Facebook

Facebook is a free site and will never require that you pay to continue using the site. You do, however, have the option of making purchases related to games, apps and other items. In addition, if you choose to use Facebook from your mobile phone, keep in mind that you'll be responsible for any fees associated with internet usage and/or text messaging as determined by your mobile carrier.

Learn more about using Facebook on your phone.

To be eligible to sign up for Facebook, you must be at least 13 years old.

We don't allow joint accounts. Additionally, you can only sign up for one Facebook account per email address.

Since each account belongs to one person, we require everyone to use their authentic name on their account. This way, you always know who you're connecting with. Learn more about our name policies.

Facebook is a community where people use their authentic identities. It's against the Facebook Community Standards to maintain more than one personal account.

If you want to represent your business, brand or product on Facebook, you can use your personal account to create and manage a Page. Keep in mind that a personal profile is for non-commercial use and represents an individual person. Learn more about the differences between Pages and profiles.

If you're using your profile to represent something other than yourself, you can convert it to a Page. If you're a public figure, learn about allowing followers.

If you have 2 or more accounts, learn how to move your information into a single account. You can also add another name (ex: maiden name, nickname, former name) to your account.

You received this email because a Facebook member is inviting you to join Facebook. Facebook allows people to send invitations to their contacts by entering an email address or by uploading their contacts.

If you're already registered for Facebook, your friend may have used an email address of yours that isn't currently linked to your Facebook account. If you'd like, you can add this email address to your existing Facebook account to ensure that you won't get Facebook invitations sent to that address in the future.

If you don't have a Facebook account and would like to create one, you can use this email to start the registration process.

If you don't want to receive invites from your friends, you can use the unsubscribe link in the footer of the email.

If you don't have a Facebook account, you can sign up for one in a few steps:

1. Go to www.facebook.com.
2. If you see the signup form, fill out your name, email address or phone number, password, birthday and gender. If you don't see the form, click Sign Up, then fill out the form.
3. Click Sign Up.

Once you sign up, you'll need to confirm your email address or phone number. We'll send you either an email or a text message to help you confirm your account.

Get help if you didn't receive a mobile confirmation code or if you didn't receive your confirmation email.

Sign Up

If you don't have a Facebook account, you can sign up for one in a few steps. To sign up for a new account, enter your name and email address or phone number into the form on www.facebook.com. Then, pick a password, enter your birthday and gender, and click Sign Up.

Learn more about signing up.

Log In

If you already have a Facebook account, you can log into your account from the same page. To log in, enter your email address or phone number and password at the top of the page and click Log In.

Learn more about logging in.

When you create a new password, make sure that it's at least 6 characters long. Try to use a complex combination of numbers, letters and punctuation marks.

If you see a message letting you know the password you entered isn't strong enough, try mixing together uppercase and lowercase letters or making the password longer.

The password you create should be easy for you to remember but hard for someone else to figure out. For extra security, your Facebook password should be different than the passwords you use to log into other accounts, like your email or bank account.