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| 5 | # Threads Terms of Use | ||||
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| 9 | Welcome to the Threads Service (as defined below). These Threads Terms of Use (t | ||||
| > | he “**Terms**”) govern your use of the Threads Service and supplement and amend | ||||
| > | the Instagram Terms of Use and the Instagram Community Guidelines which are inco | ||||
| > | rporated into these Terms by reference. The Threads Service is accessed through | ||||
| > | and part of the “**Meta Products**” provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. (“**Meta**” | ||||
| > | ), and your use of the Threads Service is deemed part of your use of Instagram ( | ||||
| > | as defined below). Depending on your country of residence, aspects of this servi | ||||
| > | ce may be owned, operated, or controlled by Meta Platforms, Inc., Meta Platforms | ||||
| > | Ireland Limited, or its affiliates. References to “us,” “we,” and “our” mean ei | ||||
| > | ther Meta Platforms, Inc. or Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, or its affiliates, | ||||
| > | as appropriate. Any capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meani | ||||
| > | ng given in the Instagram Terms. In the event of any conflict between these Term | ||||
| > | s and the Instagram Terms, these Terms govern solely with respect to your use of | ||||
| > | the Threads Service and solely to the extent of the conflict. By using the Thre | ||||
| > | ads Service, you agree to these Terms.**Dispute Resolution on an Individual Basi | ||||
| > | s: **You and we agree to resolve all disputes arising out of or relating to thes | ||||
| > | e Terms or the Threads Service in accordance with the arbitration and/or forum-s | ||||
| > | election provisions in the Instagram Terms of Use in effect at the time that you | ||||
| > | or we commence the dispute.The following definitions apply to these Terms:“**In | ||||
| > | stagram**” means the “Service” as defined in the Instagram Terms.“**Instagram Te | ||||
| > | rms**” means collectively, the Instagram Terms of Use and the Instagram Communit | ||||
| > | y Guidelines.“**Protocol**” means an interoperable protocol that allows social n | ||||
| > | etworking and other services to interface with a network of servers to facilitat | ||||
| > | e the exchange of content and information between the users of such servers and | ||||
| > | interfaces. For clarity, the Protocol is not part of the Threads Service or Inst | ||||
| > | agram.“**Third Party Content**” means content and information that has been shar | ||||
| > | ed to a Third Party Server by end users of a Third Party Service, even if that c | ||||
| > | ontent may be viewed or interacted with on the Threads Service.“**Third Party Se | ||||
| > | rver**” means a server operated or controlled by a third party that is integrate | ||||
| > | d with the Protocol and that stores content and information uploaded or shared b | ||||
| > | y users of Third Party Services. For clarity, because the Protocol is interopera | ||||
| > | ble, to the extent the Threads Service is integrated with the Protocol, content | ||||
| > | and information on a Third Party Server may be accessed and stored by the Thread | ||||
| > | s Service through the Protocol as a result of interacting with the Threads Servi | ||||
| > | ce.“**Third Party Service**” means a service/client operated by a third party th | ||||
| > | at also interfaces with the Protocol to allow such service’s respective users to | ||||
| > | upload, access, interact with, and share content and information to and from a | ||||
| > | broader community of individuals using services integrated with the Protocol.“** | ||||
| > | Third Party Users**” means end users that access a Third Party Service from such | ||||
| > | Third Party Service’s websites or applications.“**Threads Content**” means cont | ||||
| > | ent and information that has been uploaded or submitted to a Threads Server by a | ||||
| > | Threads User.“**Threads Server**” means a server/client operated or controlled | ||||
| > | by Meta that stores content and information uploaded or shared by users of the T | ||||
| > | hreads Service, and which may be integrated with the Protocol. For clarity, beca | ||||
| > | use the Protocol is interoperable, to the extent the Threads Service acts as an | ||||
| > | interface with the Protocol, content and information on a Threads Server may be | ||||
| > | accessed and stored by Third Party Services as a result of using the Threads Ser | ||||
| > | vice.“**Threads Service**” means the Threads application or website, an Instagra | ||||
| > | m Service, that allows Threads Users to share, view, and interact with informati | ||||
| > | on to and from other Threads Users, and any content that is provided directly by | ||||
| > | Meta via such application or website. When the Threads Service is integrated wi | ||||
| > | th the Protocol, the Threads Service will then also function as an interface wit | ||||
| > | h the Protocol and allow users to interact with Third Party Users and Third Part | ||||
| > | y Services that are also integrated with the Protocol.“**Threads Users**” means | ||||
| > | end users that access the Threads Service from the Threads Service’s website or | ||||
| > | application.**Understanding the Threads Service****Non-Interoperable Functionali | ||||
| > | ty**The Threads Service allows you to upload, access and share content and infor | ||||
| > | mation with other individuals using the Threads Service. When the Threads Servic | ||||
| > | e is not integrated with the Protocol, content or information you share will be | ||||
| > | stored on Threads Servers and will not be shared to Third Party Services.**Inter | ||||
| > | operable Capabilities**Once the Threads Service is integrated with the Protocol, | ||||
| > | the interoperable capabilities of the Threads Service function as an interface | ||||
| > | for you to be able to upload, access, share, and interact with content and infor | ||||
| > | mation to and from the broader community of individuals using Third Party Servic | ||||
| > | es via the Protocol. Interoperable capabilities will continue to evolve and may | ||||
| > | not always be available via the Threads Service.Once the Threads Service is inte | ||||
| > | grated with the Protocol, Meta will share your content, information, and interac | ||||
| > | tions to Third Party Services. Please be aware that you are directing us to deli | ||||
| > | ver your information to services not controlled by Meta as necessary to integrat | ||||
| > | e with the Protocol, so that your information can be stored and processed by the | ||||
| > | Third Party Services.Although certain activities within the Threads Service may | ||||
| > | rely on use of the Protocol, the Protocol is separate and distinct from the Thr | ||||
| > | eads Service. The Protocol is not considered a “**Meta Product**” or “**Service* | ||||
| > | *” under these Terms or the Instagram Terms. Meta does not provide, own or contr | ||||
| > | ol any part of the Protocol and will not be responsible or liable to you for any | ||||
| > | elements of the Protocol or any Third Party Services that you may interact with | ||||
| > | via the Protocol. Please note that the Protocol or any related Third Party Serv | ||||
| > | ices may be subject to different terms and conditions and/or privacy policies, s | ||||
| > | o you should review those carefully if independently using or accessing them.**W | ||||
| > | ho Can Use the Threads Service**In order to use the Threads Service, you must be | ||||
| > | in compliance with these Terms and the rest of the Instagram Terms. For clarity | ||||
| > | , any provisions under the Instagram Terms regarding who is able to use Instagra | ||||
| > | m will also apply to your ability to use the Threads Service.You will sign up an | ||||
| > | d login to the Threads Service using your Instagram account or any other account | ||||
| > | that we may choose to enable in the future. You are solely responsible for any | ||||
| > | activity on your profile and for maintaining the confidentiality and security of | ||||
| > | your password.In order to use the Threads Service, we may request that you prov | ||||
| > | ide additional information or documents regarding your use of the Threads Servic | ||||
| > | e, as required to provide the Threads Service or by applicable laws. You agree t | ||||
| > | o provide such information or documents and represent and warrant that all infor | ||||
| > | mation you provide to Meta is accurate and up to date. You acknowledge that in t | ||||
| > | he process of these identity verification procedures we may make inquiries, incl | ||||
| > | uding through third parties, in order to verify your identity.**How You Can’t Us | ||||
| > | e the Threads Service**You agree that you shall not, nor shall you cause or perm | ||||
| > | it any third party to do, or attempt to do any of the following in connection wi | ||||
| > | th your use of the Threads Service: (i) exploit the Threads Service for any comm | ||||
| > | ercial purpose; (ii) introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or | ||||
| > | other materials that are malicious or technologically harmful into our systems; | ||||
| > | (iii) circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade or thwart any technologica | ||||
| > | l measure or content protections of the Threads Service; and (iv) use any robot, | ||||
| > | spider, crawlers, scraper or other automatic device, process, software or queri | ||||
| > | es that intercepts, “mines”, scrapes, extracts or otherwise accesses the Threads | ||||
| > | Service to monitor, extract, copy or collect information or data from the Threa | ||||
| > | ds Service, or engage in any manual process to do the same.Additionally, you agr | ||||
| > | ee that the Instagram Terms of Use, including the section titled “Your Commitmen | ||||
| > | ts” also applies to your use of the Threads Service.**Content****Threads Service | ||||
| > | Features and Tools:**If you upload or share any Threads Content, you hereby gra | ||||
| > | nt us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide lic | ||||
| > | ense to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, t | ||||
| > | ranslate and create derivative works of your Threads Content (in accordance with | ||||
| > | the Privacy Policy and Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy). You also represent | ||||
| > | and warrant that (i) you have, or have obtained, all necessary rights, licenses | ||||
| > | , consents, permissions, power and/or authority (including all intellectual prop | ||||
| > | erty rights) to grant Meta the rights to use your Threads Content, and (ii) your | ||||
| > | Threads Content will not contain any material that infringes any third party’s | ||||
| > | rights, including any intellectual property rights, or any applicable laws, unle | ||||
| > | ss an exception or limitation applies under applicable law. This license will en | ||||
| > | d when your Threads Content is deleted from the Threads Server, subject to the d | ||||
| > | eletion limitations noted below.When using the Threads Service, all content that | ||||
| > | you upload or share must comply with the Instagram Community Guidelines as the | ||||
| > | service is part of Instagram.**Interoperable Capabilities:** From and after any | ||||
| > | periods when the Threads Service is integrated with the Protocol, the license gr | ||||
| > | anted in Section 4(a) in and to your Threads Content shall also include the righ | ||||
| > | t to make available and share your Threads Content to and with Third Party Users | ||||
| > | and on Third Party Services that are also integrated with the Protocol. You ack | ||||
| > | nowledge that from and after any periods when the Threads Service is integrated | ||||
| > | with the Protocol, Threads Content may be hosted on either a Threads Server or a | ||||
| > | Third Party Server, and that Meta shall only be responsible for Threads Content | ||||
| > | that is hosted on a Threads Server. To the extent the Threads Service is integr | ||||
| > | ated with the Protocol, you acknowledge that following deletion, Threads Content | ||||
| > | may continue to be stored and/or archived on Third Party Servers that have acce | ||||
| > | ssed such Threads Content via the Protocol, which Meta has no control over.**Con | ||||
| > | tent Deletion and Deactivating or Terminating Your Threads Profile****Threads Se | ||||
| > | rvice Features and Tools:**Meta has the right to (i) remove any Threads Content | ||||
| > | that is stored on Threads Servers from being accessible from within the Threads | ||||
| > | Service if Meta believes that such Threads Content violates these Terms or the I | ||||
| > | nstagram Terms or if Meta is permitted or required to do so by applicable law, ( | ||||
| > | ii) provide notice to Third Party Servers about enforcement actions taken with r | ||||
| > | espect to Threads Content, and (iii) take any action that Meta believes is neces | ||||
| > | sary or appropriate if Meta reasonably believes that any such Threads Content in | ||||
| > | fringes the rights of others and/or could create liability or adverse legal or r | ||||
| > | egulatory implications for Meta or other Threads Users.To the extent permitted b | ||||
| > | y applicable law, we can refuse to provide or stop providing all or part of the | ||||
| > | Threads Service to you (including terminating or disabling your profile and acce | ||||
| > | ss to the Threads Service) without notice (or after providing reasonable notice | ||||
| > | where required by applicable law), for any reason, including to protect our comm | ||||
| > | unity or services, including Instagram, if you violate these Terms or the Instag | ||||
| > | ram Terms, or where we are permitted or required to do so by law. We can also te | ||||
| > | rminate or change the Threads Service or stop providing all or part of the Threa | ||||
| > | ds Service in our reasonable discretion.If you believe your profile has been ter | ||||
| > | minated in error, or you want to disable or permanently delete your profile, con | ||||
| > | sult our Help Center.When you deactivate your Threads profile, your Threads info | ||||
| > | rmation will be hidden from view by other users, but it will remain on the Threa | ||||
| > | ds Servers. To delete your information, you can find and delete individual conte | ||||
| > | nt, delete your Threads profile, or delete your Instagram account. When you requ | ||||
| > | est to delete your Threads profile or Instagram account, the deletion process wi | ||||
| > | ll automatically begin no more than 30 days after your request. It may take up t | ||||
| > | o 90 days to delete your Threads information after the deletion process begins. | ||||
| > | Subject to Section 5(b) (Interoperable Capabilities) below, while the deletion p | ||||
| > | rocess is being undertaken, deleted information is no longer visible on the Thre | ||||
| > | ads Service by Threads Users, but remains subject to these Terms and the Threads | ||||
| > | Supplemental Privacy Policy. After the Threads Content is deleted from Threads | ||||
| > | Servers, it may take us up to another 90 days to remove it from backups and disa | ||||
| > | ster recovery systems.Should you choose to delete your Threads Content, Threads | ||||
| > | profile, or Instagram account, deletion from Threads Servers may not occur withi | ||||
| > | n 90 days where:your Threads Content has been used, copied, reposted or shared b | ||||
| > | y others in accordance with the license granted under these Terms and they have | ||||
| > | not deleted it (in which case this license will continue to apply until that con | ||||
| > | tent is deleted);deletion within 90 days is not possible due to technical limita | ||||
| > | tions of our systems, including the Threads Servers, in which case, we will comp | ||||
| > | lete the deletion as soon as technically feasible; ordeletion would restrict our | ||||
| > | ability to: (I) investigate or identify illegal activity or violations of our t | ||||
| > | erms and policies (for example, to identify or investigate misuse of our product | ||||
| > | s or systems); (II) protect the safety and security of our products, systems, an | ||||
| > | d Threads Users; (III) comply with a legal obligation, such as the preservation | ||||
| > | of evidence; or (IV) comply with a request of a judicial or administrative autho | ||||
| > | rity, law enforcement, or a government agency; in which case, the content will b | ||||
| > | e retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it has bee | ||||
| > | n retained (the exact duration will vary on a case-by-case basis).If you delete | ||||
| > | or we disable your Threads profile or Instagram account, these Terms shall termi | ||||
| > | nate as an agreement between you and us, but this section and the section in the | ||||
| > | Instagram Terms called “Our Agreement and What Happens if We Disagree” will sti | ||||
| > | ll apply even after your profile or account is terminated, disabled, or deleted. | ||||
| > | **Interoperable Capabilities**Meta has the right to (i) remove any Third Party C | ||||
| > | ontent that is stored on Threads Servers from being accessible from within the T | ||||
| > | hreads Service (a) if Meta believes that such Third Party Content violates these | ||||
| > | Terms or the Instagram Terms, (b) if Meta is permitted or required to do so by | ||||
| > | applicable law, or (c) for any reason in Meta’s sole discretion and (ii) take an | ||||
| > | y action that Meta believes is necessary or appropriate if Meta reasonably belie | ||||
| > | ves that any such Third Party Content infringes the rights of others and/or coul | ||||
| > | d create liability or adverse legal or regulatory implications for Meta or other | ||||
| > | Threads Users.You acknowledge that any Threads Content or Third Party Content t | ||||
| > | hat was removed or made inaccessible from the Threads Service by Meta, while the | ||||
| > | Threads Service is integrated with the Protocol, might still (i) be viewed on T | ||||
| > | hird Party Services that have accessed such Threads Content via the Protocol or | ||||
| > | (ii) stored on Third Party Servers, as Meta does not have control over such Thir | ||||
| > | d Party Services or Third Party Servers. For the avoidance of doubt, you acknowl | ||||
| > | edge that Meta can only delete Threads Content that is hosted on Threads Servers | ||||
| > | , and Meta cannot remove or delete any Threads Content from any Third Party Serv | ||||
| > | ices or Third Party Servers.**Privacy**Our Privacy Policy and the Threads Supple | ||||
| > | mental Privacy Policy explain how we collect, use, and share information across | ||||
| > | the Meta Products, including for the Threads Service. You must agree to the Priv | ||||
| > | acy Policy and Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy to use the Threads Service.** | ||||
| > | DMCA Policy**In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“**DMCA**” | ||||
| > | ), and other applicable laws, if you repeatedly post content that infringes some | ||||
| > | one else’s intellectual property rights, such as copyrights or trademarks, your | ||||
| > | profile may be removed under the Threads Service’s repeat infringer policy in ou | ||||
| > | r sole discretion. Under this policy you could also lose access to certain featu | ||||
| > | res or functionality on the Threads Service. We may also limit access to the Thr | ||||
| > | eads Service and/or terminate the profiles of any Threads Users who infringe any | ||||
| > | intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infr | ||||
| > | ingement. The actions taken under these policies may depend on the nature of the | ||||
| > | reported content and where it was posted.If you believe that any Threads Conten | ||||
| > | t or any Third Party Content accessible within the Threads Service infringes upo | ||||
| > | n any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such in | ||||
| > | fringement with our Designated Agent as set forth below:Threads Designated Agent | ||||
| > | Meta Platforms, Inc.1 Meta WayMenlo Park, CA 94025Phone: 1 (650) 543-4800Email: | ||||
| > | ip@instagram.comIf you knowingly misrepresent in your notification that the mat | ||||
| > | erial or activity is infringing, you may be liable for any damages, including co | ||||
| > | sts and attorneys’ fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer as the result o | ||||
| > | f our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the | ||||
| > | material or activity claimed to be infringing.**Ownership**You acknowledge and | ||||
| > | agree that Meta and its licensors own all rights, title and interest in and to t | ||||
| > | he Threads Service (other than any Threads Content). You agree that you will not | ||||
| > | remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other propri | ||||
| > | etary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying any of the Threads Service. | ||||
| > | For clarity, Meta does not own or control the Protocol or any Third Party Servi | ||||
| > | ces accessible through the Protocol.**Meta’s Liability to You****Meta will not h | ||||
| > | ave any responsibility or liability to you for (i) any interactions you have wit | ||||
| > | h Threads Users or, to the extent applicable, your activities on any Third Party | ||||
| > | Services or interactions with Third Party Users; (ii) any Threads Content that | ||||
| > | may be sent to Third Party Services from the Threads Service or Third Party Cont | ||||
| > | ent that may be sent from Third Party Services to the Threads Services, includin | ||||
| > | g any obligation to review or takedown such content; and (iii) all activities oc | ||||
| > | curring off the Threads Service, including on any Third Party Services, in conne | ||||
| > | ction with data or information accessed through the Threads Service.****Indemnif | ||||
| > | ication**You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Meta and its parents, | ||||
| > | affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, partners an | ||||
| > | d licensors from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabili | ||||
| > | ties and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or relate | ||||
| > | d to your interaction with or activities on Third Party Services via the Protoco | ||||
| > | l, if applicable, including any of your Threads Content that may be sent to any | ||||
| > | Third Party Services or stored on any Third Party Servers.**Updates**We may modi | ||||
| > | fy these Terms from time to time, in which case we will update the “Last Updated | ||||
| > | ” date at the bottom of these Terms. If we make changes that are material, we wi | ||||
| > | ll use reasonable efforts to provide you with notice by e-mail and/or by placing | ||||
| > | notice on the Threads Service before we make changes to these Terms, unless the | ||||
| > | changes are required for safety or security purposes or to comply with applicab | ||||
| > | le law (in which case we will provide notice as soon as reasonably practicable). | ||||
| > | However, it is your sole responsibility to review these Terms from time to time | ||||
| > | to view any such changes. The updated Terms will be effective as of the time of | ||||
| > | posting, or such later date as may be specified in the updated Terms. Your cont | ||||
| > | inued access or use of the Threads Services after the modifications have been ef | ||||
| > | fective will be deemed your acceptance of the modified Terms.Last Updated: 4 Dec | ||||
| > | ember 2023 | ||||
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