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Llama API Terms of Service

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Last change detected May 29, 2026 Developer terms

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Summary

Meta's Platform Terms and Developer Policies set the rules for any business or individual building apps, services, or integrations using Meta's APIs, SDKs, and platform data. The most operationally significant provisions restrict how developers may use, store, share, and retain data received through the platform, including user identifiers, social graph data, and content, and require deletion of that data when users revoke app permissions or when Meta terminates platform access. Additionally, the terms authorize Meta to audit developer applications for compliance, modify or revoke API access without advance notice in certain circumstances, and assert a royalty-free license over feedback and submissions developers provide to Meta.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs Meta's Platform Terms and Developer Policies, establishing the contractual and policy basis under which third-party developers may access Meta's APIs, SDKs, data, and platform features to build applications and integrations. The terms authorize Meta to review, restrict, suspend, or terminate platform access at its discretion, require developers to obtain and maintain a valid business presence and comply with all applicable laws, and grant Meta a broad royalty-free license to use any feedback or content submitted in connection with platform development. Notable provisions include an expansive data use restriction framework that limits how developers may collect, use, and share data obtained through the platform, a requirement that developers delete user data upon request or upon loss of platform access, and a clause asserting Meta's right to conduct technical and manual audits of developer applications and data handling practices. The terms engage GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, and sector-specific data protection frameworks, with particular compliance exposure for developers processing EU/EEA user data, data belonging to minors, or sensitive categories such as health or financial information. Compliance teams should note that several provisions condition continued platform access on ongoing adherence to Meta's Responsible Use of Platform Data policy, its Business Tools terms, and any product-specific supplemental terms, creating a layered compliance obligation structure that requires continuous monitoring.

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3 important changes detected

4 versions captured · Last updated: May 2026

May 29, 2026

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What changed Meta updated its Llama API Terms of Service on May 29, 2026, making a minor stylistic change to a sentence describing when Meta may retain user content. The updated version removes the word 'and' before clause (ii), changing a list structure from semicolon-and-semicolon-and to semicolon-semicolon-and formatting. This is a grammatical adjustment with no operational change to Meta's content retention authority or user obligations.

Why this matters The updated terms make no substantive change to when or why Meta may retain content under the Llama API agreement. The revision is a grammatical reordering of an existing clause listing three retention scenarios: legal compliance, Meta's rights under the agreement, and policy violation flags. The operational scope and effect remain identical.

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May 21, 2026

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What changed Meta updated its Llama API Terms of Service on May 21, 2026 to add a third reason it may retain user content. Previously, Meta stated it could retain content for legal compliance and to exercise its rights under the agreement. The updated terms now add that Meta may also retain content when its systems flag data for a potential policy violation. This expands the circumstances under which content may be kept beyond what was previously disclosed.

Why this matters The updated terms authorize Meta to retain user-submitted content if its systems flag the content for a potential policy violation, in addition to retention tied to legal compliance and contractual rights. This expands the circumstances under which content may be preserved without explicit time limits. Under the revised language, content retention decisions may now be driven by automated policy-violation flagging in addition to legal or contractual necessity. Developers integrating the Llama API should understand that flagged content may be retained indefinitely pending policy review.

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May 15, 2026 low

Meta removed the 'Llama API Service status: Available' line and 'Contact us' text from the header of its Llama API Terms of Service on May 15, 2026. The Terms themselves …

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Recent Provision Changes May 29, 2026

9 provisions unchanged.

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High — 6 provisions

Data Use Restrictions Compare →

The terms restrict developers to using platform-sourced data only for the specific purposes disclosed to users and permitted by Meta's policies, prohibiting use for purposes such as surveillance, selling data to third parties, or targeting based on sensitive attributes.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 284 platforms
Data Deletion Obligation Compare →

Developers are required to delete all platform-sourced data promptly upon loss of platform access and upon any user request for deletion, unless Meta has provided written authorization for retention or applicable law requires otherwise.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 284 platforms
Platform Access Suspension and Termination Compare →

Meta reserves the right to limit, suspend, or terminate developer access to its platform if Meta determines or reasonably believes a violation has occurred, or to protect platform integrity or user safety, without specifying an advance notice requirement for such actions.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 199 platforms
Prohibition on Selling Platform Data Compare →

The terms explicitly prohibit developers from selling, licensing, purchasing, or transferring any data obtained through Meta's platform to third parties, including data brokers.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 284 platforms
Restrictions on Sensitive Data Categories Compare →

The terms prohibit developers from using platform-sourced data to make decisions about or to target users based on sensitive personal characteristics including health status, financial information, race, ethnicity, political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation or gender identity, or union membership.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 284 platforms
Developer Responsibility for Legal Compliance Compare →

The terms place full legal compliance responsibility on developers, including obtaining any required user consents and providing applicable privacy notices, for all data processed through their applications using Meta's platform.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 262 platforms

Medium — 2 provisions

Meta Audit Rights Compare →

Meta reserves the right to conduct audits of developer applications to assess compliance with the Platform Terms and Developer Policies, and requires developer cooperation with any such audit. Non-cooperation or audit failure may result in loss of platform access.

Added May 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 179 platforms
Data Security Requirements Compare →

The terms require developers to implement and maintain technical and organizational security measures adequate to protect all platform-sourced data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 284 platforms

Low — 1 provision

Feedback License Grant Compare →

The terms grant Meta an unrestricted, royalty-free right to use any feedback or suggestions submitted by developers about the platform, without compensation or attribution obligations.

Added May 20, 2026 Standard Seen across 242 platforms

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