Facebook Terms of usehttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/terms.php?ref=pf

ByMonteiroSUG – LCIMNet213

Facebook is a free access social networking website that is operated and privately own by Facebook, Inc

Founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, originally called thefacebook.

It was only available to schools, universities, organizations, and companies within English speaking countries

Now its used by anyone over 13

Wall – space on profile page to write a message

Info – personal information page Photos - to upload albums, tags pictures

and comments Video – used to share video

Terms of use or Terms of Services (TOS) is the rules set out by an online service providers

The rules required the members or users to follow

In Facebook those rules set out under Statement of Rights and Responsibility

Terms of use or Terms of Services (TOS) is the rules set out by an online service providers

Statement of Rights and Responsibility is a legal binding between users and Facebook

By using and accessing Facebook, the users

to the statements

The users privacy is important to Facebook Privacy policy of Facebook provides

important information expose by the Facebook

The policy also tells users on how the information is being used and collected

Facebook encourage every user to read privacy policy before making decision on what information they store in their Facebook page

Photos and videos of users may used by others and Facebook

When used applications and platforms, the information may be shared with others.

When you publish information using the “everyone” setting it means everyone can see the information

User’s feedbacks or suggestion can be used by Facebook without any prior notification to the users

It requires real name and email address when signing up

The users must be over 13 years old The users are required to have

username and password Facebook can remove or recheck the

users access if its necessary

The users are not allow to post any information that violates other users rights and laws

inappropriate contents will be removed The users are not allow to collect and

use any information from others unless prior consent from other users

No personal identification or financial information are allowed on Facebook

Facebook does not guarantee the safety of users

There is no unauthorized commercial communication such as spams

Users are not allow to upload viruses Users are not allow to disrespect any

other users

When access Facebook with mobile phone, text messaging fees applies

Keep the mobile phone number up to date to ensure the messages sent to the right number

Users own all the posted information & content

By using privacy application settings the users can control how their information shared by Facebook

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