Policy covers TikTok apps, sites and Ad Network, operated by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
This Privacy Policy applies to TikTok services that link to it, which include TikTok apps, websites, software and related services on any platform or device, plus TikTok Ad Network. TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC operates these services and is the "we" and "us" of the policy. This copy is marked "Last updated: July 15, 2026".
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Last updated: July 15, 2026
This Privacy Policy applies to TikTok services (the “Services”), which include TikTok apps, websites, software, and related services, accessed via any platform or device, that link to this Privacy Policy, as well as TikTok Ad Network.
The Services are operated by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”, “we” or “us”).
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to services that link to this Privacy Policy.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Policy covers personal information of users and other individuals
The policy explains how TikTok collects, uses, shares and otherwise processes the personal information of users and other individuals in connection with the Services.
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We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process the personal information of users and other individuals in connection with the Services.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Consumer health data and teens are pointed to separate linked documents
For consumer health data as defined under Washington's My Health My Data Act and similar state laws, the policy refers readers to a separate Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy. Teens are referred to a Privacy Policy - Teen Summary, which is described as a summary of this policy.
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For information about how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process consumer health data as defined under Washington’s My Health My Data Act and other similar state laws, please refer to the Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy.
The text of the linked Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy and the Teen Summary is not part of this source, so how they treat that information is not shown here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Capitalized terms not defined here take their meaning from the Terms of Service
Capitalized terms that this Privacy Policy does not define have the meaning given to them in the TikTok Terms of Service.
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Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given to them in the Terms of Service.
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The Terms of Service definitions are not part of this source.
Data Access & Collection · Context
TikTok collects information you provide, collects automatically, and receives from other sources
The policy says TikTok collects information in three ways: information you provide, automatically collected information, and information from other sources. Each is described in its own subsection.
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We collect your information in three ways: information that you provide, automatically collected information, and information from other sources. More detail is provided below.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Account details you provide include date of birth, contact details, password and settings
When you create an account, upload content, contact TikTok, or otherwise use the Services, you may provide account information such as date of birth, username, password, email, phone number and profile image. TikTok also collects your account settings and communication preferences.
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When you create an account, upload content, contact us directly, or otherwise use the Services, you may provide some or all of the following information:
Account information, such as date of birth, username, password, email, phone number, and profile image.
Your account settings and communication preferences.
Qualifications & exceptions
The lead-in says you "may provide some or all" of the listed items, so not every item is collected from every person.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
TikTok may collect proof of identity or age to verify an account
Information you provide can include information used to verify an account, such as proof of identity or age.
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Information to verify an account such as proof of identity or age.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
User content is collected, including before you choose to save or publish it
User content you create, import, upload or publish (comments, photographs, livestreams, audio recordings, videos and text) is collected. TikTok may collect it at the time of creation, import or upload even if you never save or publish it, for example to recommend audio options, provide an effect, generate captions and make other personalized recommendations. Information about people who are not users can also appear in other users' content that TikTok collects.
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User content, including comments, photographs, livestreams, audio recordings, videos, and text that you choose to create, import, upload, or publish through our apps and websites.
Even if you are not a user, information about you may appear in user content created or published by users on our apps and websites.
We may collect user content through pre-uploading at the time of creation, import, or upload, regardless of whether you choose to save or publish that user content, for example, to recommend audio options, provide an effect, generate captions, and provide other personalized recommendations.
Qualifications & exceptions
The pre-upload collection example list is introduced by "for example", so the stated purposes are illustrative rather than a closed list.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Messages you send or receive, including chats with sellers, are collected
TikTok collects messages, meaning content you compose, send or receive through its messaging functions, including messages sent through chat when using the shopping features to communicate with sellers.
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Messages, including content you compose, send, or receive through our messaging functionalities, including messages you send through our chat functionality when using our shopping features to communicate with sellers.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Prompts, files and responses in TikTok's AI-powered features are collected
AI interactions are collected: the prompts, questions, files and other information you submit to TikTok's AI-powered interfaces, and the responses they generate.
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AI interactions, including prompts, questions, files, and other types of information that you submit to our AI-powered interfaces, as well as the responses they generate.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Clipboard text and images are accessed when you choose certain functions
TikTok collects clipboard content, such as text and images, accessed through your device's clipboard when you choose to use certain functions, such as initiating sharing with third-party services or copying and pasting clipboard content onto TikTok apps and websites.
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Clipboard content, such as text and images, accessed through your device's clipboard when you choose to use certain functions such as initiating information sharing with third-party services, or copying and pasting clipboard content onto our apps and websites.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated as tied to functions you choose to use.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Purchase and payment details are collected when you buy coins or shop
When you make a purchase, payment or other transaction through the Services, including buying TikTok Coins or buying products or services through shopping features, TikTok collects purchase information: payment card information, billing, delivery and contact information, and purchase history.
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Purchase information, including payment card information, billing, delivery, and contact information, and purchase history when you make a purchase, payment, or other transaction on or through the Services, including when you buy TikTok Coins or purchase products or services through our shopping features.
Linking & Identification · Company practice
Phone and social contacts are collected, with your permission, and matched to users
With your permission, TikTok collects your phone and social network contacts. If you choose to sync contacts, it collects names, phone numbers and email addresses from your device's phone book and your social network friends list, and matches them to users who have TikTok accounts. TikTok also collects information about the accounts you follow and that follow you.
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Your phone and social network contacts, with your permission. If you choose to sync your contacts, we will collect information, such as names, phone numbers, and email addresses from your device’s phone book, and friends list from your social network, and match that information to users who have TikTok accounts. We also collect information about the accounts you follow and that follow you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Contact collection is conditioned on your permission and, for syncing, your choice to sync.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Correspondence, advertiser forms, surveys and promotions you take part in are collected
TikTok collects information in correspondence you send it, including support requests, and information you share when you fill in advertisers' forms in the app or take part in surveys, research, promotions, marketing campaigns, events or contests.
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Information in correspondence you send to us, including when you contact us for support.
Information you share if you fill in advertisers’ forms on our app, or through your participation in surveys, research, promotions, marketing campaigns, events, or contests.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
You may include sensitive personal information; TikTok does not require it but processes it under state law
Information you provide may include sensitive personal information as defined under applicable state privacy laws, such as racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, health diagnosis, sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, or financial information. TikTok says it processes this information in accordance with applicable law, such as to provide the Services and other purposes permitted by state privacy laws like the CCPA. You choose whether to include it, and TikTok says it does not require you to provide it, but content you publish on these topics may be visible to other users and the public depending on your privacy settings.
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Information You Provide may include sensitive personal information, as defined under applicable state privacy laws. We process such information in accordance with applicable law, such as to provide the Services and other permitted purposes under state privacy laws, like the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA").
You may choose whether or not you include sensitive personal information in your user content or in other information you voluntarily submit.
The type of information that state privacy laws, such as the CCPA, have identified as sensitive personal information include the following: racial or ethnic origin, national origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual life or sexual orientation, status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship or immigration status, or financial information.
TikTok does not require you to provide this type of information. However, if you choose to publish user content about these topics, please keep in mind that such content may be visible to other users and the public, depending on your privacy settings.
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Visibility to other users and the public depends on your privacy settings.
The sensitive-information categories listed are those that state laws such as the CCPA have identified.
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The text does not say which specific purposes TikTok relies on beyond providing the Services and "other permitted purposes".
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
In other situations TikTok may process financial information, driver's license numbers and under-age users' information
In other situations TikTok may process your financial information to provide goods or services you request, your driver's license number to verify your identity, and information from users under the relevant age threshold to provide an age-appropriate experience. It may also collect precise location data, depending on your settings and as explained below.
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In other situations, we may process your financial information in order to provide you the goods or services you request from us; your driver’s license number in order to verify your identity; and information from users under the relevant age threshold in order to provide an age-appropriate experience. We may also collect precise location data, depending on your settings and as explained below.
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Precise location collection depends on your settings.
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The text does not say which age threshold is "relevant" for this paragraph.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Usage information, including how you interact with ads and websites in the in-app browser, is collected
TikTok automatically collects usage information: how you interact with content and ads, how long and how often you use the Services, and your engagement with other users. It also collects certain information about your interactions with websites when you use its in-app browser.
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We automatically collect certain information from you when you use the Services, including:
Usage information, including information regarding your use of the Services, such as information about how you interact with content and ads, the duration and frequency of your use of the Services, and your engagement with other users. We also collect certain information about your interactions with websites when you use our in-app browser.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Device and network data collected includes IP address, advertising identifiers and keystroke patterns
TikTok automatically collects technical information from your device, network and app, including IP address, user agent, mobile carrier, time zone settings, advertising identifiers, device model, device system, network type, screen resolution, operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms, battery state, audio settings and connected audio devices.
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Technical information from your device, network, and application, including your IP address, user agent, mobile carrier, time zone settings, identifiers for advertising purposes, model of your device, the device system, network type, your screen resolution and operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms, battery state, audio settings and connected audio devices.
Linking & Identification · Company practice
Device and user IDs are assigned and may be used to identify your activity across devices
TikTok automatically assigns device IDs and user IDs and may use them, together with other information, to identify your activity across devices.
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We automatically assign device IDs and user IDs, and may use this and other information to identify your activity across devices.
Qualifications & exceptions
"May use" - the text states a permission, not that it always does so.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Approximate location is inferred from device and network data; precise location needs location services on
As part of automatic collection, TikTok collects approximate location based on device and network information such as SIM card region, IP address and device system settings. It also collects points of interest, such as attractions or shops, if you add a location to your user content. If you enable location services for the TikTok app in your device settings, it collects approximate or precise location from your device, and you can turn location services off in device settings at any time.
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Automatically Collected Information
Location information about your approximate location based on your device and network information, such as SIM card region, IP address, and device system settings.
We also collect information, such as tourist attractions, shops, or other points of interest, if you choose to add the location to your user content.
Also, if you choose to enable location services for the TikTok app within your device settings, we collect approximate or precise location information from your device. You can turn off location services from your device settings at any time.
Qualifications & exceptions
Approximate location is collected without turning on device location services; approximate or precise device location is collected only if you enable location services for the app.
The first anchor is the section heading that this list item sits under.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Videos, images and audio are analyzed for objects, faces, spoken words and demographic classification
TikTok collects content characteristics and features of the videos, images and audio recordings in your user content, for example identifying objects and scenery, the existence and location of a face and other body parts, and the text of words spoken in it. It says it may collect this to enable special video effects, for content moderation, for demographic classification, for content and ad recommendations, and for other non-personally-identifying operations.
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Content characteristics and features, including about the videos, images and audio recordings that are part of your user content, for example, by identifying objects and scenery; the existence and location of a face and other body parts; and the text of words spoken in your user content.
We may collect this information to enable special video effects, for content moderation, for demographic classification, for content and ad recommendations, and for other non-personally-identifying operations.
Qualifications & exceptions
Purposes are introduced by "may", and the list ends with an open-ended "other non-personally-identifying operations".
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Faceprints and voiceprints may be collected from your content; permission is sought only where required by law
TikTok says it may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your user content. Where required by law, it will seek any required permissions before that collection; the text does not promise permission in other cases. A link points to a support page with more detail.
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We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your user content.
Where required by law, we will seek any required permissions from you prior to any such collection.
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The permission commitment is limited to cases where the law requires permission.
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The linked support page on how face and voice information is processed is not part of this source.
Metadata on when, where and by whom content or prompts were created is collected and can trace content to your account
TikTok automatically collects metadata uploaded with your user content, messages or AI interactions, such as how, when, where and by whom the content was created or the message or prompt was sent. Metadata may include information such as your username that lets other users trace your content back to your account.
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Metadata that is automatically uploaded in connection with your user content, messages, or AI interactions, such as how, when, where, and by whom the user content was created, or message or prompt was sent. Metadata may also include information, such as your username, that enables your user content to be traced back to your account by other users.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Cookies, pixels, SDKs and similar tools are used for features, analytics, advertising and promotion
TikTok, its service providers and its business partners use cookies and similar technologies such as web beacons, flash cookies, pixels and SDKs to provide features, measure and analyze how you use the Services, enhance your experience, improve the Services, provide you with advertising, and promote the Services on other websites and apps. The policy points to the Your Rights and Choices section for how to disable certain cookies.
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Cookies and other similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, flash cookies, pixels, SDKs, etc.) that we and our service providers and business partners use to provide certain features and functionalities, including to measure and analyze how you use the Services, including which pages you view most often and how you interact with content; enhance your experience using the Services; improve the Services; provide you with advertising; and promote the Services on other websites and apps.
Only "certain" cookies are described as disableable; see the Your Rights and Choices section.
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The text of the Your Rights and Choices section is not part of this card, so it cannot say here how cookies are disabled; the cookie controls are explained in the rights and choices cards.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Signing in with or linking a third-party service can bring in public profile information and email
TikTok says it may receive information from other sources. If you choose to sign up or log in with, or link your account to, a third-party service, TikTok may collect information such as your public profile information and email from that service.
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We may receive the information described in this Privacy Policy from other sources, such as:
If you choose to sign up or log in to the Services using, or link your TikTok account to, a third-party service, we may collect information from the third-party service, such as your public profile information and email.
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Applies if you choose to sign up, log in or link a third-party service.
Linking & Identification · Company practice
Advertisers and partners send data on your off-TikTok activity, including hashed emails and phone numbers
Advertisers, publishers and measurement and other partners provide TikTok with information about you and actions you took outside its websites and apps, including pages you visit, products you purchase and apps you download, plus mobile advertising identifiers, hashed email addresses and phone numbers and cookie identifiers. TikTok uses this to measure ad effectiveness and better deliver ads on its sites and apps or through TikTok Ad Network elsewhere online, depending on your ads settings. Some partners let TikTok collect similar information directly by integrating TikTok Advertiser Tools such as TikTok Pixel. The Your Rights and Choices section says you can manage how activity elsewhere online is used to serve ads through in-app Ads settings.
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Advertisers, publishers, and measurement and other partners provide us with information about you and the actions you have taken outside of our websites and apps, including the pages you visit, products or services you purchase, and apps you download.
These partners also provide information such as mobile identifiers for advertising, hashed email addresses and phone numbers, and cookie identifiers, which we use to help measure the effectiveness of ads we serve and to better deliver ads to you on our websites and apps, or through TikTok Ad Network elsewhere online, depending on your ads settings.
Some of our advertisers and other partners enable us to collect similar information directly from their websites or apps by integrating our TikTok Advertiser Tools (such as TikTok Pixel).
If you have a TikTok account, you can navigate to “Ads” in your in-app settings to manage how your activity elsewhere online is used to serve you ads on our websites and apps.
Qualifications & exceptions
How the data is used for ad delivery depends on your ads settings.
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The linked TikTok Advertiser Tools page and the Ads settings screens are not supplied here, so this card cannot say what data TikTok Pixel and other tools collect or exactly what each ads setting changes.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Sellers and payment providers send payment confirmations and delivery details
TikTok receives information about you from sellers and from payment and transaction fulfillment providers, such as payment confirmation details and delivery information for products bought through its shopping features.
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We receive information about you from sellers as well as payment and transaction fulfillment providers, such as payment confirmation details, and information about the delivery of products you have purchased through our shopping features.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Information about you may be obtained from affiliates under common control
TikTok may obtain information about you from affiliates controlled by, or under common control with, it.
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We may obtain information about you from affiliates controlled by, or under common control with, us.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Others may give TikTok information about you, including when you are mentioned in content or complaints
TikTok may receive information about you from others, for example where you are included or mentioned in user content or messages, in a complaint, appeal, request or feedback submitted to it, or where your contact information is provided to it.
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We may receive information about you from others, such as where you are included or mentioned in user content, messages, in a complaint, appeal, request or feedback submitted to us, or if your contact information is provided to us.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Information may also come from professional organizations, businesses, governments and public sources
TikTok may also collect or receive information about you from professional organizations, businesses, government authorities and others, including publicly available sources.
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We may also collect or receive information about you from professional organizations, businesses, government authorities, and others, including publicly-available sources.
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The text does not list which organizations, businesses or government authorities these are.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Collected information is used for the listed purposes and may be combined for any of them
TikTok says it uses the information it collects for the purposes listed in this section, and may combine information it collects for any of those purposes.
The combination purpose is limited to "any of the foregoing purposes" in the list.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used to run the Services, let users create and share content, and give support
TikTok uses the information it collects to operate and administer the Services, such as enabling you to create, share and consume content, interact with other users and their content, and providing user support.
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To operate and administer the Services, such as enabling you to create, share, and consume content and to interact with other users and their content, and providing user support.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used to improve the Services and to train and test machine learning models
TikTok uses collected information to review, support, improve and develop the Services, and to train, test and improve technology such as machine learning models and algorithms. The stated methods include analyzing how people use the Services, conducting research, soliciting feedback, and monitoring your activity and usage across the devices you use to access the Services.
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To review, support, improve, and develop the Services, and train, test, and improve technology, such as machine learning models and algorithms
by analyzing how people are using the Services; conducting research; soliciting feedback; monitoring your activity and usage across the devices you use to access the Services
Qualifications & exceptions
The methods are introduced by "including", so they are examples of the means used.
Use & Processing · Company practice
User content, messages, AI interactions and metadata are scanned and reviewed for improvement and enforcement
Two listed purposes include scanning, analyzing and reviewing user content, messages, AI interactions and associated metadata: improving and developing the Services, and enforcing TikTok's Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and other policies and protecting community safety and the integrity of the Services.
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and scanning, analyzing, and reviewing user content, messages, AI interactions, and associated metadata.
including by scanning, analyzing, and reviewing user content, messages, AI interactions, and associated metadata.
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The linked Terms of Service and Community Guidelines are not supplied here, so this card cannot say what rules the scanning enforces.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used to personalize features such as the For You feed and creation tools
TikTok uses collected information to personalize and customize certain features and content, such as your "For You" feed and content creation tools.
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To personalize and customize certain features and content, such as providing your “For You” feed and content creation tools.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used to provide shopping features and fulfill purchases
TikTok uses collected information to provide its shopping features and to facilitate the purchase and delivery of products, goods and services.
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To provide our shopping features and facilitate the purchase and delivery of products, goods, and services.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used for marketing campaigns, and user content is used in campaigns with permission
TikTok uses collected information to promote its own and third-party products and services through marketing campaigns, including communications, contests and events. It may also use user content as part of marketing campaigns, with your permission.
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To promote our and third-party products and services through marketing campaigns, including communications, contests, and events. We may also use user content as part of our marketing campaigns, with your permission.
Qualifications & exceptions
Use of user content in marketing campaigns is stated as subject to your permission.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used to provide and improve advertising services and measure ad effectiveness
TikTok uses collected information to provide and improve its advertising services and to measure the effectiveness of the ads it serves.
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To provide and improve our advertising services and measure the effectiveness of the ads we serve.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used for social features such as Find Friends and account suggestions
TikTok uses collected information to support social functions, including letting people connect (for example through Find Friends), suggesting accounts to you and your account to others, and letting people share, download and otherwise interact with user content.
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To support the social functions of the Services, including to permit you and others to connect with each other (for example, through our Find Friends function), to suggest accounts to you and suggest your account to others, and for you and others to share, download, and otherwise interact with user content.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Information is used to infer more about you, such as age, gender and interests
TikTok uses collected information to infer additional information about you, such as your age, gender and interests.
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To infer additional information about you, such as your age, gender, and interests.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Such as" makes these examples; the text does not limit inferences to age, gender and interests.
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
Information is used for safety, security and detecting abuse, fraud and illegal activity
TikTok uses collected information to maintain and enhance the safety, security and stability of the Services by identifying and addressing technical or security problems (such as bugs and spam accounts) and by detecting abuse, fraud and illegal activity.
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To maintain and enhance the safety, security, and stability of the Services by identifying and addressing technical or security issues or problems (such as technical bugs and spam accounts), and detecting abuse, fraud, and illegal activity.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
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.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information is used to communicate with you, including about service changes
TikTok uses collected information to communicate with you, including to notify you about changes in its services.
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To communicate with you, including to notify you about changes in our services.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Information is used to enforce the Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and other policies
TikTok uses collected information to enforce its Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and other conditions and policies that apply to you, and to protect the safety of the community and the integrity of the Services.
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To enforce our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and other conditions and policies that apply to you and to protect the safety of our community and integrity of the Services
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The Terms of Service and Community Guidelines linked in this passage are not supplied here, so this card cannot say what they require or prohibit.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Information is used to comply with legal obligations and defend legal rights and commercial interests
TikTok uses collected information to comply with its legal obligations and to defend its legal rights and commercial interests, and those of its affiliates, users and the public.
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To comply with our legal obligations and defend our legal rights and commercial interests, and those of our affiliates, users, and the public.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information may be used for other purposes disclosed at collection or based on your consent
TikTok may use collected information for any other purposes disclosed to you at the time it collects the information, or pursuant to your consent.
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For any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Information may be aggregated or de-identified
TikTok lists aggregating or de-identifying the information it collects as one of its purposes.
The text does not say how aggregated or de-identified information is later used or shared.
Inference & Profiling · Company commitment
TikTok says it does not profile with legal or similarly significant effects
TikTok states that it does not engage in profiling which results in legal or similarly significant effects, as defined under applicable law.
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Profiling: We do not engage in profiling which results in legal or similarly significant effects, as defined under applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement is limited to profiling with legal or similarly significant effects as defined under applicable law; it does not say TikTok does not profile at all (the policy elsewhere lists inferring age, gender and interests).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Information may be shared to comply with subpoenas, court orders, legal claims and government inquiries
TikTok may share collected information to comply with the law, including to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims or government inquiries.
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We may share Information We Collect to comply with the law, including to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government inquiries.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Information may be disclosed to enforce terms and to protect TikTok's and others' rights, safety and security
TikTok may also disclose collected information to enforce any terms applicable to the Services, and to protect and defend its rights, interests, safety and security and those of its affiliates, users or the public.
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We may also disclose Information We Collect to enforce any terms applicable to the Services, and to protect and defend our rights, interests, safety, and security, and those of our affiliates, users, or the public.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Account information, content and usage may be visible to other users and the public depending on your privacy settings
Depending on your privacy settings, your information, including certain account information, user content and usage information, may be visible to other users and the public. If you have a public account and have not restricted individual posts, anyone can view or share your account information and user content, whether or not they have a TikTok account, and it may also appear on search engines, content aggregators and news sites. The policy also notes that content you publish about sensitive topics may be visible to others depending on your privacy settings.
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Based on your privacy settings, your information, including certain of your account information, user content, and usage information, may be visible to other users and the public. For example, if you have a public account and have not restricted the visibility of your posts individually, your account information and user content can be viewed or shared by anyone, whether or not they have a TikTok account
and may also appear on search engines, content aggregators, and news sites.
if you choose to publish user content about these topics, please keep in mind that such content may be visible to other users and the public, depending on your privacy settings.
Qualifications & exceptions
Visibility depends on your privacy settings; the example is a public account with posts not individually restricted.
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The linked privacy-settings help page is not supplied here, so this card cannot say which settings exist or how they limit the audience.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok disclaims responsibility for information you choose to disclose publicly
The policy asks you to use caution in disclosing personal information, especially sensitive personal information, and says TikTok is not responsible for the information you choose to publicly disclose.
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Please use caution in disclosing personal information, especially sensitive personal information, while using the Services. We are not responsible for the information you choose to publicly disclose.
Certain information may be shared with qualifying independent researchers
TikTok may share certain of your information with qualifying researchers to facilitate independent research.
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We may share certain of your information with qualifying researchers to facilitate independent research.
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The text does not say which information is shared, what makes a researcher "qualifying", or whether any de-identification applies.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information may be shared at your direction or with your consent, such as email addresses to sellers for marketing
TikTok may share your information for other purposes pursuant to your consent or at your direction. For example, it may facilitate sellers sending you marketing communications by sharing your email address.
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We may share your information for other purposes pursuant to your consent or at your direction. For example, we may facilitate the sending of marketing communications to you by sellers, such as by sharing your email address.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated as tied to your consent or direction; the seller marketing example is illustrative.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
You may request to know, access, correct or delete your information and appeal TikTok's decision
You may submit a request to know, access, correct or delete the information TikTok has collected from or about you, through a privacy webform or by sending it to the physical address in the Contact Us section. You may appeal any decision TikTok has made about your request through the same methods.
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You may submit a request to know, access, correct or delete the information we have collected from or about you here or by sending your request to the physical address provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
You may appeal any decision we have made about your request through these same methods.
Not stated here
The linked privacy request 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.
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.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
TikTok will not retaliate for exercising rights, though some features may become unavailable
TikTok says it will not retaliate against you for exercising your rights and choices, although some aspects of the Services may no longer be available to you.
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We will not retaliate against you for exercising your rights and choices, although some aspects of the Services may no longer be available to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
The no-retaliation commitment is paired with a stated limit: some aspects of the Services may no longer be available.
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.
A linked page reports on requests TikTok has received
The policy links to a page with more information about requests TikTok has received.
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More information about requests that we have received can be found here.
Not stated here
The linked California privacy rights transparency page is not supplied here, so what it reports is not described.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Cookies can be refused in your browser, but TikTok does not act on do-not-track signals
You may be able to control some collected information by refusing or disabling cookies through browser settings. The choice is specific to each browser, so it must be repeated for each browser, and some types of cookie may need additional steps. TikTok says it currently takes no action in response to browsers' do-not-track signals. Refusing, disabling or deleting cookies may make some functionality unavailable, and without that information TikTok may be unable to provide all requested services.
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You can also control
You may be able to control some of the Information We Collect by refusing or disabling cookies through your device browser settings. Because each browser is different, please consult the instructions provided by your browser. Please note that you may need to take additional steps to refuse or disable certain types of cookies. In addition, your choice to disable cookies is specific to the particular browser that you are using when you disable cookies, so you may need to separately disable cookies for each type of browser.
Some browsers transmit “do-not-track” signals to websites. Because of differences in how browsers incorporate and activate this feature, we currently do not take action in response to these signals.
Please be aware that if you choose to refuse, disable, or delete cookies, some of the functionality of the Services may no longer be available to you. Without this information, we are not able to provide you with all of the requested services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Control is described as "may be able to" and only "some" of the collected information.
Not stated here
The linked cookie information is not supplied here, so this card cannot say which cookies exist or which can be refused.
In-app Ads settings manage ads from your outside activity; people without an account use a webform
If you have a TikTok account, the "Ads" section of your in-app settings lets you manage how your activity elsewhere online is used to serve you ads on TikTok's websites and apps, and how TikTok Ad Network serves ads to you elsewhere online. If you do not have an account, you can manage TikTok Ad Network ads using a webform or the ad notice shown with ads delivered by the network.
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If you have a TikTok account, you can navigate to “Ads” in your in-app settings to manage how your activity elsewhere online is used to serve you ads on our websites and apps. Using your in-app settings, you can also manage the ads that TikTok Ad Network serves you elsewhere online.
If you do not have a TikTok account, you can manage the ads that TikTok Ad Network serves elsewhere online using the webform here, or through the ad notice that appears along with ads that are delivered by the TikTok Ad Network.
Not stated here
The linked privacy request 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.
Device settings can limit what TikTok accesses, such as phone contacts and location
Your device may have controls that determine what information TikTok collects; for example, you can control whether TikTok accesses your phone contacts in your device settings. Elsewhere the policy says you can turn off location services for the app from device settings at any time.
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Your device may have controls that determine what Information We Collect. For example, you can control whether we access your phone contacts in your device settings.
You can turn off location services from your device settings at any time.
Qualifications & exceptions
"May have" - the text does not list which controls exist on a given device.
The source sentence reads "Your device may have controls that determine what Information We Collect." and appears to be missing words; the card reads it as device controls over what TikTok collects, which the contacts example supports.
Use & Processing · User right or choice
You can opt out of marketing emails with the unsubscribe link
You can opt out of receiving marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link or mechanism in those emails.
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You can opt out of receiving marketing emails by using the “unsubscribe” link or mechanism noted in those emails.
Security & Safeguards · Company commitment
TikTok uses reasonable security measures but says no system can be guaranteed 100 percent secure
TikTok says it uses reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. It cautions that no data storage system or transmission over the Internet or any public network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure.
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We use reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should understand that no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure.
Qualifications & exceptions
The commitment is to "reasonable measures to help protect", not to prevent all incidents.
Not stated here
The text does not describe the specific security measures used.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
TikTok is not responsible for the security of information collected by third parties
Information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information you submit to TikTok, and TikTok says it is not responsible for protecting the security of that information.
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Please note that information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information you submit to us, and we are not responsible for protecting the security of such information.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
Information is kept as long as needed for the Services, policy purposes, legal duties and legitimate interests
TikTok retains information for as long as necessary to provide the Services and for the other purposes in the policy. It also retains information when necessary to comply with contractual and legal obligations, when it has a legitimate business interest (such as improving and developing the Services and enhancing safety, security and stability), and for the exercise or defense of legal claims.
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We retain information for as long as necessary to provide the Services and for the other purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We also retain information when necessary to comply with contractual and legal obligations, when we have a legitimate business interest to do so (such as improving and developing the Services, and enhancing its safety, security and stability), and for the exercise or defense of legal claims.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Legitimate business interest" is given only as examples ("such as").
Not stated here
No specific retention periods are stated in this passage.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
Retention periods vary; account data is kept while the account exists; violations can lead to removal
Retention periods differ by criteria such as the type of information and the purposes for which it is used. For example, account registration information used to provide the Services is kept for as long as you have an account, subject to your updates. If you violate the Terms of Service, Community Guidelines or other conditions or policies, TikTok may remove you from the Services immediately but may keep information about you to process the violation.
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The retention periods are different depending on different criteria, such as the type of information and the purposes for which we use the information. For example, when we process your information such as your account registration information to provide you with the Services, we keep this information for as long as you have an account, subject to your updates of such information.
If you violate our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or other conditions or policies, we may remove you from the Services immediately, but may keep information about you to process the violation.
Qualifications & exceptions
The account-data example is stated as one example of varying periods, not a rule for all data.
Not stated here
The linked Terms of Service and Community Guidelines are not supplied here, so this card cannot say what counts as a violation; the text does not say how long violation-related information is kept.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information may be transmitted outside the United States to the recipients described, subject to Executive Order 14352
Subject to applicable laws, including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations under it, TikTok may transmit your information outside the United States for purposes of sharing with the recipients described in the policy.
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Subject to applicable laws, including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations thereunder, we may transmit your information outside of the United States, for purposes of sharing with recipients as described in this Privacy Policy.
Qualifications & exceptions
The transfer is stated as subject to applicable laws, including Executive Order 14352.
Not stated here
The text of Executive Order 14352 is not supplied here, and the passage does not name the countries or recipients involved.
Users under 13, and 13-year-olds in Florida, get a separate experience with limited data collection
TikTok says it provides a separate experience in the United States for users under age 13 (and users who are 13 in Florida), in which it collects and processes only limited information. It points to a Children's Privacy Policy to learn more.
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The privacy of children is important to us. We provide a separate experience for users under age 13 (“Child” or “Children”) (as well as users who are 13 years old in Florida) in the United States, in which we collect and process only limited information. Please see our Children’s Privacy Policy to learn more.
Not stated here
The linked Children's Privacy Policy is not supplied here, so what information is collected in the separate experience is not described.
Retention & Deletion · Company commitment
Child information collected outside the separate experience is deleted and the account terminated
If TikTok becomes aware that a child's personal information was collected outside the separate experience for children, it says it will delete the information in accordance with applicable law and terminate the child's account. If you believe a user under 13 is using the regular Services, you can contact TikTok through a feedback webform.
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If we become aware that a Child’s personal information has been collected outside of this separate experience for Children, we will delete this information in accordance with applicable law and terminate the Child’s account. If you believe there is a user of the Services who is below the age of 13 (excluding any users of this separate experience for Children), please contact us at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/feedback.
Qualifications & exceptions
The commitment applies when TikTok "becomes aware", and deletion is "in accordance with applicable law".
Not stated here
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.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
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.
Not stated here
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.
Sharing & Disclosure · User right or choice
California residents may request once a year what was shared with other businesses for their direct marketing
If you are a California resident, once a calendar year you may be entitled to obtain information about personal information TikTok shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. You submit the request through a privacy webform.
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If you are a California resident, once a calendar year, you may be entitled to obtain information about personal information that we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. To submit a request, contact us at: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy.
Qualifications & exceptions
Limited to California residents, once per calendar year, and phrased as "may be entitled".
Not stated here
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.
Content & IP Rights · User right or choice
California users under 18 may request removal of content they posted, with stated limits
California residents under 18 may request and obtain removal of user content they posted by using a privacy webform. Requests must describe the content and give information reasonably sufficient to locate it; TikTok does not accept California removal requests by postal mail, telephone or fax and may be unable to respond without adequate information. A request may not ensure complete removal, for example because other users may have republished or reposted the content.
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Users of the Services who are California residents and are under 18 years of age may request and obtain removal of user content they posted by contacting us at: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy. All requests must provide a description of the user content they want removed and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate that user content. We do not accept California removal requests via postal mail, telephone, or facsimile. We may not be able to respond if you do not provide adequate information. Please note that your request may not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the material. For example, user content that you have posted may be republished or reposted by another user.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to California residents under 18; removal may not be complete.
Not stated here
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.
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.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
TikTok may update the policy and notify by changing the Last Updated date, posting it or giving required notice
TikTok may update the Privacy Policy from time to time. It says it will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of the new policy, posting the new policy, or providing any other notice required by applicable law, and recommends reviewing the policy regularly.
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We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of the new Privacy Policy, posting the new Privacy Policy, or providing any other notice required by applicable law. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed of our privacy practices.
Qualifications & exceptions
The notice mechanisms are alternatives; updating the date or posting may be the only notice unless the law requires more.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Privacy questions and requests go to a webform or a Culver City, California mailing address
Questions, comments and requests about the Privacy Policy should be sent to TikTok through a privacy webform or by mail to TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, Attn: Privacy Policy Inquiry, 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA 90230.
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Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be addressed to:
Mailing Address: TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, Attn: Privacy Policy Inquiry, 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA 90230
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The linked privacy webform is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what it asks for.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company commitment
TikTok says it does not sell personal information or share it for cross-context ads where law restricts it
TikTok says it does not sell your personal information or share it with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising "where restricted by applicable law", and then explains when and with whom it may share collected information for the purposes described below.
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We are committed to maintaining your trust, and while we do not sell your personal information or share your personal information with third parties for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising where restricted by applicable law
we want you to understand when and with whom we may share the Information We Collect for the purposes described below.
Qualifications & exceptions
The qualifier "where restricted by applicable law" is part of the statement. The text does not say what applies where the law does not restrict sale or cross-context behavioral advertising sharing.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): Advertising, marketing and analytics partners may receive certain collected information to provide their services — contrast: One card says TikTok does not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising where restricted by applicable law; the other says advertising, marketing and analytics partners may receive information to provide their services. The text does not say how the two fit together or where the legal restriction applies; this is recorded as a reviewed tension, not a finding.
Sharing & Disclosure · Context
Information given to certain third parties may be processed under their own privacy policies
TikTok notes that information disclosed to certain third parties may be processed in accordance with those third parties' privacy policies.
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Please note that information disclosed to certain third parties may be processed in accordance with their privacy policies.
Not stated here
The third parties' own privacy policies are not supplied, so what they do with the information is not described here.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information is shared with service providers and business partners for operations and business purposes
TikTok shares collected information with service providers and business partners as necessary to help it perform business operations and for business purposes, including research, payment processing and transaction fulfillment, contests and special offers, technology services, deliveries, communications, advertising and marketing, analytics and measurement, data storage and hosting, disaster recovery, and search engine optimization. The examples that follow are illustrative.
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We share Information We Collect with service providers and business partners as necessary to help us perform business operations and for business purposes, including research, payment processing and transaction fulfillment, administering contests and special offers, technology services, deliveries, sending communications, advertising and marketing services, analytics, measurement, data storage and hosting, disaster recovery, and search engine optimization. Examples of such service providers and business partners include:
Qualifications & exceptions
The purposes are listed with "including" and the recipients with "Examples ... include", so neither list is stated as complete.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Specific categories of information go to TT Commerce & Global Services LLC consistent with Executive Order 14352
TikTok lists TT Commerce & Global Services LLC and its affiliates as a business partner, to facilitate a global and interoperable experience and for other permitted business purposes. It says it only shares specific categories of information, consistent with applicable law including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations under it.
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TT Commerce & Global Services LLC and its affiliates (“TT Commerce & Global Services”), to facilitate a global and interoperable experience, and for other permitted business purposes. We only share specific categories of information consistent with applicable law, including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations thereunder.
Not stated here
The categories of information shared with TT Commerce & Global Services are not named, and the text of Executive Order 14352 is not supplied here, so what it requires is not described.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Payment processors, including PayPal and Stripe, may receive provided, automatic and third-party information
Payment processors and transaction fulfillment providers may receive certain Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources. The policy names PayPal and Stripe in particular as third-party payment providers or processors.
They receive "certain" information, not stated to be all of it.
Not stated here
The PayPal and Stripe privacy policies linked here are not supplied, so what those providers do with the information is not described.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Customer and technical support providers may receive certain collected information
Customer and technical support providers may receive certain Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources.
Advertising, marketing and analytics partners may receive certain collected information to provide their services
Advertising, marketing and analytics partners may receive certain Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources for the purpose of providing their services.
The text does not say which categories within these groups go to advertising and analytics partners.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Creators, advertisers and sellers receive aggregated statistics and audience insights
Users of TikTok's analytics services, such as creators, advertisers and sellers, may receive aggregated statistics and insights, for example counts of views, likes, comments and shares of their content and information to understand their followers, buyers and audience. TikTok may build this aggregate information from Information You Provide and Automatically Collected Information.
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Users of our analytics services, who may receive aggregated statistics and insights to understand user engagement. For example, creators, advertisers and sellers can receive information about the number of views, likes, comments and shares of their content, as well as information to understand their followers, buyers and the audience of their content. We may create this aggregate information using Information You Provide and Automatically Collected Information.
Qualifications & exceptions
Recipients are described as receiving aggregated statistics and insights.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Sellers and their service providers receive transaction information and technical security data
When you buy through the shopping features, sellers and their service providers may receive certain Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources. TikTok shares information related to your transaction with them, and certain technical information for security purposes.
Third-party platforms and partners receive information depending on features used and permissions given
Third-party platforms and partners may receive certain Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources, depending on the features you use and the permissions you grant. TikTok shares it to offer a seamless sign-up, log-in and content-sharing experience and to enable third-party features that let you connect your TikTok account.
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Third-party platforms and partners, who may receive certain Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information, and Information From Other Sources depending on the features you use and the permissions you grant. We share your information with these entities to offer you a seamless sign-up, log-in, and content-sharing experience as well as to enable third-party features which allow you to connect your TikTok account.
Qualifications & exceptions
What a given platform receives depends on the features you use and the permissions you grant.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information may be shared with affiliates as needed for the policy's purposes
TikTok may share collected information with affiliates controlled by, or under common control with, TikTok USDS Joint Venture as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
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We may share Information We Collect with affiliates controlled by, or under common control with, TikTok USDS Joint Venture as necessary for the purposes set forth within this Privacy Policy.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information may be shared in connection with a merger, acquisition, asset sale or bankruptcy
TikTok may share collected information in connection with, or during negotiations of, a corporate transaction such as a merger, an acquisition in full or in part, a reorganization or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.
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We may share Information We Collect in connection with or during negotiations of a corporate transaction, such as a merger, acquisition in full or in part, reorganization, asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.