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Third party compliance obligation

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This places an affirmative compliance obligation on the user for third-party conduct, meaning the user bears responsibility for ensuring third parties they act on behalf of comply with Meta's terms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader is responsible for ensuring that any third party on whose behalf they use Meta Products for business or commercial purposes complies with Meta's applicable terms of use.

How other platforms handle this

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You make it clear that you (not us) are responsible for anything that happens during your event

Shopify Medium

Such Beta Services and all associated conversations and materials relating thereto will be considered Shopify Confidential Information and subject to the confidentiality provisions in this agreement.

Pinterest Medium

To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you will ensure that any third party on whose behalf you access or use any Meta Product for any business or commercial purpose will abide by the applicable terms of use...

Excerpt from Meta's Commercial Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Commercial Terms
Entity
Meta
Date stated by the document
March 6, 2024
As printed in Meta’s text (version CA-V-007388), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007350, captured Oct. 6, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-065020
Document ID
CA-D-000868
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007350)
63dca85f6609700458b3fcd85e7f94f625b29505d970f921ab27f7ddf3995a42
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-007350 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Commercial Terms
Record ID: CA-P-065020
Version: CA-V-007350
Captured: 2026-10-06 00:09:14 UTC
SHA-256: 63dca85f66097004…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-commercial-terms/provision/CA-P-065020/third-party-compliance-obligation/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Third party compliance obligation clause do?

This places an affirmative compliance obligation on the user for third-party conduct, meaning the user bears responsibility for ensuring third parties they act on behalf of comply with Meta's terms.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader is responsible for ensuring that any third party on whose behalf they use Meta Products for business or commercial purposes complies with Meta's applicable terms of use.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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