Messenger Kids – The Messaging

• Computer Information

  IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.

• Demographic

  Data such as age, gender, ethnicity, and possibly education level or employment status.

• Personal Identifier

  Data that can be used to identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued IDs.

• User Profile

  Information users provide to create a profile, which might include a username, bio, preferences, etc.

• Biometric Data

  Fingerprints, facial recognition data, or other biometric identifiers.

• User Online Activities

  Information about how users interact with a website or application, such as browsing history, search queries, and usage patterns.

• Location

  GPS data, IP address-based location, and other geolocation data.

• Communications

  Content of user communications through messaging services or support channels.

• Meta

• Personalization

  To enhance user experience, data might be collected to personalize content, recommendations, and features based on individual preferences and behaviors.

• Communication

  Organizations often collect contact information to communicate with users, such as sending transactional emails, updates, newsletters, or responding to inquiries.

• Security and Fraud Prevention

  Information might be collected to protect against and detect fraud, unauthorized activities, and other security threats.

• Service Provision

  Data is often collected to provide and improve the services or products that users have requested. This could involve using personal data for account creation, service delivery, or customer support.

• Research and Development

  Data might be used for research and development to innovate and develop new features, technologies, or services.

• Analytics and Improvement

  Data is used to analyze how users interact with a service or product. This helps in improving user experience, addressing issues, and making informed business decisions.

• User-Controlled Retention

  Information that users have control over in terms of when or if it is deleted, such as data stored in user accounts that can be deleted by user action.

• Long-term Retention

  Data retained for several years due to legal, contractual, or business reasons. This might include transaction records, certain legal compliance data, and employee records.

• Medium-term Retention

  Data kept for several months to a few years. Examples include marketing data retained until a user unsubscribes or demonstrates inactivity for a certain period.

• Regulatory Compliance

  Data retained specifically to meet regulatory requirements, where laws dictate specific timeframes, such as tax records or data related to legal disputes.

• Cookies and Tracking Elements

  Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies used to track user behavior and preferences online.

• Contact Information

  Phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact points.

• Right to access your dataYes
• Right to erasureYes
• Right to correct your dataYes
• Right to data portabilityYes
• Right to object to processingYes
• Right to restrict processingNot stated
• Right to withdraw consentYes

• Right to restrict processing
• How users are told about changes

• Vendor and Third-Party Assessments

  Service providers that handle personal data are vetted and monitored for adequate security.

• Generic Security Assurances

  The policy states that data is protected but does not describe the specific measures used.

• Incident Response

  A defined process for detecting, containing and reporting security breaches, including notifying affected users where required.

• Secure Data Transfer

  Data is protected while it moves between devices and servers, typically over encrypted connections.

• Privacy and Security Program

  A formal program of policies, roles and controls the organization maintains to protect personal data.

• Changes in Data Processing

  Changes to how, where or by whom personal data is processed, such as new service providers or storage locations.

• Contractual Necessity

  Processing is needed to perform a contract with the user, or to take steps the user asked for before entering into one.

• Consent

  The user has agreed to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

• Legal Obligation

  Processing is needed to comply with a law the organization is subject to.

• Legitimate Interests

  Processing is needed for the legitimate interests of the organization or a third party, unless the user's rights and interests override them.

• Addresses data from children

  Whether the policy specifically covers how data from children and minors is handled.

  Yes

• Collects data from children

  Whether the policy says the service collects personal data from children.

  Yes

• Minimum age

  The age below which the policy says personal data is not collected.

  -1 years

• Age for consent

  The age the policy gives for obtaining consent to process a child's data.

  -1 years

Legal basis for children's data

• Contractual Necessity

  Processing is needed to perform a contract with the user, or to take steps the user asked for before entering into one.

• Consent

  The user has agreed to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

• Legal Obligation

  Processing is needed to comply with a law the organization is subject to.

• Legitimate Interests

  Processing is needed for the legitimate interests of the organization or a third party, unless the user's rights and interests override them.

Email

mkids-privacy@meta.com

Phone number

(650) 543-4800

Address

1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025

Company name

Meta Platforms, Inc.