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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 data can simultaneously inform the ads you see.
The updated Privacy Policy no longer explicitly directs US residents to the United States Regional Privacy Notice, which previously provided details about consumer privacy rights available under state laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act and similar regulations. This removal does not eliminate those rights themselves, but it makes the Privacy Policy less clear about where consumers can find information on how to exercise those rights. Consumers can still locate the Regional Privacy Notice through Meta's website or by searching for it directly, but the removal reduces the accessibility and prominence of that guidance within the primary policy document.
View change record →This provision means the ads you see are determined by a combination of Meta's comprehensive profile about you and additional data supplied by the advertiser directly, which can result in targeting that reflects information you shared in other commercial contexts appearing in your Meta experience.
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"We use information we collect about you across our Products to personalize features and content and make suggestions for you on and off our Products. We use the information we have about you to show you ads, offers, and other sponsored content that we believe will be meaningful to you. This is called showing you personalized ads. Our advertising partners can also choose to use their own data about you when showing you ads.— Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR requires a valid legal basis for personalized advertising; Meta has previously sought to rely on legitimate interests and contract performance, but EU enforcement actions (including the Irish DPC's 2023 decision) have constrained reliance on those bases for behavioral advertising, now generally requiring consent in the EU. CCPA/CPRA's opt-out rights for cross-context behavioral advertising are directly engaged. The FTC Act's unfair or deceptive practices framework applies to any material gap between disclosed and actual targeting practices. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The layered targeting model, where advertiser first-party data is combined with Meta's behavioral profile, creates complex data controller questions in the EU and heightened expectations for transparency and consent in multiple jurisdictions. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users should now be offered consent-based ad personalization choices following DPC enforcement action. California residents can opt out of sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising under CPRA. Users in Brazil (LGPD) and other jurisdictions with modern data protection laws have analogous protections. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Advertisers using Meta's Custom Audiences or similar tools that involve uploading their own customer data to Meta should ensure their customer consents cover the use of that data for Meta-powered targeting, and should maintain appropriate data processing agreements with Meta. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams at advertising clients should assess whether campaigns using Meta's behavioral targeting comply with their own customer-facing privacy commitments and applicable sector-specific regulations, particularly in financial services and healthcare.
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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 data can simultaneously inform the ads you see.
This provision means the ads you see are determined by a combination of Meta's comprehensive profile about you and additional data supplied by the advertiser directly, which can result in targeting that reflects information you shared in other commercial contexts appearing in your Meta experience.
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