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You may not have access to this setting in Accounts Centre at this time. If you don't see this setting under Your information and permissions in Accounts Centre, try accessing this setting through your Facebook settings.
Your activity off Meta technologies is a summary of activity that businesses and organisations share with us about your interactions with them, such as visiting their apps or websites. They use our business tools, such as Facebook Login, Meta pixel or Instagram Basic Display, to share this information with us. This information includes activity that's connected to your Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Review your activity off Meta technologies for your Facebook or Instagram accounts in Accounts Centre:
  1. Click on your profile picture in the top right, then click Settings and privacy.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click Accounts Centre, then click Your information and permissions.
  4. Click Your activity off Meta technologies.
Note: While on Instagram, you can also access this setting by navigating to Accounts Centre through your Instagram settings.
You can also access this setting through your Facebook settings.
Review your activity off Meta technologies in Settings:
  1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
  3. Click Your Facebook information in the left column.
  4. Next to Your activity off Meta technologies, click View.
From here, you can view your recent activity and control or disconnect the information that businesses send to Meta.
What you see when you review your activity off Meta technologies:
You'll see a summary of your activity that we receive from businesses or organisations, which includes your activity on other apps and websites.
You may see information such as:
  • How we received your activity. Business and organisations can share your activity with us when they use our business tools. Some of these tools include the Meta pixel, Instagram basic display and Facebook Login.
  • The number of interactions that we've received. Interactions are things that you've done on an app or website. They can include:
    • Opening an app.
    • Logging in to an app with Facebook.
    • Viewing content.
    • Searching for an item.
    • Adding an item to a shopping basket.
    • Making a purchase.
    • Making a donation.
  • Activity from apps and websites that you've logged in to with Facebook. This activity comes from businesses or organisations who use Facebook Login. You can also manage the apps and websites that you log in to with Facebook in your Apps and websites settings.
  • Activity from data service providers and marketing agencies. If you don't recognise some of your activity, it may be because it was sent by a data service provider or marketing agency. Businesses and organisations may use third-party data service providers or marketing agencies to analyse and understand their customers' interactions on their apps and websites. These providers or agencies may then use our business tools to send your activity to us, on behalf of the business or organisation.
  • Activity that isn't related to any actions you've taken. Some activity in your summary may include updates from an app or website that aren't related to an action that you've taken. We'll show you the date that we received the updates.
Bear in mind that not all of your activity will be shown in your activity off Meta technologies. For example:
  • The summary doesn't contain your most recent activity. It may take a few days for your activity to show in your activity off Meta technologies. The dates in your activity summary are when we received the activity.
  • We receive more details and activity than what appears in your activity off Meta technologies. For technical and accuracy reasons, we don't show all of the activity that we've received. This includes things such as information that we've received when you're not logged in to Facebook or when we can't confirm that you've previously used Facebook on that device. We also don't show details such as the item that you've added to your shopping basket.
  • In some circumstances, we may disconnect your activity off Meta technologies from your account for technical reasons. When this happens, the activity that has been disconnected will not be used to show you ads.
  • Your activity off Meta technologies doesn't include your Meta Quest information. At the moment, your activity off Meta technologies doesn't include information that developers send us about your VR activity in their apps on Meta Quest, but we plan to include this in the future. Bear in mind that when this is available, you have to be logged in to your Meta Quest device using your Facebook account to see this information.
Note: If you choose to disconnect your history, it will disconnect the activity in your summary and activity that isn't shown.
What we do with activity off Meta technologies:
We use your activity off Meta technologies and your activity on Meta technologies to:
  • Show you more relevant ads. You can customise your ad experience using Ad preferences.
  • Suggest groups, events or Marketplace items that you might be interested in.
  • Help you discover new businesses and brands.
  • Help businesses and organisations understand how their website, app or ads are performing and whether they're reaching the right people.
  • Identify suspicious activity to help keep Facebook safe.
When reviewing your activity off Meta technologies, bear in mind that:
  • We don't sell your information to anyone.
  • We prohibit businesses or organisations from sharing sensitive information with us, such as health and financial information, your date of birth and passwords. If we determine that a business or an organisation is violating our terms, we will take action against that business or organisation.
Learn more about managing your activity off Meta technologies.
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