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Facebook Like button & social widgets – Best practices if you use it on your website or app

What are the Facebook Like button and social widgets?

The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.

Do I need a Privacy Policy if I use Facebook Like button and social widgets on my website or app?

Yes, you do.
If you use Facebook Like button and social widgets, then add this service to your privacy policy.
You do not need this clause, if you link to your profile with a simple link, without using any widgets.
The personal data collected are cookies and usage data.

Do I need a Cookie Policy if I use Facebook Like button and social widgets on my website or app?

Yes, you do.
The Facebook like button installs cookies on your visitors’ devices, as stated in their cookie policy.
Therefore, you’ll need a Cookie Policy as well.

Not sure if your website is installing cookies? Check out our guide to identify the cookies your site installs in browsers.

→ How to generate a Cookie Policy in 10 seconds

Do I need a Cookie Banner if I use Facebook Like button and social widgets on my website or app?

In general, websites that use third-party cookies as well as their own cookies for tracking and analytics must comply with the law and to do so are required to obtain the user’s express consent.

If you operate in the EU or could potentially have EU users, you need to comply with the Cookie Law.
Our Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution complies with provisions of the Cookie Law; it allows you to easily inform users, facilitate their consent and includes the option to
preemptively block any scripts that could install cookies prior to consent (required in many EU countries)


→ Discover iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution
Quickly generate a fully customizable cookie banner, seamlessly collect consent, and implement prior blocking with asynchronous re-activation.


How to Create a Privacy and Cookie Policy for Facebook Like button and social widgets

With iubenda, you can easily declare which services your website uses to collect data. You can find Facebook Like button and social widgets in the “Displaying content from external platforms” section of our Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator.
Once selected, you’ll be requested to specify which data you collect.

Not sure what services to select and add to your privacy policy? Scan your website using the Site Scanner feature of iubenda and get a list of all services used on your website right away.


Trusted by 90.000 clients, iubenda is the easiest and most professional way to generate and manage privacy & cookie policies and terms & conditions, to store and manage user consent, and to comply with the ePrivacy (Cookie Law), the GDPR and the upcoming CCPA.