2 Documents
38 All provisions 22 High severity 15 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
Data Sharing
10 provisions · 8 high · 1 med
Data Collection
10 provisions · 10 high
Data Usage
9 provisions · 8 high · 1 med
Privacy Rights
4 provisions · 1 high · 3 med
Acceptable Use
4 provisions · 3 high · 1 med
Data Retention
3 provisions · 3 med
Liability Limitation
2 provisions · 2 high
Platform Discretion
1 provision · 1 med
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 Advertising Personalization and Targeting

Personalized advertising is the primary commercial use of your data on Meta's platforms, and this provision authorizes a layered targeting model where both Meta's data and a partner advertiser's own …

High Data Sharing with Third-Party Partners

The breadth of third parties with whom Meta may share user data, combined with the range of purposes stated, means your information may flow to organizations and entities you have no direct relations…

High Sensitive Data Collection and Inference

The collection and inference of special category data carries heightened legal obligations under GDPR and many other frameworks, and creates elevated privacy risk if that data is used in advertising …

High Cross-Product Data Combination for Advertising

This means the data you generate using Instagram can influence what ads you see on Facebook, and vice versa, and that data from third-party partners is folded into the same profile, creating a more c…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: May 5, 2026 Changes (12 months): 6 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 38
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Documents

Meta Privacy Policy

High

This is Meta's privacy policy explaining how the company collects and uses your personal data across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and related apps. The most significant thing for everyday users is …

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

Meta Advertising Policies

Medium

This is Meta's advertising policy document, which sets out the rules that anyone who wants to run ads on Facebook, Instagram, or Meta's other platforms must follow. The most important …

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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Medium Severity Provisions (6)

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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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