Meta updated its Llama API Terms of Service on May 21, 2026 to add a third reason it may retain user content. Previously, Meta stated it could retain content for legal compliance and to exercise its rights under the agreement. The updated terms now add that Meta may also retain content when its systems flag data for a potential policy violation. This expands the circumstances under which content may be kept beyond what was previously disclosed.
Developers: Your data submitted to Llama API can be kept longer if Meta's automated systems think it violates a policy, not just for legal reasons or contract purposes.
The updated terms authorize Meta to retain user-submitted content if its systems flag the content for a potential policy violation, in addition to retention tied to legal compliance and contractual rights. This expands the circumstances under which content may be preserved without explicit time limits. Under the revised language, content retention decisions may now be driven by automated policy-violation flagging in addition to legal or contractual necessity. Developers integrating the Llama API should understand that flagged content may be retained indefinitely pending policy review.
Across all monitored documents, Meta has made 4 significant changes.
3 of Meta's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Expanded to permit retention when systems flag content for potential policy violations, creating indefinite retention based on automated detection
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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