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Hi

I have a business page, and when I try to log here www.facebook.com/developers I get this message

"To use this feature, you will need to sign up for a personal Facebook profile."

The problem is I must accept this "If you create a profile for your business, your account may be disabled for violating our Terms of Use."

If some of you use FBconnect for business webpage I will thank any information to understand how to do that.

Thanks a lot
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We haven't seen that specific message. Is there more to it than just what you pasted, because we agree, that doesn't seem right. By itself, what you pasted, simply says that creating a profile for a business you're violating the ToS. Originally, Facebook didn't allow separate accounts for business vs personal, but they're moving (rightly so) in that direction. It's possible this is simply an non-updated check on their part.

Do you have a personal account though? To our knowledge, the only way to create a page is through a personal account. The new business page (or others) can't create applications, as Facebook wants a 'user' as the administrator of an application.

I think, ultimately, you'll need to create your application with a personal profile, not a business page, even if the application is for a business webpage.

Hope that makes sense, but if not, let us know.
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Thanks for your quick response.

I created a new page from here www.facebook.com/pages/create.php?ref_type=sitefooter

By other hand, I didn´t want to paste whole text, but here it goes

"Facebook profiles are meant to represent a single individual. Organizations of any type are not permitted to maintain an account under the name of their organization. We have created Facebook Pages to allow organizations to have a presence on Facebook. These Pages are distinct presences, separate from user profiles, and optimized for an organization's needs to communicate, distribute information/content, engage their fans, and capture new audiences virally through their fan's recommendations to their friends. Facebook Pages are designed to be a media rich, valuable presence for any artist, business or brand.
If you create a profile for your business, your account may be disabled for violating our Terms of Use. If you have questions about how to best leverage your Facebook Page, please check out our Insider's Guide or FAQ."

Anyway, you answered my question, I will create a personal page just to create that aplication.

Thanks again
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Thanks for posting the full-text. Yeah, need a personal profile page :)

Glad we could help, and should you need anything else, just let us know!
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