Data Access & Collection · Company practice
TikTok collects information you give, automatic information and information from other sources
TikTok says it collects information about you. It names three kinds: information you give to TikTok, information collected automatically, and information from other sources.
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We collect information about you. That includes information you give to us, information collected automatically, and information from other sources.
Qualifications & exceptions
- The three kinds are stated at a general level; this page does not list the specific data types in each kind.
Not stated here
- The specific data collected under each kind is not listed in this summary.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Examples: account setup, posts and messages, device data, advertising and analytics partners
As examples, TikTok says it collects information when you set up your account, create and post content, and send messages. It also automatically collects certain information, such as device and network information. It also collects information from other sources that help it provide its services, such as advertising and analytics partners.
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we collect information when you set up your TikTok account, create and post content, and send messages
We automatically collect certain information, like your device and network information
we also collect information from other sources who help us provide our services, like our advertising and analytics partners
Qualifications & exceptions
- These are introduced as examples ('For example', 'like'), so they illustrate the three kinds and may not be the full list.
- Advertising and analytics partners are described as sources who help provide the services.
Not stated here
- Which advertising and analytics partners, and what information they provide, is not stated.
- What counts as 'certain information' beyond device and network information is not stated.