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Prohibition on eligibility determinations using Platform Data

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Key Facts

Does Meta prohibit processing Platform Data to make eligibility determinations about people for housing, employment, insurance, education opportunities, credit, government benefits, or immigration status?
Meta prohibits processing Platform Data to make eligibility determinations about people, including for housing, employment, insurance, education opportunities, credit, government benefits, or immigration status.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The prohibition covers high-stakes decisions that can significantly affect individuals' lives, and the use of 'including' signals the list is not exhaustive, potentially covering other eligibility determinations not named.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1777 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Developers may not use Platform Data to determine whether individuals qualify for housing, employment, insurance, education, credit, government benefits, immigration status, or similar eligibility decisions.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Glassdoor Medium

Therefore, we do not "sell" or "share" data (as defined by applicable law) belonging to minors.

ZipRecruiter Medium

ZipRecruiter does not require any Sensitive Personal Data about you in order for you to utilize the ZipRecruiter Website...please carefully consider the information that is contained within your resume and ensure that you are not providing any sensitive or other information that is not necessary.

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Processing Platform Data to make eligibility determinations about people, including for housing, employment, insurance, education opportunities, credit, government benefits, or immigration status.

Excerpt from Meta's Platform Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Platform Policy
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
July 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018264
Document ID
CA-D-00022
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0f3a6199ebdb94e2677c5851a3c7d36beb5c2fce993a456a57bfb7de8ad22b1a
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 09:37 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Platform Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018264
Captured: 2026-05-12 09:37:04 UTC
SHA-256: 0f3a6199ebdb94e2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-platform-policy/provision/CA-P-018264/prohibition-on-eligibility-determinations-using-platform-data/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Prohibition on eligibility determinations using Platform Data clause do?

The prohibition covers high-stakes decisions that can significantly affect individuals' lives, and the use of 'including' signals the list is not exhaustive, potentially covering other eligibility determinations not named.

How does this clause affect you?

Developers may not use Platform Data to determine whether individuals qualify for housing, employment, insurance, education, credit, government benefits, immigration status, or similar eligibility decisions.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 245 platforms. See the full comparison.

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