What is a legacy contact on Facebook?

 

A legacy contact is someone you choose to look after your account if it's memorialized. Once your account is memorialized, your legacy contact will have the option to do things like:

• Write a pinned post for your profile (example: to share a final message on your behalf or provide information about a memorial service).
  • Note: If your timeline and tagging settings don't allow anyone other than you to post on your timeline, your legacy contact won't be able to add a pinned post to your profile once it's memorialized
• Respond to new friend requests (example: old friends or family members who weren't yet on Facebook)
• Update your profile picture and cover photo
• Request the removal of your account

You also have the option to allow your legacy contact to download a copy of what you've shared on Facebook, and we may add additional capabilities for legacy contacts in the future.

Your legacy contact can't:

• Log into your account
• Remove or change past posts, photos and other things shared on your timeline
• Read your messages
• Remove any of your friends or make new friend requests
• Add a new legacy contact to your account

Note: You must be 18 and above to select a legacy contact. 

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