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User Data Sale and Transfer Prohibition

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This restriction is intended to protect users whose data flows to third-party developers, prohibiting commercial exploitation of that data beyond the stated app purpose, though enforcement depends on Meta's audit mechanisms rather than user-exercised rights.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Consumer-facing applications built on Meta's platform are governed by these developer terms, meaning that the data developers collect through Meta APIs, including profile information, friend lists, and user activity, is subject to Meta's usage restrictions and audit rights. The terms state that developers must not use platform data in ways that violate Meta's policies or applicable law, including restrictions on selling or licensing user data to third parties. You can review the permissions any third-party app has been granted to your Meta accounts by visiting Facebook's Apps and Websites settings at https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=applications.

How other platforms handle this

FanDuel Medium

Please note that we do not knowingly sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age without legally-required affirmative authorization. Please note that we do not knowingly sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age.

Google Maps Medium

You must not pre-fetch, cache, index, or store any Content, except that you may store: (i) limited amounts of Content for the purpose of improving the performance of your Maps API Implementation, but only for a temporary period as specified in the Maps APIs Documentation; and (ii) any content that G...

Runway Medium

You may not use Runway's tools to create content that promotes, glorifies, or facilitates acts of terrorism, mass violence, or genocide, or that could be used to provide material support to individuals or organizations engaged in such activities.

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You must not sell, license, or purchase User Data obtained from us. You must not transfer User Data obtained from us without our prior written permission except when: transferring to your service provider acting on your behalf and in compliance with this Policy; transferring as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets with prior written notice to Meta; or as required by law.

— Excerpt from Meta's Llama API Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Llama API Terms of Service
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010553
Document ID
CA-D-00778
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
baefabd2047c61b77d3dbc86fb3962da868600ef84c32db58013c52ddbab3929
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 11:49 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Llama API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-010553
Captured: 2026-05-11 11:49:07 UTC
SHA-256: baefabd2047c61b7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/llama-api-terms-of-service/user-data-sale-and-transfer-prohibition/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's User Data Sale and Transfer Prohibition clause do?

This restriction is intended to protect users whose data flows to third-party developers, prohibiting commercial exploitation of that data beyond the stated app purpose, though enforcement depends on Meta's audit mechanisms rather than user-exercised rights.

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