This is Facebook and Messenger's Terms of Service — the legal agreement that controls what Meta can do with your account, your posts, your photos, and your data across all Meta platforms. The single most important thing to know is that when you post anything on Facebook or Instagram, you give Meta a license to use, copy, and share that content globally, including for advertising purposes, and this permission can survive even after you delete the content if others have already shared it. If you want to limit how Meta uses your data for advertising, you can adjust your ad preferences and data settings directly in your Facebook account settings.
This document constitutes Meta's Terms of Service governing use of Facebook, Messenger, and associated Meta products, establishing a binding contractual relationship between Meta Platforms, Inc. and users upon account creation or continued use of the services. The most significant obligations include users granting Meta a broad, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, translate, distribute, and create derivative works from any content they post, with this license surviving content deletion in certain circumstances such as when content has been shared with others. Notable deviations from industry standard include an expansive behavioral advertising license tied to user content and activity, Meta's explicit reservation of the right to determine content visibility and account suspension without prior notice, and incorporation by reference of numerous supplemental policies (Data Policy, Community Standards, Advertising Policies) that materially expand obligations without restating them. The document engages GDPR (particularly Articles 6, 13, and 17), CCPA (§1798.100 et seq.), COPPA (16 CFR Part 312) given the age minimum provisions, and FTC Act Section 5 regarding unfair or deceptive practices; material compliance considerations include the adequacy of consent mechanisms for behavioral advertising, the robustness of age verification for minors under 13, and the cross-border data transfer framework underpinning Meta's global operations.
REGULATORY EXPOSURE: This document implicates GDPR Articles 6 (lawful basis), 13 (transparency), 17 (right to erasure), and 21 (right to object), enforced by EU Data Protection Authorities including …
REGULATORY EXPOSURE: This document implicates GDPR Articles 6 (lawful basis), 13 (transparency), 17 (right to erasure), and 21 (right to object), enforced by EU Data Protection Authorities including Ireland's DPC as Meta's lead supervisory authority; CCPA §§1798.100–1798.125 enforced by the Califor…
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