This is Meta's Platform Terms — the legal agreement that app developers and businesses must accept before they can access Facebook or Instagram data, login features, or APIs to build third-party apps. The most important thing for everyday users is that this document controls what third-party apps using 'Login with Facebook' or accessing your Facebook data can and cannot do with your personal information, including restrictions on selling it or using it to track you. If you've connected third-party apps to your Facebook or Instagram account, you can review and revoke those app permissions in your Facebook Settings under 'Apps and Websites'.
This document is Meta's Platform Terms (formerly Facebook Platform Policy), governing third-party developers' access to and use of Meta's APIs, SDKs, and platform data, operating under a contractual framework supplemented by Meta's broader suite of developer policies. The most significant obligations include strict restrictions on how developers may collect, use, store, and share data obtained through the platform — including prohibitions on selling platform data, using it for surveillance, or transferring it to data brokers — alongside requirements for user consent, data deletion upon request, and compliance with Meta's review and audit processes. A notable deviation from industry standard is Meta's explicit reservation of the right to access, audit, and terminate developer access unilaterally and without liability, combined with a broad indemnification obligation flowing from developer to Meta rather than mutually. The terms engage GDPR (particularly Articles 6, 28, and 46 regarding lawful basis, processor obligations, and international transfers), CCPA/CPRA (§1798.100 et seq.), COPPA (16 CFR Part 312) given restrictions on children's data, and FTC Act Section 5 unfair and deceptive practices standards; enforcement exposure spans the FTC, EU Data Protection Authorities, and state Attorneys General. Material compliance considerations include the obligation for developers operating as data processors to execute appropriate Data Processing Agreements, maintain documented consent records, and comply with Meta's mandated data deletion timelines.
(1) REGULATORY EXPOSURE: This document engages GDPR Articles 6 (lawful basis), 7 (consent), 17 (right to erasure), 28 (processor agreements), and 46 (international transfers), enforced by EU/EEA Data…
(1) REGULATORY EXPOSURE: This document engages GDPR Articles 6 (lawful basis), 7 (consent), 17 (right to erasure), 28 (processor agreements), and 46 (international transfers), enforced by EU/EEA Data Protection Authorities including the Irish DPC as lead supervisory authority for Meta. CCPA/CPRA §1…
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