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# About legacy contacts on Facebook

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Choosing your legacy contact is currently only available for your main profile and doesn’t apply to [additional Facebook profiles](https://www.facebook.com/help/967154637433480?helpref=faq_content). You can choose to either appoint a legacy contact to look after your memorialized main profile or have your account permanently deleted from Facebook.

A legacy contact is someone you choose to look after your main profile if it's [memorialized](https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143?helpref=faq_content) after you've passed away. If you [add a legacy contact](https://www.facebook.com/help/1070665206293088?helpref=faq_content), that person will be able to make decisions about your main profile once it is memorialized.

## What your legacy contact can do

- Write a pinned post for your profile (example: to share a final message on your behalf or provide information about a memorial service).
- Update your profile picture and cover photo.
- Request the removal of your account.
- Download a copy of what you've shared on Facebook, if you have this feature turned on.

We may add more capabilities for legacy contacts in the future.

## What your legacy contact can't do

- Log into your account.
- Read your messages.
- Remove any of your friends or make new friend requests.


Learn more about [memorialization](https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143?helpref=faq_content) and how to [add a legacy contact](https://www.facebook.com/help/1070665206293088?helpref=faq_content) to your account.

If you're a legacy contact, learn how to [manage a memorialized profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/828408313868251?helpref=faq_content).

**Note:** You must be 18 or older to select a legacy contact.

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