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Terms of use

Meta

Meta Terms of Service

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In short

  • Fineprint found 4 quoted terms clauses that match the consumer rubric.
  • This is a reading aid, not legal advice.

What you accept

If you tap Agree

Everyday words for the material promises and rights you give up. Each line includes a quote from the document.

  1. 01

    You are agreeing that the company may sell or share your personal data with third parties.

    Other companies

    “We don’t sell your personal data to advertisers, and we don’t share information that directly identifies you (such as your name, email address or other contact information) with advertisers unless you give us specific permission.”
  2. 02

    You are agreeing that these rules can follow you to other products, venues, or affiliates of the company.

    Other products, stores, or brands

    “com%2Fpolicies%2Fcommunity-standards%2F&h=AUCXntlU-LwnEprSj4KZ9xqcTRW1fzSjGUBN4OwCqI3T1YVhlPze1QCRed1phrioPwXAEU0J_mNIlS510SmqnYQUIGcv-RQb1slFIn-Oenm6TZbM5U96a7gbxD8bq1ox2hqpzCqAaVhM79R2), we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request another review, unless you seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms or if doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community”
  3. 03

    You are agreeing that deletion may be incomplete and copies can remain.

    This product

    “Content will not be deleted within 90 days of the account deletion or content deletion process beginning in the following situations: - where your content has been used by others in accordance with this license and they have not deleted it (in which case this license will continue to apply until that content is deleted); - where deletion within 90 days is not possible due to technical limitations ”
  4. 04

    You are agreeing to terms that may still collect or retain data about children.

    This product

    “We try to make Facebook broadly available to everyone, but you cannot use Facebook if: - You are under 13 years old.”

What it can cost you

Downsides we could quote

Quoted clauses that can affect your privacy, money, or right to go to court — including terms that follow you to other products.

Highest-cost clauses first

High cost

Data sold or shared with third parties

You are agreeing that the company may sell or share your personal data with third parties.

“We don’t sell your personal data to advertisers, and we don’t share information that directly identifies you (such as your name, email address or other contact information) with advertisers unless you give us specific permission.”

What that means: Your activity and identifiers can be used by companies you did not choose.

The document describes selling or commercially sharing personal data with third parties.

High cost

Terms follow you to parks, stores, and other products

You are agreeing that these rules can follow you to other products, venues, or affiliates of the company.

“com%2Fpolicies%2Fcommunity-standards%2F&h=AUCXntlU-LwnEprSj4KZ9xqcTRW1fzSjGUBN4OwCqI3T1YVhlPze1QCRed1phrioPwXAEU0J_mNIlS510SmqnYQUIGcv-RQb1slFIn-Oenm6TZbM5U96a7gbxD8bq1ox2hqpzCqAaVhM79R2), we’ll let you know and explain any options you have to request another review, unless you seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms or if doing so may expose us or others to legal liability; harm our community”

What that means: A click in one product can later be used to block a lawsuit about a park, store, or different service.

Accepting this document can bind you beyond this app — including physical venues or sister brands.

Medium cost

Difficult or incomplete deletion

You are agreeing that deletion may be incomplete and copies can remain.

“Content will not be deleted within 90 days of the account deletion or content deletion process beginning in the following situations: - where your content has been used by others in accordance with this license and they have not deleted it (in which case this license will continue to apply until that content is deleted); - where deletion within 90 days is not possible due to technical limitations ”

What that means: Closing an account may not actually erase you from their systems.

Deletion is limited or does not fully remove copies held by the company or partners.

Medium cost

Children’s data

You are agreeing to terms that may still collect or retain data about children.

“We try to make Facebook broadly available to everyone, but you cannot use Facebook if: - You are under 13 years old.”

What that means: A child’s account or device can still generate a data trail.

The document addresses children but may still collect or retain youth data.

People also accept these terms in

The same company terms often apply on these apps or devices. This is a lookup aid, not a claim we caught this company.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Whatsapp
  • Meta Quest
  • Oculus

If these terms already apply to you

Keep this list. Fineprint cannot undo or cancel something you already agreed to at the company.

We cannot see Agree on their site. With Premium, tap “I accepted these terms” if you already agreed to what Meta asks.