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Cross-border data transfer provisions establish the operational structure for international data flows and define the legal safeguards applied when user data moves between jurisdictions with different regulatory standards. This determines whether and how Meta may process user data in locations outside the user's home country.
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 establishes that user data processed through Meta Ads may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the user's jurisdiction, subject to specified legal frameworks intended to maintain data protection standards. Users' personal data becomes subject to the laws and enforcement mechanisms of the destination jurisdiction under the terms of the stated transfer mechanism.
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Cross-border data transfer provisions establish the operational structure for international data flows and define the legal safeguards applied when user data moves between jurisdictions with different regulatory standards. This determines whether and how Meta may process user data in locations outside the user's home country.
This provision establishes that user data processed through Meta Ads may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the user's jurisdiction, subject to specified legal frameworks intended to maintain data protection standards. Users' personal data becomes subject to the laws and enforcement mechanisms of the destination jurisdiction under the terms of the stated transfer mechanism.
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