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Advertising Accounts Must Be Associated With Legitimate Business

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Teachable

Any account without an active subscription may be deleted if it remains inactive...for a continuous period of at least six (6) months.

Faire

we may request additional information to validate your business, such as photos of your store or your company's social media profiles. In some cases, we may request information such as your tax identifier or other government issued numbers...

Ro

If you create an account, you agree to provide information that is accurate, complete and correct, and to accurately maintain and update any information about yourself that you have provided to Ro.

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Advertising accounts must be associated with a legitimate business or individual. If we detect signals of possible misrepresentation, suspicious activity, or inauthentic behavior in your ad content, you may be required to complete a verification process.

Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Advertising Policies
Entity
Meta Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005215, captured July 23, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-053256
Document ID
CA-D-000671
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005215)
90d08b652ac6035bbe73e6b5b5f3f36f861a6eaf485533bd87f57e21c6b1d498
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 13:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005215, captured July 23, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Meta Ads
Document: Meta Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-053256
Version: CA-V-005215
Captured: 2026-07-23 01:18:05 UTC
SHA-256: 90d08b652ac6035b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta-ads/meta-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-053256/advertising-accounts-must-be-associated-with-legitimate-business/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta Ads's Advertising Accounts Must Be Associated With Legitimate Business clause do?

The clause states: “Advertising accounts must be associated with a legitimate business or individual. If we detect signals of possible misrepresentation, suspicious activity, or inauthentic behavior in your ad content, you may be required to complete a verification process.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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