The policy states that Meta transfers, stores, and processes user information across borders including to and from the United States, sharing data internally across offices and data centers and externally with partners, third parties, and service providers, on the basis that such transfers are necessary to operate and improve its Products.
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This provision establishes that all collected user data categories may be transferred internationally, which engages cross-border data transfer mechanisms required under GDPR and equivalent frameworks, and is operationally significant for EU, UK, and other users whose data is transferred to the United States where different privacy protections apply.
This provision on cross-border data transfers was removed, eliminating explicit disclosure about international data transfers and the rationales for transferring user data outside their home countries.
View full change record →New explicit disclosure of global cross-border data transfers to the United States and other countries without specific legal transfer mechanisms mentioned.
View full change record →Under this clause, information collected about users on Meta Products, including content, device data, location data, and partner-provided data, is transferred to and stored in the United States and other countries as part of Meta's global operations. The adequacy of protections for these transfers depends on applicable transfer mechanisms under EU and UK law.
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Compare across platforms →"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 service providers. Because Meta is global, with users, partners, vendors and employees around the world, transfers are necessary: To operate and provide the services described in the terms that apply to the Meta Product(s) you are using... To fix, analyze and improve our Products.Excerpt from Meta's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Chapter V, which governs international data transfers and requires an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or other approved transfer mechanism.
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This provision establishes that all collected user data categories may be transferred internationally, which engages cross-border data transfer mechanisms required under GDPR and equivalent frameworks, and is operationally significant for EU, UK, and other users whose data is transferred to the United States where different privacy protections apply.
Under this clause, information collected about users on Meta Products, including content, device data, location data, and partner-provided data, is transferred to and stored in the United States and other countries as part of Meta's global operations. The adequacy of protections for these transfers depends on applicable transfer mechanisms under EU and UK law.
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