2 Documents
46 All provisions 26 High severity 19 Medium severity 1 Low severity
6 Changes · 12 mo
May 5, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
17 provisions · 8 high · 9 med
Data Sharing
11 provisions · 8 high · 2 med
Data Collection
8 provisions · 7 high · 1 med
Data Usage
7 provisions · 6 high · 1 med
Data Retention
2 provisions · 2 med
Content Moderation
2 provisions · 2 med
Liability Limitation
2 provisions · 2 high
Acceptable Use
2 provisions · 2 high
Intellectual Property
1 provision · 1 med
Account Control
1 provision · 1 med
Quick Facts
AI Training: Disclosed (high impact)
Data Retention: Specified
Key Governance Provisions
High Ad Targeting and Audience Restrictions

These restrictions aim to prevent discriminatory targeting, but they also define the boundaries of what behavioral and demographic data advertisers can use — which has significant implications for bo…

High Data Sharing with Advertisers and Measurement Partners

This provision establishes a bidirectional data flow in which Meta both shares user data with advertising partners and receives supplemental user data from those partners for audience matching, creat…

High Off-Platform Tracking via Meta Business Tools

This provision establishes that Meta's data collection extends beyond its own products to include off-platform browsing, purchase, and behavioral data sourced from third parties, which is incorporate…

High Sensitive Attribute Inference for Advertising

This provision discloses that sensitive personal data categories are processed within Meta's advertising infrastructure. The distinction between 'exclusionary' and 'targeting' use of special category…

High Cross-Product Data Combination for Advertising

This provision establishes the legal basis and operational scope under which Meta links behavioral, interest, and activity data across its entire product family and external sources, creating a unifi…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: May 5, 2026 Changes (12 months): 6 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 46
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Documents

Meta Privacy Policy

High

This is Meta's unified Privacy Policy covering how Meta collects and uses personal data across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Meta Quest. The policy states that Meta collects location data, …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
8 provisions 6 versions captured 1 significant change Version history →

Meta Advertising Policies

Medium

This document establishes Meta's advertising policies that govern ad placements across Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms. The policy authorizes Meta to reject, remove, or restrict advertisements at any time …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
5 provisions 2 versions captured Version history →

Recent Changes

April 21, 2026 · Meta Privacy Policy Medium

Meta removed a reference to the United States Regional Privacy Notice from its Privacy Policy on April 21, 2026, streamlining the header section. The policy no longer explicitly directs US …

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High Severity Provisions (7)

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Applicable Regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Colorado AI Act
US-CO
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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DMA
European Union
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DSA
European Union
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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VPPA
United States Federal
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Meta Ads has made 6 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

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