Threads Privacy Policy

This document is the Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy, published by Meta Platforms, Inc., governing the collection, use, and sharing of personal data specifically for the Threads app, which operates as an extension of Instagram and is subject to the Meta Privacy Policy as its foundational legal framework. The terms authorize collection of account and profile information, content users create or share, app usage data, device identifiers, and information about interactions with other users and third-party integrations; the policy states that Threads data may be used across Meta's family of products for advertising, product personalization, safety, and research purposes. The policy discloses that Threads activity can be connected to a user's Instagram account and that deleting a Threads account requires deleting the associated Instagram account, creating a notable account-deletion dependency that constrains users' ability to leave Threads independently. The policy engages the General Data Protection Regulation for EU and EEA users, the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act for California residents, and interacts with broader Meta data practices subject to oversight by the Irish Data Protection Commission as lead EU supervisory authority. Compliance teams should note that the account-deletion linkage, the breadth of cross-product data use for advertising, and the application of Meta's broader data infrastructure to Threads-specific data may require evaluation under GDPR data minimization principles, CCPA deletion rights obligations, and applicable children's privacy frameworks including COPPA.