Additional supplemental terms govern specific Meta products and use cases, including Commercial Terms for business use, Music Guidelines for music content, Avatar Terms, and Meta AI Terms for generative AI features. Where supplemental terms conflict with the base Terms of Service, the supplemental terms take precedence.
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This provision creates a layered contractual structure in which supplemental terms are automatically incorporated based on product usage, with those terms superseding the base agreement in cases of conflict. Users engaging in commercial, advertising, developer, or AI-related activities are subject to additional contractual obligations beyond the base terms without a separate explicit acceptance step beyond commencing that usage.
The updated terms establish several operational changes affecting how disputes are handled and how the Terms themselves can be modified. For consumers, the revised dispute resolution language states that consumer claims will be resolved under the laws of the consumer's own country in courts located in that country, rather than exclusively in California courts. Meta reserves the right to pursue claims against consumers in California courts. For users employing automated data collection, the updated terms require compliance with separate Automated Data Collection Terms and explicitly state that Meta may restrict or revoke permission at any time. The Terms now require Meta to provide at least 30 days' advance notice before making changes, except when changes are required by law.
View change record →The updated terms establish a jurisdictional change for consumers. Previously, all disputes had to be resolved in California courts; now, if you are a consumer or if your country requires it, disputes must be resolved in courts within your home country under your home country's laws. For Meta's own claims against you, the agreement still requires disputes to proceed exclusively in California courts. The revised terms also now require Meta to notify you at least 30 days in advance before making changes to these Terms, and you will have the opportunity to review them before they take effect, unless changes are required by law.
View change record →Under this clause, users who access specific Meta products or engage in specified activities including advertising, app development, music content sharing, avatar use, or AI feature use are automatically subject to supplemental terms that form part of their agreement with Meta. Where those supplemental terms conflict with the base Terms of Service, the supplemental terms govern.
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Compare across platforms →"Some of the Products we offer are also governed by supplemental terms. If you use any of those Products, supplemental terms will be made available and will become part of our agreement with you. For instance, if you access or use our Products for commercial or business purposes, such as buying ads, selling products, developing apps, managing a group or Page for your business, or using our measurement services, you must agree to our Commercial Terms. If you post or share content containing music, you must comply with our Music Guidelines. If you use Avatars, then the Avatar Terms also apply. If you use our AI products and features, the Meta AI Terms also apply. To the extent any supplemental terms conflict with these Terms, the supplemental terms shall govern to the extent of the conflict.Excerpt from Meta's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Meta AI Terms referenced here may engage the EU AI Act as it applies to generative AI systems, enforced by national market surveillance authorities.
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This provision creates a layered contractual structure in which supplemental terms are automatically incorporated based on product usage, with those terms superseding the base agreement in cases of conflict. Users engaging in commercial, advertising, developer, or AI-related activities are subject to additional contractual obligations beyond the base terms without a separate explicit acceptance step beyond commencing that usage.
Under this clause, users who access specific Meta products or engage in specified activities including advertising, app development, music content sharing, avatar use, or AI feature use are automatically subject to supplemental terms that form part of their agreement with Meta. Where those supplemental terms conflict with the base Terms of Service, the supplemental terms govern.
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