Privacy policy
Meta Privacy Policy - How Meta collects and uses user data
Risk score
53of 100
In short
What you accept
Everyday words for the material promises and rights you give up. Each line includes a quote from the document.
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You are agreeing that Meta shares information with other Meta Companies like WhatsApp to provide a seamless experience.
Other products, stores, or brands
“We share information we collect globally... We share information we collect, infrastructure, systems and technology with the other Meta Companies.”
You are agreeing to allow Meta to collect sensitive data such as health or political views if you choose to provide it.
This product
“Any information with special protections that you choose to provide, such as your religious views, your sexual orientation, political views, health...”
What it can cost you
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
You are agreeing to let Meta keep your data for as long as it decides is necessary.
“We keep information as long as we need it to provide our Products... We decide how long we need information on a case-by-case basis.”
What that means: Your personal information remains stored even if you stop actively using certain features.
Meta keeps user data for an indefinite period determined by the company rather than a fixed timeline.
You are agreeing to be tracked across third-party sites for ad personalization.
“We’ll use information that advertisers, businesses and other partners provide us about activity off the Meta Company Products that we have associated with you to personalize ads...”
What that means: Your browsing habits outside of Meta’s apps are monitored and used for advertising.
Meta tracks users across other apps and websites to build ad profiles, even if the user is not logged into Meta directly.
You are agreeing to share your data across all Meta-owned platforms and affiliates.
“We share information we collect... with the other Meta Companies... including all the Meta Products covered by this Policy, plus other products like WhatsApp”
What that means: Privacy settings on one app may not protect your data from being seen by sister brands like Instagram or WhatsApp.
Data collected on one platform like Facebook can be shared across the entire family of Meta services.
You are agreeing to allow processing of sensitive data you voluntarily provide.
“Any information with special protections that you choose to provide, such as your religious views, your sexual orientation, political views, health...”
What that means: Sensitive biometric or demographic data may be processed by Meta.
The policy allows the collection of highly sensitive personal attributes if the user opts in.
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