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.
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This provision defines the permissible scope of data use for all platform-integrated applications, establishing that use of user data outside the stated core functionality or Meta's advertising policies constitutes a terms violation that may trigger audit, restriction, or termination of platform access.
Interpretive note: The term 'core functionality' is not precisely defined in the document, creating interpretive ambiguity for developers with broad or multi-purpose applications.
The updated terms establish new obligations for developers integrating Meta's AI models into their products. The agreement now requires developers to comply with applicable AI labeling, disclosure, provenance-marking, and system classification requirements under applicable law, with responsibility falling on the developer to implement these disclosures to end users. The expanded definition of Inputs now explicitly includes code, libraries, databases, and any content accessed through connectors or integrations, which may broaden what user-submitted content Meta claims the right to process for safety and security purposes.
View change record →The updated terms remove developer restrictions that previously applied to large-scale platforms, meaning companies with more than 700 million monthly active users can now access Meta's AI models without special permission. The terms also eliminate the restriction on EU developers accessing multimodal models and consolidate account management under either managed accounts or Meta accounts. Developers previously subject to these restrictions should review whether the updated terms now permit their use case.
View change record →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.
View change record →This new provision establishes a strict whitelist of permitted uses tied to core functionality and explicitly permits advertising use, creating a more permissive but narrowly-scoped data usage framework.
View full change record →Under this clause, developers accessing Meta platform data are contractually prohibited from using that data for purposes beyond those disclosed to users at the time of access grant, including selling the data or using it for unauthorized targeting or surveillance activities.
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"You may only use Platform Data for the following purposes to the extent required to provide your app's core functionality: (a) to provide your product or service to users who have granted access to their Platform Data for that purpose; (b) for advertising purposes as described in our Advertising Policies; or (c) as otherwise permitted in these Terms.Excerpt from Meta's Llama API Terms of Service
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This provision defines the permissible scope of data use for all platform-integrated applications, establishing that use of user data outside the stated core functionality or Meta's advertising policies constitutes a terms violation that may trigger audit, restriction, or termination of platform access.
Under this clause, developers accessing Meta platform data are contractually prohibited from using that data for purposes beyond those disclosed to users at the time of access grant, including selling the data or using it for unauthorized targeting or surveillance activities.
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