Does Facebook Own Your Photos? Understanding Your Rights
Learn about your ownership rights regarding photos posted on Facebook and what permissions you give by uploading them.
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No, Facebook does not own your photos. When you upload photos to Facebook, you retain full ownership of them. However, by posting, you grant Facebook a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to use, distribute, modify, and display your photos as per their terms of service. This license ends when you delete your photos or account, unless those photos have been shared with others and they have not deleted them.
FAQs & Answers
- Does Facebook have rights to my photos after I upload them? Yes, when you upload photos to Facebook, you maintain ownership, but you grant Facebook a license to use them as per their terms of service.
- What happens to my photos if I delete my Facebook account? If you delete your Facebook account, the license ends for the photos, but if they have been shared with others, those copies may still exist.
- Can Facebook modify my photos? Yes, by uploading your photos, you give Facebook the license to modify and display them according to their policies.
- Will I get paid for the use of my photos on Facebook? No, the license you grant Facebook is royalty-free, meaning you do not receive payment for their use.