Information is used to verify identity or age for features such as livestreams and verified accounts
TikTok uses collected information to verify your identity or age to use certain features, such as livestream or verified accounts, or in other instances where verification may be required.
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To verify your identity or age in order to use certain features, such as livestream or verified accounts or in other instances where verification may be required.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
In-app settings let you update account information, request a copy of your data, or deactivate or delete your account
Through your in-app settings you can directly update your account information, request a copy of your data, or deactivate or delete your account by following the instructions for deactivation or deletion linked in the policy.
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Through your in-app settings, you can directly update your account information, request a copy of your data, or deactivate or delete your account by following the instructions for deactivation here or deletion here.
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The linked deactivation and deletion help pages are not supplied here, so this card cannot say what the steps are or what happens to data after deletion.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Requests may be made through an authorized agent with written authority, subject to verification
You may be entitled, under applicable law, to submit a request through an authorized agent, who must be shown to hold power of attorney or other valid written authority. TikTok will respond consistent with applicable law and subject to proper verification, which it will carry out by asking you to send the request from your account email or to provide information needed to verify your account.
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You may be entitled, in accordance with applicable law, to submit a request through an authorized agent. To designate an authorized agent to exercise choices on your behalf, please provide evidence that you have given such agent power of attorney or that the agent otherwise has valid written authority to submit requests to exercise rights on your behalf. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law and subject to proper verification. We will verify your request by asking you to send it from the email address associated with your account or to provide information necessary to verify your account.
Qualifications & exceptions
The agent option is stated as depending on applicable law.
Parents can request deletion of a child's account or a download of their data; teen rights depend on state
As a parent or guardian, you can request to delete your child's account or to download their data by contacting TikTok through a privacy webform. Depending on your state of residence, you may also be able to exercise these rights over your teen's account, or other rights over your child or teen. TikTok says it will address requests in accordance with applicable law.
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As a parent or guardian, you can also request to delete the account of your Child or to download their data, by contacting us at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy. Depending on your state of residence, you may also have the ability to exercise these rights over your teen’s account, or to exercise other rights in connection with your Child or teen by contacting us at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy. We will address these requests in accordance with applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
Rights over a teen's account depend on your state of residence.
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The linked report webform is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what the form asks for or how requests are handled beyond what this policy states.
A Guardian's Guide covers the tools and controls available to parents of teens
For parents or guardians of teens, the policy points to a Guardian's Guide with information and resources to understand the Services and the tools and controls available.
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If you are a parent or guardian of a teen, our Guardian's Guide contains information and resources to help you understand the Services and the tools and controls you can use.
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The linked Guardian's Guide is not supplied here, so the tools and controls it describes are not listed.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Connecticut minors, and parents of Connecticut users under 16, may ask to unpublish or delete an account
Connecticut residents under 18, and parents or guardians of Connecticut residents under 16, may request that TikTok unpublish or delete their own account (users aged 13 through 17) or their child's account (for parents of teens under 16) by following instructions on a linked help page.
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Users of the Services who are Connecticut residents and are under 18 years of age, and parents and guardians of users of the Services who are Connecticut residents under 16 years of age, may request that we unpublish or delete their own account (for users aged 13 through 17) or their Child’s account (for parents and guardians with teen users under 16) by following the instructions here.
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The linked help page for parents and guardians is not supplied here, so the steps are not described.