Enforcing Terms can mean age-restricting or removing content, or suspending or banning your account
Under contractual necessity, TikTok says it uses your information to enforce its Terms, Guidelines and policies, including through automated means and human moderation. This may include age restricting or removing content, maintaining For You feed eligibility standards, or suspending or banning your account if TikTok determines you are violating its Terms or Guidelines. The determination is TikTok's own ("if we determine").
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We use your information to enforce our Terms, Guidelines, and policies (including through automated means and human moderation).
This may include age restricting or removing content, maintaining our For You feed eligibility standards, or suspending or banning your account if we determine that you are violating our Terms or Guidelines.
Qualifications & exceptions
Account suspension or banning is conditioned on TikTok's own determination of a violation.
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The Terms and Guidelines are not supplied here, and the text does not describe any appeal process.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Under-18 users, enforcement: removal, restriction, suspension or ban, justified by safety and vulnerability
For users who cannot enter into an enforceable contract, TikTok relies on legitimate interests to enforce its Terms, Guidelines and policies (including through automated means and human moderation). This may include age restricting or removing content, maintaining For You feed eligibility standards, or suspending or banning your account if TikTok determines you are violating its Terms or Guidelines. The interests relied upon are keeping the Platform free of harmful or inappropriate content, investigating suspicious activity or breaches, and protecting the safety of users who cannot contract, including preventing exploitation or other harm to which they may be particularly vulnerable; TikTok also says it is in the legitimate interests of these users and the public to prevent bad experiences and promote safety, integrity and security. The information used is Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources.
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Enforce our Terms, Guidelines, or policies.
We use your information to enforce our Terms, Guidelines, and policies (including through automated means and human moderation).
This may include age restricting or removing content, maintaining our For You feed eligibility standards, or suspending or banning your account if we determine that you are violating our Terms or Guidelines.
To keep the Platform free of harmful or inappropriate content, to investigate suspicious activity or breaches of our Terms, Guidelines, or policies and to protect the safety of users who can’t enter into an enforceable contract with us, including to prevent exploitation or other harm to which such individuals may be particularly vulnerable.
It is also in the legitimate interests of our users who can’t enter into an enforceable contract with us, and the public at large, to prevent bad experiences and promote safety, integrity and security.
Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information, and Information From Other Sources.
Qualifications & exceptions
Account suspension or banning is conditioned on TikTok's own determination of a violation.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Under-18 users, administration: service updates and queries; right to object and request restriction
For users who cannot enter into an enforceable contract, TikTok relies on legitimate interests to administer the Platform, such as communicating with users and responding to and processing queries, claims or disputes (including when you tell TikTok about a problem or ask for a copy of your information). The interest relied upon is sharing meaningful service-related updates with these users and processing their queries, claims and disputes. The information used is Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information and Information From Other Sources. Whenever information is used on the basis that it is necessary for legitimate interests, you can object to, and request restriction of, such usage.
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Administer the Platform.
We use the information we have to administer the Platform, such as to communicate with users and respond to and process queries, claims or disputes (including when you tell us about a problem, or ask for a copy of your information).
To share meaningful updates with our users who can’t enter into an enforceable contract with us about service-related matters, and process their queries, claims and disputes.
Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information, and Information From Other Sources.
Whenever we use your information on the basis that it is necessary for legitimate interests, you can object to, and request restriction of, such usage.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Consent rights: withdraw at any time without undoing earlier processing, and port information you provided
Whenever TikTok uses your information based on your consent, you can withdraw consent at any time, but withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing done on that consent before withdrawal. For personalised-ads settings, the policy points to separate instructions for withdrawing consent. You also have the right to port information you have provided that TikTok uses based on consent. The rights section says portability applies where TikTok relies on contractual necessity or consent: you can receive your information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and share it with a third party, by choosing "Download your data" in settings or through the Data Portability API.
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Whenever we use your information based on your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.
However, your withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing your information based on your consent prior to your withdrawal of consent.
You can withdraw your consent for applicable personalised ads related settings by following these
You also have the right to port information you have provided to us that we use based on your consent.
You have the right to data portability in circumstances where we rely on contractual necessity or consent as our legal basis.
You can exercise your right of portability by choosing to “Download your data” in your settings.
Qualifications & exceptions
Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing done before the withdrawal.
Portability covers information you provided, where the basis is consent or contractual necessity.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Rights overview: TikTok Ireland responds to requests; some rights are general, others conditional and may be limited
The policy says you have rights and choices over your information; some apply generally, others only in certain circumstances, and depending on the scenario they may be subject to some limitations. TikTok Ireland is responsible for responding to your request within the periods provided by law, and will liaise with TikTok UK if necessary to resolve it.
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Some of these rights apply generally, while others will only apply in certain circumstances.
Depending on the scenario, these rights may be subject to some limitations.
TikTok Ireland will be responsible for responding to your request within the relevant periods provided by law.
If necessary to resolve your request, TikTok Ireland will liaise with TikTok UK.
Qualifications & exceptions
Rights vary by circumstance and may be limited depending on the scenario.
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The response periods are not stated; the text refers to the periods provided by law.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Access: free confirmation, information about processing and a copy, with in-app tools
You can ask TikTok, free of charge, to confirm what information it processes about you, to provide certain information about the processing, and for a copy of your information. In-app controls let you access information visible to other users through the "me" tab and request a copy using the "Download your data" tool.
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You can ask us, free of charge, to confirm what information we process about you, to provide certain information about the processing, and for a copy of your information.
access your information that is available to other users when you navigate to the "me" tab on your account.
request a copy of your information by using the “Download your data” tool.
Qualifications & exceptions
In-app access to your own information covers what is available to other users in the "me" tab; the copy comes through "Download your data".
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The text does not list which "certain information about the processing" is provided.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Delete: remove posted content, delete your account, or request deletion of a specific item through reporting
You can delete or ask TikTok to delete your information. In-app controls let you delete content posted on your account, such as User Content and Account Information, delete your full account, and request deletion of a particular piece of content through the in-app reporting feature. This passage states deletion without the conditions that apply to restriction or objection and does not itself mention retention limits.
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You can delete or ask us to delete your information.
delete the content posted on your account, such as your User Content and your Account Information.
delete your full account.
request the deletion of a particular piece of content using the in-app reporting feature
Qualifications & exceptions
The separate Data Security and Retention section describes situations in which TikTok keeps information, such as legal obligations, a legitimate business interest or legal claims.
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This passage does not state any exceptions or timing for deletion.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Rectify and port: correct inaccurate information; portability where contract or consent is the basis
You can change or ask TikTok to change or correct your information where it is not accurate, and much of it can be corrected through in-app controls and settings (such as Account Information and video content). You have the right to data portability where TikTok relies on contractual necessity or consent as the legal basis: you can receive your information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and share it with a third party, by choosing "Download your data" in your settings or through the Data Portability API.
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You can change or ask us to change or correct your information where that information is not accurate.
You can change or correct much of your information through the in-app controls and settings (such as your Account Information and video content).
You have the right to data portability in circumstances where we rely on contractual necessity or consent as our legal basis.
This means that you have the right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to share it with a third party.
You can also port your TikTok data through TikTok’s Data Portability API.
Qualifications & exceptions
Portability applies only where the legal basis is contractual necessity or consent.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Object and restrict: objection depends on the processing basis; restriction applies in four listed cases
You have the right to object in certain circumstances: when TikTok is performing a public-interest task, pursuing its own or a third party's legitimate interests, or when data is processed to facilitate scientific or historical research in certain circumstances. An objection request should include the activity you object to, why, and how it affects you. TikTok says it will stop the particular processing if it has no compelling legitimate grounds to continue or does not need it for legal claims. You may request restriction of processing where (a) you challenge the accuracy of the information, (b) the information has been unlawfully processed but you oppose deletion, (c) you need the information retained for a legal claim, or (d) you have objected and are awaiting the outcome.
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This right applies when we are performing a task in the public interest, pursuing our legitimate interests or those of a third party, or when your data is processed for the purpose of facilitating scientific or historical research in certain circumstances.
In submitting an objection request, please provide all relevant information, including the processing activity you are objecting to, why you want to object and how the processing activity affects you
We will stop the particular processing if we don't have compelling legitimate grounds to continue that processing or don’t need it for legal claims.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your information where (a) you are challenging the accuracy of the information, (b) the information has been unlawfully processed, but you are opposing the deletion of that information, (c) where you need the information to be retained for the pursuit or defence of a legal claim, or (d) you have objected to processing and you are awaiting the outcome of that objection request.
Qualifications & exceptions
The right to object is conditional on the processing basis; TikTok may continue where it shows compelling legitimate grounds or needs it for legal claims.
Restriction is available only in the four listed situations.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Exercising rights: webform, possible identity checks, and complaints to the Irish DPC or a local authority
To exercise these rights you contact TikTok through its webform. Before responding, TikTok says you may be required to verify your identity or account details or provide additional information so that it can understand your request. If you are not satisfied with TikTok's response, you are encouraged to contact it, and you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission, described as TikTok Ireland's lead supervisory authority, or with your local supervisory authority.
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To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us through our
Before we can respond to a request to exercise one or more of the rights listed above, you may be required to verify your identity or your account details or provide additional information so that we can understand your request.
We encourage you to “Contact us” if you are not satisfied with how we have responded to any of your rights requests.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (TikTok Ireland’s lead supervisory authority) or with your local supervisory authority.
Qualifications & exceptions
Verification is stated as something TikTok "may" require.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Privacy settings, and for EU users a choice on combining activity data with affiliated services where legally required
Beyond the listed rights, you can control privacy settings for your account. For users in the EU, TikTok says it offers a choice of whether to combine and cross-use your TikTok activity data with affiliated services, such as TikTok Shop, "where legally required"; a linked page is not supplied here. The wording limits this choice to users in the EU and to situations where it is legally required, so it does not say the same choice exists for UK or Swiss users or where no such requirement applies.
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In addition to these rights, you can control privacy settings for your account.
Your choice regarding the use of information across different services.
If you are a user in the EU, we offer you the choice of whether to combine and cross-use your TikTok activity data with our affiliated services, like TikTok Shop, where legally required.
Qualifications & exceptions
The cross-use choice is stated for users in the EU and where legally required.
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The text does not say whether UK or Swiss users get the same cross-use choice.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Younger users: minimum age 13, fewer features for under-18s, and a guardian guide with Family Pairing
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Platform; if you believe a user is below the minimum age, you can contact TikTok through a webform. To give users younger than 18 an age-appropriate experience, certain features are not available, with details in a linked Help Centre page not supplied here. For guardians of a teen, TikTok points to a Guardian's Guide with information and resources about the Platform and the tools and controls available to you or your teen, including "Family Pairing" features.
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You must be at least 13 years old to use the Platform.
If you believe that there is a user who is below this minimum age, please contact us using this
To provide users younger than 18 with an age-appropriate experience, certain features are not available.
If you are the guardian of a teen, our
contains information and resources to help you understand the Platform and the tools and controls you or your teen can use, including “Family Pairing” features.
Qualifications & exceptions
The restricted features for under-18s are not listed in this text.
Not stated here
Which features are unavailable to users under 18 is in a linked Help Centre page that is not supplied here.