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The policy states that Meta's systems automatically identify users as Meta Product users when they visit third-party apps that participate in Meta Audience Network, and use collected and stored information about those users to personalize the ads shown to them in those third-party apps.
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This provision establishes that ad personalization using Meta-collected data extends to third-party app environments outside Meta's own platforms, meaning user data collected on Meta Products is applied to advertising targeting in external apps without the user necessarily being aware they are interacting with Meta's advertising infrastructure.
Explicitly documents automated cross-app tracking and identification system that enables ad personalization across third-party apps visited by Meta users.
View full change record →Under this clause, Meta uses information collected on its own platforms to identify and target users with personalized ads in third-party apps that participate in the Audience Network, and this processing occurs whether or not the user is actively using a Meta Product at the time. Users can adjust ad personalization settings in their Ad Preferences on Facebook and Instagram.
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"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 process the information we have collected and stored about you and others to identify you as a Meta Product user and tailor the ads you see.Excerpt from Meta's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR's consent and legitimate interests framework for cross-context behavioral advertising, the ePrivacy Directive's requirements for cookie-based tracking, CCPA's opt-out provisions for the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and FTC guidance on unfair or deceptive advertising practices. The Irish Data Protection Commission is the lead EU supervisory authority. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. Cross-context behavioral advertising using data collected on one platform to target users in third-party environments is subject to heightened regulatory scrutiny in the EU under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, and in California under CPRA's opt-out rights for cross-context behavioral advertising. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users have the most significant exposure given consent requirements for cross-context behavioral advertising. California residents have a statutory opt-out right under CPRA. UK users are similarly positioned under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party app publishers participating in Meta Audience Network should assess their own disclosure obligations to their users regarding Meta's cross-app tracking and ad personalization. Procurement teams at organizations using Meta's advertising tools should evaluate joint controller or processor relationships arising from Audience Network participation. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should evaluate whether consent mechanisms presented to users for cross-app ad personalization satisfy applicable legal standards, and whether ad preference controls are sufficiently prominent and functional to satisfy opt-out requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
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This provision establishes that ad personalization using Meta-collected data extends to third-party app environments outside Meta's own platforms, meaning user data collected on Meta Products is applied to advertising targeting in external apps without the user necessarily being aware they are interacting with Meta's advertising infrastructure.
Under this clause, Meta uses information collected on its own platforms to identify and target users with personalized ads in third-party apps that participate in the Audience Network, and this processing occurs whether or not the user is actively using a Meta Product at the time. Users can adjust ad personalization settings in their Ad Preferences on Facebook and Instagram.
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