Your whole appeal, including contact details, may be sent to the claimant, who may sue
For appeals by users outside the EU, where appropriate and authorised by law TikTok will forward the user's entire appeal to the original reporter, including any contact information provided, in accordance with its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The policy warns that the copyright claimant may use this information to file a lawsuit against the user, for example to seek a court order keeping the content down under the US DMCA or similar laws.
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Please note that, where appropriate and authorised by law, we will forward your entire appeal to the original reporter, including any contact information you provide, in accordance with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
The copyright claimant may use this information to file a lawsuit against you.
For example, the copyright claimant may file an action seeking a court order to keep the content down pursuant to the United States DMCA or similar laws in other countries.
Qualifications & exceptions
Forwarding happens "where appropriate and authorised by law".
This paragraph sits in the section for users located outside the European Union.
Not stated here
The linked Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that govern this forwarding are not supplied in this source.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information about a trademark report may be given to the reported user
When a trademark report is filed, TikTok may contact the reporter with questions and may give the reported user information about the report, such as the trademark owner's name. The owner's name is an example, not a complete list.
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If you submit a report to us, we may contact you if we have additional questions about your report.
We may provide the user with information about your report, such as the name of the trademark owner.
Not stated here
The policy does not list all report information that may be given to the reported user.
Sharing & Disclosure · Procedure
Users can appeal a trademark removal; the appeal and contact details may go to the reporter
A user may submit an appeal in the TikTok app from the removal notification, providing all required information including contact information and supporting evidence. TikTok may follow up with questions, and missing information may limit the investigation and may lead to denial. Where appropriate and authorised by law, TikTok will forward the appeal, including any contact information provided, to the original reporter, in accordance with its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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Trademark Infringement Appeal
You may also submit an appeal within the TikTok app, which can be accessed from the in-app notification sent to you.
You'll need to provide all required information, including your contact information and any evidence to support your claim.
Failure to include necessary information may limit our ability to investigate your claims and may result in your appeal being denied.
Please note that, where appropriate and authorised by law, we will forward your appeal to the original reporter, including any contact information you provide, in accordance with our Terms of Services and Privacy Policy.
Qualifications & exceptions
Forwarding happens "where appropriate and authorised by law".
Not stated here
The trademark section does not state how TikTok decides whether to reinstate content after an appeal.
The linked Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are not supplied in this source.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Information about a copyright report may be given to the reported user
When a copyright report is filed, TikTok may contact the reporter with questions and may give the reported user information about the report, such as the name of the copyright owner. The policy gives the owner's name as an example; it does not list everything that may be shared.
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If you submit a report to us, we may contact you if we have questions about your report.
We may provide the user with information about your report, such as the name of the copyright owner.
Not stated here
The policy does not list all report information that may be given to the reported user beyond the example of the copyright owner's name.