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Meta deletion of Contact Information after matching

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Key Facts

What will Meta do with Contact Information following the match process?
Meta will delete Contact Information following the match process.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes a mandatory deletion obligation on Meta, limiting how long Contact Information can be held to the duration of the match process.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Meta is obligated to delete Contact Information after matching is completed; it may not retain it beyond that point.

How other platforms handle this

Webull Medium

search engines and other third-parties may still retain copies of your public information, such as any posts and comments you made in the Webull Community, even after you have deleted the information from the Services...

Ancestry Medium

There may be some latency in deleting your Personal Information from our backup systems after it has been deleted from our production, development, analytics, and research systems.

Adobe Medium

Some online content may remain accessible publicly even after Adobe fulfils a request to delete the poster's personal information.

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We will delete Contact Information following the match process.

Excerpt from Meta's Business Tools Terms

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Business Tools Terms
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063734
Document ID
CA-D-00867
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a2e18a7f5cfaba81936850309523138f4ae73c4ba5bf210fc9d0eee882258d7d
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Business Tools Terms
Record ID: CA-P-063734
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:35:50 UTC
SHA-256: a2e18a7f5cfaba81…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-business-tools-terms/provision/CA-P-063734/meta-deletion-of-contact-information-after-matching/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Meta deletion of Contact Information after matching clause do?

This clause establishes a mandatory deletion obligation on Meta, limiting how long Contact Information can be held to the duration of the match process.

How does this clause affect you?

Meta is obligated to delete Contact Information after matching is completed; it may not retain it beyond that point.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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