Meta

You are agreeing to let Meta use, share, or sell rights to your content through sublicensing.

“you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content (consistent with your privacy and application settings).”

What that means: Your photos and videos can be used by third parties even after deletion if shared.

Meta takes rights far beyond simple hosting, allowing them to sell or share your content licenses with partners indefinitely.

You are agreeing that Meta is not liable for most damages or user misconduct.

“We do not control or direct what people and others do or say... We cannot predict when issues might arise... Our aggregate liability... will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past twelve months.”

What that means: You cannot sue for significant losses or damages caused by the platform's operations.

The document explicitly disclaims responsibility for user conduct and caps financial liability at a low fixed amount.

You are agreeing to wait up to 90 additional days for complete data removal from backups.

“After the content is deleted, it may take us up to another 90 days to remove it from backups and disaster recovery systems.”

What that means: Deleted content remains accessible to internal teams and recovery processes for three months.

Data persists in backup systems for up to 90 days, preventing immediate total erasure.

You are agreeing to having your off-site activity monitored and used for ad targeting.

“we use data about the connections you make, the choices and settings you select, and what you share and do on and off our Products - to personalize your experience.”

What that means: Your activity on other websites and apps can be linked to your Facebook profile.

Meta tracks behavior both on their sites and 'off' their products to build detailed profiles for advertising.

You are agreeing to cross-app data sharing across all Meta Company Products.

“We share data across Meta Companies... For example, we use data about the people you engage with on Facebook to make it easier for you to connect with them on Instagram or Messenger”

What that means: Your data flows between different Meta apps, creating a unified profile across brands.

Accepting these terms allows Meta to combine your data across its entire suite of applications like Instagram and WhatsApp.

You are agreeing to a 90-day retention period before full content deletion.

“It may take up to 90 days to delete content after we begin the account deletion process or receive a content deletion request.”

What that means: Your data is kept for at least three months during the deletion window.

The document explicitly states a retention period of 90 days for content deletion processes.