We also listed a provision named “Account Suspension and Termination” from our summary of this document. None of its quoted text appears in any capture we hold, so it was withheld. A link to that entry now leads here. This page is a separate clause record, CA-P-000175, whose quotation is checked against a stored capture of the document.
Meta reserves the right to suspend or permanently disable user accounts at its discretion for policy violations, repeated intellectual property infringement, legal requirements, unconfirmed registration, extended inactivity, or suspected unauthorized access. The terms state Meta will provide notification and review options except where doing so creates legal, safety, or operational risks.
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This provision establishes that account suspension and permanent deletion are exercised at Meta's sole discretion across a range of specified trigger conditions, including extended inactivity and unconfirmed registration as well as policy violations. The terms state review options will be offered where possible, but enumerate several exceptions to that notice and review commitment.
The updated terms establish that Meta will provide at least 30 days' notice before changes to the Terms take effect, giving users time to review modifications before they apply. For consumers outside the US, disputes with Meta will now be resolved in courts of the consumer's home country under that country's laws, rather than exclusively in California courts. US consumers and disputes Meta initiates against users remain subject to California jurisdiction and law. The terms also clarify that Meta may only modify the agreement if provisions are no longer appropriate, incomplete, or required for safety, security, or legal compliance, and only if changes are reasonable and account for user interests.
View change record →Under this clause, Meta may suspend or permanently delete user accounts based on its discretionary assessment of policy violations, inactivity, or unconfirmed status, with notice and review options provided except in circumstances involving legal liability, community harm, operational integrity, technical limitations, or legal prohibitions. The terms state that users who receive account disablement may contact Meta to inquire about errors.
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If you believe we have suspended or terminated your account in error, you can file an appeal with us by contacting our Support team.
This may include taking corrective measures, such as suspending or terminating the account of any End-User found to be in violation of the terms of this Agreement.
you don't have a Paid Account and haven't accessed our Services for 12 consecutive months.
"If we determine, in our discretion, that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms or Policies, including in particular the Community Standards, we may suspend or permanently disable your access to Meta Company Products, and we may permanently disable or delete your account. We may also disable or delete your account if you repeatedly infringe other people's intellectual property rights or where we are required to do so for legal reasons. We may disable or delete your account if after registration your account is not confirmed, your account is unused and remains inactive for an extended period of time, or if we detect someone may have used it without your permission and we are unable to confirm your ownership of the account.Excerpt from Meta's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Account termination provisions for consumer accounts engage consumer protection frameworks in the EU and UK, where mandatory notice periods and procedural fairness requirements may apply to platform-user relationships, including under the EU …
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This provision establishes that account suspension and permanent deletion are exercised at Meta's sole discretion across a range of specified trigger conditions, including extended inactivity and unconfirmed registration as well as policy violations. The terms state review options will be offered where possible, but enumerate several exceptions to that notice and review commitment.
Under this clause, Meta may suspend or permanently delete user accounts based on its discretionary assessment of policy violations, inactivity, or unconfirmed status, with notice and review options provided except in circumstances involving legal liability, community harm, operational integrity, technical limitations, or legal prohibitions. The terms state that users who receive account disablement may contact Meta to inquire about errors.
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