[FAQ]

Hello,

I have a question about the Legacy Contact feature. I’ve been getting my personal affairs in order and it occurred to me that I have no plan for my social media. I’ve seen the option to nominate a Legacy Contact on Facebook, but I’m not entirely clear on what permissions that person actually gets.

For instance, can they read my private messages, or delete old posts? Or is their role simply to post an announcement? I’d like to understand the exact capabilities and limitations before I set one up. Any clear explanation would be greatly appreciated.

[Jeff Bullas]

Planning for your digital legacy is a sensible and proactive step to take.

The Short Answer: A Legacy Contact can manage tributes on your memorialised profile, like pinning a post, but they cannot log in as you, read your private messages, or delete any of your past content.

The feature is designed to preserve the public archive of your shared content formats—your photos, videos, and posts—while strictly protecting the privacy of your text-based conversations.

After an account is memorialised, your Legacy Contact can perform a few specific actions. They can write a pinned text post that will stay at the top of the profile, often used for a final message or service details, and they can also update the main profile and cover image content. It’s important to understand that they never get access to the account itself; they cannot log in, see any of the private text content in your Messenger, or delete any of the past image or video content you have shared. When you set up the feature, you will also have the option to allow your Legacy Contact to download a copy of the photos and posts you’ve shared on your timeline.

Cheers,

Jeff

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