all of this "AIs". The agreement is between you and Meta Platforms, Inc. ("Meta"). Using AIs counts as agreeing to these Terms, to the separate Meta Terms of Service, and to any other applicable terms and policies.
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Meta AIs Terms of Service
apply when you access and use Meta AIs and other software, tools, services, documentation, content, functionalities, and generative AI features that we make available to you through any
(collectively, “AIs”). These terms are a legally binding agreement between you and Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). By using AIs, you agree to be bound by these Terms, the
and any other applicable terms and policies
Qualifications & exceptions
"AIs" is defined broadly: it covers software, tools, services, documentation, content, functionalities and generative AI features made available through any Meta Product, not only the Meta AI assistant.
Agreement is by use: no separate acceptance step is described.
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The Meta Terms of Service and the list of Meta Products are linked documents and are not supplied here.
"Any other applicable terms and policies" is open-ended; which ones apply to a given use is not stated.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You may not use AIs, or let others use them, in any way on the Acceptable Uses list; breach can cost access
The Acceptable Uses section is a list of things you may not do with AIs. The ban covers your own access and use and also allowing others to access or use AIs in any of the listed ways. The list items (explained in the following cards) describe manners of use "that would" produce the listed result, so the test is the effect of the use, not only intent. Elsewhere the terms say that if Meta determines you breached these Terms or other applicable terms and policies, it may suspend or permanently disable your access to AIs or other Meta services, and may permanently disable or delete your account.
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Acceptable Uses
You may not access, use, or allow others to access or use AIs in any manner that would:
If we determine that you have breached these Terms or other applicable terms and policies, we may suspend or permanently disable your access to AIs or other Meta services or features, and we may permanently disable or delete your account
Qualifications & exceptions
Allowing others to use AIs in a prohibited way is itself prohibited.
The consequence for breach (suspension, disabling, account deletion) is Meta’s determination and is discretionary ("may").
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited: uses that violate law, including anything involving child sexual abuse material
You may not use AIs in a way that would violate any applicable law. The terms spell out that this includes promoting, contributing to or encouraging illegal or unlawful activity, and conduct that describes, encourages, supports or distributes child sexual abuse materials in any form.
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You may not access, use, or allow others to access or use AIs in any manner that would:
Violate any applicable law (including but not limited to any manner that promotes, contributes to, or encourages illegal or unlawful activity), including conduct that describes, encourages, supports, or distributes in any form child sexual abuse materials
Qualifications & exceptions
"Applicable law" is not limited to any one country.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited: content that may harm people, manipulative techniques, or exploiting vulnerable people
You may not generate, promote, disseminate, use or facilitate content that may harm other individuals, including encouraging self-harm, discrimination, bullying, humiliation or other emotional harms. The terms also count as harm using AIs to deploy subliminal, manipulative or deceptive techniques that distort behaviour by impairing decision making, or to exploit people because of their age, disability or a specific social or economic situation in order to distort their behaviour.
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You may not access, use, or allow others to access or use AIs in any manner that would:
Generate, promote, disseminate, or otherwise use or facilitate content that may harm other individuals, including to encourage self-harm, discrimination, bullying, humiliation, and/or other emotional harms
(i) deploy subliminal, manipulative, or deceptive techniques to distort behavior by impairing decision making; or (ii) exploit people due to their age, disability, or a specific social or economic situation to distort their behavior
Qualifications & exceptions
The threshold is content that "may" harm, not content shown to have harmed.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited: uses presenting a risk of death or bodily harm, and adult or sexual content
You may not use AIs in a manner that would present a risk of death or bodily harm to individuals, which the terms illustrate with illegal drugs, weapons and self-harm. Separately, you may not generate, promote, disseminate, use or facilitate adult content, with erotic chat, pornography and content meant to arouse sexual excitement given as examples.
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You may not access, use, or allow others to access or use AIs in any manner that would:
Present a risk of death or bodily harm to individuals (including in relation to illegal drugs, weapons, or self-harm)
Generate, promote, disseminate, or otherwise use or facilitate adult content, such as erotic chat, pornography, and content meant to arouse sexual excitement
Qualifications & exceptions
Both items use "including" or "such as", so the named examples are illustrative, not the full set.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited: deceiving or misleading others, including scams, phishing, malware, plagiarism and misinformation
You may not use AIs in a way that would deceive or mislead others. The terms name plagiarism, scams, phishing or malware, and furthering misinformation or disinformation as examples, while saying the list is not exhaustive.
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You may not access, use, or allow others to access or use AIs in any manner that would:
Deceive or mislead others, including but not limited to activity related to plagiarism, scams, phishing or malware, and furtherance of misinformation or disinformation
Qualifications & exceptions
"Including but not limited to": the named examples are illustrative.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited: seeking professional advice or content for regulated activities; outputs are not professional care
You may not use AIs to solicit professional advice, with medical, psychological, financial and legal advice given as examples, or to obtain content to be used for other regulated activities, such as political campaigning or lobbying. The same item states that no statement, response or content generated by AIs should be read as an offer or provision of professional care or as a substitute for consulting a qualified provider.
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You may not access, use, or allow others to access or use AIs in any manner that would:
Solicit professional advice (including but not limited to medical, psychological, financial, or legal advice) or content to be used for the purpose of engaging in other regulated activities (including but not limited to political campaigning or lobbying).
No statements, responses, or content generated by AIs should be interpreted as an offer or provision of professional care or as a substitute for consultation with a qualified provider.
Qualifications & exceptions
The named advice fields and regulated activities are examples ("including but not limited to").
The warning section later repeats, in capitals, that you should not use Outputs to inform professional advice or decisions related to medicine, finance, law or pharmaceuticals.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You promise your Prompts comply with these Terms and other policies, which Meta may revise at any time
You agree that providing Prompts will not violate these Terms, including the Acceptable Uses list, and the other policies that apply to your use of AIs. The same sentence says Meta may supplement, update or revise those other policies at any time. For these Terms themselves, the Changes section says Meta will, unless the law requires otherwise, notify you of material changes (for example by email or in-app notification) and give you a chance to review them before they take effect; continuing to use AIs after an update means you are bound by it.
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You agree that your provision of Prompts will not violate these Terms, including the Acceptable Uses, and other policies that apply to your use of AIs, which we may supplement, update, or revise, at any time.
Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example through email or in-app notification) of any material 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 use our AIs.
Qualifications & exceptions
The any-time revision language is attached to the "other policies that apply to your use of AIs"; material changes to these Terms come with advance notice and a review opportunity, unless law requires otherwise.
If you do not agree to updated Terms you should stop using AIs before they take effect.
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Which other policies apply to your use of AIs, and how changes to them are communicated, is not stated.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You warrant you have consent from anyone depicted in media you submit for processing
By providing media to AIs for processing, you represent, warrant and agree that you have, and that you provide to Meta, any appropriate permissions or consents from the people depicted in that media for the processing to take place. This sits alongside the general rule that you may not provide Prompts that infringe or violate someone else’s rights, including privacy rights.
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By providing media to AIs for processing, you represent, warrant and agree that you have, and otherwise provide to Meta, any appropriate permission(s) or consents from persons depicted in such media to conduct such processing.
You may not provide Prompts or use AIs in any way that infringes or violates someone else’s rights, including but not limited to privacy and intellectual property rights.
Qualifications & exceptions
The warranty is triggered by the act of providing media; no separate confirmation step is described.
It covers permissions from the persons depicted, and the words "otherwise provide to Meta" extend those permissions to Meta.
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What counts as "appropriate" permission or consent is not defined.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No warranty of accuracy: do not rely on Outputs, and verifying them is your sole responsibility
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Meta makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy of any Content, including Outputs, nor about Outputs that are disturbing or upsetting. The terms tell you not to rely on Outputs for any purpose and not to use them to inform professional advice or decisions related to medicine, finance, law or pharmaceuticals. If you plan to use Outputs for any reason, verifying them is your sole responsibility, and the terms warn that AIs and any Content may not reflect accurate, complete or current information.
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Accuracy and Warning Regarding Content
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, META MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING OUTPUTS, OR ANY OUTPUTS THAT ARE DISTURBING OR UPSETTING.
YOU SHOULD NOT RELY UPON OUTPUTS FOR ANY PURPOSE OR USE OUTPUTS TO INFORM PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR DECISIONS RELATED TO MEDICINE, FINANCE, LAW, OR PHARMACEUTICALS. IF YOU PLAN TO USE OUTPUTS FOR ANY REASON, IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY OUTPUTS. AIS AND ANY CONTENT MAY NOT REFLECT ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT INFORMATION.
Qualifications & exceptions
The disclaimer applies "to the maximum extent permitted by law", so local law may preserve some protections.
The professional-decision warning mirrors the Acceptable Uses ban on soliciting professional advice.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Outputs are unpredictable and may be offensive; you, not Meta, are responsible for how you use them
AIs generate Content from your Prompts and the specific Content returned cannot be predicted in advance. The terms state, in capitals, that AIs might generate content you consider offensive or objectionable and that does not represent Meta’s views. By agreeing to the Terms and using AIs you recognise and assume the risk that your Prompts may produce such content, and you agree that you, not Meta, are responsible for your use of, your response to, and any actions you take in relation to Content generated from your Prompts.
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The specific Content that the AIs will return based on your Prompts cannot be predicted in advance. AIs MIGHT GENERATE CONTENT THAT YOU CONSIDER OFFENSIVE OR OBJECTIONABLE AND/OR THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT META’S VIEWS.
YOU ALSO RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT YOU – NOT META – ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF, RESPONSE TO, AND/OR ANY ACTIONS YOU TAKE IN RELATION TO, CONTENT GENERATED BY THE AIS BASED ON YOUR PROMPTS.
Qualifications & exceptions
The risk you assume is framed around content generated from the Prompts you provide.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Third-party content and integrations used with AIs are at your own risk; Meta is not responsible
AIs may use, or be used together with, content, services, features and integrations provided by third parties. Meta says it is not responsible for your use of that third-party content, those services, features or integrations, and that you use them at your own risk.
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Third Party Materials
AIs may use or be used in connection with content, services, features, and integrations provided by third parties. Meta is not responsible for your use of third party content, services, features, and integrations, and you use these at your own risk.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement covers both third-party material that AIs use and third-party services AIs are used in connection with.
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Which third-party integrations are involved is not stated.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
AIs and Outputs come "as is": no guarantee of safety, security or accuracy; implied warranties disclaimed
AIs and Outputs are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Meta makes no guarantee that they will be safe, secure or error-free or will work without disruptions, delays or imperfections; it is not responsible for Outputs, and you are responsible for checking Outputs for accuracy and suitability. Outputs do not reflect the views of Meta, its affiliates or personnel. Meta also disclaims, as far as the law allows, all express or implied warranties, listing merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, availability, security, privacy, compatibility, non-infringement and any warranty implied by course of dealing, course of performance or trade usage. The earlier accuracy warning makes the same point about Content and Outputs.
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Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitations on Liability
Disclaimer of Warranties
AIs and Outputs are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we make no guarantees that they will be safe, secure, or error-free, or will function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for Outputs, and you are responsible for checking Outputs for accuracy and suitability. The Outputs provided by AIs do not reflect the views of Meta, our affiliates, or our personnel.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, PRIVACY, COMPATIBILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, META MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING OUTPUTS, OR ANY OUTPUTS THAT ARE DISTURBING OR UPSETTING.
Qualifications & exceptions
Each disclaimer is limited "to the maximum extent permitted by (applicable) law", so some protections may survive under local law.
Responsibility for checking Outputs for accuracy and suitability is placed on you.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Meta excludes lost profits, data and indirect damages, with a fallback where local law forbids such limits
Meta’s liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Under no circumstance will Meta be liable to you for lost profits, revenues, information or data, or for consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, punitive or incidental damages arising out of or related to these Terms or AIs, however caused and on any theory of liability including negligence, even if Meta was advised such damages were possible. The terms acknowledge that the laws of some states or jurisdictions may not allow some of these exclusions, so some or all may not apply to you; in that case Meta’s liability is still limited to the fullest extent the applicable law permits.
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Limitations on Liability
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 AIs (however caused and on any theory of liability, including negligence), even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The laws of some states or jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some or all of the exclusions and limitations set out above may not apply to you. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, in such cases, Meta’s liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
Where local law does not allow a given exclusion or limitation, that part may not apply to you, and the fallback is the fullest limitation the law does permit.
No monetary cap figure is stated.
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Which jurisdictions’ laws override the exclusions is not stated.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Disputes under these Terms follow the dispute resolution clause of the Meta Terms of Service
Any claim, cause of action or dispute that arises out of or relates to these Terms is subject to the dispute resolution clause in the Meta Terms of Service. That clause is not reproduced here; the Meta Terms of Service are a separate document which, under the scope section, you also agree to by using AIs.
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Disputes
Any claim, cause of action, or dispute that arises out of or relates to these Terms is subject to the disputes resolution clause in the Meta Terms of Service.
By using AIs, you agree to be bound by these Terms, the
Qualifications & exceptions
The governing procedure (for example arbitration, courts or venue) is whatever the Meta Terms of Service dispute clause provides.
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The Meta Terms of Service dispute resolution clause is not supplied here; its content, including any arbitration requirement or opt-out, is unknown from this source.
Unenforceable parts are trimmed or severed; non-enforcement is not waiver; changes need Meta’s signed writing
If any portion of these Terms is found unenforceable, it is deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and if that is not possible it is severed while the rest stays in full force. Meta’s failure to enforce any term is not a waiver of it. Any amendment to or waiver of these Terms must be in writing and signed by Meta.
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Severability
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
The signed-writing requirement is for amendments and waivers of these Terms; the Changes section describes how Meta itself issues updated Terms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Meta may update these Terms; material changes come with notice and a review period unless law requires otherwise
Meta says it may need to update these Terms from time to time to reflect its services and practices, to promote a safe and secure experience, or to comply with applicable law. Unless the law requires otherwise, Meta will notify you of any material changes, for example by email or in-app notification, and give you an opportunity to review them before they take effect. Once updated Terms are in effect you are bound by them if you continue to use AIs; if you do not agree, you should stop using AIs before they take effect.
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Changes to These Terms
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, and/or to comply with applicable law
Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example through email or in-app notification) of any material 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 use our AIs. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you should stop using AIs before they go into effect.
Qualifications & exceptions
Notice and a review opportunity are promised for "material" changes; non-material changes are not covered by the promise.
"Unless otherwise required by law" is the stated exception to advance notice.
Continued use after the effective date is treated as acceptance; the remedy for disagreement is to stop using AIs before then.
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What counts as a material change, and how long the review period is, are not stated.