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The clause establishes the operational framework for Meta's global data infrastructure, permitting cross-border data flows that may subject information to different national legal regimes and regulatory standards. This authorization is foundational to Meta's ability to operate integrated services across multiple jurisdictions.
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 →Users' information may be processed and stored in jurisdictions with different data protection laws than where the user resides. The provision establishes that continued use of Meta's services constitutes consent to this cross-border data transfer practice as described in the privacy policy.
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"We share information globally, both internally with Meta Companies, and externally with our partners, and with those you connect and share with around the world. Your information may, for example, be transferred or transmitted to, or stored and processed in, the United States or other countries outside of where you live for the purposes as described in this Policy.— Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the operational framework for Meta's global data infrastructure, permitting cross-border data flows that may subject information to different national legal regimes and regulatory standards. This authorization is foundational to Meta's ability to operate integrated services across multiple jurisdictions.
Users' information may be processed and stored in jurisdictions with different data protection laws than where the user resides. The provision establishes that continued use of Meta's services constitutes consent to this cross-border data transfer practice as described in the privacy policy.
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