Users in the EU are notified of removals; removed content is later deleted for good
For users located in the European Union, TikTok sends an in-app notification if content is removed because of a copyright infringement report. Removed content is deleted after a period of time in line with applicable laws and TikTok's data retention policy, and after deletion it can no longer be reinstated.
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If you are a user located in the European Union
You'll receive an in-app notification if your content has been removed due to a copyright infringement report.
We delete the removed content after a period of time in accordance with applicable laws and our data retention policy.
After the deletion, your content can no longer be reinstated.
Not stated here
The policy does not say how long removed content is kept before deletion; the data retention policy is not supplied.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
Users are notified of trademark removals; removed content is later deleted for good
Users receive an in-app notification if their content is removed because of a trademark infringement report. TikTok deletes removed content after a period of time in line with applicable laws and its data retention policy, and after deletion the content will no longer be reinstated. Unlike the copyright section, the trademark section does not separate users inside and outside the EU.
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You'll receive an in-app notification if your content has been removed due to a trademark infringement report.
We delete the removed content after a period of time in accordance with applicable laws and our data retention policy.
After the deletion, your content will no longer be reinstated.
Not stated here
The retention period before deletion is not stated; the data retention policy is not supplied.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
Users outside the EU are notified of removals; removed content is later deleted for good
For users located outside the European Union, TikTok sends an in-app notification if content is removed because of a copyright infringement report. TikTok deletes removed content after a period of time, in line with applicable laws and its data retention policy. Once deleted, the content can no longer be reinstated, so an appeal or retraction cannot restore it after that point.
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If you are a user located outside of the European Union
You'll receive an in-app notification if your content has been removed due to a copyright infringement report.
We delete the removed content after a period of time in accordance with applicable laws and our data retention policy.
After the deletion, your content can no longer be reinstated.
Not stated here
The policy does not say how long removed content is kept before deletion; the data retention policy it mentions is not supplied.