Facebook

The settlement of a class action lawsuit (Fraley, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., et al., Case No. 11-cv-01726), finalized in 2016, requires Facebook to add language to the U.S. version of our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. The updated language doesn't change the way Facebook uses your information, nor does it give Facebook any new rights. It relates to an advertising feature known as Sponsored Stories that we stopped offering in 2014. While the feature is no longer available, the settlement requires us to include specific language about how people under age 18 are expected to get permission from a parent or legal guardian before agreeing to certain Facebook terms.

As required by the court-approved settlement, Facebook added two sentences to our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities:

SRR Section 9.1: You give us permission to use your name, profile picture, content, and information in connection with commercial, sponsored, or related content (such as a brand you like) served or enhanced by us. This means, for example, that you permit a business or other entity to pay us to display your name and/or profile picture with your content or information, without any compensation to you. If you have selected a specific audience for your content or information, we will respect your choice when we use it. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), you represent that a parent or legal guardian also agrees to this section on your behalf. (This language is included pursuant to a court-approved legal settlement.)

You can read more about the settlement here.