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IP license grant for commercial content

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 257 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What license must users grant Meta?
Meta requires users to grant Meta a license to content covered by intellectual property rights that users share, post, or upload on or in connection with Meta Products.
What content is covered by the license users grant Meta?
Meta requires users to grant Meta a license to content covered by intellectual property rights that users share, post, or upload on or in connection with Meta Products.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

By sharing, posting, or uploading IP-protected content on or in connection with Meta Products, users automatically grant Meta a license to that content.

Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify the scope, duration, sublicensability, or exclusivity of the license granted. Those details are omitted from the canonical claim because they are absent from the excerpt.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader grants Meta a license to any IP-protected content they share, post, or upload on or in connection with Meta Products.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

ActiveCampaign Medium

Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.

Tinder Medium

Tinder grants you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, non-exclusive, revocable, and non-sublicensable license to access and use our Services for purposes as intended by Tinder and permitted by these Terms and applicable laws.

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you grant us a license to content that is covered by intellectual property rights (like photos or videos) you share, post, or upload on or in connection with our Meta Products.

Excerpt from Meta's Commercial Terms

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Commercial 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-065022
Document ID
CA-D-00868
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e1474576e8881308276e0666389d41d870c35cccab814eff8b8f9bc94af09130
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Commercial Terms
Record ID: CA-P-065022
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:04:35 UTC
SHA-256: e1474576e8881308…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-commercial-terms/provision/CA-P-065022/ip-license-grant-for-commercial-content/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's IP license grant for commercial content clause do?

By sharing, posting, or uploading IP-protected content on or in connection with Meta Products, users automatically grant Meta a license to that content.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader grants Meta a license to any IP-protected content they share, post, or upload on or in connection with Meta Products.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta.