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This is Meta's Privacy Policy covering Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta AI, Marketplace, and related products, describing what personal data Meta collects and how it is used. The policy discloses that publicly posted content, including posts, comments, and audio created by users or others on Meta Products, may be used to develop and improve AI systems at Meta, including for third-party use. Additionally, the policy authorizes Meta to identify users across third-party apps and websites through Meta Audience Network and to receive off-platform behavioral data from advertisers and partners to personalize ads shown on Meta Products.
This document is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Privacy Policy, effective July 23, 2026, governing the collection, use, sharing, retention, and transfer of personal information across Meta Products including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta AI, and Marketplace, with stated legal bases including service provision, legal compliance, legitimate interests, and explicit consent for special-category data. The policy states that Meta collects user activity, content, device identifiers, location-related data, network information, cookies, and third-party partner data; uses this information to personalize feeds, ads, and AI features; shares it across Meta Companies and with advertisers, analytics partners, integrated partners, vendors, and law enforcement; and authorizes the use of publicly posted content to develop and improve AI systems for both Meta Products and third parties. The policy asserts broad cross-platform data sharing across Meta Companies including WhatsApp, cross-device tracking via the Meta Audience Network, and use of special-category data such as religious views, sexual orientation, health, and political views for product personalization where users have provided such information, though the policy states this category is not used to show ads; applicable law may constrain how these asserted rights are operationalized, particularly regarding special-category data processing and cross-border transfers. The policy engages GDPR and EU data protection frameworks given Meta's global user base and prior regulatory scrutiny from the Irish Data Protection Commission, CCPA and state privacy laws for California and US residents, COPPA given the potential presence of minors, and the EU AI Act given the policy's explicit disclosure of AI model training on user-generated public content. Material compliance considerations include the adequacy of consent mechanisms for special-category data processing, the legal basis for cross-border data transfers to the United States, the sufficiency of disclosure regarding AI training uses of public content, and the scope of data sharing with third-party partners and law enforcement absent user notification.
The agreement establishes that a broad range of user data including content, device identifiers, location-related information, network data, and off-platform behavioral data from third-party partners is processed for personalized advertising, AI development, analytics, and cross-platform product improvement across Meta Companies. Under these terms, publicly posted content may be used to train and improve Meta's AI models, including for third-party applications, without a separate opt-in for users in most jurisdictions. You can manage certain privacy settings, review ad preferences, access or download your data, and delete your account through the settings pages for Facebook and Instagram, or by contacting Meta's Privacy Operations team.
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11 versions captured · Latest change detected by ConductAtlas: July 2026
We withheld clauses we had published from this document. Each withholding is recorded in our correction log:
“Develop and improve AI at Meta for Meta Products and for third parties. Information categories we use... The actual information we use depends on your factual circumstances, but could include any of the following: Your activity and information you provide: …”
“Receiving and using information from third parties to tailor the ads you see: We'll use information that advertisers, businesses and other partners provide us about activity off the Meta Company Products that we have associated with you to personalize ads …”
“Transferring, storing or processing your information across borders, including from and to the United States and other countries: We share information we collect globally, both internally across our offices and data centers and externally with our partners, third parties and …”
“You can choose to connect with integrated partners who use our Products. If you do, these integrated partners receive information about you and your activity. These integrated partners can always access information that's public on our Products. Learn more about …”
“Identifying you as a Meta Product user and personalizing the ads we show you through Meta Audience Network when you visit other apps: When we show you ads through Meta Audience Network when you visit other apps, our systems automatically …”
“And if we sell or transfer all or part of our business to someone else, in some cases we'll give the new owner your information as part of that transaction, but only as the law allows.”
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