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| t | t | 1 | Privacy Policy | ||
| 2 | Explore the policy | ||||
| 3 | What is the Privacy Policy and what does it cover? | ||||
| 4 | What information do we collect? | ||||
| 5 | How do we use your information? | ||||
| 6 | How is your information shared on Meta Products or with integrated partners? | ||||
| 7 | How do we share information with third parties? | ||||
| 8 | How do the Meta Companies work together? | ||||
| 9 | How can you manage or delete your information and exercise your rights? | ||||
| 10 | How long do we keep your information? | ||||
| 11 | How do we transfer information? | ||||
| 12 | How do we respond to legal requests, comply with applicable law and prevent harm | ||||
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| 13 | How will you know the Policy has changed? | ||||
| 14 | How to contact Meta with questions | ||||
| 15 | Why and how we process your information | ||||
| 16 | Other policiesTerms of Service | ||||
| 17 | Cookies Policy | ||||
| 18 | What is the Privacy Policy and what does it cover? | ||||
| 19 | Effective December 16, 2025 | View printable version | See previous versions | ||||
| 20 | Highlights | ||||
| 21 | This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share your information. It | ||||
| > | also describes how long we keep your information and how we keep it safe when we | ||||
| > | transfer it. | ||||
| 22 | The Privacy Policy also lets you know your rights | ||||
| 23 | This Privacy Policy applies to what we call Meta Products, or Products. Our Prod | ||||
| > | ucts include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and AI at Meta . | ||||
| 24 | It also applies to Meta Quest if you log in with a Meta account | ||||
| 25 | We at Meta want you to understand what information we collect, and how we use an | ||||
| > | d share it. That’s why we encourage you to read our Privacy Policy. This helps y | ||||
| > | ou use Meta Products[1] in the way that’s right for you. | ||||
| 26 | In the Privacy Policy, we explain how we collect, use, share, retain and transfe | ||||
| > | r information. We also let you know your rights. Each section of this Policy inc | ||||
| > | ludes helpful examples and simpler language to make our practices easier to unde | ||||
| > | rstand. We’ve also added links to resources where you can learn more about the p | ||||
| > | rivacy topics that interest you. | ||||
| 27 | It's important to us that you know how to control your privacy, so we also show | ||||
| > | you where you can manage your information in the settings of the Meta Products y | ||||
| > | ou use. You can update these settings to shape your experience. | ||||
| 28 | Read the full Policy below. | ||||
| 29 | What Products does this Policy cover? [1] | ||||
| 30 | Learn more in Privacy Center about managing your privacy | ||||
| 31 | 1 | ||||
| 32 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 33 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 34 | Return to top | ||||
| 35 | What information do we collect? | ||||
| 36 | Highlights | ||||
| 37 | In this Policy we list the kinds of information we collect. Here are some import | ||||
| > | ant ones. We collect: | ||||
| 38 | The information you give us when you sign up for our Products and create a profi | ||||
| > | le, like your email address, phone number or age | ||||
| 39 | What you do on our Products. This includes what you click on or like, your posts | ||||
| > | and photos, your chats with AI at Meta, and messages you send. On some Products | ||||
| > | , you can use end-to-end encrypted messages. Learn more. | ||||
| 40 | Who your friends or followers are, and what they do on our Products | ||||
| 41 | Information from the phone, computer, or tablet you use our Products on, like wh | ||||
| > | at kind it is and what version of our app you’re using | ||||
| 42 | Information from partners[2] about things you do both on and off of our Products | ||||
| > | . This could include other websites you visit, apps you use or online games you | ||||
| > | play. | ||||
| 43 | Play Video | ||||
| 44 | The information we collect and process about you depends on how you use our Prod | ||||
| > | ucts[1]. For example, we collect different information if you sell furniture on | ||||
| > | Marketplace than if you ask AI at Meta to write a joke for you. When you use our | ||||
| > | Products, we collect some information about you even if you don't have an accou | ||||
| > | nt[3]. | ||||
| 45 | Here's the information we collect: | ||||
| 46 | Your activity and information you provide | ||||
| 47 | On our Products[1], you can send messages, take photos and videos, buy or sell t | ||||
| > | hings and much more. We call all of the things you can do on our Products "activ | ||||
| > | ity." We collect your activity across our Products and information you provide[4 | ||||
| > | ], such as: | ||||
| 48 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio. | ||||
| 49 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features. Learn more[5] about what we collect from the | ||||
| > | se features, and how we use information from the camera for masks, filters, avat | ||||
| > | ars and effects. | ||||
| 50 | Messages you send and receive, including their content, subject to applicable la | ||||
| > | w. On some Products, you can use end-to-end encrypted messages. Learn more about | ||||
| > | how end-to-end encryption works. | ||||
| 51 | Metadata[6] about content and messages, subject to applicable law. | ||||
| 52 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages. Learn more.[7] | ||||
| 53 | Types of content, including ads, you view or interact with, and how you interact | ||||
| > | with it. | ||||
| 54 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them. See examples[8]. | ||||
| 55 | Purchases or other transactions you make, such as through Meta checkout experien | ||||
| > | ces, including credit card information. Learn more[9]. | ||||
| 56 | Hashtags you use. | ||||
| 57 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products. | ||||
| 58 | Your photo or video selfie if you provide it when you contact us for account sup | ||||
| > | port. | ||||
| 59 | Learn more about how to control who sees your content and what is public content | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 60 | Information with special protections | ||||
| 61 | You might choose to provide information about your religious views, your sexual | ||||
| > | orientation, political views, health, racial or ethnic origin, philosophical bel | ||||
| > | iefs or trade union membership. These and other types of information could have | ||||
| > | special protections under the laws of your jurisdiction. | ||||
| 62 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 63 | Information we collect about your friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 64 | We collect information about friends, followers, groups, accounts, Facebook Page | ||||
| > | s and other users and communities you’re connected to and interact with on and o | ||||
| > | ff Meta Products[1]. This includes how you interact with them across our Product | ||||
| > | s and which ones you interact with the most. | ||||
| 65 | Information we collect about contacts and connections | ||||
| 66 | We also collect your contacts’ or connections’ information, such as their name a | ||||
| > | nd email address or phone number, if you choose to upload or import it from a de | ||||
| > | vice[10], like by syncing an address book. | ||||
| 67 | If you don’t use Meta Products, or use them without an account, your information | ||||
| > | might still be collected. Learn more about how Meta uses contact information up | ||||
| > | loaded by account holders. | ||||
| 68 | Learn how to upload and delete contacts on Facebook and Messenger, or how to con | ||||
| > | nect your device's contact list on Instagram. | ||||
| 69 | Information we collect or infer about you based on others’ activity | ||||
| 70 | We collect information about you based on others' activity. See some examples[11 | ||||
| > | ]. | ||||
| 71 | We also infer things about you based on others' activity. For example: | ||||
| 72 | We might suggest a friend to you through Facebook's People You May Know or Insta | ||||
| > | gram’s Discover People if you both appear on a list of contacts or connections t | ||||
| > | hat someone uploads. | ||||
| 73 | We take into account whether your friends belong to a group when we suggest you | ||||
| > | join it. | ||||
| 74 | App, browser and device information | ||||
| 75 | We collect and receive information from and about the different devices[10] you | ||||
| > | use and how you use them. | ||||
| 76 | Device information we collect and receive includes: | ||||
| 77 | The device and software you’re using, and other device characteristics. See exam | ||||
| > | ples[12]. | ||||
| 78 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 79 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’, including Family Devi | ||||
| > | ce IDs. See examples[13]. | ||||
| 80 | Signals from your device. See examples[14]. | ||||
| 81 | Information you’ve shared with us through device settings, like GPS location, ca | ||||
| > | mera access, photos and related metadata[15] | ||||
| 82 | Information about the network you connect your device to and your connection, in | ||||
| > | cluding your IP address[16]. See more examples[17]. | ||||
| 83 | Some location-related information, even if Location Services is turned off in yo | ||||
| > | ur device settings. This includes using IP addresses to estimate your general lo | ||||
| > | cation. | ||||
| 84 | Information about our Products’ performance on your device. Learn more[18]. | ||||
| 85 | Information from cookies and similar technologies. Learn more.[19] | ||||
| 86 | Information from partners, vendors and other third parties | ||||
| 87 | What kinds of information do we collect or receive? | ||||
| 88 | We collect and receive information from partners[20], measurement vendors, marke | ||||
| > | ting vendors and other third parties[21] about a variety of your information and | ||||
| > | activities on and off our Products[1]. | ||||
| 89 | Here are some examples of information we receive about you: | ||||
| 90 | Your device[10] information | ||||
| 91 | Websites you visit and cookie data, like through Social Plugins or the Meta Pixe | ||||
| > | l | ||||
| 92 | Apps you use | ||||
| 93 | Games you play | ||||
| 94 | Purchases and transactions you make off of our Products using non-Meta checkout | ||||
| > | experiences | ||||
| 95 | Your demographics, like your education level | ||||
| 96 | The ads you see and how you interact with them | ||||
| 97 | How you use our partners’ and other third parties’ products and services, online | ||||
| > | or in person | ||||
| 98 | Partners[2] also share information like your email address, cookies[19] and adve | ||||
| > | rtising device ID with us. This helps us match your activities with your account | ||||
| > | , if you have one. | ||||
| 99 | We receive this information whether or not you’re logged in or have an account o | ||||
| > | n our Products. Learn more about how we connect information from partners to you | ||||
| > | r account. | ||||
| 100 | Partners also share with us their communications with you if they instruct us to | ||||
| > | provide services to their business, like helping them manage their communicatio | ||||
| > | ns. To learn how a business processes or shares your information, read their pri | ||||
| > | vacy policy or contact them directly. | ||||
| 101 | Take control | ||||
| 102 | Your activity off Meta technologies | ||||
| 103 | How do we collect or receive this information from partners? | ||||
| 104 | Partners use our Business Tools, integrations and Meta Audience Network technolo | ||||
| > | gies to share information with us. | ||||
| 105 | These partners collect your information when you visit their site or app or use | ||||
| > | their services, or through other businesses or organizations they work with. We | ||||
| > | require partners to have the right to collect, use and share your information be | ||||
| > | fore giving it to us. | ||||
| 106 | What if you don’t let us collect certain information? | ||||
| 107 | Some information is required for our Products to work. Other information is opti | ||||
| > | onal, but without it, the quality of your experience might be affected. | ||||
| 108 | Learn more[22] | ||||
| 109 | What if the information we collect doesn’t identify individuals? | ||||
| 110 | In some cases information is de-identified, aggregated, or anonymized by third p | ||||
| > | arties so that it no longer identifies individuals before it’s made available to | ||||
| > | us. We use this information as described below without trying to re-identify in | ||||
| > | dividuals. | ||||
| 111 | Take control | ||||
| 112 | Manage the information we collect about you | ||||
| 113 | 2 | ||||
| 114 | Partner | ||||
| 115 | A person, business, organization or body using or integrating our Products to ad | ||||
| > | vertise, market or support their products and services | ||||
| 116 | 1 | ||||
| 117 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 118 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 119 | 3 | ||||
| 120 | Information we collect and receive if you use or interact with our Products but | ||||
| > | don’t have an account | ||||
| 121 | Even if you don't have an account, you may interact with or use Meta Products[1] | ||||
| > | . Then we collect things like: | ||||
| 122 | Browser and app logs of your visits to public content, like Facebook Pages and v | ||||
| > | ideos | ||||
| 123 | Basic information about devices[10] that downloaded our apps, like device model | ||||
| > | and OS | ||||
| 124 | We also receive information using cookies and similar technologies, like the Met | ||||
| > | a Pixel or Social Plugins, when you visit other websites and apps that use our B | ||||
| > | usiness Tools or other Meta Products. Read more about information we receive fro | ||||
| > | m partners, vendors and other third parties in this policy and in our Cookies Po | ||||
| > | licy. | ||||
| 125 | Examples of why we collect and receive information | ||||
| 126 | Security of our Products | ||||
| 127 | For example, we collect information to monitor attempted attacks on our systems, | ||||
| > | such as overloading our servers with traffic. Also, if we see someone without a | ||||
| > | n account trying to load too many pages, they could be trying to scrape our site | ||||
| > | in violation of our terms. Then we can take action to prevent it. | ||||
| 128 | Safety and integrity | ||||
| 129 | We can take action according to our Community Standards against someone without | ||||
| > | an account interacting with Meta Products. For example, we can share information | ||||
| > | with law enforcement when we believe there is a genuine risk of death or immine | ||||
| > | nt bodily harm. | ||||
| 130 | Advertising | ||||
| 131 | For example, you may also see ads for the Meta Company Products shown through Me | ||||
| > | ta Audience Network when you visit other apps if we can’t recognize you as a reg | ||||
| > | istered user of the Meta Products. | ||||
| 132 | Performance | ||||
| 133 | For example, we collect information when people use our Products, even if they d | ||||
| > | on’t have an account, to measure how fast our pages load in different countries | ||||
| > | and whether they're working properly. This helps us identify and fix issues with | ||||
| > | local networks. | ||||
| 134 | 4 | ||||
| 135 | Information you provide | ||||
| 136 | For example, when you create a Facebook account, you must provide some informati | ||||
| > | on, like a password and your email address or phone number. You might choose to | ||||
| > | add other details to your account, like a profile photo or payment information. | ||||
| 137 | We also collect information you provide when you: | ||||
| 138 | Create your avatar | ||||
| 139 | Fill out a form | ||||
| 140 | Contact us | ||||
| 141 | 5 | ||||
| 142 | What we collect from our camera feature | ||||
| 143 | José likes using Instagram’s Camera feature to take pictures of his flower garde | ||||
| > | n. We collect information about how José uses the Camera feature. For example, i | ||||
| > | f he chooses a background effect for the photo he’s about to take, we collect in | ||||
| > | formation from the camera so we can apply the effect to his photo. | ||||
| 144 | How filters, effects, masks and avatars work | ||||
| 145 | If you use our camera or allow access to photos and videos, on certain Meta Prod | ||||
| > | ucts you can add filters, effects, masks or avatars. Some of these features proc | ||||
| > | ess parts of faces or bodies within the camera frame, photo or video. Then they | ||||
| > | can do things like fit a mask correctly over the eyes, nose and mouth. The infor | ||||
| > | mation we use for this process is used to create the feature. It’s not used to i | ||||
| > | dentify you. | ||||
| 146 | What we collect from voice-enabled features | ||||
| 147 | Ren tells Meta’s voice-enabled Assistant to take a photo on smart glasses. A vis | ||||
| > | ual indicator shows that Assistant is activated and listening for Ren’s command. | ||||
| > | We collect this voice interaction, which includes any background sound that occ | ||||
| > | urs when Ren says the command. Collecting Ren’s voice interactions lets us provi | ||||
| > | de and, depending on Ren’s settings, improve the Assistant feature. | ||||
| 148 | 6 | ||||
| 149 | Metadata | ||||
| 150 | Information about the content itself, like the location where a photo was taken | ||||
| > | or the date a file was created | ||||
| 151 | Information about the message itself, like the type of message or the date and t | ||||
| > | ime it was sent | ||||
| 152 | 7 | ||||
| 153 | Information you or others exchange with AI at Meta | ||||
| 154 | Across Meta Company Products, you can interact with Meta’s generative AI feature | ||||
| > | s and experiences, collectively called AI at Meta. | ||||
| 155 | We collect information when you or others use, or exchange information with, AI | ||||
| > | at Meta, such as: | ||||
| 156 | Prompts that can include questions, messages, media and other information you or | ||||
| > | others share with or send to AI at Meta | ||||
| 157 | Responses and other information you receive from AI at Meta. Sometimes these are | ||||
| > | provided with the help of our AI integrations | ||||
| 158 | Actions you ask AI at Meta to take, like customizing the content or ads you see | ||||
| 159 | Feedback you give to AI at Meta about its responses | ||||
| 160 | 8 | ||||
| 161 | Apps and features you use, and how you use them | ||||
| 162 | For example, we log: | ||||
| 163 | What apps, posts, videos, ads, games, Shops and other content you view or intera | ||||
| > | ct with on our Products | ||||
| 164 | What features you access from our messaging products | ||||
| 165 | When you use Social Plugins, Facebook Login, in-app browser link history or auto | ||||
| > | fill | ||||
| 166 | Information about websites that you visit or interact with when you use our in-a | ||||
| > | pp browser. Learn more. | ||||
| 167 | 9 | ||||
| 168 | Purchases or other transactions | ||||
| 169 | We collect information when you use our Products to buy or sell things or make o | ||||
| > | r receive financial transactions. | ||||
| 170 | Some examples are: | ||||
| 171 | Purchases within an online game | ||||
| 172 | Donations to a friend’s fundraiser | ||||
| 173 | Purchases in Marketplace, Shops or groups | ||||
| 174 | Payments or purchases made using Meta Pay or other Meta checkout experiences | ||||
| 175 | Money transfers to friends and family (where available) | ||||
| 176 | What we collect from transactions | ||||
| 177 | When you use our Products to buy or sell things or make or receive financial tra | ||||
| > | nsactions, including payments using Meta Pay or in Marketplace, Shops or groups, | ||||
| > | or use other Meta checkout experiences, we collect information about your purch | ||||
| > | ase or other financial transactions, like: | ||||
| 178 | Credit or debit card number and other financial account information | ||||
| 179 | Billing, shipping and contact details | ||||
| 180 | Items you bought and how many | ||||
| 181 | Other account and authentication information | ||||
| 182 | Why we collect this information | ||||
| 183 | We collect and store this information to facilitate your purchase, receipt of pa | ||||
| > | yments and other financial transactions, to personalize your experience on our P | ||||
| > | roducts, for advertising and to allow you to access and view your payment and tr | ||||
| > | ansaction history, where available. And, depending on your choices, we store thi | ||||
| > | s information to provide you faster and easier payment and financial transaction | ||||
| > | s experiences. | ||||
| 184 | More in the Privacy Policy | ||||
| 185 | How do we use your information? | ||||
| 186 | How do we respond to legal requests, comply with applicable law and prevent harm | ||||
| > | ? | ||||
| 187 | 10 | ||||
| 188 | Device | ||||
| 189 | Devices include computers, phones, hardware, connected TVs, Meta Quest and other | ||||
| > | web-connected devices. | ||||
| 190 | 11 | ||||
| 191 | When we collect information based on others’ activity | ||||
| 192 | For example, we collect information about you on Meta Products when others: | ||||
| 193 | Share or comment on a photo you’re tagged in | ||||
| 194 | Send you a message | ||||
| 195 | Invite you to join a conversation | ||||
| 196 | Upload their contact or connection information, such as an address book or follo | ||||
| > | wer list | ||||
| 197 | Invite you to play a game | ||||
| 198 | Connect with you, for example, as a friend or follower | ||||
| 199 | Block or report you | ||||
| 200 | Provide information about you to AI at Meta, including messages and content you | ||||
| > | have shared. See examples[7]. | ||||
| 201 | 12 | ||||
| 202 | What device you’re using, and other device characteristics | ||||
| 203 | We collect device information like: | ||||
| 204 | The type of device | ||||
| 205 | Details about its operating system | ||||
| 206 | Details about its hardware and software | ||||
| 207 | Brand and model | ||||
| 208 | Battery level | ||||
| 209 | Signal strength | ||||
| 210 | Available storage | ||||
| 211 | Browser type | ||||
| 212 | App and file names and types | ||||
| 213 | Plugins | ||||
| 214 | 13 | ||||
| 215 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 216 | Identifiers we collect include device IDs, mobile advertiser ID or IDs from game | ||||
| > | s, apps or accounts you use. We also collect Family Device IDs or other identifi | ||||
| > | ers unique to Meta Company Products associated with the same device or account. | ||||
| 217 | 14 | ||||
| 218 | Device signals | ||||
| 219 | Device signals include GPS, Bluetooth signals, nearby Wi-Fi access points, beaco | ||||
| > | ns and cell towers. | ||||
| 220 | 15 | ||||
| 221 | Related metadata | ||||
| 222 | For example, if you give us permission to access your device’s camera roll, we c | ||||
| > | ollect metadata. This metadata is from and about your photos and videos and incl | ||||
| > | udes the date and time they were made. We use this to do things like remind you | ||||
| > | when you have new photos to upload. | ||||
| 223 | 16 | ||||
| 224 | IP address | ||||
| 225 | Stands for "internet protocol address." It’s a unique number assigned to a devic | ||||
| > | e, like a phone or computer, that allows it to communicate over the internet. Nu | ||||
| > | mbers are assigned according to standard guidelines, or protocols. | ||||
| 226 | Just like you need a mailing address to receive a letter from a friend, your dev | ||||
| > | ice needs an IP address to receive information on the internet. | ||||
| 227 | 17 | ||||
| 228 | Information about the network you connect your device to and your internet conne | ||||
| > | ction | ||||
| 229 | Information about your network and connection includes: | ||||
| 230 | The name of your mobile operator or internet service provider (ISP) | ||||
| 231 | Language | ||||
| 232 | Time zone | ||||
| 233 | Mobile phone number | ||||
| 234 | IP address | ||||
| 235 | Connection and download speed | ||||
| 236 | Network capability | ||||
| 237 | Information about other devices that are nearby or on your network | ||||
| 238 | Wi-Fi hotspots you connect to using our Products | ||||
| 239 | One reason we collect this information is to make your experience better. For ex | ||||
| > | ample, if we know that your phone and TV are connected to the same network, we c | ||||
| > | an help you use your phone to control a video stream on your TV. | ||||
| 240 | More in the Privacy Policy | ||||
| 241 | How do we use your information? | ||||
| 242 | 18 | ||||
| 243 | Information about our Products’ performance on your device | ||||
| 244 | We collect device information to prevent, diagnose, troubleshoot and fix errors | ||||
| > | and bugs. This includes how long the app was running, what model of device you w | ||||
| > | ere using and other performance and diagnostic information. | ||||
| 245 | 19 | ||||
| 246 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 247 | Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. We u | ||||
| > | se cookies and similar technologies, including data that we store on your web br | ||||
| > | owser or device, identifiers associated with your device and other software, Soc | ||||
| > | ial Plugins and the Meta Pixel. They help us provide, protect and improve our Pr | ||||
| > | oducts, such as by personalizing content, tailoring and measuring ads and provid | ||||
| > | ing a safer experience. | ||||
| 248 | We collect information from cookies stored on your device, including cookie IDs | ||||
| > | and settings. | ||||
| 249 | Read our Meta Cookies Policy. | ||||
| 250 | 20 | ||||
| 251 | Types of partners | ||||
| 252 | Partners | ||||
| 253 | Our partners[2] use our Products, including our Business Tools and other technol | ||||
| > | ogies that allow businesses to advertise or support their products. Business Too | ||||
| > | ls also help our partners understand and measure how people are using their prod | ||||
| > | ucts and services and how well their ads are working. For example, they might pu | ||||
| > | t one of our Business Tools, the Meta Pixel, on their website. Or they might use | ||||
| > | Meta Audience Network tools to monetize their apps by showing ads from business | ||||
| > | es that advertise on Facebook. | ||||
| 254 | Integrated partners | ||||
| 255 | Integrated partners[23] also use our Products, specifically the technologies tha | ||||
| > | t help you make a connection to them. For example, you might log into their app | ||||
| > | or website using Facebook Login. Or you might play their game on Facebook, which | ||||
| > | we call an integration because you can play without leaving our app. | ||||
| 256 | Who are our partners and integrated partners? | ||||
| 257 | Here are some examples: | ||||
| 258 | Advertisers | ||||
| 259 | Businesses and people that use our Products to sell or offer goods and services | ||||
| 260 | Publishers (like a website or app) and their vendors | ||||
| 261 | App developers | ||||
| 262 | Game developers | ||||
| 263 | Device manufacturers, internet service providers and mobile network operators | ||||
| 264 | E-commerce platforms | ||||
| 265 | 21 | ||||
| 266 | Other third parties we get information from | ||||
| 267 | Some people, businesses, organizations and bodies share information with Meta bu | ||||
| > | t don’t necessarily use our Products. We collect and receive information from th | ||||
| > | ese other third parties[24], including: | ||||
| 268 | Publicly available sources, like academic papers and public forums | ||||
| 269 | Industry peers, such as other online platforms and technology companies | ||||
| 270 | Marketing and advertising vendors and data providers, who have the rights to pro | ||||
| > | vide us with your information | ||||
| 271 | Companies or organizations that provide content, including videos, photos, and a | ||||
| > | udio | ||||
| 272 | Law enforcement | ||||
| 273 | Government authorities | ||||
| 274 | Professional and non-profit groups, like NGOs, and charities | ||||
| 275 | Academic and research institutions, like universities, non-profit research group | ||||
| > | s and think tanks | ||||
| 276 | Third-party public sources | ||||
| 277 | We get datasets from publicly available sources, research institutions, data pro | ||||
| > | viders and professional and non-profit groups. We use these datasets to: | ||||
| 278 | Detect and stop scraping in violation of our terms | ||||
| 279 | Take other actions to promote the safety, security and integrity of our Products | ||||
| > | , our users, the public and our personnel and property | ||||
| 280 | Improve our AI technologies and support AI research and product development, suc | ||||
| > | h as translations, computer vision, content understanding, natural language proc | ||||
| > | essing, and tools for people and businesses to create content | ||||
| 281 | Undertake analytics | ||||
| 282 | Engage with research survey respondents who choose to participate in additional | ||||
| > | conversations | ||||
| 283 | More in the Privacy Policy | ||||
| 284 | How do we use your information? | ||||
| 285 | 22 | ||||
| 286 | What happens if you don’t let us collect certain information | ||||
| 287 | For example, if you don’t provide your email address, phone number or age, we wo | ||||
| > | n’t be able to create an account for you to use our Products. | ||||
| 288 | Or you can choose not to add Facebook friends, but then your Facebook Feed won’t | ||||
| > | show friends’ photos and status updates. | ||||
| 289 | 23 | ||||
| 290 | Integrated partner | ||||
| 291 | A partner who uses technologies that help you make a connection to them through | ||||
| > | our Products, including plugins, login, checkout experiences, instant games, and | ||||
| > | other such integrations | ||||
| 292 | 24 | ||||
| 293 | Third party | ||||
| 294 | A person, business, organization or body that is not part of the Meta Companies | ||||
| 295 | Return to top | ||||
| 296 | How do we use your information? | ||||
| 297 | Highlights | ||||
| 298 | Here are some of the ways we use your information: | ||||
| 299 | We personalize your experience, like by suggesting reels to watch, communities t | ||||
| > | o join, or providing more relevant responses from AI at Meta | ||||
| 300 | We improve our Products by applying information about what you use them to do, a | ||||
| > | nd what else is happening on your device when our app crashes | ||||
| 301 | We work to prevent harmful behavior and keep people safe on our Products | ||||
| 302 | We send you messages about the Products you use or ones you might like, if you l | ||||
| > | et us | ||||
| 303 | We research for the good of people around the world, like to advance technology | ||||
| > | or to help out in a crisis | ||||
| 304 | Play Video | ||||
| 305 | We use information we collect to provide a personalized experience to you, inclu | ||||
| > | ding ads, along with the other purposes we explain in detail below. | ||||
| 306 | For some of these purposes, we use information across our Products[25] and acros | ||||
| > | s your devices[26]. The information we use for these purposes is automatically p | ||||
| > | rocessed by our systems. But in some cases, we also use manual review[27] to acc | ||||
| > | ess and review your information. | ||||
| 307 | To use less information that’s connected to individual users, in some cases we d | ||||
| > | e-identify or aggregate information or anonymize it so that it no longer identif | ||||
| > | ies you. We use this information in the same ways we use your information as des | ||||
| > | cribed in this section. | ||||
| 308 | Here are the ways we use your information: | ||||
| 309 | To provide, personalize and improve our Products | ||||
| 310 | We use information we have to provide and improve our Products[1]. This includes | ||||
| > | : | ||||
| 311 | Seeing if our Products are working correctly, such as troubleshooting, and fixin | ||||
| > | g it when it’s not working | ||||
| 312 | Personalizing features, content and recommendations, such as your Facebook Feed, | ||||
| > | Instagram Feed, AI at Meta, Stories and ads. | ||||
| 313 | We use information with special protections you choose to provide for these purp | ||||
| > | oses, but not to show you ads. | ||||
| 314 | Read more about how we use information to provide, personalize and improve our P | ||||
| > | roducts: | ||||
| 315 | How we show ads and other sponsored or commercial content | ||||
| 316 | When you use our Products, you see ads and sponsored or commercial content, like | ||||
| > | product listings in Shops. Meta personalizes your ads on and across Meta Compan | ||||
| > | y Products. You also see ads shown through Meta Audience Network or commercial c | ||||
| > | ontent when you visit other apps. We use your information to show you ads paid f | ||||
| > | or by advertisers, businesses, and organizations. We want everything you see to | ||||
| > | be interesting and useful to you. | ||||
| 317 | To decide what to show you and others, we use information we have about you, inc | ||||
| > | luding: | ||||
| 318 | Your profile information | ||||
| 319 | Your activity on and off our Products, including information we receive through | ||||
| > | cookies and similar technologies, according to your settings | ||||
| 320 | Content you create or interact with across Facebook and Instagram | ||||
| 321 | Interactions with AI at Meta | ||||
| 322 | Things we infer about you, like topics we think you may be interested in | ||||
| 323 | Information about your friends, followers or other connections, including their | ||||
| > | activity or interests | ||||
| 324 | See some examples.[28] | ||||
| 325 | We also use information that's been de-identified, aggregated, or anonymized so | ||||
| > | that it no longer identifies individuals, to show you ads. | ||||
| 326 | Learn more about some of the ways we show you ads that we think may be interesti | ||||
| > | ng to you, including using machine learning. | ||||
| 327 | Take control | ||||
| 328 | Learn more about how ads work | ||||
| 329 | Manage Ad preferences | ||||
| 330 | How we use information to improve Meta Products | ||||
| 331 | We’re always trying to make Meta Products better and create new ones with the fe | ||||
| > | atures you want. Information we collect from you helps us learn how. | ||||
| 332 | For example, we use information we collect to: | ||||
| 333 | Develop and improve products and features | ||||
| 334 | Build and test out new products and features to see if they work | ||||
| 335 | Get feedback on our ideas for products or features | ||||
| 336 | Conduct surveys and other research on what we can do better for Meta Products an | ||||
| > | d brands | ||||
| 337 | How we use location-related information | ||||
| 338 | We use location-related information that you allow us to receive if you turn on | ||||
| > | the Location Services device setting. This includes things like your GPS locatio | ||||
| > | n and, depending on the operating system you're using, other device signals[29]. | ||||
| 339 | We also receive and use some location-related information even if Location Servi | ||||
| > | ces is turned off. This includes: | ||||
| 340 | IP addresses[16], which we use to estimate your general location. We can use IP | ||||
| > | addresses to estimate your specific location if it’s necessary to protect the sa | ||||
| > | fety and security of you or others. | ||||
| 341 | Your and others' activity on our Products, like check-ins and events | ||||
| 342 | Information you give us directly, like if you enter your current city on your pr | ||||
| > | ofile, or provide your address in Marketplace | ||||
| 343 | We use location-related information, such as your current location, where you li | ||||
| > | ve, the places you like to go and the businesses and people you're near, to do t | ||||
| > | he things described in the “How do we use your information?” section of the Poli | ||||
| > | cy, like: | ||||
| 344 | Provide, personalize and improve our Products, including ads, for you and others | ||||
| > | . See an example[30]. | ||||
| 345 | Detect suspicious activity and help keep your account secure. Learn how.[31] | ||||
| 346 | Take control | ||||
| 347 | How to manage Facebook location settings | ||||
| 348 | How to turn Instagram location services on or off | ||||
| 349 | Manage location settings | ||||
| 350 | To promote safety, security and integrity | ||||
| 351 | We use information we collect to help protect people from harm and provide safe, | ||||
| > | secure Products. | ||||
| 352 | Learn more | ||||
| 353 | To provide measurement, analytics and business services | ||||
| 354 | Lots of people rely on our Products to run or promote their businesses or share | ||||
| > | content. We help them measure how well their ads and other content, products and | ||||
| > | services are working. | ||||
| 355 | Learn more | ||||
| 356 | To communicate with you | ||||
| 357 | We communicate with you using information you've given us, like contact informat | ||||
| > | ion you've entered on your profile. | ||||
| 358 | Learn more | ||||
| 359 | To research and innovate for social good | ||||
| 360 | We use information we have, information from researchers and datasets from publi | ||||
| > | cly available sources, professional groups and non-profit groups to conduct and | ||||
| > | support research. | ||||
| 361 | Learn more | ||||
| 362 | Promoting safety, security and integrity | ||||
| 363 | Here are some ways we promote safety, security and integrity. We work to: | ||||
| 364 | Verify accounts, identity and activity. Learn more about how you can choose to v | ||||
| > | erify your account or identity through facial recognition technology. | ||||
| 365 | Find and address violations of our terms or policies. In some cases, the decisio | ||||
| > | ns we make about violations are reviewed by the Oversight Board. They may use in | ||||
| > | formation we have when they review our decisions. Learn more about how the Overs | ||||
| > | ight Board processes information. | ||||
| 366 | Investigate suspicious activity. Learn more about face analysis and how we use i | ||||
| > | t to help protect you and others from impersonation and identity misuse. | ||||
| 367 | Detect, prevent and combat harmful or unlawful behavior | ||||
| 368 | Identify and combat disparities and racial bias against historically marginalize | ||||
| > | d communities | ||||
| 369 | Detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences | ||||
| 370 | Detect when someone needs help and provide support | ||||
| 371 | Detect and stop threats to our personnel and property | ||||
| 372 | Maintain the integrity of our Products | ||||
| 373 | Learn more about how we work to keep Meta a safe place for everyone. | ||||
| 374 | Take control | ||||
| 375 | Account security | ||||
| 376 | Providing measurement, analytics and business services | ||||
| 377 | To provide measurement and analytics services, we use the information we collect | ||||
| > | about you across your accounts on our Products. | ||||
| 378 | Our measurement and analytics services help our partners[2] and users understand | ||||
| > | things like: | ||||
| 379 | How many people see and interact with their products, services or content, inclu | ||||
| > | ding posts, videos, Facebook Pages, listings, Shops and ads (including those sho | ||||
| > | wn through apps using Meta Audience Network) | ||||
| 380 | How people interact with their content, websites, apps and services | ||||
| 381 | What types of people[32] interact with their content or use their services | ||||
| 382 | How people use our partners' products and services to connect to Meta Products, | ||||
| > | the performance of their connection and networks and users' experience with them | ||||
| 383 | We also use the information we collect to provide business services. | ||||
| 384 | More in the Privacy Policy | ||||
| 385 | How do we share information with partners, vendors, service providers and other | ||||
| > | third parties? | ||||
| 386 | Communicating with you | ||||
| 387 | We communicate with you in a few different ways. For example: | ||||
| 388 | We send messages about the Products we know you use, using the email you registe | ||||
| > | r to your account | ||||
| 389 | Depending on your settings, we send marketing communications about Products you | ||||
| > | might like | ||||
| 390 | We ask you to participate in research based on things like how you use our Produ | ||||
| > | cts | ||||
| 391 | We let you know about our policies and terms of service | ||||
| 392 | When you contact us with questions, we reply to your email | ||||
| 393 | We facilitate customer support communications with you when you've told us, eith | ||||
| > | er directly or through a third party[24], that you have questions or concerns ab | ||||
| > | out our Products | ||||
| 394 | We also use information about how you interact with our messages, like if you op | ||||
| > | en an email from us. This helps us understand the best way to reach you and whet | ||||
| > | her our communications are helpful. | ||||
| 395 | Take control | ||||
| 396 | Communication preferences | ||||
| 397 | Researching and innovating for social good | ||||
| 398 | We research and innovate to help people around the world. Our goals include: | ||||
| 399 | Contributing to social good and areas of public interest | ||||
| 400 | Advancing technology | ||||
| 401 | Improving safety, health and well-being | ||||
| 402 | Here are some examples of our research: | ||||
| 403 | We analyze information about where groups of people go during crises. This helps | ||||
| > | relief organizations get aid to the right places. | ||||
| 404 | We work with independent researchers to better understand the impact social medi | ||||
| > | a might have on elections and democratic processes | ||||
| 405 | We’ve collaborated with academics and industry experts to help improve internet | ||||
| > | access and quality in rural areas | ||||
| 406 | We support research in areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning | ||||
| 407 | Learn more about our research programs | ||||
| 408 | More in the Privacy Policy | ||||
| 409 | Why and how we process your information | ||||
| 410 | 25 | ||||
| 411 | Using information across our Products | ||||
| 412 | Play Video | ||||
| 413 | We use information across your accounts on our Products to: | ||||
| 414 | Personalize ads for you and others. Learn more. | ||||
| 415 | Measure the performance of those ads. Learn more. | ||||
| 416 | Provide more personalized features, content and suggestions across our Products. | ||||
| > | See examples[33]. | ||||
| 417 | More accurately count people and understand how they use our Products | ||||
| 418 | Help keep you and others safe. Learn more. | ||||
| 419 | If you add accounts to the same Accounts Center, we also use your information to | ||||
| > | offer connected experiences and improve your experiences across accounts. See a | ||||
| > | n example.[34] | ||||
| 420 | Take control | ||||
| 421 | How to add or delete accounts in your Accounts Center | ||||
| 422 | Manage accounts | ||||
| 423 | 26 | ||||
| 424 | Why we use information across devices | ||||
| 425 | One reason we use your information across devices[10] is to help us give you a m | ||||
| > | ore personalized experience. For example, we might show you an ad on your phone, | ||||
| > | and later you might use your laptop to click on the ad and buy the product. By | ||||
| > | combining that information across your devices, we can understand what ads are r | ||||
| > | elevant to you and help businesses measure how well their ad performed. | ||||
| 426 | 27 | ||||
| 427 | Manual review | ||||
| 428 | Examples of when we use manual review | ||||
| 429 | Our reviewers help us promote safety, security and integrity across our Products | ||||
| > | . For example, reviewers can look for and remove content that violates our terms | ||||
| > | and policies and keep content that doesn’t break our terms and policies availab | ||||
| > | le. Their work supplements our technology that detects violations. | ||||
| 430 | When our algorithms detect that someone might need help, a reviewer can review t | ||||
| > | heir post and offer support if needed. | ||||
| 431 | We also use manual review to analyze content to train our algorithms to review c | ||||
| > | ontent the same way a person would. This improves our automatic processing, whic | ||||
| > | h in turn helps us improve our products. | ||||
| 432 | Who reviews this information | ||||
| 433 | Our reviewers work at Meta, for Meta Companies or for a trusted service provider | ||||
| > | [35]. We require every reviewer who's allowed access to your information to meet | ||||
| > | privacy and security standards. | ||||
| 434 | Learn more about how Meta prioritizes content for manual review. | ||||
| 435 | 1 | ||||
| 436 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 437 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 438 | 28 | ||||
| 439 | Your activity on our Products | ||||
| 440 | For example, William checks into a local bakery on Facebook, so later we might s | ||||
| > | how him ads on Instagram for other local bakeries. | ||||
| 441 | Your activity on third-party websites and apps, depending on your settings | ||||
| 442 | For example, Jane buys a pair of shoes from an online shoe store or in an online | ||||
| > | chat with a shoe seller. The seller shares Jane’s activity with us using our Bu | ||||
| > | siness Tools, subject to our Business Tools Terms. | ||||
| 443 | Later, Jane sees an ad on Instagram for a discount on her next shoe purchase fro | ||||
| > | m the online store. | ||||
| 444 | If she doesn't want to see ads from this shoe store again, she can hide them in | ||||
| > | her Advertisers setting. Or if she doesn’t want us to show her any ads based on | ||||
| > | her activity on other websites and apps, she can make sure that this setting is | ||||
| > | turned off in her Ad preferences. | ||||
| 445 | Topics we think you might be interested in | ||||
| 446 | For example, Jon likes several Facebook Pages about famous musicians, so we thin | ||||
| > | k he has an interest in "music." | ||||
| 447 | Based on this interest, we might show him an ad for a local record shop or an on | ||||
| > | line music publication. | ||||
| 448 | Jon can manage his interests in his ad topics. | ||||
| 449 | Your connections | ||||
| 450 | For example, Fiona’s friend likes an Instagram account for a local art fair. Bas | ||||
| > | ed on her friend’s activity, we might show Fiona an ad for the art fair. | ||||
| 451 | 29 | ||||
| 452 | Other device signals we receive | ||||
| 453 | We receive different types of device signals from different operating systems. T | ||||
| > | hey include things like nearby Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connections. | ||||
| 454 | 16 | ||||
| 455 | IP address | ||||
| 456 | Stands for "internet protocol address." It’s a unique number assigned to a devic | ||||
| > | e, like a phone or computer, that allows it to communicate over the internet. Nu | ||||
| > | mbers are assigned according to standard guidelines, or protocols. | ||||
| 457 | Just like you need a mailing address to receive a letter from a friend, your dev | ||||
| > | ice needs an IP address to receive information on the internet. | ||||
| 458 | 30 | ||||
| 459 | Personalizing ads for you and others | ||||
| 460 | For example, Marcus is going on a trip and wants to use Find Wi-Fi to find free, | ||||
| > | public Wi-Fi at the airport. He has turned on Location Services on his device a | ||||
| > | nd allowed location access on the Facebook app, so we can use his GPS informatio | ||||
| > | n to help him find the most relevant public Wi-Fi networks. We’ll also use this | ||||
| > | information to show him ads for local businesses near the airport. | ||||
| 461 | Later, Marcus turns off Location Services before he lands, so we don’t collect h | ||||
| > | is GPS information anymore. Later on his trip, he opens the Facebook app, and we | ||||
| > | can use the IP address we receive to estimate Marcus’ general location and show | ||||
| > | him ads for businesses nearby. | ||||
| 462 | 31 | ||||
| 463 | Helping to keep your account secure | ||||
| 464 | For example, we use information about the locations you normally log in from, co | ||||
| > | mbined with other information, to detect suspicious activity. So if we detect an | ||||
| > | attempt to log into your account from a new location, we can check that it’s re | ||||
| > | ally you. | ||||
| 465 | 2 | ||||
| 466 | Partner | ||||
| 467 | A person, business, organization or body using or integrating our Products to ad | ||||
| > | vertise, market or support their products and services | ||||
| 468 | 32 | ||||
| 469 | Information we provide about different types of people | ||||
| 470 | For example, we might tell an advertiser that their ad was seen by women aged 25 | ||||
| > | –34 who live in Madrid and like software engineering. | ||||
| 471 | 24 | ||||
| 472 | Third party | ||||
| 473 | A person, business, organization or body that is not part of the Meta Companies | ||||
| 474 | 33 | ||||
| 475 | Providing more personalized features, content and suggestions across our Product | ||||
| > | s | ||||
| 476 | For example we can: | ||||
| 477 | Automatically fill in registration information, like your phone number, from one | ||||
| > | Meta Product when you sign up for an account on a different Product | ||||
| 478 | Let others see and search your name and profile photo across our Products and co | ||||
| > | mmunicate with you | ||||
| 479 | Show all interactions in one place for content you’ve cross-posted to different | ||||
| > | Products | ||||
| 480 | 34 | ||||
| 481 | Using your information if you add accounts to the same Accounts Center | ||||
| 482 | For example, if you follow your favorite team on Instagram, we can more easily s | ||||
| > | uggest that you follow that team’s Page on Facebook. | ||||
| 483 | Learn more about how we use information across accounts if you add accounts to t | ||||
| > | he same Accounts Center. | ||||
| 484 | 10 | ||||
| 485 | Device | ||||
| 486 | Devices include computers, phones, hardware, connected TVs, Meta Quest and other | ||||
| > | web-connected devices. | ||||
| 487 | 35 | ||||
| 488 | Service provider | ||||
| 489 | A person, business, organization or body that provides services to Meta or to ou | ||||
| > | r users on behalf of Meta. For example, our service providers do things like inv | ||||
| > | estigate suspicious activity and provide customer support. | ||||
| 490 | Return to top | ||||
| 491 | How is your information shared on Meta Products or with integrated partners? | ||||
| 492 | Highlights | ||||
| 493 | You can choose to share information on our Products or with integrated partners | ||||
| 494 | Remember to share only with people you trust | ||||
| 495 | You might decide to use a product that integrates with one of ours, like if you | ||||
| > | use Facebook Login to log into a music service or a shopping site | ||||
| 496 | If you do, that organization will ask you to receive some information about you, | ||||
| > | like your email address or birthday | ||||
| 497 | On Meta Products | ||||
| 498 | Learn more about the different cases when your information can be shared on our | ||||
| > | Products[1]: | ||||
| 499 | People and accounts you share and communicate with | ||||
| 500 | When you share and communicate using our Products, you can sometimes choose the | ||||
| > | audience[36] for what you share. | ||||
| 501 | When you interact with people or businesses, they can see: | ||||
| 502 | What you share with them | ||||
| 503 | For example, the audience you choose can see when you: | ||||
| 504 | Share a post you’ve written | ||||
| 505 | Share a photo or video | ||||
| 506 | Create a story | ||||
| 507 | Share a news article | ||||
| 508 | Add information to your profile | ||||
| 509 | What you communicate with them | ||||
| 510 | People you interact with can see what you send to them. So if you send a person | ||||
| > | or a business a message on Messenger or Instagram, that person or business can r | ||||
| > | ead your message. | ||||
| 511 | Some of your activity | ||||
| 512 | People and businesses can also see some of your activity on our Products. This i | ||||
| > | ncludes when you: | ||||
| 513 | Comment on or react to others’ posts | ||||
| 514 | Engage with ads or other sponsored or commercial content, like by commenting or | ||||
| > | liking | ||||
| 515 | Allow content you've shared about a product in a Shop to be shared across our Pr | ||||
| > | oducts | ||||
| 516 | View their story on Facebook or Instagram | ||||
| 517 | Connect a new Meta device, like smart glasses, to your account | ||||
| 518 | When you’re active | ||||
| 519 | Some of our Products might provide you with settings that allow others to see wh | ||||
| > | en you're active on our Products, such as “active status.” In some cases, we als | ||||
| > | o offer settings that allow others to see when you’re active in a particular sec | ||||
| > | tion of one of our Products, like a message thread, game or event, or when you l | ||||
| > | ast used one of our Products. | ||||
| 520 | Learn how to update your Active Status on Facebook and Messenger, or how to upda | ||||
| > | te your Activity Status on Instagram. | ||||
| 521 | When you interact with a supervised user | ||||
| 522 | Some accounts are supervised[37]. When you interact with a supervised user, thei | ||||
| > | r parent or guardian can see some of your activity and information. This can inc | ||||
| > | lude information like your username, profile picture and if the supervised user | ||||
| > | blocked you. On some Products, the supervised user can let their parent or guard | ||||
| > | ian know if they reported you. | ||||
| 523 | Content others share or reshare about you | ||||
| 524 | Who can see or reshare your content | ||||
| 525 | People in your audience can view your content and can choose to share it with ot | ||||
| > | hers outside your audience, on and off our Products. For example, when you share | ||||
| > | a post or send a message to specific friends, they can download, screenshot or | ||||
| > | reshare it with anyone, on, across or off our Products. | ||||
| 526 | When you comment on a post or react to a photo, your comment or reaction can be | ||||
| > | seen by anyone who can see the post or photo. This can include people you aren’t | ||||
| > | connected to. The person who shared the post can also change their audience at | ||||
| > | any time after you’ve interacted with it. | ||||
| 527 | When others interact with AI at Meta, they can share information about you, incl | ||||
| > | uding messages and content you have shared[7]. | ||||
| 528 | How information about you can be shared | ||||
| 529 | People who use our Products can share information about you with the audience th | ||||
| > | ey choose. For example, they can: | ||||
| 530 | Share a photo or video of you in a post, comment, story, reel or message | ||||
| 531 | Mention you in a post or story | ||||
| 532 | Tag you in a post, comment, story or location | ||||
| 533 | Share details about you in a post, story or message | ||||
| 534 | If you’re uncomfortable with what others have shared about you on our Products, | ||||
| > | for example on Facebook, you can always choose to report posts and stories. | ||||
| 535 | Take control | ||||
| 536 | Remove a tag from a photo or post on Facebook | ||||
| 537 | Remove a tag from a photo or video on Instagram | ||||
| 538 | Manage tags | ||||
| 539 | Public content | ||||
| 540 | What content is public? | ||||
| 541 | Some of your information and activity are always public. This includes your: | ||||
| 542 | Name | ||||
| 543 | Facebook and Instagram username | ||||
| 544 | Profile picture | ||||
| 545 | Activity on public groups, Facebook Pages and channels | ||||
| 546 | Activity on content that is public. For example, your comment, rating or review | ||||
| > | on Marketplace, or on a public Instagram account. | ||||
| 547 | Avatars | ||||
| 548 | Other content you can choose to set to Public, like posts, photos and videos you | ||||
| > | post to your profile, Stories or Reels. | ||||
| 549 | Who can see public content? | ||||
| 550 | When content is public, it can be seen by anyone on or across our Products, and | ||||
| > | in some cases off our Products, even if they don’t have an account. | ||||
| 551 | For example, if you comment on Marketplace, a Facebook Page or a public Instagra | ||||
| > | m account, or if you leave a rating or review, your comment, rating or review wi | ||||
| > | ll be visible to anyone. It could appear in any of our Products or be seen by an | ||||
| > | yone, including off our Products. | ||||
| 552 | Where can public content be shared? | ||||
| 553 | We, you and people using our Products can send public content (like your profile | ||||
| > | photo, or information you share on a Facebook Page or public Instagram account) | ||||
| > | to anyone on, across or off our Products. For example, users can share it in a | ||||
| > | public forum, or it can appear in search results on the internet or our research | ||||
| > | tools. | ||||
| 554 | Public content can also be seen, accessed, reshared or downloaded through third- | ||||
| > | party services, like: | ||||
| 555 | APIs | ||||
| 556 | The media, like TV | ||||
| 557 | Other apps and websites connected to our Products | ||||
| 558 | Search engines. Learn more[38]. | ||||
| 559 | Search engines and other third parties use this information according to their o | ||||
| > | wn terms and policies, not Meta’s. | ||||
| 560 | Take control | ||||
| 561 | Public information on Facebook | ||||
| 562 | How to make a public account private on Instagram | ||||
| 563 | Manage public information | ||||
| 564 | With integrated partners | ||||
| 565 | You can choose to connect with integrated partners[23] who use our Products. If | ||||
| > | you do, these integrated partners receive information about you and your activit | ||||
| > | y. | ||||
| 566 | These integrated partners can always access information that’s public on our Pro | ||||
| > | ducts. Learn more about other information they receive and how they handle your | ||||
| > | information: | ||||
| 567 | When you use an integrated partner’s product or service | ||||
| 568 | Information they receive automatically | ||||
| 569 | When you use an integrated partner’s products or services, they can access: | ||||
| 570 | What you post or share from these products or services | ||||
| 571 | What you use their services to do | ||||
| 572 | Information from and about the device you’re using | ||||
| 573 | The language setting you’ve chosen on our Products | ||||
| 574 | See examples[39] of when an integrated partner might receive your information. | ||||
| 575 | Information they receive with your permission | ||||
| 576 | Sometimes these integrated partners ask you for permission to access certain add | ||||
| > | itional information from your Facebook, Instagram or Messenger account. In their | ||||
| > | request, they’ll explain what information they’d like to access and let you cho | ||||
| > | ose whether to share it. | ||||
| 577 | On Facebook, this includes things like your email address, hometown or birthday. | ||||
| > | On Instagram, this includes content, like photos and videos, that you’ve shared | ||||
| > | from your account when the account was set to private. | ||||
| 578 | Learn what happens if you choose to share your friends list, or if your friends | ||||
| > | choose to share their friends list.[40] | ||||
| 579 | We automatically log when you receive a request from an integrated partner to ac | ||||
| > | cess your information. These requests to access information are separate from th | ||||
| > | e Apps and Websites access that you manage in your Facebook or Instagram Ad sett | ||||
| > | ings or in your mobile device settings. | ||||
| 580 | How long they can access your information | ||||
| 581 | Apps or websites you’ve logged into using Facebook Login or connected to your In | ||||
| > | stagram account can access your nonpublic information on Meta Products unless it | ||||
| > | appears to us that you haven’t used the app or website in 90 days. Note that ev | ||||
| > | en if an app’s access to your information has expired, it can still retain infor | ||||
| > | mation you shared with it previously. | ||||
| 582 | We encourage you to visit your Apps and Websites settings from time to time to r | ||||
| > | eview which apps and websites continue to have access to your information throug | ||||
| > | h Facebook Login or Instagram. | ||||
| 583 | Take control | ||||
| 584 | How to manage apps and websites on Facebook | ||||
| 585 | How to manage apps and websites on Instagram | ||||
| 586 | Manage apps and websites | ||||
| 587 | When you interact with someone else’s content on an integrated partner’s product | ||||
| > | or service | ||||
| 588 | Integrated partners receive information about your activity when you interact wi | ||||
| > | th other Facebook, Instagram or Messenger users while they’re using the integrat | ||||
| > | ed partner’s product or service. | ||||
| 589 | For example, a gamer livestreams to Facebook using a partner app. Then you comme | ||||
| > | nt on that livestream. The app developer will receive information about your com | ||||
| > | ment. | ||||
| 590 | How integrated partners handle your information | ||||
| 591 | Integrated partners handle the information you share with them according to thei | ||||
| > | r own terms and policies, not Meta’s. You can review their privacy policy on the | ||||
| > | ir website or app to learn how they receive and process your information. In som | ||||
| > | e cases, they use a separate service provider to receive and process your inform | ||||
| > | ation. | ||||
| 592 | More resources | ||||
| 593 | How Meta reviews apps that integrate with our Products | ||||
| 594 | Take control | ||||
| 595 | Learn more about audiences | ||||
| 596 | Manage apps and websites | ||||
| 597 | 1 | ||||
| 598 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 599 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 600 | 36 | ||||
| 601 | Choosing an audience | ||||
| 602 | On Facebook, the audience can be made up of: | ||||
| 603 | The public, including people on and off Facebook | ||||
| 604 | Your friends and other connections, such as the friends of people you tag | ||||
| 605 | A customized list of people | ||||
| 606 | Yourself | ||||
| 607 | The members of a single community, such as a group | ||||
| 608 | On Instagram, you can set the audience for what you share by choosing between a | ||||
| > | private or public account. With a private account, only followers you approve ca | ||||
| > | n see what you share. With a public account, your posts and other content on Ins | ||||
| > | tagram can be seen by anyone, on or off our Products, including if they don’t ha | ||||
| > | ve an account. You can restrict the audience for your content by blocking indivi | ||||
| > | dual accounts from viewing them. You can also create a close friends list for ce | ||||
| > | rtain types of content that only the people on that list can see. | ||||
| 609 | Take control | ||||
| 610 | Audience settings | ||||
| 611 | Audience settings are different from app permissions | ||||
| 612 | Your audience settings are different from the permissions you give to individual | ||||
| > | apps and websites to access your information. Read our policy about how you may | ||||
| > | share information with integrated partners. | ||||
| 613 | 37 | ||||
| 614 | Supervision | ||||
| 615 | Supervision provides supervisors chosen by a teen, like parents and guardians, w | ||||
| > | ith tools and insights to help support a teen account. | ||||
| 616 | 7 | ||||
| 617 | Information you or others exchange with AI at Meta | ||||
| 618 | Across Meta Company Products, you can interact with Meta’s generative AI feature | ||||
| > | s and experiences, collectively called AI at Meta. | ||||
| 619 | We collect information when you or others use, or exchange information with, AI | ||||
| > | at Meta, such as: | ||||
| 620 | Prompts that can include questions, messages, media and other information you or | ||||
| > | others share with or send to AI at Meta | ||||
| 621 | Responses and other information you receive from AI at Meta. Sometimes these are | ||||
| > | provided with the help of our AI integrations | ||||
| 622 | Actions you ask AI at Meta to take, like customizing the content or ads you see | ||||
| 623 | Feedback you give to AI at Meta about its responses | ||||
| 624 | 38 | ||||
| 625 | Search engines | ||||
| 626 | You can visit your privacy settings to control whether search engines can show y | ||||
| > | our profile or public photos and videos in search results outside of Meta. Some | ||||
| > | public content might still be accessible through search engines, for example: | ||||
| 627 | If you post with your audience or profile set to Public, | ||||
| 628 | If you post on public Pages or accounts, depending on the settings of that accou | ||||
| > | nt, | ||||
| 629 | If your public content is reshared by a professional account on Instagram. | ||||
| 630 | 23 | ||||
| 631 | Integrated partner | ||||
| 632 | A partner who uses technologies that help you make a connection to them through | ||||
| > | our Products, including plugins, login, checkout experiences, instant games, and | ||||
| > | other such integrations | ||||
| 633 | 39 | ||||
| 634 | When an integrated partner might receive your information | ||||
| 635 | For example, you might use your Facebook login to play an online game with your | ||||
| > | Facebook friends. The game developer automatically receives information about yo | ||||
| > | ur activities in the game. | ||||
| 636 | When an integrated partner might receive your information | ||||
| 637 | Or you might use the Facebook Like button on an article posted on a news website | ||||
| > | . The website developer automatically receives information about your Like on th | ||||
| > | eir article. | ||||
| 638 | 40 | ||||
| 639 | Sharing friends lists | ||||
| 640 | When you share your friends list | ||||
| 641 | If you use Facebook Login to log into an app, the app developer might request ac | ||||
| > | cess to your list of Facebook friends. Here's what happens if you give the app d | ||||
| > | eveloper permission to view these lists: | ||||
| 642 | They can view and access a list of your Facebook friends who use the same app an | ||||
| > | d have given the app permission to access their list of friends. They can’t acce | ||||
| > | ss nonpublic information about your friends or followers through this process. N | ||||
| > | ote that the app developer will receive more information about your friends if y | ||||
| > | our friends choose to share it themselves. They can share it by providing the in | ||||
| > | formation directly or giving the developer permission to access information from | ||||
| > | their account. | ||||
| 643 | You’ll appear on friends lists that your Facebook friends can choose to share wi | ||||
| > | th the same app. You can remove this permission, or the app entirely, if you lat | ||||
| > | er decide that you don’t want to share your friends list with an app, or don’t w | ||||
| > | ant to appear on other friends lists shared with that app. | ||||
| 644 | When your friends share their friends list | ||||
| 645 | Your friends might choose to share their friends lists with app developers throu | ||||
| > | gh Facebook Login. But your friends can’t use Facebook Login to share nonpublic | ||||
| > | information about you. | ||||
| 646 | Return to top | ||||
| 647 | How do we share information with third parties? | ||||
| 648 | Highlights | ||||
| 649 | We share certain information with: | ||||
| 650 | Advertisers who show ads on our Products | ||||
| 651 | Businesses we hire to market our Products for us | ||||
| 652 | Businesses we hire to do things like offer customer service or conduct surveys | ||||
| 653 | Researchers who use it to do things like innovate, advance technology, or improv | ||||
| > | e people’s safety | ||||
| 654 | We don’t sell your information, and we never will. | ||||
| 655 | We don't sell any of your information to anyone, and we never will. We also requ | ||||
| > | ire partners[2] and other third parties[24] to follow rules about how they can a | ||||
| > | nd cannot use and disclose the information we provide. | ||||
| 656 | Here’s more detail about who we share information with: | ||||
| 657 | Partners | ||||
| 658 | Advertisers and Audience Network publishers | ||||
| 659 | Advertisers | ||||
| 660 | We provide advertisers with reports about the number and kinds of people who see | ||||
| > | and engage with their ads and commercial content. These reports include informa | ||||
| > | tion about the general demographics and interests of people who engaged with an | ||||
| > | advertiser’s ad or commercial content. Then advertisers can better understand th | ||||
| > | eir audience. See an example[41]. | ||||
| 661 | Meta also provides advertisers and their vendors with information about: | ||||
| 662 | Ads and commercial content people engaged with, if any | ||||
| 663 | When people engaged with ads and commercial content | ||||
| 664 | Where that ad or commercial content was shown (for example, on Instagram, or on | ||||
| > | Facebook) | ||||
| 665 | We also confirm which ads or commercial content you viewed that led you to take | ||||
| > | an action with an advertiser, such as downloading an advertiser's app. But we do | ||||
| > | n't share information with these advertisers and their vendors that by itself ca | ||||
| > | n be used to contact or identify you, such as your name or email address, unless | ||||
| > | you give us permission.[42] | ||||
| 666 | Audience Network publishers and their vendors | ||||
| 667 | Meta Audience Network lets advertisers place ads with us that will be published | ||||
| > | on other apps and websites outside of Meta. | ||||
| 668 | To help show you ads on their apps and websites, we share information with publi | ||||
| > | shers who use Audience Network, as well as vendors who facilitate that use. For | ||||
| > | example, we share: | ||||
| 669 | How many people see and engage with ads on publisher apps | ||||
| 670 | Information related to or in response to a publisher’s request to serve an ad on | ||||
| > | its app. | ||||
| 671 | But we don't share information with these publishers and their vendors that by i | ||||
| > | tself can be used to contact or identify you, such as your name or email address | ||||
| > | , unless you give us permission[42]. | ||||
| 672 | Partners who use our analytics services | ||||
| 673 | People rely on our Products[1], like business accounts, professional tools and F | ||||
| > | acebook Pages, to run and promote their businesses. Businesses use our analytics | ||||
| > | services to understand more about how people are using their content, features, | ||||
| > | products and services. | ||||
| 674 | To provide these services, we use the information we collect about you. We put t | ||||
| > | his information into aggregate reports so that partners can see how well their c | ||||
| > | ontent, features, products and services are performing and are able to understan | ||||
| > | d things like users’ experience with such content, products and services. | ||||
| 675 | These reports aggregate information like: | ||||
| 676 | How many people interacted with our partners' content, products or services | ||||
| 677 | The general demographics and interests[41] of the people who interacted with it | ||||
| 678 | How people use our partners’ products and services to connect to Meta Products a | ||||
| > | nd the performance of their connection and networks | ||||
| 679 | Advertisers also receive other information. Read our Policy about how we share i | ||||
| > | nformation with advertisers. | ||||
| 680 | Partners who offer goods or services on our Products and commerce services platf | ||||
| > | orms | ||||
| 681 | When you choose to make a transaction[43], or otherwise choose to share informat | ||||
| > | ion with a seller, creator, fundraiser, charity, payment services provider or co | ||||
| > | mmerce services platform[44], we share information with them and with any provid | ||||
| > | ers acting on their behalf. | ||||
| 682 | Depending on how you interact with them, they receive: | ||||
| 683 | Information to complete your transaction, like order, payment, contact and shipp | ||||
| > | ing information | ||||
| 684 | Information to help ensure the security of the transaction, like information abo | ||||
| > | ut your device or connection | ||||
| 685 | Any information required by applicable regulation | ||||
| 686 | Other information you choose to share with them | ||||
| 687 | For example, if you make a purchase from an Instagram shop using checkout, the s | ||||
| > | hop will receive information to complete your transaction. This may include your | ||||
| > | order items, your contact details and shipping information. If the shop uses a | ||||
| > | payment services provider, such as PayPal, to facilitate the transaction, the pr | ||||
| > | ovider will receive the transaction amount, a transaction description (to appear | ||||
| > | on your credit card statement) and your payment card information, such as cardh | ||||
| > | older name, card number, expiration date and billing address. Learn more about p | ||||
| > | ayments on Instagram. | ||||
| 688 | Integrated partners | ||||
| 689 | When you choose to use integrated partners’ products or services, they may recei | ||||
| > | ve information about you and your activity. Read the Policy. | ||||
| 690 | Vendors | ||||
| 691 | Measurement vendors | ||||
| 692 | We don’t create every measurement and analytics report ourselves. | ||||
| 693 | We share information (like whether people saw an ad or engaged with it) with our | ||||
| > | measurement vendors[45], who aggregate or compile it to provide their reports. | ||||
| 694 | For example, an advertiser might ask a measurement vendor to help figure out the | ||||
| > | impact its ads on Facebook have had on sales. The measurement vendor compares i | ||||
| > | nformation from us about clicks on the advertiser’s Facebook ads with informatio | ||||
| > | n from the advertiser about product purchases. Then the measurement vendor creat | ||||
| > | es and provides aggregated reports that show the advertiser how its ads are perf | ||||
| > | orming. | ||||
| 695 | Marketing vendors | ||||
| 696 | We share information about you with marketing vendors[46]. For example, we share | ||||
| > | your device identifier or other identifiers with marketing vendors to help us s | ||||
| > | erve you ads most relevant to your interests. | ||||
| 697 | Marketing vendors support our marketing and advertising efforts by: | ||||
| 698 | Serving our advertisements across the internet, including on mobile, desktop and | ||||
| > | connected television devices | ||||
| 699 | Tracking and categorizing your online and mobile app activity | ||||
| 700 | Providing us information about your interests and community and advertising inte | ||||
| > | ractions | ||||
| 701 | These marketing vendors help us understand who might find our advertising most r | ||||
| > | elevant to their interests, and which of our Products might interest you. This i | ||||
| > | nformation can be used to personalize which of our ads are shown to you. Marketi | ||||
| > | ng vendors also use this information to measure response to our marketing effort | ||||
| > | s and the effectiveness of our advertising. | ||||
| 702 | Learn more[47] about how to manage the Meta ads you see off our Products. | ||||
| 703 | Service providers | ||||
| 704 | Service providers | ||||
| 705 | Service providers provide services to us that help us provide our Products to yo | ||||
| > | u. We share the information we have about you to receive these services, which i | ||||
| > | nclude: | ||||
| 706 | Investigating suspicious activity | ||||
| 707 | Detecting and stopping threats to our personnel and property | ||||
| 708 | Facilitating payments | ||||
| 709 | Providing customer support | ||||
| 710 | Improving the functionality of our Products | ||||
| 711 | Providing technical infrastructure services | ||||
| 712 | Analyzing how our Products are used | ||||
| 713 | Conducting research and surveys | ||||
| 714 | Marketing and promoting our Products | ||||
| 715 | Third parties | ||||
| 716 | External researchers | ||||
| 717 | We provide information to external researchers. They use it to conduct research | ||||
| > | that advances scholarship and innovation, and to promote safety, security and in | ||||
| > | tegrity. | ||||
| 718 | Research goals include supporting: | ||||
| 719 | Our business or mission | ||||
| 720 | Social good. Learn more. | ||||
| 721 | Technological advancement | ||||
| 722 | Safety and security on our Products | ||||
| 723 | Public interest | ||||
| 724 | Health and well-being | ||||
| 725 | When sharing information with external researchers, we ensure the privacy of our | ||||
| > | users is protected. Learn more about the privacy-safe research we support. | ||||
| 726 | AI integrations | ||||
| 727 | Generative AI models that make our features work may not have the most complete | ||||
| > | or recent information. For example, that means if you ask Meta AI about the scor | ||||
| > | e to yesterday's football game, it might not know the right answer. That's why w | ||||
| > | e work with other selected partners, like search engine providers. We sometimes | ||||
| > | share certain information with these partners so we can bring you the most relev | ||||
| > | ant information. | ||||
| 728 | Learn more about how we share your information with these selected partners | ||||
| 729 | Other third parties | ||||
| 730 | We also share information with other third parties[24] in response to legal requ | ||||
| > | ests, to comply with applicable law or to prevent harm. Read the Policy. | ||||
| 731 | And if we sell or transfer all or part of our business to someone else, in some | ||||
| > | cases we’ll give the new owner your information as part of that transaction, but | ||||
| > | only as the law allows. | ||||
| 732 | 2 | ||||
| 733 | Partner | ||||
| 734 | A person, business, organization or body using or integrating our Products to ad | ||||
| > | vertise, market or support their products and services | ||||
| 735 | 24 | ||||
| 736 | Third party | ||||
| 737 | A person, business, organization or body that is not part of the Meta Companies | ||||
| 738 | 41 | ||||
| 739 | General demographics and interests | ||||
| 740 | For example, a bike shop creates a Page on Facebook and wants to place an ad to | ||||
| > | reach an audience of people in Atlanta interested in cycling. We determine wheth | ||||
| > | er someone fits in this audience based on, for example, whether they liked a Pag | ||||
| > | e about bikes. Then people in that audience could see the bike shop's ad. | ||||
| 741 | You can see the “interests” assigned to you in your Ad preferences and remove th | ||||
| > | em if you want. | ||||
| 742 | The bike shop can then see reports showing aggregated statistics about the audie | ||||
| > | nce seeing their ads and how their ads are performing. The reports would show st | ||||
| > | atistics to the advertiser that, for example, most of the people who saw or clic | ||||
| > | ked on their ad: | ||||
| 743 | Were women | ||||
| 744 | Were between the ages of 25 and 34 | ||||
| 745 | Clicked on the ad from their phone | ||||
| 746 | 42 | ||||
| 747 | When you might give us permission | ||||
| 748 | For example, you might request more information from a business by clicking thei | ||||
| > | r ad in your Facebook Feed and submitting a form with your name and contact info | ||||
| > | rmation. Then the advertiser would receive the information you provided. | ||||
| 749 | 1 | ||||
| 750 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 751 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 752 | 43 | ||||
| 753 | Transactions you might make | ||||
| 754 | Subscribing to premium content | ||||
| 755 | Buying, selling or using products | ||||
| 756 | Buying, selling or using services | ||||
| 757 | Donating to charities | ||||
| 758 | 44 | ||||
| 759 | Commerce services platforms | ||||
| 760 | Commerce services platforms provide a range of commerce services, including: | ||||
| 761 | Payments | ||||
| 762 | Marketing | ||||
| 763 | Shipping | ||||
| 764 | Customer engagement tools | ||||
| 765 | 45 | ||||
| 766 | Measurement vendor | ||||
| 767 | A third party that creates reports to help advertisers understand how their cont | ||||
| > | ent and ads are performing. These reports also measure whether people took an ac | ||||
| > | tion after seeing an ad. | ||||
| 768 | 46 | ||||
| 769 | Marketing vendor | ||||
| 770 | A third party that helps market or advertise Meta and our Products, measures the | ||||
| > | effectiveness of our own marketing campaigns and performs advertising research | ||||
| 771 | 47 | ||||
| 772 | Manage the ads you see on our Products | ||||
| 773 | Visit your Ad preferences. | ||||
| 774 | Manage Meta ads you see off our Products | ||||
| 775 | We advertise our own products and services on non-Meta ad platforms. We use mark | ||||
| > | eting vendors to deliver these ads. If we use your activity on our Products to t | ||||
| > | ailor these ads, you can opt out of this type of use. | ||||
| 776 | If you have an account: | ||||
| 777 | Visit your Ad preferences to opt out. | ||||
| 778 | If you don't have an account: | ||||
| 779 | You can use the Digital Advertising Alliance industry opt-out platform on your w | ||||
| > | eb browser. If you live in Canada, you can use the Digital Advertising Alliance | ||||
| > | of Canada industry opt-out platform. Certain ad blockers and tools to restrict c | ||||
| > | ookies can interfere with your ability to opt out. | ||||
| 780 | Check your mobile device settings. Device manufacturers provide different ways t | ||||
| > | o opt out. | ||||
| 781 | Return to top | ||||
| 782 | How do the Meta Companies work together? | ||||
| 783 | Highlights | ||||
| 784 | Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta Quest and the other Products cove | ||||
| > | red by this Policy | ||||
| 785 | Meta also owns the Meta Companies, which include WhatsApp | ||||
| 786 | Sometimes we share information within these Companies | ||||
| 787 | We do this to make new features or shared experiences between different products | ||||
| 788 | We also share information, like your name and email address, to help verify your | ||||
| > | accounts, and check out suspicious activities. This helps us keep your accounts | ||||
| > | safe. | ||||
| 789 | We are part of the Meta Companies that provide Meta Company Products. Meta Compa | ||||
| > | ny Products include all the Meta Products[1] covered by this Policy, plus other | ||||
| > | products like WhatsApp and more. | ||||
| 790 | We share information we collect, infrastructure, systems and technology with the | ||||
| > | other Meta Companies. Learn more about how we transfer information to other cou | ||||
| > | ntries. | ||||
| 791 | We also process information that we receive about you from other Meta Companies, | ||||
| > | according to their terms and policies and as permitted by applicable law. In so | ||||
| > | me cases, Meta acts as a service provider[35] for other Meta Companies. We act o | ||||
| > | n their behalf and in accordance with their instructions and terms. | ||||
| 792 | Why we share across the Meta Companies | ||||
| 793 | Meta Products share information with other Meta Companies: | ||||
| 794 | To promote safety, security and integrity and comply with applicable laws | ||||
| 795 | To personalize offers, ads and other sponsored or commercial content | ||||
| 796 | To develop, provide and personalize features and integrations | ||||
| 797 | To understand how people use and interact with Meta Company Products | ||||
| 798 | See some examples[48] of why we share. | ||||
| 799 | More resources | ||||
| 800 | Review the privacy policies of the other Meta Companies | ||||
| 801 | 1 | ||||
| 802 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 803 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 804 | 35 | ||||
| 805 | Service provider | ||||
| 806 | A person, business, organization or body that provides services to Meta or to ou | ||||
| > | r users on behalf of Meta. For example, our service providers do things like inv | ||||
| > | estigate suspicious activity and provide customer support. | ||||
| 807 | 48 | ||||
| 808 | Why we share across the Meta Companies | ||||
| 809 | Promoting safety, security and integrity and complying with applicable law | ||||
| 810 | For example, we share information with Meta Companies that provide financial pro | ||||
| > | ducts and services to help them promote safety, security and integrity and compl | ||||
| > | y with applicable law. This includes: | ||||
| 811 | Complying with their legal obligations | ||||
| 812 | Helping keep you and others safe | ||||
| 813 | Performing account verification | ||||
| 814 | Investigating suspicious activities | ||||
| 815 | Creating analytics | ||||
| 816 | For these purposes, we might share your name, email address, who you’re friends | ||||
| > | with and other account information within the Meta Companies. | ||||
| 817 | Developing and providing features and integrations | ||||
| 818 | For example, where available in your country, you can choose to use certain inte | ||||
| > | grations that connect your WhatsApp experiences with other Meta Company Products | ||||
| > | . These integrations let you do things like: | ||||
| 819 | Use your Meta Pay account to pay for things on WhatsApp | ||||
| 820 | Chat with your friends on other Meta Company Products, such as smart glasses, by | ||||
| > | connecting your WhatsApp account | ||||
| 821 | We also share information with Meta Companies to support innovation. For example | ||||
| > | , your videos can help train our products to recognize objects, like trees, or a | ||||
| > | ctivities, like when a dog chases a ball. They can also help train tools that le | ||||
| > | t people and businesses create content, like images and videos. This technology | ||||
| > | is used to help us offer new products or features in the future. | ||||
| 822 | Understanding how people use our products | ||||
| 823 | We count the number of unique users, monthly active users and daily active users | ||||
| > | on our products. This information helps us understand the community using our p | ||||
| > | roducts and publicly share important trends about how our products are used. | ||||
| 824 | Return to top | ||||
| 825 | How can you manage or delete your information and exercise your rights? | ||||
| 826 | Highlights | ||||
| 827 | You have rights to view and download the information we have about you | ||||
| 828 | You can use the settings in this section to manage your privacy | ||||
| 829 | You also can delete your account or specific account information, if you want to | ||||
| 830 | We offer you a variety of tools to view, manage, download and delete your inform | ||||
| > | ation below. You can also manage your information by visiting the settings of th | ||||
| > | e Products you use. You may also have other privacy rights under applicable laws | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 831 | To exercise your rights, visit our Help Centers, your settings for Facebook and | ||||
| > | Instagram and your device-based settings. | ||||
| 832 | Take a privacy checkup | ||||
| 833 | Take a privacy checkup | ||||
| 834 | View and manage your information | ||||
| 835 | Access your information | ||||
| 836 | Off-Meta activity | ||||
| 837 | Ad preferences [47] | ||||
| 838 | Manage your data | ||||
| 839 | Port, download or delete your information | ||||
| 840 | Port your information [49] | ||||
| 841 | Download your information | ||||
| 842 | Delete your information or account [50] | ||||
| 843 | You can learn more about how privacy works on Facebook and on Instagram, and in | ||||
| > | the Facebook Help Center. If you have questions about this policy, you can conta | ||||
| > | ct us as described below. In some countries, you may also be able to contact the | ||||
| > | Data Protection Officer for Meta Platforms, Inc., and depending on your jurisdi | ||||
| > | ction, you may also contact your local Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) directl | ||||
| > | y. | ||||
| 844 | 47 | ||||
| 845 | Manage the ads you see on our Products | ||||
| 846 | Visit your Ad preferences. | ||||
| 847 | Manage Meta ads you see off our Products | ||||
| 848 | We advertise our own products and services on non-Meta ad platforms. We use mark | ||||
| > | eting vendors to deliver these ads. If we use your activity on our Products to t | ||||
| > | ailor these ads, you can opt out of this type of use. | ||||
| 849 | If you have an account: | ||||
| 850 | Visit your Ad preferences to opt out. | ||||
| 851 | If you don't have an account: | ||||
| 852 | You can use the Digital Advertising Alliance industry opt-out platform on your w | ||||
| > | eb browser. If you live in Canada, you can use the Digital Advertising Alliance | ||||
| > | of Canada industry opt-out platform. Certain ad blockers and tools to restrict c | ||||
| > | ookies can interfere with your ability to opt out. | ||||
| 853 | Check your mobile device settings. Device manufacturers provide different ways t | ||||
| > | o opt out. | ||||
| 854 | 49 | ||||
| 855 | Port your information | ||||
| 856 | In certain cases and subject to applicable law, you have the right to port your | ||||
| > | information. | ||||
| 857 | 50 | ||||
| 858 | Delete your information or account | ||||
| 859 | To delete your information, you can: | ||||
| 860 | Find and delete specific information. We offer tools you can use to delete certa | ||||
| > | in information. For example, you can use Delete buttons to delete content you’ve | ||||
| > | posted to your account. You can also use tools like activity log on Facebook to | ||||
| > | send content to the trash in bulk. When you delete content, it’s no longer visi | ||||
| > | ble to other users. Visit the Facebook Help Center or Instagram Help Center to l | ||||
| > | earn what happens when you delete your content or move it to trash. | ||||
| 861 | Permanently delete your account. If you delete your account on Facebook or Insta | ||||
| > | gram, we delete your information, including the things you’ve posted, such as yo | ||||
| > | ur photos and status updates, unless we need to keep it as described in "How lon | ||||
| > | g do we keep your information?" Once your account is permanently deleted you won | ||||
| > | ’t be able to reactivate it, and you won’t be able to retrieve information, incl | ||||
| > | uding content you’ve posted. | ||||
| 862 | How long does it take to delete your information? | ||||
| 863 | If you request that we delete your account or content, it may take up to 90 days | ||||
| > | to delete your information after we begin the account deletion process or recei | ||||
| > | ve a content deletion request. After the information is deleted, it may take us | ||||
| > | up to another 90 days to remove it from backups and disaster recovery. | ||||
| 864 | If you leave your deleted content in your trash on Facebook or your Recently Del | ||||
| > | eted folder on Instagram, the deletion process will begin automatically in 30 da | ||||
| > | ys. Or you can start the deletion process right away by deleting the content fro | ||||
| > | m your trash or Recently Deleted folder. | ||||
| 865 | Return to top | ||||
| 866 | How long do we keep your information? | ||||
| 867 | Highlights | ||||
| 868 | We keep information for as long as we need it to provide a feature or service | ||||
| 869 | But you can request that we delete your information | ||||
| 870 | We’ll delete that information unless we have to keep it for something else, like | ||||
| > | for legal reasons | ||||
| 871 | We keep information as long as we need it to provide our Products, comply with l | ||||
| > | egal obligations or protect our or other’s interests. We decide how long we need | ||||
| > | information on a case-by-case basis. Here’s what we consider when we decide: | ||||
| 872 | If we need it to operate or provide our Products. For example, we need to keep s | ||||
| > | ome of your information to maintain your account. Learn more[51]. | ||||
| 873 | The feature we use it for, and how that feature works. For example, messages sen | ||||
| > | t using Messenger’s vanish mode are retained for less time than regular messages | ||||
| > | . Learn more[52]. | ||||
| 874 | How long we need to retain the information to comply with certain legal obligati | ||||
| > | ons. See some examples[53]. | ||||
| 875 | If we need it for other legitimate purposes, such as to prevent harm; investigat | ||||
| > | e possible violations of our terms or policies; promote safety, security and int | ||||
| > | egrity; or protect ourselves, including our rights, property or products | ||||
| 876 | In some instances and for specific reasons, we’ll keep information for an extend | ||||
| > | ed period of time. Read our Policy[54] about when we may preserve your informati | ||||
| > | on. | ||||
| 877 | 51 | ||||
| 878 | If we need it to operate or provide our Products | ||||
| 879 | For example, we keep profile information, photos you’ve posted (and not deleted) | ||||
| > | and security information for the lifetime of your account. | ||||
| 880 | And when you search for something on Facebook, we keep your search history until | ||||
| > | you clear the search in your activity log or delete your account. Once you clea | ||||
| > | r a search or delete your account, it will no longer be visible to you, and it w | ||||
| > | ill be deleted[50]. | ||||
| 881 | But even if you don’t clear your search or delete your account, within six month | ||||
| > | s of your search we delete information about that search that isn’t necessary to | ||||
| > | show you your search history, like information about the device you were using, | ||||
| > | or your location. | ||||
| 882 | 52 | ||||
| 883 | The feature we use it for, and how that feature works | ||||
| 884 | For example, May is planning a surprise party for Yang. She sends Cynthia the pa | ||||
| > | rty details in Messenger using vanish mode so that the message will disappear. T | ||||
| > | he message will no longer be visible to May once she leaves the chat, and Cynthi | ||||
| > | a will see the message only the first time she opens the chat thread. | ||||
| 885 | After Cynthia reads the message, the content is deleted after one hour. If Cynth | ||||
| > | ia never reads it, it’s deleted after 14 days. | ||||
| 886 | 53 | ||||
| 887 | How long we need to retain the information to comply with certain legal obligati | ||||
| > | ons | ||||
| 888 | For example, we retain information for as long as we need it for: | ||||
| 889 | A legal request or obligation, including obligations of Meta Companies or to com | ||||
| > | ply with applicable law | ||||
| 890 | A governmental investigation | ||||
| 891 | A legal claim, complaint, litigation or regulatory proceedings | ||||
| 892 | 54 | ||||
| 893 | Why we may preserve your information longer | ||||
| 894 | Your information, including financial transaction data related to purchases or m | ||||
| > | oney transfers made on our Products, may be preserved and accessed for a longer | ||||
| > | time period if it’s related to any of the following: | ||||
| 895 | A legal request or obligation, including obligations of Meta Companies or to com | ||||
| > | ply with applicable law | ||||
| 896 | A governmental investigation | ||||
| 897 | An investigation of possible violations of our terms or policies | ||||
| 898 | To prevent harm | ||||
| 899 | For safety, security and integrity purposes | ||||
| 900 | To protect ourselves, including our rights, property or products | ||||
| 901 | If it’s needed in relation to a legal claim, complaint, litigation or regulatory | ||||
| > | proceedings | ||||
| 902 | See some examples[55]. | ||||
| 903 | In some cases, we may preserve your information based on the above reasons even | ||||
| > | after you request deletion of your account or some of your content. We may also | ||||
| > | preserve information from accounts that have been disabled and content that has | ||||
| > | been removed for violations of our terms and policies. | ||||
| 904 | 50 | ||||
| 905 | Delete your information or account | ||||
| 906 | To delete your information, you can: | ||||
| 907 | Find and delete specific information. We offer tools you can use to delete certa | ||||
| > | in information. For example, you can use Delete buttons to delete content you’ve | ||||
| > | posted to your account. You can also use tools like activity log on Facebook to | ||||
| > | send content to the trash in bulk. When you delete content, it’s no longer visi | ||||
| > | ble to other users. Visit the Facebook Help Center or Instagram Help Center to l | ||||
| > | earn what happens when you delete your content or move it to trash. | ||||
| 908 | Permanently delete your account. If you delete your account on Facebook or Insta | ||||
| > | gram, we delete your information, including the things you’ve posted, such as yo | ||||
| > | ur photos and status updates, unless we need to keep it as described in "How lon | ||||
| > | g do we keep your information?" Once your account is permanently deleted you won | ||||
| > | ’t be able to reactivate it, and you won’t be able to retrieve information, incl | ||||
| > | uding content you’ve posted. | ||||
| 909 | How long does it take to delete your information? | ||||
| 910 | If you request that we delete your account or content, it may take up to 90 days | ||||
| > | to delete your information after we begin the account deletion process or recei | ||||
| > | ve a content deletion request. After the information is deleted, it may take us | ||||
| > | up to another 90 days to remove it from backups and disaster recovery. | ||||
| 911 | If you leave your deleted content in your trash on Facebook or your Recently Del | ||||
| > | eted folder on Instagram, the deletion process will begin automatically in 30 da | ||||
| > | ys. Or you can start the deletion process right away by deleting the content fro | ||||
| > | m your trash or Recently Deleted folder. | ||||
| 912 | 55 | ||||
| 913 | Examples of why we might preserve your information | ||||
| 914 | To respond to a legal request | ||||
| 915 | For example, we might preserve your information after you delete your account wh | ||||
| > | en we receive a valid legal request, such as a preservation order or search warr | ||||
| > | ant, related to your account. | ||||
| 916 | To comply with applicable law | ||||
| 917 | For example, we preserve certain information about purchases or transactions ass | ||||
| > | ociated with an account, in line with Meta’s accounting obligations. | ||||
| 918 | For safety, security and integrity purposes | ||||
| 919 | For example, if we disable an account for violating our terms or policies, we pr | ||||
| > | eserve information about that user to prevent them from opening a new account. | ||||
| 920 | We also might preserve some of your account information as part of our review of | ||||
| > | suspicious activity. This includes any suspicious activity associated with our | ||||
| > | financial products, like suspected money laundering or terrorist funding. | ||||
| 921 | For litigation | ||||
| 922 | We may preserve your information where we deem it necessary for reasons related | ||||
| > | to a legal claim or complaint. For example, we may be required to defend ourselv | ||||
| > | es in legal proceedings in a claim related to your information. | ||||
| 923 | Return to top | ||||
| 924 | How do we transfer information? | ||||
| 925 | Highlights | ||||
| 926 | Because we connect people all around the world, we need to transfer information | ||||
| > | all around the world, too | ||||
| 927 | When we do this, we follow international regulations to keep your information sa | ||||
| > | fe | ||||
| 928 | Why is information transferred to other countries? | ||||
| 929 | We share the information we collect globally, both internally across our offices | ||||
| > | and data centers, and externally with our partners[2], measurement vendors[45], | ||||
| > | service providers[35] and other third parties[24]. Because Meta is global, with | ||||
| > | users, partners and employees around the world, transfers are necessary for a v | ||||
| > | ariety of reasons, including: | ||||
| 930 | So we can operate and provide the services stated in the terms of the Meta Produ | ||||
| > | ct[1] you’re using and this Policy. This includes allowing you to share informat | ||||
| > | ion and connect with your family and friends around the globe. | ||||
| 931 | So we can fix, analyze and improve our Products | ||||
| 932 | Where is information transferred? | ||||
| 933 | Your information will be transferred or transmitted to, or stored and processed | ||||
| > | in: | ||||
| 934 | Places we have infrastructure or data centers, including the United States, Irel | ||||
| > | and, Denmark and Sweden, among others | ||||
| 935 | Countries where Meta Company Products are available | ||||
| 936 | Other countries where our partners, vendors, service providers and other third p | ||||
| > | arties are located outside of the country where you live, for purposes as descri | ||||
| > | bed in this Policy | ||||
| 937 | How do we safeguard your information? | ||||
| 938 | We rely on appropriate mechanisms[56] for international data transfers. | ||||
| 939 | We also make sure that appropriate safeguards are in place whenever we transfer | ||||
| > | your information. For example, we encrypt your information when it’s in transit | ||||
| > | over public networks to protect it from unauthorized access. | ||||
| 940 | 2 | ||||
| 941 | Partner | ||||
| 942 | A person, business, organization or body using or integrating our Products to ad | ||||
| > | vertise, market or support their products and services | ||||
| 943 | 45 | ||||
| 944 | Measurement vendor | ||||
| 945 | A third party that creates reports to help advertisers understand how their cont | ||||
| > | ent and ads are performing. These reports also measure whether people took an ac | ||||
| > | tion after seeing an ad. | ||||
| 946 | 35 | ||||
| 947 | Service provider | ||||
| 948 | A person, business, organization or body that provides services to Meta or to ou | ||||
| > | r users on behalf of Meta. For example, our service providers do things like inv | ||||
| > | estigate suspicious activity and provide customer support. | ||||
| 949 | 24 | ||||
| 950 | Third party | ||||
| 951 | A person, business, organization or body that is not part of the Meta Companies | ||||
| 952 | 1 | ||||
| 953 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 954 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 955 | 56 | ||||
| 956 | Mechanisms we use for global data transfers | ||||
| 957 | We rely on appropriate mechanisms for international data transfers. For example, | ||||
| > | for information we collect: | ||||
| 958 | We utilize standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and | ||||
| > | by other relevant authorities. | ||||
| 959 | We rely on determinations from the European Commission, and from other relevant | ||||
| > | authorities, about whether other countries have adequate levels of data protecti | ||||
| > | on. | ||||
| 960 | We use equivalent mechanisms under applicable laws that apply to data transfers | ||||
| > | to the United States and other relevant countries. | ||||
| 961 | Return to top | ||||
| 962 | How do we respond to legal requests, comply with applicable law and prevent harm | ||||
| > | ? | ||||
| 963 | Highlights | ||||
| 964 | Sometimes we have to provide information to respond to legal requests when neces | ||||
| > | sary | ||||
| 965 | If there’s a law that says we need to keep your information for some reason, we | ||||
| > | need to comply with it. So we’ll keep information to obey that law. | ||||
| 966 | We also sometimes keep information that we think will help prevent or stop bad a | ||||
| > | ctivity, either on our Products or in the world | ||||
| 967 | We access, preserve, use and share your information: | ||||
| 968 | In response to legal requests, like search warrants, court orders, production or | ||||
| > | ders or subpoenas. These requests come from third parties[24] such as civil liti | ||||
| > | gants, law enforcement and other government authorities. Learn more[57] about wh | ||||
| > | en we respond to legal requests. | ||||
| 969 | In accordance with applicable law | ||||
| 970 | To promote the safety, security and integrity of Meta Products[1], users, employ | ||||
| > | ees, property and the public. Learn more[58]. | ||||
| 971 | We may access or preserve your information for an extended amount of time. Learn | ||||
| > | more[54]. | ||||
| 972 | 24 | ||||
| 973 | Third party | ||||
| 974 | A person, business, organization or body that is not part of the Meta Companies | ||||
| 975 | 57 | ||||
| 976 | When we respond to legal requests | ||||
| 977 | We respond to legal requests where we’re required by law to do so, and at times | ||||
| > | where we're not compelled by law, but a response: | ||||
| 978 | May affect users in that jurisdiction, and | ||||
| 979 | Is consistent with internationally recognized standards including, for example, | ||||
| > | our Corporate Human Rights Policy. | ||||
| 980 | Learn more about government requests and how we’ve responded. | ||||
| 981 | 1 | ||||
| 982 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 983 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 984 | 58 | ||||
| 985 | How we promote safety, security and integrity | ||||
| 986 | We share your information with law enforcement, government authorities, Meta Com | ||||
| > | panies and other third parties (including industry peers) when we have a good fa | ||||
| > | ith belief it’s necessary to detect, prevent and address a variety of situations | ||||
| > | , such as: | ||||
| 987 | Unauthorized use of our Products. See an example.[59] | ||||
| 988 | Violations of our terms and policies. See an example.[60] | ||||
| 989 | Investigating suspicious activity | ||||
| 990 | Protecting ourselves, including our rights, property, personnel or Products | ||||
| 991 | Preventing abuse, fraud, or other harmful or illegal activity, on and off our Pr | ||||
| > | oducts | ||||
| 992 | Protecting you or others, including as part of investigations or regulatory inqu | ||||
| > | iries | ||||
| 993 | Emergency situations, such as risk of death or imminent bodily harm | ||||
| 994 | 54 | ||||
| 995 | Why we may preserve your information longer | ||||
| 996 | Your information, including financial transaction data related to purchases or m | ||||
| > | oney transfers made on our Products, may be preserved and accessed for a longer | ||||
| > | time period if it’s related to any of the following: | ||||
| 997 | A legal request or obligation, including obligations of Meta Companies or to com | ||||
| > | ply with applicable law | ||||
| 998 | A governmental investigation | ||||
| 999 | An investigation of possible violations of our terms or policies | ||||
| 1000 | To prevent harm | ||||
| 1001 | For safety, security and integrity purposes | ||||
| 1002 | To protect ourselves, including our rights, property or products | ||||
| 1003 | If it’s needed in relation to a legal claim, complaint, litigation or regulatory | ||||
| > | proceedings | ||||
| 1004 | See some examples[55]. | ||||
| 1005 | In some cases, we may preserve your information based on the above reasons even | ||||
| > | after you request deletion of your account or some of your content. We may also | ||||
| > | preserve information from accounts that have been disabled and content that has | ||||
| > | been removed for violations of our terms and policies. | ||||
| 1006 | 59 | ||||
| 1007 | Unauthorized use of our Products | ||||
| 1008 | For example, if you unlawfully collect and use Facebook user data, we may share | ||||
| > | your information to defend ourselves against claims or in litigation. | ||||
| 1009 | 60 | ||||
| 1010 | Violations of our terms and policies | ||||
| 1011 | For example, if you post threatening or harmful content, we may share your infor | ||||
| > | mation across the Meta Companies to protect ourselves and others. This can inclu | ||||
| > | de blocking your access to certain features or disabling your account across the | ||||
| > | Meta Companies. | ||||
| 1012 | 55 | ||||
| 1013 | Examples of why we might preserve your information | ||||
| 1014 | To respond to a legal request | ||||
| 1015 | For example, we might preserve your information after you delete your account wh | ||||
| > | en we receive a valid legal request, such as a preservation order or search warr | ||||
| > | ant, related to your account. | ||||
| 1016 | To comply with applicable law | ||||
| 1017 | For example, we preserve certain information about purchases or transactions ass | ||||
| > | ociated with an account, in line with Meta’s accounting obligations. | ||||
| 1018 | For safety, security and integrity purposes | ||||
| 1019 | For example, if we disable an account for violating our terms or policies, we pr | ||||
| > | eserve information about that user to prevent them from opening a new account. | ||||
| 1020 | We also might preserve some of your account information as part of our review of | ||||
| > | suspicious activity. This includes any suspicious activity associated with our | ||||
| > | financial products, like suspected money laundering or terrorist funding. | ||||
| 1021 | For litigation | ||||
| 1022 | We may preserve your information where we deem it necessary for reasons related | ||||
| > | to a legal claim or complaint. For example, we may be required to defend ourselv | ||||
| > | es in legal proceedings in a claim related to your information. | ||||
| 1023 | Return to top | ||||
| 1024 | How will you know the Policy has changed? | ||||
| 1025 | We'll notify you before we make material changes to this Policy. You’ll have the | ||||
| > | opportunity to review the revised Policy before you choose to continue using ou | ||||
| > | r Products. | ||||
| 1026 | Return to top | ||||
| 1027 | How to contact Meta with questions | ||||
| 1028 | You can learn more about how privacy works on Facebook and on Instagram and in t | ||||
| > | he Facebook Help Center. If you have questions about this Policy or have questio | ||||
| > | ns, complaints or requests regarding your information, you can contact us as des | ||||
| > | cribed below. | ||||
| 1029 | You can contact us online or by mail at: | ||||
| 1030 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | ||||
| 1031 | ATTN: Privacy Operations | ||||
| 1032 | 1 Meta Way | ||||
| 1033 | Menlo Park, CA 94025 | ||||
| 1034 | Return to top | ||||
| 1035 | Why and how we process your information | ||||
| 1036 | The categories of information we use, and why and how information is processed, | ||||
| > | are set out below: | ||||
| 1037 | Personalizing Meta Products | ||||
| 1038 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1039 | Personalizing the Meta Products[1]: Our systems automatically process informatio | ||||
| > | n we've collected and stored associated with you and others to assess and unders | ||||
| > | tand your interests and your preferences and provide you personalized experience | ||||
| > | s on and across the Meta Company Products in accordance with our terms. This is | ||||
| > | how we: | ||||
| 1040 | Personalize features and content (such as your Facebook Feed, Instagram Feed, AI | ||||
| > | at Meta and Stories); | ||||
| 1041 | Personalize the ads people see, and | ||||
| 1042 | Make suggestions for you (such as people you may know, groups or events that you | ||||
| > | may be interested in or topics that you may want to follow) on and off our Prod | ||||
| > | ucts. | ||||
| 1043 | Our ads system prioritizes what ad to show you based on what audience advertiser | ||||
| > | s want to reach. Then we match the ad to people who might be interested. Learn m | ||||
| > | ore[61] about how our ads system works. | ||||
| 1044 | Learn more about how we choose the ads that you see. | ||||
| 1045 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1046 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1047 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1048 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1049 | Metadata[6] about content | ||||
| 1050 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1051 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1052 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1053 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1054 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1055 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1056 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1057 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1058 | Device[10] characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1059 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1060 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1061 | Device signals | ||||
| 1062 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings (like GPS location) | ||||
| 1063 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1064 | Information about the network you connect your device to | ||||
| 1065 | Reports about our products’ performance on your device | ||||
| 1066 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1067 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1068 | For WhatsApp users, learn more about what information is shared with Meta. | ||||
| 1069 | Associating your accounts | ||||
| 1070 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1071 | If you decide to add a WhatsApp account to an Accounts Center with other account | ||||
| > | s on Meta Company Products: | ||||
| 1072 | To associate your accounts on Meta Company Products with your WhatsApp account i | ||||
| > | n the same Accounts Center and share your information with WhatsApp. | ||||
| 1073 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1074 | Note: the list below is about information from Meta. For information that WhatsA | ||||
| > | pp shares with Meta see the WhatsApp Help Center article. | ||||
| 1075 | Your activity and information you provide | ||||
| 1076 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1077 | App, browser and device information | ||||
| 1078 | Providing and improving Meta Products | ||||
| 1079 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1080 | Providing and improving our Meta Products: The provision of the Meta Products in | ||||
| > | cludes collecting, storing, and, where relevant, sharing, profiling, reviewing a | ||||
| > | nd curating, and in some instances not only automated processing but also manual | ||||
| > | (human) reviewing, to: | ||||
| 1081 | Create and maintain your account and profile, | ||||
| 1082 | Connect your Meta Products account, including your public profile information, t | ||||
| > | o an integrated partner to sign in or share your information, | ||||
| 1083 | Facilitate the sharing of content and status, | ||||
| 1084 | Provide and curate features, | ||||
| 1085 | Provide messaging services, the ability to make voice and video calls and connec | ||||
| > | t with others, | ||||
| 1086 | Provide advertising products, | ||||
| 1087 | Understand and enable creation of content like text, audio, images and videos, i | ||||
| > | ncluding through AI at Meta, | ||||
| 1088 | Undertake analytics, | ||||
| 1089 | Facilitate your purchases and payments on Meta Pay or other Meta checkout experi | ||||
| > | ences, and | ||||
| 1090 | See if our Products are working correctly, such as troubleshooting, and fixing i | ||||
| > | t when it’s not working. | ||||
| 1091 | We also use information to develop, research and test improvements to Meta Produ | ||||
| > | cts. We use information we have to: | ||||
| 1092 | Develop and improve products and features, | ||||
| 1093 | Build and test out new products and features to see if they work, | ||||
| 1094 | Get feedback on our ideas for products or features, and | ||||
| 1095 | Conduct surveys and other research about what you like about our Products and br | ||||
| > | ands and on what we can do better for Meta Products and brands. | ||||
| 1096 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1097 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1098 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1099 | Your public profile information (including your name, username and profile pictu | ||||
| > | re) | ||||
| 1100 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1101 | Messages you send and receive, including their content, subject to applicable la | ||||
| > | w | ||||
| 1102 | Metadata about content and messages, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1103 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1104 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1105 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1106 | Purchases or other transactions you make, including truncated credit card inform | ||||
| > | ation | ||||
| 1107 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1108 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1109 | Your photo or video selfie if you provide it when you contact us for account sup | ||||
| > | port | ||||
| 1110 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1111 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1112 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1113 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1114 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1115 | Device signals | ||||
| 1116 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1117 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1118 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess[16] | ||||
| 1119 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1120 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1121 | Developing and improving AI at Meta | ||||
| 1122 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1123 | Develop and improve AI at Meta for Meta Products and for third parties. | ||||
| 1124 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1125 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1126 | Public content you or others create or share, like posts, comments or audio on M | ||||
| > | eta Products | ||||
| 1127 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages. | ||||
| 1128 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1129 | Promoting safety, integrity and security | ||||
| 1130 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1131 | Promoting safety, integrity and security on and across the Meta Products: The Me | ||||
| > | ta Products are designed to research and help ensure the safety, integrity and s | ||||
| > | ecurity of those services and those people who enjoy them, on and off Meta Produ | ||||
| > | cts. We process information we have associated with you and apply automated proc | ||||
| > | essing techniques and, in some instances, conduct manual (human) review to: | ||||
| 1132 | Verify accounts and activity, | ||||
| 1133 | Find and address violations of our terms or policies. In some cases, the decisio | ||||
| > | ns we make about violations are reviewed by the Oversight Board, | ||||
| 1134 | Investigate suspicious activity, | ||||
| 1135 | Detect, prevent and combat harmful or unlawful behavior, such as to review and, | ||||
| > | in some cases, remove content reported to us, | ||||
| 1136 | Identify and combat disparities and racial bias against historically marginalize | ||||
| > | d communities, | ||||
| 1137 | Protect the life, physical or mental health, well-being or integrity of our user | ||||
| > | s or others, | ||||
| 1138 | Detect and prevent spam, other security matters and other bad experiences, | ||||
| 1139 | Detect and stop threats to our personnel and property, and | ||||
| 1140 | Maintain the integrity of our Products. | ||||
| 1141 | For more information on safety, integrity and security generally on Meta Product | ||||
| > | s, visit the Facebook Security Help Center and Instagram Security Tips. | ||||
| 1142 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1143 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1144 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1145 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1146 | Messages you send and receive, including their content, subject to applicable la | ||||
| > | w | ||||
| 1147 | Metadata about content and messages, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1148 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1149 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1150 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1151 | Purchases or other transactions you make, including truncated credit card inform | ||||
| > | ation | ||||
| 1152 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1153 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1154 | Your photo or video selfie if you provide it when you contact us for account sup | ||||
| > | port | ||||
| 1155 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1156 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1157 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1158 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1159 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1160 | Device signals | ||||
| 1161 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1162 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1163 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1164 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1165 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1166 | Communicating with you | ||||
| 1167 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1168 | To communicate with you: We use information you’ve given us (like contact inform | ||||
| > | ation on your profile) to send you a communication, like an e-mail or in-product | ||||
| > | notice, for example: | ||||
| 1169 | We’ll contact you via email or in-product notifications in relation to the Meta | ||||
| > | Products, product-related issues, research or to let you know about our terms an | ||||
| > | d policies. | ||||
| 1170 | We also use contact information like your email address to respond when you cont | ||||
| > | act us. | ||||
| 1171 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1172 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1173 | Contact information on your profile and your communications with us | ||||
| 1174 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1175 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1176 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1177 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1178 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1179 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1180 | Device signals | ||||
| 1181 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1182 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1183 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1184 | Information from cookies and similar technologies. | ||||
| 1185 | Transferring, storing or processing your information globally | ||||
| 1186 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1187 | Transferring, storing or processing your information across borders, including f | ||||
| > | rom and to the United States and other countries: We share information we collec | ||||
| > | t globally, both internally across our offices and data centers and externally w | ||||
| > | ith our partners[2], third parties[24] and service providers[35]. Because Meta i | ||||
| > | s global, with users, partners, vendors and employees around the world, transfer | ||||
| > | s are necessary: | ||||
| 1188 | To operate and provide the services described in the terms that apply to the Met | ||||
| > | a Product(s) you are using. This includes allowing you to share information and | ||||
| > | connect with your family and friends around the globe; and | ||||
| 1189 | To fix, analyze and improve our Products. | ||||
| 1190 | For more information, see the "How do we transfer information?" section of the M | ||||
| > | eta Privacy Policy. | ||||
| 1191 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1192 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1193 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1194 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1195 | Metadata about content and messages, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1196 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1197 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1198 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1199 | Purchases or other transactions you make, including truncated credit card inform | ||||
| > | ation | ||||
| 1200 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1201 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1202 | Your photo or video selfie if you provide it when you contact us for account sup | ||||
| > | port | ||||
| 1203 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1204 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1205 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1206 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1207 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1208 | Device signals | ||||
| 1209 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1210 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1211 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1212 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1213 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1214 | Processing information with special protections | ||||
| 1215 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1216 | Processing information subject to special protections under applicable laws that | ||||
| > | you provide so we can share it with those you choose, to provide, personalize a | ||||
| > | nd improve our Products and to undertake analytics. We’ll collect, store, publis | ||||
| > | h and apply automated, or sometimes manual (human), processing for these purpose | ||||
| > | s. | ||||
| 1217 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1218 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1219 | Any information with special protections that you choose to provide, such as you | ||||
| > | r religious views, your sexual orientation, political views, health, racial or e | ||||
| > | thnic origin, philosophical beliefs or trade union membership, or as part of sur | ||||
| > | veys you choose to participate in, and where you have given your explicit consen | ||||
| > | t | ||||
| 1220 | Using information from third parties for personalizing ads | ||||
| 1221 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1222 | Receiving and using information from third parties to tailor the ads you see: We | ||||
| > | ’ll use information that advertisers, businesses and other partners provide us a | ||||
| > | bout activity off Meta Company Products that we have associated with you to pers | ||||
| > | onalize ads that we show you on our Products, and on websites, apps and devices | ||||
| > | that use our advertising services. We receive this information whether or not yo | ||||
| > | u’re logged in or have an account on our Products. See the Cookies Policy for mo | ||||
| > | re information. | ||||
| 1223 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1224 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1225 | Information and content you provide, such as your name or email address | ||||
| 1226 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1227 | Sharing information with third parties at your request | ||||
| 1228 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1229 | Sharing your contact, profile or other information with third parties upon your | ||||
| > | request: The type of third party and categories of information shared depend on | ||||
| > | the circumstances of what you ask us to share. For example: | ||||
| 1230 | We share your email (or other contact information) or other information you migh | ||||
| > | t choose when you direct us to share it with an advertiser so they can contact y | ||||
| > | ou with additional information about a promoted product, and | ||||
| 1231 | If you choose to integrate other apps, games or websites with Meta Products and | ||||
| > | log in, we’ll share your information with the app, game or website to log you in | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 1232 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1233 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1234 | Information such as your contact or profile information | ||||
| 1235 | Content you create, like posts or comments | ||||
| 1236 | Providing measurement, analytics and business services | ||||
| 1237 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1238 | Providing measurement, analytics and business services: | ||||
| 1239 | Our systems automatically, as well as with some manual (human) processing, proce | ||||
| > | ss information we have collected and stored about you and others. We use this in | ||||
| > | formation to: | ||||
| 1240 | Provide insights and measurement reports to businesses, advertisers and other pa | ||||
| > | rtners to help them measure the effectiveness and distribution of their or their | ||||
| > | clients’ ads, content and services, to understand the kinds of people who are s | ||||
| > | eeing their content and ads, and how their content and ads are performing on and | ||||
| > | off Meta Products, and | ||||
| 1241 | Provide aggregated user analytics and insights reports that help users, business | ||||
| > | es, advertisers and other partners better understand the audiences with whom the | ||||
| > | y may want to connect, as well as the types of people who use their services and | ||||
| > | how people interact with their content, websites, apps and services. | ||||
| 1242 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1243 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1244 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1245 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1246 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1247 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1248 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1249 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1250 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1251 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1252 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1253 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1254 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1255 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1256 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users | ||||
| 1257 | Device signals | ||||
| 1258 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1259 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1260 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1261 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1262 | Providing a seamless experience | ||||
| 1263 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1264 | Sharing of information across the Meta Companies: | ||||
| 1265 | To provide a seamless, consistent and richer, innovative experience across the M | ||||
| > | eta Company Products to enable cross app interactions, sharing, viewing and enga | ||||
| > | ging with content, including posts and videos. | ||||
| 1266 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1267 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1268 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1269 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1270 | Metadata about content | ||||
| 1271 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1272 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1273 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1274 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1275 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1276 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1277 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1278 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1279 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1280 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1281 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users' | ||||
| 1282 | Device signals | ||||
| 1283 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1284 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1285 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1286 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1287 | For WhatsApp users, learn more about what information is shared with Meta. | ||||
| 1288 | Business intelligence and analytics | ||||
| 1289 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1290 | Business intelligence and analytics: | ||||
| 1291 | To understand, in aggregate, your usage of and across our Products, to accuratel | ||||
| > | y count people and businesses; and | ||||
| 1292 | To validate metrics directly related to these, in order to inform and improve pr | ||||
| > | oduct direction and development and to adhere to (shareholder/earning) reporting | ||||
| > | obligations. | ||||
| 1293 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1294 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1295 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1296 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1297 | Metadata about content and messages, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1298 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1299 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1300 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1301 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1302 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1303 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1304 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1305 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1306 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1307 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1308 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users' | ||||
| 1309 | Device signals | ||||
| 1310 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1311 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1312 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1313 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1314 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1315 | Personalizing ads on Meta Audience Network | ||||
| 1316 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1317 | Identifying you as a Meta Product user and personalizing the ads we show you thr | ||||
| > | ough Meta Audience Network when you visit other apps: | ||||
| 1318 | When we show you ads through Meta Audience Network when you visit other apps, ou | ||||
| > | r systems automatically process the information we have collected and stored abo | ||||
| > | ut you and others to identify you as a Meta Product user and tailor the ads you | ||||
| > | see. | ||||
| 1319 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1320 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1321 | Information you provide | ||||
| 1322 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1323 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1324 | Metadata about content | ||||
| 1325 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1326 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1327 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1328 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1329 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1330 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1331 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1332 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1333 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1334 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1335 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users' | ||||
| 1336 | Device signals | ||||
| 1337 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1338 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1339 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1340 | Providing marketing communications | ||||
| 1341 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1342 | Providing marketing communications to you: | ||||
| 1343 | Depending on your settings and subject to applicable law, we’ll share marketing | ||||
| > | communications with you. | ||||
| 1344 | We’ll collect and store your information and use it to send marketing communicat | ||||
| > | ions to you, like an email, subject to applicable laws. | ||||
| 1345 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1346 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1347 | Information and content you provide, including your contact information like ema | ||||
| > | il address | ||||
| 1348 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1349 | Device identifiers | ||||
| 1350 | Undertaking research and innovation for social good | ||||
| 1351 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1352 | Research and innovate for social good: | ||||
| 1353 | We carry out surveys and use information (including from researchers we collabor | ||||
| > | ate with) to conduct and support research and innovation on topics of general so | ||||
| > | cial welfare, technological advancement, public interest, health and well-being. | ||||
| 1354 | For example, we analyze information that we have about migration patterns during | ||||
| > | crises. This helps relief organizations get aid to the right places. | ||||
| 1355 | We collect, store, combine, analyze and apply automatic processing techniques li | ||||
| > | ke aggregation of information as well as manual (human) review, and share inform | ||||
| > | ation, as necessary to research and innovate for social good in this way. | ||||
| 1356 | We support research in areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning. | ||||
| 1357 | Learn more about our research programs. | ||||
| 1358 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1359 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1360 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1361 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1362 | Metadata about content and messages, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1363 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1364 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1365 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1366 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1367 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1368 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1369 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1370 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1371 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1372 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1373 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1374 | Device signals | ||||
| 1375 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1376 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1377 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1378 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1379 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1380 | Anonymizing your information | ||||
| 1381 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1382 | Anonymizing your information | ||||
| 1383 | In some cases, we anonymize information we have associated with you, such as you | ||||
| > | r activity on and off our Products, and use the resulting information, for examp | ||||
| > | le, to provide and improve our Meta Products, including ads. | ||||
| 1384 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1385 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1386 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1387 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1388 | Metadata about content | ||||
| 1389 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1390 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1391 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1392 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1393 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1394 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1395 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1396 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1397 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1398 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1399 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1400 | Device signals | ||||
| 1401 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1402 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1403 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1404 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1405 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1406 | Sharing information with others including law enforcement to respond to legal re | ||||
| > | quests | ||||
| 1407 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1408 | Sharing information with others, including law enforcement and to respond to leg | ||||
| > | al requests. | ||||
| 1409 | See the "How do we respond to legal requests, prevent harm and promote safety an | ||||
| > | d integrity?" section of the Meta Privacy Policy for more for information on whe | ||||
| > | n we share information with law enforcement and others. | ||||
| 1410 | The categories of information we access, preserve, use and share depend on the s | ||||
| > | pecific circumstances. For example, responses to legal requests where not compel | ||||
| > | led by law will typically include limited information (such as contact details a | ||||
| > | nd login information). | ||||
| 1411 | However, the information we process will depend on the purposes, which could inc | ||||
| > | lude the following: | ||||
| 1412 | In response to legal requests from third parties such as civil litigants, law en | ||||
| > | forcement and other government authorities | ||||
| 1413 | To comply with applicable law or legitimate legal purposes | ||||
| 1414 | To promote the safety, security and integrity of Meta Companies, Meta Products, | ||||
| > | users, employees, property and the public | ||||
| 1415 | Learn more about how we promote safety, security and integrity. | ||||
| 1416 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1417 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1418 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1419 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1420 | Metadata about content, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1421 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1422 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1423 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1424 | Purchases or other transactions you make | ||||
| 1425 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1426 | Your photo or video selfie if you provide it when you contact us for account sup | ||||
| > | port | ||||
| 1427 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1428 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1429 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1430 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1431 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1432 | Device signals | ||||
| 1433 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1434 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1435 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1436 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1437 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1438 | Processing information when required by law | ||||
| 1439 | Why and how we process your information: | ||||
| 1440 | For processing information when the law requires it: Where we are under an oblig | ||||
| > | ation to disclose information such as, for example, if we receive a valid legal | ||||
| > | request for certain information such as a search warrant, we will access, preser | ||||
| > | ve and/or share your information with regulators, law enforcement or others. | ||||
| 1441 | The way in which the information will be processed depends on the specific circu | ||||
| > | mstances. See the "How do we respond to legal requests, prevent harm and promote | ||||
| > | safety and integrity?" section of the Meta Privacy Policy for more. "Informatio | ||||
| > | n for Law Enforcement Authorities" provides information on the operational guide | ||||
| > | lines law enforcement needs to follow. | ||||
| 1442 | Information categories we use (see 'What Information do we collect?' for more de | ||||
| > | tail on each information category). The actual information we use depends on you | ||||
| > | r factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: | ||||
| 1443 | The categories of information depend on the specific circumstances of each manda | ||||
| > | tory request or obligation. Only the information necessary to comply with the re | ||||
| > | levant legal obligation will be shared or otherwise processed. For example, for | ||||
| > | civil matters, this will typically include limited information (such as contact | ||||
| > | details and login information). However, depending on the circumstances it could | ||||
| > | include the following: | ||||
| 1444 | Your activity and information you provide: | ||||
| 1445 | Content you create, like posts, comments or audio | ||||
| 1446 | Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or | ||||
| > | through our voice-enabled features | ||||
| 1447 | Messages you send and receive, including their content, subject to applicable la | ||||
| > | w | ||||
| 1448 | Metadata about content and messages, subject to applicable law | ||||
| 1449 | Interactions with AI at Meta and related metadata. For example, information you | ||||
| > | or others exchange with AI at Meta like content and messages | ||||
| 1450 | Types of content you view or interact with, and how you interact with it | ||||
| 1451 | Apps and features you use, and what actions you take in them | ||||
| 1452 | Purchases or other transactions you make, including truncated credit card inform | ||||
| > | ation | ||||
| 1453 | Hashtags you use | ||||
| 1454 | The time, frequency and duration of your activities on our Products | ||||
| 1455 | Your photo or video selfie if you provide it when you contact us for account sup | ||||
| > | port | ||||
| 1456 | Friends, followers and other connections | ||||
| 1457 | App, browser and device information: | ||||
| 1458 | Device characteristics and device software | ||||
| 1459 | What you’re doing on your device, like whether our app is in the foreground or i | ||||
| > | f your mouse is moving (which can help tell humans from bots) | ||||
| 1460 | Identifiers that tell your device apart from other users’ | ||||
| 1461 | Device signals | ||||
| 1462 | Information you’ve shared through your device settings | ||||
| 1463 | Location-related information | ||||
| 1464 | Information about the network you connect your device to, including your IP addr | ||||
| > | ess | ||||
| 1465 | Information from cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 1466 | Information from partners, vendors and third parties | ||||
| 1467 | 1 | ||||
| 1468 | What Products does this Policy cover? | ||||
| 1469 | This Policy describes the information we, Meta Platforms, Inc., process to provi | ||||
| > | de Meta Products, which we also call "Products." | ||||
| 1470 | 61 | ||||
| 1471 | How our ads system works | ||||
| 1472 | Our ads system works in the following way: | ||||
| 1473 | We use your information to determine the ad interests most relevant to you. We t | ||||
| > | ry to predict your ad interests based on the information we have, including any | ||||
| > | choices you've made in Ad preferences. | ||||
| 1474 | Advertisers tell us which audience they want to reach based on who they think wi | ||||
| > | ll be most interested. This can include things like age, gender, location where | ||||
| > | advertisers want to show their ad or interests, such as women, based in Dublin, | ||||
| > | who like golf. | ||||
| 1475 | We review the potential ads that we could show you to identify the most relevant | ||||
| > | ones. Our ads system automatically reviews all the potential ads where you migh | ||||
| > | t fit the audience that advertisers want to reach. For example, you may see pote | ||||
| > | ntial ads because you match the age range and interest category. We determine wh | ||||
| > | ich ones to show you based on things like whether it best achieves the advertise | ||||
| > | r’s goal and is most relevant to you. To do this, we use algorithms and machine | ||||
| > | learning to order the ads we may show you. We use different factors such as the | ||||
| > | ad quality, the advertiser's desired audience and budget. We also consider how l | ||||
| > | ikely we think it is that you will react to the ad based on things like your act | ||||
| > | ivity on Meta Products. Learn more. | ||||
| 1476 | All of this information helps us show you the most relevant ads. When you see an | ||||
| > | ad on Meta Company Products, we use this process to choose the most relevant ad | ||||
| > | to show you. | ||||
| 1477 | 6 | ||||
| 1478 | Metadata | ||||
| 1479 | Information about the content itself, like the location where a photo was taken | ||||
| > | or the date a file was created | ||||
| 1480 | Information about the message itself, like the type of message or the date and t | ||||
| > | ime it was sent | ||||
| 1481 | 10 | ||||
| 1482 | Device | ||||
| 1483 | Devices include computers, phones, hardware, connected TVs, Meta Quest and other | ||||
| > | web-connected devices. | ||||
| 1484 | 16 | ||||
| 1485 | IP address | ||||
| 1486 | Stands for "internet protocol address." It’s a unique number assigned to a devic | ||||
| > | e, like a phone or computer, that allows it to communicate over the internet. Nu | ||||
| > | mbers are assigned according to standard guidelines, or protocols. | ||||
| 1487 | Just like you need a mailing address to receive a letter from a friend, your dev | ||||
| > | ice needs an IP address to receive information on the internet. | ||||
| 1488 | 2 | ||||
| 1489 | Partner | ||||
| 1490 | A person, business, organization or body using or integrating our Products to ad | ||||
| > | vertise, market or support their products and services | ||||
| 1491 | 24 | ||||
| 1492 | Third party | ||||
| 1493 | A person, business, organization or body that is not part of the Meta Companies | ||||
| 1494 | 35 | ||||
| 1495 | Service provider | ||||
| 1496 | A person, business, organization or body that provides services to Meta or to ou | ||||
| > | r users on behalf of Meta. For example, our service providers do things like inv | ||||
| > | estigate suspicious activity and provide customer support. | ||||
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