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EU DSA Beneficiary Field Disclosure Requirement

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Requiring the full legal name of the actual beneficiary creates an auditable disclosure trail identifying who is ultimately behind an ad.

Interpretive note: The excerpt defines what the beneficiary field must contain but does not itself state the legal obligation to complete it; the requirement is implicit in the definitional framing. The EU DSA context is drawn from the clause name rather than the excerpt text itself.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Advertisers must accurately identify the true beneficiary of each ad by full legal name, not a shortened or informal name.

How other platforms handle this

Strava Medium

prevent or detect violations of our Terms or fraud or abuse of Strava or its users; or (4) protect our operations or our property or other legal rights, including in connection with actual or potential litigation.

Perplexity AI Medium

the Receiving Party shall (other than to the extent prohibited by law) provide prior written notice to the Disclosing Party and reasonably cooperate...with any efforts by the Disclosing Party to contest or limit such disclosure requirement

Cohere Medium

Recipient may disclose Discloser's Confidential Information: (i) to the extent that such disclosure is required by applicable law or by the order of a court...provided that...the Recipient promptly notifies the Discloser in writing of such required disclosure...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Beneficiary field : the full legal name of the person, company, business, charity or institution on whose behalf your ad is being presented.

— Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Advertising Policies
Entity
Meta Ads
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-053276
Document ID
CA-D-00671
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c88923566fd4048c3ac98ebc0cc4a7f40e7e2a93956e9619f162a72570f68346
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 13:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta Ads
Document: Meta Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-053276
Captured: 2026-05-10 13:56:04 UTC
SHA-256: c88923566fd4048c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta-ads/meta-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-053276/eu-dsa-beneficiary-field-disclosure-requirement/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta Ads's EU DSA Beneficiary Field Disclosure Requirement clause do?

Requiring the full legal name of the actual beneficiary creates an auditable disclosure trail identifying who is ultimately behind an ad.

How does this clause affect you?

Advertisers must accurately identify the true beneficiary of each ad by full legal name, not a shortened or informal name.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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