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This is Meta's Privacy Policy covering Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta AI, Marketplace, and related products, describing what personal information Meta collects and how it is used, shared, and retained. The policy authorizes Meta to collect and use a broad range of data including posts, comments, audio, camera input, message content and metadata, device identifiers, location data, browsing and interaction activity, transaction records, and information received from third-party advertising and analytics partners, and to use this data to personalize ads, train and improve AI models for Meta Products and third parties, and share information across Meta Companies including WhatsApp. The document also states that publicly posted content and interactions with Meta AI features may be used to develop and improve AI systems, and that information may be disclosed in response to legal requests including search warrants, court orders, and subpoenas.
This document is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Privacy Policy, effective July 23, 2026, governing the collection, use, sharing, retention, and international transfer of personal information across Meta Products including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta AI, and Marketplace, with a supplementary United States Regional Privacy Notice for U.S. residents. The policy states that Meta collects identifiers, device characteristics, location-related data, browsing and interaction activity, message content and metadata (subject to applicable law), camera and voice input, transaction data including truncated credit card information, and information from third-party partners and vendors; the terms authorize use of this information for personalized advertising, AI model development and improvement, cross-platform analytics, business intelligence including shareholder reporting, safety and integrity enforcement, and research on topics including migration patterns and AI and machine learning. The policy states that Meta does not sell user information, but it authorizes sharing with advertisers, Audience Network publishers, analytics partners, integrated partners, vendors, external researchers, and other Meta Companies including WhatsApp, and it reserves the right to disclose information in response to legal requests including search warrants, court orders, and subpoenas, as well as to prevent harm; the document also authorizes use of publicly posted content and Meta AI interaction data to develop and improve AI systems for both Meta Products and third parties, a provision that may engage regulatory frameworks governing automated processing and AI training. The policy engages GDPR (particularly provisions on lawful basis for processing, special category data, and international data transfers), CCPA and applicable U.S. state privacy laws addressed through the U.S. Regional Privacy Notice, COPPA given the platforms' broad user base, and the EU AI Act insofar as AI training and automated profiling provisions are implicated; jurisdiction-specific enforceability of data transfer mechanisms, special category data processing, and AI training on user-generated content remains subject to ongoing regulatory and judicial developments in the EU and U.S. Material compliance considerations include the adequacy of consent and lawful basis assertions for special category data processing, the scope of cross-entity data sharing within the Meta Companies, and the breadth of AI training authorizations relative to regulatory expectations in the EU.
The agreement authorizes Meta to collect identifiers, device data, location information, message metadata, camera and voice input, transaction records, and third-party partner data, and to use this information for personalized advertising, AI training for Meta and third-party purposes, cross-platform profiling across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and business analytics including shareholder reporting. Under these terms, publicly posted content and interactions with Meta AI features are expressly authorized for use in AI model development and improvement, including for third parties. You can manage certain data collection and ad preferences through Meta's Privacy Checkup tool, account settings for Facebook and Instagram, and device-based settings, and you may exercise additional rights available under applicable law by visiting Meta's Help Centers or contacting your local Data Protection Authority.
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12 versions captured · Latest change detected by ConductAtlas: July 2026
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“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 …”
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