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| 2 | # Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Privacy Policy | ||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | We’ve updated our Privacy Policy. The updates go into effect on October 21, 2025 | ||||
| > | . Read the updated policy below. Read the | ||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | previous policy | ||||
| 7 | . | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | Effective October 21, 2025 | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | This Supplemental Privacy Policy supplements the Meta Privacy Policy and applies | ||||
| > | to your and your child’s use of a Meta account and access to Meta Platforms Tec | ||||
| > | hnologies Products . | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | If you are a parent or guardian of a child between the ages of 10 and 12 (age ma | ||||
| > | y vary by region) and wish to create a Meta account for your child, please revie | ||||
| > | w the Parent Privacy Disclosure that describes how Meta collects, uses, and disc | ||||
| > | loses your child’s personal information. After you create a Meta account for you | ||||
| > | r child, we will collect, use, and disclose your child’s information much like a | ||||
| > | ny other Meta account. This Supplemental Privacy Policy applies in full to both | ||||
| > | adults and children. To the extent there are privacy practices specific to your | ||||
| > | child’s Meta account, those differences are outlined in the Children’s Privacy H | ||||
| > | ighlight at the top of each relevant section of this Supplemental Privacy Policy | ||||
| > | . Note, the Meta Privacy Policy does not apply to the processing of your child’s | ||||
| > | personal information. | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 | Meta offers a variety of hardware and software products and services related to | ||||
| > | or in connection with those products as part of Meta Platforms Technologies. The | ||||
| > | hardware, services, features, apps, technologies and software products describe | ||||
| > | d in the Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Terms of Service , and subject | ||||
| > | to this policy, include Meta VR Products, Meta Wearable Products, and other Met | ||||
| > | a Platforms Technologies Products listed here , any of which may be updated from | ||||
| > | time to time (collectively, "MPT Products"). | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 17 | We encourage you to read our Meta Privacy Policy and this Supplemental Meta Plat | ||||
| > | forms Technologies Privacy Policy ("Supplemental Privacy Policy") because we wan | ||||
| > | t you to understand what information we collect, and how we use and share it. | ||||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | In the Meta Privacy Policy, we describe the information we process to support Me | ||||
| > | ta Products . This Supplemental Privacy Policy adds to the Meta Privacy Policy b | ||||
| > | y explaining the additional information we process to support MPT Products and b | ||||
| > | y providing more details about how we process that information. Below you will f | ||||
| > | ind an overview of the ways in which we collect, use, and share information. | ||||
| 20 | |||||
| 21 | Meta Accounts | ||||
| 22 | |||||
| 23 | I. What information do we collect for Meta accounts? | ||||
| 24 | |||||
| 25 | --- | ||||
| 26 | |||||
| 27 | Children's Privacy Highlights | ||||
| 28 | |||||
| 29 | When you create a Meta account for your child, we will ask you to provide credit | ||||
| > | card information to confirm that you're a parent or guardian and obtain your co | ||||
| > | nsent to the collection of personal information from your child. | ||||
| 30 | |||||
| 31 | --- | ||||
| 32 | |||||
| 33 | In addition to the information detailed in the Meta Privacy Policy under “What i | ||||
| > | nformation do we collect?”, we collect the following information when you create | ||||
| > | a Meta account : | ||||
| 34 | |||||
| 35 | - Name | ||||
| 36 | - Contact information | ||||
| 37 | - Password | ||||
| 38 | - Date of birth | ||||
| 39 | - Username | ||||
| 40 | |||||
| 41 | II. How do we use your information for Meta accounts? | ||||
| 42 | |||||
| 43 | --- | ||||
| 44 | |||||
| 45 | Children's Privacy Highlights | ||||
| 46 | |||||
| 47 | A child between the ages of 10 and 12 (age may vary by region) cannot access Acc | ||||
| > | ounts Center and cannot have a Facebook or Instagram account. | ||||
| 48 | |||||
| 49 | --- | ||||
| 50 | |||||
| 51 | When you use your Meta account to access MPT Products, we process your informati | ||||
| > | on as described in the Meta Privacy Policy under “How do we use your information | ||||
| > | ?” and as described below for each MPT Product. | ||||
| 52 | |||||
| 53 | If you choose to add your Meta account to the same Accounts Center as your other | ||||
| > | Meta Product accounts, please see here for details on how we use and share your | ||||
| > | information across accounts. | ||||
| 54 | |||||
| 55 | III. How do we share information for Meta accounts? | ||||
| 56 | |||||
| 57 | When you use your Meta account to access MPT Products, we share information we c | ||||
| > | ollect as described in the Meta Privacy Policy under “ How is your information s | ||||
| > | hared on Meta Products or with Integrated Partners? ”, “ How do we share informa | ||||
| > | tion with Partners, vendors, service providers and third parties? ”, and “ How d | ||||
| > | o we respond to legal requests, comply with applicable law and prevent harm? ”. | ||||
| > | We also use and share your information as described below with respect to each M | ||||
| > | PT Product. | ||||
| 58 | |||||
| 59 | If your Meta account is managed by an organization (i.e., a “Managed Meta Accoun | ||||
| > | t”), we share with that organization certain information about your account, to | ||||
| > | promote safety, integrity and security; to comply with applicable laws and regul | ||||
| > | ations; and in accordance with Meta’s terms and policies, including the applicab | ||||
| > | le Acceptable Use Policy . This may include information such as the status of yo | ||||
| > | ur account, the approximate location of your managed headset, and information ab | ||||
| > | out applications you install and how you use them. | ||||
| 60 | |||||
| 61 | Meta VR Products | ||||
| 62 | |||||
| 63 | I. What information do we collect on Meta VR Products? | ||||
| 64 | |||||
| 65 | --- | ||||
| 66 | |||||
| 67 | Children's Privacy Highlights | ||||
| 68 | |||||
| 69 | We collect information about your child's connections to other users, such as wh | ||||
| > | om your child follows, whom you have added as an approved contact for your child | ||||
| > | , and when the same parent or guardian manages your child’s account. | ||||
| 70 | |||||
| 71 | You as a parent or guardian may choose to enable certain features and experienc | ||||
| > | es in Meta VR Products for your child’s Meta account, like hand and body trackin | ||||
| > | g, voice services and virtual reality experiences. If you do, we will process yo | ||||
| > | ur child’s personal information as described below. Note, you cannot enable the | ||||
| > | eye tracking, fit adjustment or Natural Facial Expressions feature for your chil | ||||
| > | d’s Meta account. | ||||
| 72 | |||||
| 73 | You as a parent or legal guardian may choose to share additional information ab | ||||
| > | out how your child uses their Meta Quest device to help us better personalize yo | ||||
| > | ur child’s experiences in virtual reality and improve Meta VR Products for every | ||||
| > | one. | ||||
| 74 | |||||
| 75 | We collect information about your child’s age (excluding birth date) from partn | ||||
| > | ers and third parties including app developers. | ||||
| 76 | |||||
| 77 | When Location Services are on, we only collect your child’s headset location vi | ||||
| > | a WiFi and IP signals to determine general location. | ||||
| 78 | |||||
| 79 | --- | ||||
| 80 | |||||
| 81 | In addition to the information described in the Meta Privacy Policy under “What | ||||
| > | information do we collect?”, we collect the following categories of information | ||||
| > | depending on your use of Meta VR Products: | ||||
| 82 | |||||
| 83 | - Meta Horizon profile: If your use of a Meta VR Product requires you to create | ||||
| > | a Meta Horizon Profile, then we collect information related to your profile, inc | ||||
| > | luding your: | ||||
| 84 | |||||
| 85 | Profile name | ||||
| 86 | |||||
| 87 | Profile picture | ||||
| 88 | |||||
| 89 | Username | ||||
| 90 | |||||
| 91 | Avatar | ||||
| 92 | |||||
| 93 | List of followers | ||||
| 94 | |||||
| 95 | Interactions with games and apps | ||||
| 96 | |||||
| 97 | We also collect information regarding when you are online and when you interact | ||||
| > | with a virtual reality app. | ||||
| 98 | - Physical characteristics and movements: We collect information about or relate | ||||
| > | d to: | ||||
| 99 | |||||
| 100 | The position and orientation of the headset and controls to determine body pose | ||||
| > | and make your avatar’s movements more realistic. | ||||
| 101 | |||||
| 102 | The position of your headset, the speed of your controller movement, and change | ||||
| > | s in your orientation (such as when you duck while playing a game) to provide an | ||||
| > | immersive and realistic virtual experience. | ||||
| 103 | |||||
| 104 | Your audio data, when your microphone preferences are enabled, to animate your | ||||
| > | avatar’s lip and face movement. | ||||
| 105 | Hand and Body Tracking. For hand and body tracking in Meta VR Products, we proc | ||||
| > | ess abstracted hand and body data to allow you to switch between hands and contr | ||||
| > | ollers to interact with your surroundings and have a more seamless or immersive | ||||
| > | experience. Hand and body tracking also helps make your avatar’s movements look | ||||
| > | more realistic. Raw image data of your hands and body is processed on your devic | ||||
| > | e. | ||||
| 106 | |||||
| 107 | We also collect and retain certain data about your interactions with hand and b | ||||
| > | ody tracking (such as tracking quality and the amount of time it takes to detect | ||||
| > | your hands and body), to provide the feature and ensure it works properly. Lear | ||||
| > | n more in our Hand and Body Privacy Notice. | ||||
| 108 | Eye Tracking. For eye tracking in Meta Quest Pro, we process abstracted gaze da | ||||
| > | ta to improve your image quality, help you interact with virtual content in an a | ||||
| > | pp, and to animate your avatar’s eye and facial movements. Raw image data of you | ||||
| > | r eyes is processed on your device. | ||||
| 109 | |||||
| 110 | We also collect and retain certain data about your interactions with eye tracki | ||||
| > | ng (such as tracking quality and the amount of time it takes to detect your eyes | ||||
| > | ), to provide the feature and ensure it works properly. Learn more in our Eye Tr | ||||
| > | acking Privacy Notice. | ||||
| 111 | Natural Facial Expressions. For Natural Facial Expressions in Meta Quest Pro, w | ||||
| > | e process abstracted facial expressions data so that your avatar's expressions l | ||||
| > | ook more natural. Raw image data of your face is processed on your device. | ||||
| 112 | |||||
| 113 | We also collect and retain certain data about your interactions with Natural Fa | ||||
| > | cial Expressions (such as how much time it takes to detect expressions) to provi | ||||
| > | de the feature and ensure that it works properly. Learn more in our Natural Faci | ||||
| > | al Expressions Privacy Notice. | ||||
| 114 | Fit Adjustment. For fit adjustment in Meta Quest Pro, we process abstracted fit | ||||
| > | adjustment data to check whether your headset is aligned optimally and provide | ||||
| > | headset adjustment tips. Raw image data of your eyes and lower face is stored on | ||||
| > | your device. | ||||
| 115 | |||||
| 116 | We also collect and retain certain data about your interactions with fit adjust | ||||
| > | ment (such as whether a user completed the setup process or how long the setup p | ||||
| > | rocess took) to provide the feature and ensure it works properly. Learn more in | ||||
| > | our Fit Adjustment Privacy Notice. | ||||
| 117 | - Meta VR Product activity: We collect information about your Meta VR Product ac | ||||
| > | tivity, such as your activity in virtual reality (including your use of Meta Que | ||||
| > | st devices and apps), including: | ||||
| 118 | |||||
| 119 | Payment credentials you provide to us | ||||
| 120 | |||||
| 121 | The virtual reality events you attend | ||||
| 122 | |||||
| 123 | The purchases you make | ||||
| 124 | |||||
| 125 | Apps you download | ||||
| 126 | |||||
| 127 | The time, frequency, and duration of your activities on our Meta VR Products. F | ||||
| > | or example, we collect information about your Meta Quest browser usage, such as | ||||
| > | interactions with recommended WebVR experiences, which browser features you use, | ||||
| > | and other statistics. | ||||
| 128 | - Content: We collect content you create on Meta VR Products, such as a picture | ||||
| > | you post or an object you build. We also collect information about this content, | ||||
| > | such as the date and time you created it. | ||||
| 129 | - Gameplay and statistics: We collect information about your gameplay activity a | ||||
| > | nd statistics, such as how successfully you play a game, actions in the game, an | ||||
| > | d associated metadata created when you use Meta VR Products. | ||||
| 130 | - Environmental information and dimensions: We collect information about your ph | ||||
| > | ysical environment and its dimensions when you use a Meta VR Product. For exampl | ||||
| > | e, we may collect information about the size of walls, surfaces, and objects in | ||||
| > | your room and the distances between them and your headset to offer experiences t | ||||
| > | hat blend your virtual and real-world environments. Learn More. | ||||
| 131 | - Camera and audio information: When cameras and microphones are on in Meta VR P | ||||
| > | roducts, we collect: | ||||
| 132 | |||||
| 133 | Camera information, including photo and video. For example, the sensors on Meta | ||||
| > | Quest process raw images of your surroundings and enable the headset to both pr | ||||
| > | ocess your movement and help orient you in your designated virtual reality areas | ||||
| > | . Raw images of your surroundings are processed on your device. | ||||
| 134 | |||||
| 135 | When you choose to turn on your microphone in Worlds, we may collect recorded a | ||||
| > | udio. | ||||
| 136 | |||||
| 137 | Video or audio content you create and information about this content, such as t | ||||
| > | he date and time you created it. | ||||
| 138 | |||||
| 139 | Additionally, when you use Worlds, the last few minutes of your and other users | ||||
| > | ’ most recent audio, video and other interactions in Worlds are recorded in case | ||||
| > | you want to report anything you’ve encountered. These recordings may be stored | ||||
| > | on our servers. We do not review these recordings unless you submit a report. If | ||||
| > | you don't submit a report, the recordings are deleted on a rolling basis. These | ||||
| > | recordings enable you to report abuse, combat harmful conduct, and protect and | ||||
| > | support our community. Other users in close proximity to you in Worlds may submi | ||||
| > | t recordings of the same event. If you submit a report, we use the attached reco | ||||
| > | rdings to investigate and fully resolve the report, and to help train our system | ||||
| > | s to better combat harmful behavior, after which time the recordings are deleted | ||||
| > | . In some cases, we may need to retain the recordings for longer, where it is ne | ||||
| > | cessary in order to comply with applicable law. | ||||
| 140 | - Voice interactions: Voice interactions, including conversations with AI-powere | ||||
| > | d features, for example Meta AI and generative AI powered non-player characters | ||||
| > | (NPCs), are the commands and dictations you say, including if you mistakenly inv | ||||
| > | oke our voice services, as well as any background sound that happens when you us | ||||
| > | e those services. When you use our voice services, we process: | ||||
| 141 | |||||
| 142 | Audio recordings | ||||
| 143 | |||||
| 144 | Transcripts | ||||
| 145 | |||||
| 146 | Related data about your voice conversations with Meta AI and other AI-powered f | ||||
| > | eatures, such as the hardware version of your device and the length of the audio | ||||
| > | related to your conversation | ||||
| 147 | |||||
| 148 | We process this information so we can respond to your requests, provide the req | ||||
| > | uested service to you, and, depending on your settings, improve our voice servic | ||||
| > | es. Learn more in our Voice Dictation Privacy Notice and our Meta AI on Meta Que | ||||
| > | st Privacy Notice. | ||||
| 149 | |||||
| 150 | Please note that third-party services may offer their own app voice experiences | ||||
| > | . When you use those services, information collected by these third-party servic | ||||
| > | es is subject to their own terms and privacy policies, not this policy. You can | ||||
| > | learn more about how we collect and use information from other features you inte | ||||
| > | ract with on Meta Quest in our Privacy FAQ. | ||||
| 151 | - Device information: We collect technical system information about the devices | ||||
| > | you use and information about how you use Meta VR Products, including: | ||||
| 152 | |||||
| 153 | Performance and device attributes | ||||
| 154 | |||||
| 155 | System logs and settings | ||||
| 156 | |||||
| 157 | Success or failure of specific functions | ||||
| 158 | |||||
| 159 | Third-party service usage | ||||
| 160 | |||||
| 161 | Crash reports | ||||
| 162 | |||||
| 163 | When a Meta VR Product experiences a crash, a log about the crash is sent to Me | ||||
| > | ta. This log includes, among other things, the date and time of the crash, your | ||||
| > | user ID, device ID, IP address, and very small fragments of information from any | ||||
| > | camera or microphone in use at the time of the crash. These crash logs are only | ||||
| > | retained and used to diagnose and fix problems with Meta VR Products or other a | ||||
| > | pps and services used on Meta VR Products. | ||||
| 164 | |||||
| 165 | You can choose to share additional data with Meta about how you use your device | ||||
| > | to help us personalize your experiences and improve Meta VR Products. Learn mor | ||||
| > | e. | ||||
| 166 | - Information from partners and third parties: When you use a third party servic | ||||
| > | e on Meta VR Products, we collect information about the use of the service, incl | ||||
| > | uding: | ||||
| 167 | |||||
| 168 | How often and for how long it’s used | ||||
| 169 | |||||
| 170 | Crash log information if it crashes | ||||
| 171 | |||||
| 172 | An authorization token if it requires a login | ||||
| 173 | |||||
| 174 | We also receive information about you from partners and third parties, includin | ||||
| > | g: | ||||
| 175 | |||||
| 176 | Third-party apps | ||||
| 177 | |||||
| 178 | Developers | ||||
| 179 | |||||
| 180 | Other online content providers | ||||
| 181 | |||||
| 182 | Marketing partners | ||||
| 183 | |||||
| 184 | Platforms not controlled by Meta on which you may access or use Meta VR Product | ||||
| > | s without a Meta Account or Horizon Profile. If you are accessing a Meta VR Prod | ||||
| > | uct on a platform not controlled by Meta, that platform’s terms and policies als | ||||
| > | o apply. | ||||
| 185 | |||||
| 186 | For example, in Meta Quest, we receive information from developers about your a | ||||
| > | chievements in their apps and about what features you can use in their app. To l | ||||
| > | earn about how a third-party service processes or shares your information, pleas | ||||
| > | e refer to their terms and privacy policies. | ||||
| 187 | |||||
| 188 | II. How do we use your information for Meta VR Products? | ||||
| 189 | |||||
| 190 | --- | ||||
| 191 | |||||
| 192 | Children's Privacy Highlights | ||||
| 193 | |||||
| 194 | To provide social features | ||||
| 195 | |||||
| 196 | Your child’s Meta Horizon profile will be set to private by default, which mean | ||||
| > | s all followers will have to be approved by you or your child. Your child’s disp | ||||
| > | lay name, username, and profile picture will always be visible to other Meta Que | ||||
| > | st users who can search for your child and send follow requests. | ||||
| 197 | |||||
| 198 | You can change the settings that govern the visibility of your child’s activity | ||||
| > | in virtual reality in Family Center. Whether your child appears online and curr | ||||
| > | ent app usage will be defaulted to “off” or hidden from other users unless you c | ||||
| > | hange these default privacy settings in Family Center. | ||||
| 199 | |||||
| 200 | |||||
| 201 | Irrespective of any default privacy settings, your child’s presence will be vis | ||||
| > | ible to other users who are using an app or experience at the same time as your | ||||
| > | child. | ||||
| 202 | |||||
| 203 | To personalize | ||||
| 204 | |||||
| 205 | We use age, chosen language, and general location to personalize your child’s H | ||||
| > | orizon Feed, search results, and store offerings on their Meta Quest headset and | ||||
| > | mobile app. | ||||
| 206 | |||||
| 207 | As a parent or guardian, you may consent to the use of additional personal info | ||||
| > | rmation about your child to further personalize your child’s experiences across | ||||
| > | Meta VR Products. | ||||
| 208 | |||||
| 209 | --- | ||||
| 210 | |||||
| 211 | We use the information we collect when you use Meta VR Products for the purposes | ||||
| > | described in the Meta Privacy Policy under "How do we use your information?", i | ||||
| > | ncluding (i) to provide measurement, analytics, and other promotional services ( | ||||
| > | including ads and commercial content); (ii) to promote safety, security, and int | ||||
| > | egrity; (iii) to communicate with you; and (iv) to research and innovate for soc | ||||
| > | ial good. | ||||
| 212 | |||||
| 213 | We also use the information we collect when you use Meta VR Products in the foll | ||||
| > | owing ways: | ||||
| 214 | |||||
| 215 | - To power social features and personalize and promote content: We use your prof | ||||
| > | ile name, picture, and information about your Meta VR Product activity (includin | ||||
| > | g your use of Meta Quest devices and apps): | ||||
| 216 | |||||
| 217 | To send personalized commercial content | ||||
| 218 | |||||
| 219 | To provide personalized content suggestions | ||||
| 220 | |||||
| 221 | To display ads, offers and sponsored content in Meta VR Products | ||||
| 222 | |||||
| 223 | For example, depending on your privacy settings, we use information about your | ||||
| > | use of Meta Quest devices and apps to help you connect with your followers, or t | ||||
| > | o encourage your followers to join you in using Meta VR Products: | ||||
| 224 | |||||
| 225 | To recommend products, content, and experiences to others | ||||
| 226 | |||||
| 227 | To help tailor a user’s experience by helping them understand which communities | ||||
| > | or content may be most relevant to them. | ||||
| 228 | |||||
| 229 | Depending on your privacy settings, we also use information from Meta VR Produc | ||||
| > | ts to provide user-to-user communications and other social services across the M | ||||
| > | eta Products. This includes identifying and connecting you with your followers, | ||||
| > | or people you recently interacted with in an experience, through Meta VR Product | ||||
| > | s. If your Meta account is a Managed Meta Account, those privacy settings may be | ||||
| > | set or changed by your organization. | ||||
| 230 | - To provide and improve our Meta VR Products: We use information we collect, in | ||||
| > | cluding device performance and reliability data, to improve and develop Meta VR | ||||
| > | Products. By analyzing device performance and reliability, we can improve the ha | ||||
| > | rdware and software that powers your experiences with Meta VR Products. We also | ||||
| > | use your device performance and reliability information to offer and improve asp | ||||
| > | ects of our services, such as voice services, hand and body tracking, eye tracki | ||||
| > | ng, Natural Facial Expressions and fit adjustment. | ||||
| 231 | |||||
| 232 | If you use our voice services on Meta VR Products, depending on your settings, | ||||
| > | we analyze and review information about your stored voice conversations with Met | ||||
| > | a AI and other AI-powered features using human review and machine processes to i | ||||
| > | mprove, troubleshoot, and train our speech recognition systems. | ||||
| 233 | |||||
| 234 | When you use the hand and body tracking feature in Meta Quest devices, we colle | ||||
| > | ct technical information, like tracking quality, the amount of time it takes to | ||||
| > | detect your hands and body, and the number of gestures you make to improve and t | ||||
| > | roubleshoot this feature. | ||||
| 235 | |||||
| 236 | When you use the eye tracking feature in Meta Quest Pro, we collect certain dat | ||||
| > | a about your interactions with the feature, such as tracking quality and the amo | ||||
| > | unt of time it takes to detect your eyes. | ||||
| 237 | |||||
| 238 | When you use the Natural Facial Expressions feature in Meta Quest Pro, we colle | ||||
| > | ct certain data about your interactions with the feature, such as how the headse | ||||
| > | t fit affects the quality of detected facial movements and how much time it take | ||||
| > | s to detect expressions. | ||||
| 239 | |||||
| 240 | When you use the fit adjustment feature in Meta Quest Pro, we collect and retai | ||||
| > | n data about your interactions with the feature, such as whether the setup proce | ||||
| > | ss has been completed or how long the setup process took. | ||||
| 241 | |||||
| 242 | III. How is your information shared with others for Meta VR Products? | ||||
| 243 | |||||
| 244 | --- | ||||
| 245 | |||||
| 246 | Children's Privacy Highlights | ||||
| 247 | |||||
| 248 | We may share information about your child’s age category (excluding birth date) | ||||
| > | with third parties such as app developers. | ||||
| 249 | |||||
| 250 | We may share certain information about your child and/or teen, such as the fact | ||||
| > | that they have a parent-managed Meta account and the apps they have, with other | ||||
| > | users who are managed or supervised by the same parent or guardian. | ||||
| 251 | |||||
| 252 | When you approve your child’s app purchases and downloads, we will share certai | ||||
| > | n information about your child such as Meta Horizon profile data, followers, blo | ||||
| > | cked users, subscriptions, personal identifiers, app invites, and in-app purchas | ||||
| > | es and destinations with app developers. | ||||
| 253 | |||||
| 254 | Your child’s activity, such as apps your child has used and achievements in tho | ||||
| > | se apps, will be visible to their followers. | ||||
| 255 | |||||
| 256 | The advertising ID is not available for a parent- managed Meta account. | ||||
| 257 | |||||
| 258 | --- | ||||
| 259 | |||||
| 260 | In addition to the sharing of information described in the Meta Privacy Policy, | ||||
| > | we share the information we collect when you use the Meta VR Products in the fol | ||||
| > | lowing ways: | ||||
| 261 | |||||
| 262 | - Information you make public: Your Meta Horizon Profile information will be pub | ||||
| > | lic and visible to people on and off the Meta VR Products. This includes your pr | ||||
| > | ofile name, username, picture, and avatar. | ||||
| 263 | |||||
| 264 | For example, if you enter a public virtual space in Meta Quest, others can see | ||||
| > | your avatar just as they see you in a real-world public space. This means your a | ||||
| > | vatar can appear in pictures, recordings, or live streams that users around you | ||||
| > | take and share. Information that you post to public areas on the Meta VR Product | ||||
| > | s, such as a forum, blog, or other community tool, will also be visible to peopl | ||||
| > | e on and off Meta VR Products, along with certain information associated with yo | ||||
| > | ur public posts, such as the time of your post. | ||||
| 265 | - Third-party services & applications: You can interact with applications and th | ||||
| > | ird-party services, including content, games, apps, and other experiences, throu | ||||
| > | gh many Meta VR Products. If you use services from a third party, we share infor | ||||
| > | mation about you with the third-party service so it can provide you with the ser | ||||
| > | vice you’ve requested. | ||||
| 266 | |||||
| 267 | For example, we share the following Meta Horizon profile information with apps | ||||
| > | you use so you can appear as your Meta Horizon profile in those apps: | ||||
| 268 | |||||
| 269 | Avatar | ||||
| 270 | |||||
| 271 | Username | ||||
| 272 | |||||
| 273 | Profile name and picture | ||||
| 274 | |||||
| 275 | List of the people you follow and those who follow you | ||||
| 276 | |||||
| 277 | Your interactions with the app or third-party service, such as how long you’ve | ||||
| > | interacted with their content | ||||
| 278 | |||||
| 279 | Any other information you choose to share with the app or third-party service | ||||
| 280 | |||||
| 281 | If you use third-party services on Meta VR Products, the third-party services m | ||||
| > | ay collect information from you directly through the experiences they provide. | ||||
| 282 | |||||
| 283 | However, you can also choose to share information with third-party services fro | ||||
| > | m Meta VR Products, for example: | ||||
| 284 | |||||
| 285 | If you enable eye tracking or Natural Facial Expressions in Meta Quest Pro, app | ||||
| > | s can access your abstracted gaze or abstracted facial expressions data. Please | ||||
| > | note that information you share with these (or other) third-party services will | ||||
| > | be subject to their own terms and privacy policies, not this policy. | ||||
| 286 | |||||
| 287 | Depending on your ad preferences, third party apps that are permitted to run ad | ||||
| > | s may access your device's advertising ID - a unique device identifier used to s | ||||
| > | how you more relevant ads from them. Learn More. | ||||
| 288 | - Information that you provide when playing online: When you use online multi-us | ||||
| > | er apps in Meta Quest, your activity and other information you provide are visib | ||||
| > | le to all within the app, including your: | ||||
| 289 | |||||
| 290 | Avatar | ||||
| 291 | |||||
| 292 | In-app profile information | ||||
| 293 | |||||
| 294 | In-app activity | ||||
| 295 | |||||
| 296 | This information (including your voice or audio) can be collected, copied, reco | ||||
| > | rded, and live-streamed by other users, shared on and off Meta VR Products, and | ||||
| > | submitted to us to report abuse, combat harmful conduct, and protect and support | ||||
| > | our community. Learn more. Please consider carefully who you interact with and | ||||
| > | how you conduct yourself, and make sure your available privacy settings reflect | ||||
| > | your preferences. | ||||
| 297 | - Third party access to voice conversations with Meta AI: Depending on your sett | ||||
| > | ings, we share recordings, transcripts, and related data about your voice conver | ||||
| > | sations with Meta AI with vendors and service providers who assist us in improvi | ||||
| > | ng, troubleshooting, and training our speech recognition systems. | ||||
| 298 | - If your Meta account is managed by an organization (i.e, a “Managed Meta Accou | ||||
| > | nt”), we also share with that organization certain information about your accoun | ||||
| > | t, to promote safety, integrity and security; to comply with applicable laws and | ||||
| > | regulations; and in accordance with Meta’s terms and policies, including the ap | ||||
| > | plicable Acceptable Use Policy. This may include information such as the status | ||||
| > | of your account, the approximate location of your managed headset, and informati | ||||
| > | on about applications you install and how you use them. Please review your organ | ||||
| > | ization’s policies or contact your organization’s administrator to learn more ab | ||||
| > | out the information shared with your organization and the settings and access co | ||||
| > | ntrols established by your organization. | ||||
| 299 | |||||
| 300 | Meta Wearable Products | ||||
| 301 | |||||
| 302 | --- | ||||
| 303 | |||||
| 304 | Children's Privacy Highlights | ||||
| 305 | |||||
| 306 | As described in the Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Terms of Service, c | ||||
| > | hildren below the age of 13 are not permitted to use Meta Wearable Products. The | ||||
| > | refore, a Meta account for a child between the ages of 10 and 12 (age may vary b | ||||
| > | y region) cannot be used to log into the companion app (the “Meta AI App”). | ||||
| 307 | |||||
| 308 | --- | ||||
| 309 | |||||
| 310 | If you communicate and share content from your Meta Wearable Products using othe | ||||
| > | r Meta Company Products , information relating to your use of the Meta Company P | ||||
| > | roduct will be subject to their applicable terms and policies. | ||||
| 311 | |||||
| 312 | I. What information do we collect for Meta Wearable Products? | ||||
| 313 | |||||
| 314 | In addition to the information described in the Meta Privacy Policy under " What | ||||
| > | information do we collect? ", and in this Supplemental Privacy Policy under “Wh | ||||
| > | at information do we collect for Meta Accounts?”, we collect the following categ | ||||
| > | ories of information when you use Meta Wearable Products: | ||||
| 315 | |||||
| 316 | - Photo, video, and audio information: When you use the AI Glasses or Wrist Devi | ||||
| > | ces to take or initiate taking a photo or video, the cameras and microphones on | ||||
| > | the AI Glasses are activated and the following information is collected: | ||||
| 317 | Photos, videos, and audio. You can use the AI Glasses to take photos and video | ||||
| > | recordings with audio (together, “Media”). This Media is captured on your AI Gla | ||||
| > | sses and sent to your App. We will process your Media when you turn on cloud pro | ||||
| > | cessing on your AI Glasses, interact with the Meta AI service on your AI Glasses | ||||
| > | , or upload your Media to certain services provided by Meta (i.e., Facebook or I | ||||
| > | nstagram). You can change your choices about cloud processing of your Media at a | ||||
| > | ny time in Settings. | ||||
| 318 | |||||
| 319 | If available, you can use your AI Glasses to live stream. Video and audio conte | ||||
| > | nt from your live stream will be processed through the Meta Company Product you | ||||
| > | live stream from (i.e., Facebook or Instagram). The video and audio content from | ||||
| > | your live stream (if available for your device) will not be stored on your AI G | ||||
| > | lasses after you finish a live streaming session or in the App. Your use of a Me | ||||
| > | ta Company Product to live stream will be subject to the terms and policies of t | ||||
| > | hat Meta Company Product. | ||||
| 320 | |||||
| 321 | If available, you can use your AI Glasses to caption or translate live conversa | ||||
| > | tions into a different language. The audio recordings and the transcripts genera | ||||
| > | ted when you use the feature are processed on your AI Glasses and in the Meta AI | ||||
| > | App. The audio recordings are deleted after you are done using the feature. | ||||
| 322 | Metadata. We collect metadata, such as the date and time you created content, w | ||||
| > | hether it’s a photo or a video recording, and technical information about your c | ||||
| > | amera or other AI Glasses or Wrist Devices sensors related to content. | ||||
| 323 | - Location-related information: When you choose to share your mobile device’s lo | ||||
| > | cation with the Meta AI App by turning on the Location Services device setting, | ||||
| > | we collect location-related information that you allow us to receive. This inclu | ||||
| > | des things like the location where you used your AI Glasses to take photos and v | ||||
| > | ideo recordings for the geotagging feature or reminders, or when you use the fin | ||||
| > | d your device or navigation features. Location-related information includes your | ||||
| > | general location or precise location that you choose and control through your m | ||||
| > | obile device settings. You can change your preferences about collecting location | ||||
| > | -related information at any time in your mobile device settings. | ||||
| 324 | |||||
| 325 | When you interact with the Meta AI service on your AI Glasses (if available for | ||||
| > | your device), the Meta AI service may process Media in connection with requests | ||||
| > | to understand what you are looking at, which may include understanding your gen | ||||
| > | eral location, to provide you with a more relevant and useful service. | ||||
| 326 | - Wrist Device Sensors: Wrist Devices include sensors to enable functionality, s | ||||
| > | uch as electromyography (EMG) sensors for processing electrical muscle signals ( | ||||
| > | EMG signals). For more information about EMG signal processing for wrist-based i | ||||
| > | nput, see the Wrist Input Privacy Notice. | ||||
| 327 | - Device information: In addition to the information described in the Meta Priva | ||||
| > | cy Policy under the “App, browser and device” section, we collect and use "Essen | ||||
| > | tial Data” about your AI Glasses and Wrist Devices when you use them. You can al | ||||
| > | so choose to share "Additional Data" about your use of your AI Glasses and Wrist | ||||
| > | Devices as explained below. Essential and Additional Data can be associated wit | ||||
| > | h other information, like your User ID, Device ID, and information about your de | ||||
| > | vice model and operating system. | ||||
| 328 | Essential Data is information needed to ensure the AI Glasses and Wrist Devices | ||||
| > | work as expected, meet user expectations, and provide the service outlined in t | ||||
| > | he Terms of Service. For example, we collect information to perform certain acti | ||||
| > | ons on the AI Glasses or Wrist Devices and to see whether they are working corre | ||||
| > | ctly, like if the bluetooth is functioning or the device sensors and your produc | ||||
| > | t interactions are working as intended. In addition, similar to other devices, i | ||||
| > | f the AI Glasses or Wrist Devices crash or malfunction, a log is sent to Meta th | ||||
| > | at includes information from the time of the crash event, such as the date and t | ||||
| > | ime of the crash and how you were using your devices immediately before the cras | ||||
| > | h event. These crash logs are only retained and used to diagnose and fix problem | ||||
| > | s with your devices. Essential Data is automatically shared with Meta. | ||||
| 329 | Additional Data is information we collect when you use your AI Glasses that hel | ||||
| > | ps Meta improve and personalize your user experience and develop and improve Met | ||||
| > | a Products. Additional Data includes information like analytics about AI Glasses | ||||
| > | and Wrist Device usage to help us develop new features and products to provide | ||||
| > | a better user experience. Meta will use Additional Data for these purposes if yo | ||||
| > | u choose to share Additional Data with Meta during your initial setup, and you c | ||||
| > | an change your choice at any time in Settings. Learn more about how you can cont | ||||
| > | rol sharing Additional Data from your AI Glasses or Wrist Devices with Meta. | ||||
| 330 | |||||
| 331 | - Third-party services and apps: When a third-party service is used on the Meta | ||||
| > | Wearable Products, like a music player or third-party app, depending on how the | ||||
| > | service works, we may collect information such as: Information collected by the | ||||
| > | third-party service and that you agree to share with Meta, how often and for how | ||||
| > | long you use it, crash log information if it crashes, and an authorization toke | ||||
| > | n if required for log-in. Third-party services may share information with us whe | ||||
| > | n their service is used on the Meta Wearable Products. To learn about how third- | ||||
| > | party services process your information, please refer to their terms and privacy | ||||
| > | policies. | ||||
| 332 | |||||
| 333 | Meta may provide you the ability to connect to third-party apps to provide you | ||||
| > | with health and fitness services on the Meta AI App and your Meta Wearable Produ | ||||
| > | cts. If you choose to connect third-party apps, Meta may receive health and well | ||||
| > | ness information, fitness information, location information, and other informati | ||||
| > | on that you choose to share from the third party apps. Some of this information | ||||
| > | may be considered sensitive under applicable privacy and data protection laws. L | ||||
| > | earn more about use of these services, including the choices you have and how to | ||||
| > | link and unlink third-party apps to the Meta AI App. | ||||
| 334 | |||||
| 335 | II. How do we use your information for Meta Wearable Products? | ||||
| 336 | |||||
| 337 | In addition to the purposes described in the Meta Privacy Policy under " How do | ||||
| > | we use your information? ", including (i) to provide measurement, analytics and | ||||
| > | other promotional services (including ads and commercial content); (ii) to promo | ||||
| > | te safety, security, and integrity; (iii) to communicate with you; and (iv) to r | ||||
| > | esearch and innovate for social good, we use the information we collect in the f | ||||
| > | ollowing ways: | ||||
| 338 | |||||
| 339 | - Provide our services. This includes providing services and features of the AI | ||||
| > | Glasses and Wrist Devices, helping to make them and the Meta AI App work properl | ||||
| > | y, and maintaining safety, security, and integrity. For example, we collect info | ||||
| > | rmation to see whether the Meta AI App and the devices are working correctly, li | ||||
| > | ke whether the AI Glasses and the Meta AI App are pairing properly, or the Wrist | ||||
| > | Device is being worn properly and the sensors are working as expected to provid | ||||
| > | e the device features and experiences. We also collect information to make sure | ||||
| > | it’s you, like when you sign into the Meta AI App with your Meta account or perf | ||||
| > | orm certain actions on the AI Glasses and Meta AI App such as to send a message | ||||
| > | or start a call. If you choose to turn on cloud processing on your AI Glasses, y | ||||
| > | our photos and videos will be sent from the Meta AI App to Meta servers to suppo | ||||
| > | rt additional photo and video features. When you use the Meta AI service on your | ||||
| > | AI Glasses (if available for your device), we use your information, like Media | ||||
| > | and audio recordings of your voice to provide the service. | ||||
| 340 | - Improve Meta Products. When you use the Meta AI service on your AI Glasses (if | ||||
| > | available for your device), your information, like Media and audio recordings o | ||||
| > | f your voice, may be used to improve Meta products, including the Meta AI servic | ||||
| > | e and the models that power it. We also use Additional Data (subject to the choi | ||||
| > | ce you make) to improve and develop Meta Products, including tailoring your expe | ||||
| > | rience with your AI Glasses. For example, we use this information to create new | ||||
| > | products and features. Additional Data is used by Meta for these purposes only i | ||||
| > | f you choose to opt in. You can choose to opt in for us to use Additional Data f | ||||
| > | or product improvement purposes during your initial setup, and you can change yo | ||||
| > | ur choice at any time in Settings. Learn more about how you can control informat | ||||
| > | ion that you share with Meta. | ||||
| 341 | |||||
| 342 | III. How is your information shared with others for Meta Wearable Products? | ||||
| 343 | |||||
| 344 | We share information we collect as described in the Meta Privacy Policy under “ | ||||
| > | How is your information shared on Meta Products or with Integrated Partners? ” a | ||||
| > | nd “ How do we share information with Partners, vendors, service providers and t | ||||
| > | hird parties? ” and as described in the following sections of this Supplemental | ||||
| > | Privacy Policy. We may also access, preserve, use and share your information as | ||||
| > | described in the Meta Privacy Policy under “ How do we respond to legal requests | ||||
| > | , comply with applicable law and prevent harm? ” | ||||
| 345 | |||||
| 346 | When you use the Meta AI service on your AI Glasses (if available for your devic | ||||
| > | e), we may share your information, like the prompt you use when you ask Meta AI | ||||
| > | a question, or a photo you take to ask Meta AI a question, with third parties as | ||||
| > | described in Meta’s AI Terms . You can view a list of these third parties and l | ||||
| > | inks to their privacy policies by visiting our Privacy Center . | ||||
| 347 | |||||
| 348 | When you use a third-party service on your AI Glasses, like a music player, we m | ||||
| > | ay share information with the third-party service to complete your requests, lik | ||||
| > | e when you ask your AI Glasses to play a song or a meditation. We may also share | ||||
| > | information related to how and when you use the third-party service, and an aut | ||||
| > | horization token if it requires a login. | ||||
| 349 | |||||
| 350 | We also exchange certain information with Luxottica Group S.p.A. (“Luxottica”) a | ||||
| > | bout the AI Glasses that they manufacture and distribute. We exchange this infor | ||||
| > | mation with Luxottica to fulfill our contractual obligations to Luxottica and to | ||||
| > | manage your customer service requests. For example, Luxottica shares with us yo | ||||
| > | ur name, email address and information if you contact them about an issue you ar | ||||
| > | e experiencing. Then we share with Luxottica information to help resolve the iss | ||||
| > | ue, such as steps to resolve a problem with your Meta account. We also share wit | ||||
| > | h Luxottica information about these certain AI Glasses purchased through their o | ||||
| > | wn channels, such as when they are activated, and we exchange aggregated informa | ||||
| > | tion and insights with Luxottica relating to marketing, usage, sales, and post-s | ||||
| > | ale activities. Luxottica does not collect any information directly from your us | ||||
| > | e of any AI Glasses and/or the Meta AI App such as your photos and/or videos. An | ||||
| > | y information you provide to Luxottica in connection with your purchase of any A | ||||
| > | I Glasses is subject to Luxottica’s terms and policies. | ||||
| 351 | |||||
| 352 | IV. How do we process information when you use our voice services for Meta Weara | ||||
| > | ble Products? | ||||
| 353 | |||||
| 354 | This Section applies when you use our voice services, like voice controls or the | ||||
| > | Meta AI service on AI Glasses. The voice services available to you depend on th | ||||
| > | e version of your AI Glasses and your location. | ||||
| 355 | |||||
| 356 | - When you use our voice services, we record and process information about your | ||||
| > | voice interactions to respond to your requests. Voice interactions are things yo | ||||
| > | u say when using our voice services, including when voice services are invoked b | ||||
| > | y mistake, as well as any background sound that can be heard once voice services | ||||
| > | are enabled. Voice interactions include both things you say when you use a wake | ||||
| > | -word (for example, if your AI Glasses are playing music, and you say “Hey Meta, | ||||
| > | pause the music”) and also when you don’t use a wake-word for certain interacti | ||||
| > | ons (saying “pause music”). The information we process for our voice services in | ||||
| > | cludes audio recordings and transcripts of your voice interactions, as well as d | ||||
| > | ata related to your voice interactions, like the hardware version of your AI Gla | ||||
| > | sses and how long your interaction took. | ||||
| 357 | - The Meta AI service on AI Glasses (if available for your device) stores text t | ||||
| > | ranscripts and audio recordings of your voice interactions by default to help im | ||||
| > | prove Meta’s products. This includes improving the Meta AI service (and related | ||||
| > | technologies), and training and improving our speech technologies. For example, | ||||
| > | audio recordings are used to help Meta’s products better understand and respond | ||||
| > | more accurately to a wide range of speech patterns and phrases over time. We use | ||||
| > | machine learning and trained reviewers to process this data to improve, trouble | ||||
| > | shoot, and train our products. We share that information with third party vendor | ||||
| > | s and service providers to improve our products. You can access and delete recor | ||||
| > | dings and related transcripts in the Meta AI App. | ||||
| 358 | - If you use voice controls on Ray-Ban Stories, we may store and process informa | ||||
| > | tion about your voice interactions to improve our voice controls and other Meta | ||||
| > | products, depending on your preferences in Settings. This information can help o | ||||
| > | ur voice controls to better understand and respond more accurately to a wide ran | ||||
| > | ge of speech patterns and phrases over time. You can manage voice storage to imp | ||||
| > | rove our voice controls and other Meta products in your Settings. When voice sto | ||||
| > | rage and processing for product improvement is turned on, we use machine learnin | ||||
| > | g and trained reviewers to process information about your voice interactions to | ||||
| > | improve, troubleshoot, and train our voice controls and other Meta products. We | ||||
| > | share that information with third party vendors and service providers to improve | ||||
| > | our products. Even with voice recording storage off, you can still use voice co | ||||
| > | ntrols. You can access and delete stored voice information in your Settings. | ||||
| 359 | - You can learn more about our voice services, including further details about w | ||||
| > | hat information we collect when you use our voice services and your choices over | ||||
| > | how we process that information, in the AI Glasses Voice Privacy Notice and the | ||||
| > | Voice Services FAQ. | ||||
| 360 | |||||
| 361 | Cookies and similar technologies | ||||
| 362 | |||||
| 363 | We receive information collected on MPT Products, including cookies, pixels, adv | ||||
| > | ertising IDs, local storage, and similar technologies. Learn more about how we u | ||||
| > | se these technologies on our websites and mobile apps in Meta’s Privacy Policy , | ||||
| > | Meta's Cookie Policy , and our Privacy FAQ. | ||||
| 364 | |||||
| 365 | Privacy notice for United States residents | ||||
| 366 | |||||
| 367 | You can learn more about the consumer privacy rights that may be available to yo | ||||
| > | u by reviewing the United States Regional Privacy Notice . As a parent or guardi | ||||
| > | an of your child’s Meta account, you can exercise these rights as well. | ||||
| 368 | |||||
| 369 | Washington and Nevada residents can review Meta’s Washington and Nevada Consumer | ||||
| > | Health Data Privacy Policy to understand how Meta collects and processes the he | ||||
| > | alth, wellness, and fitness data that qualifies as “Consumer Health Data” under | ||||
| > | these state laws. | ||||
| 370 | |||||
| 371 | How to contact Meta | ||||
| 372 | |||||
| 373 | You can learn more about how privacy works for MPT Products in each MPT Product | ||||
| > | as well as the Meta Privacy Policy. You can also find out more about how privacy | ||||
| > | works and how to exercise your ability to access, rectify, port, and erase the | ||||
| > | information collected through MPT Products in the Privacy Center . | ||||
| 374 | |||||
| 375 | If you have questions about this Supplemental Privacy Policy, or have questions, | ||||
| > | complaints, or requests regarding your information, you can contact us as descr | ||||
| > | ibed below. | ||||
| 376 | |||||
| 377 | You can contact us online or by mail at: | ||||
| 378 | |||||
| 379 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | ||||
| 380 | ATTN: Privacy Operations | ||||
| 381 | 1 Meta Way | ||||
| 382 | Menlo Park, CA 94025 | ||||