Terms and policies
The following terms, as well as our Privacy Policy, Community Standards and Terms of Service, apply to the creators and admins of Pages, groups and events. Note that other terms and policies, including our Developer Policies, may also apply depending on how you use our services.
Pages, groups and events help build communities with common interests. Admins act as the leaders, representatives and caretakers of these communities. Admins are expected to represent themselves authentically and to promote the safety and well-being of their communities.
When admins create content that violates our policies (or when group admins or moderators approve violating content created by others) we may take action against the Page, group or event in which the content appeared.
Do not create Pages, groups or events for purposes that violate our Community Standards. You should ensure that the content you create, or permit to be created, complies with these standards. We may take action against Pages, groups and events when they appear to have been created for purposes that violate our policies or when they are used to repeatedly or severely violate our policies. When we remove a Page, group or event for violating our policies, its admin(s) will not be permitted to create new Pages, groups or events with the same or similar subject matter in the future.
Do not provide your Page, group or event with a name or username that contains profanity or violates our Community Standards. Do not change the name of your Page, group or event in a manner that significantly alters its existing purpose. Do not merge two Pages when their purposes are dissimilar. Note that there are additional restrictions on the names of Pages and events.
Do not place a verified checkmark in the profile picture or cover photo on your Page, group or event, or in any other way falsely represent that Facebook has verified or authenticated your Page, group or event.
Do not use a Page, group or event to promote online gambling without our prior, written permission. This prohibition also applies to games where anything of monetary value is required to play and anything of monetary value forms part of the prize. Common types of gambling or gaming activities include betting, lotteries, raffles, casinos, fantasy sports, bingo and poker.
Do not use a Page, group or event to promote drug and alcohol addiction treatment centres without our prior, written permission. We require that drug and alcohol addiction treatment centres be appropriately licensed before they are eligible to be promoted on Facebook.
Do not use a Page, group or event to promote the sale of prescription pharmaceuticals via an online pharmacy without our prior, written permission. We require that online pharmacies be appropriately licensed before they are eligible to be promoted on Facebook.
If you use your Page, group or event to announce or administer a promotion (a contest, giveaway or sweepstakes) you must ensure that your promotion complies with applicable legal and regulatory requirements (e.g. providing entrants a copy of the promotion's official rules, disclosing offer terms and eligibility requirements, and registering your promotion with the relevant authorities). You must also require participants to (a) fully release and hold Meta harmless from liability, and (b) acknowledge that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Meta. Your promotion must not require or incentivise participants to share, repost, tag others or in any other way publicise your promotion. Note that Meta will not assist you in administering a promotion. Should you use our services to administer your promotion, you do so at your own risk.
Should you wish to collect content or information from people who interact with your Page, group or event (e.g. information obtained from a call-to-action button) you must first provide them with notice. People from whom you collect content or information must explicitly consent to your use of their data. You must clearly explain that you (and not Meta) are collecting this data.
The processing of data for Page Insights in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom may be subject to the Page Insights Controller Addendum, which is incorporated within these policies by reference.
If you have been given anything of value to promote someone else's products or services within your Page, group or event, you must follow our Branded Content Policies to disclose the commercial nature of your content.
You must clearly and prominently disclose any actions or expenses required to attend or participate in an event, including any fees or incidental charges ancillary to the stated cost of admission. Event invitations must not be generated by automated means.
Pages, groups and events must not promote illegal activities, products or services. You are responsible for ensuring that your Page, group or event complies with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations, including those related to the promotion of age-restricted activities and substances. You are solely responsible for including all necessary disclosures within your Page, group or event, including those disclosures required to indicate the commercial nature of content you may post.