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The clause establishes Meta's data collection infrastructure to correlate off-platform user behavior with Meta's records, enabling the company to build a cross-platform activity profile regardless of whether an individual maintains a Meta account or actively engages with Meta services.
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 that individuals may be tracked and profiled based on their activities on third-party websites and apps through partner data sharing arrangements and purchased data sources, and this tracking occurs independent of direct interactions with Meta Products or account status.
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"We collect information about your activity outside Meta Products and without an account. Partners share information with us through Meta Business Tools, like the Meta Pixel, or through other means. We receive information from partners when their websites or apps are used. We also receive information about your activities on and off Meta Products from third-party data providers who have the rights to provide us with your information.— Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes Meta's data collection infrastructure to correlate off-platform user behavior with Meta's records, enabling the company to build a cross-platform activity profile regardless of whether an individual maintains a Meta account or actively engages with Meta services.
This provision means that individuals may be tracked and profiled based on their activities on third-party websites and apps through partner data sharing arrangements and purchased data sources, and this tracking occurs independent of direct interactions with Meta Products or account status.
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