If you engage in Commercial Uses, you acknowledge and agree to the numbered terms that follow
The conditions that follow apply to a person who engages in Commercial Uses: by doing so, you acknowledge and agree to them. The wording ties the commitments to Commercial Uses rather than to every use of a sound from the library.
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If you engage in Commercial Uses, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms:
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The text does not say what terms apply to an individual who uses a Commercial Sound without engaging in Commercial Uses.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No illegal or rights-violating use; some Commercial Sounds carry extra restrictions shown in the CML
You may not use Commercial Sounds in an illegal manner or in any way that violates the rights of third parties. You also may not use them with content that is illegal or otherwise violates TikTok's “Terms of Service”, including any associated “Community Guidelines”. Some Commercial Sounds may be subject to additional requirements or restrictions, which are specified in the CML itself, and you agree to comply with those additional requirements when you use those sounds.
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You are not permitted to use Commercial Sounds in an illegal manner or in any way that violates the rights of third parties, or in connection with any content that is illegal or otherwise violates TikTok’s “Terms of Service” (including any associated “Community Guidelines”).
In addition, some of the Commercial Sounds may be subject to additional requirements and/or restrictions, as further specified in the CML. You agree to comply with these additional requirements when you use Commercial Sounds.
Qualifications & exceptions
The extra requirements apply only to “some” Commercial Sounds, as specified for each in the CML.
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TikTok's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines are referenced here but are not part of the supplied text, and the per-sound requirements in the CML are not supplied either, so what they require is not known from this document.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You, including Business Users, are responsible for claims from breach, unauthorized use or unlicensed library use
You, a term that expressly includes Business Users, are responsible for claims and disputes that arise from three things: (i) your failure to follow these Terms, the “TikTok for Business Commercial Terms of Service” or TikTok's “Terms of Service”; (ii) your unauthorized use of Commercial Sounds, wherever or however accessed; and (iii) your unauthorized, unlicensed use of sounds in the non-commercial “General Music Library” that is made available to personal users of TikTok.
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You (including Business Users) are responsible for any claims and disputes that arise from (i) your failure to adhere to and abide by these Terms, the “TikTok for Business Commercial Terms of Service” or TikTok’s “Terms of Service”; (ii) your unauthorized use of Commercial Sounds (wherever or however accessed); and (iii) your unauthorized, unlicensed use of sounds contained in the non-commercial “General Music Library” made available to personal users of TikTok.
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The “TikTok for Business Commercial Terms of Service” and TikTok's “Terms of Service” are referenced but not supplied, so their content is not known from this document.
The text does not say what counts as “unauthorized” use beyond the other restrictions in these Terms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
If a claim is brought against TikTok or its affiliates, you must indemnify and hold them harmless
If any such claim is brought against TikTok or its affiliates, including a complaint, investigation, dispute, litigation or arbitration, you must indemnify and hold harmless TikTok and its affiliates from and against that claim. This follows the list of claims you are responsible for in the same paragraph.
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In the event of any such claim, including any complaint, investigation, dispute, litigation or arbitration brought against TikTok and/or its affiliates, you shall indemnify and hold harmless TikTok and its affiliates from and against each such claim.
Qualifications & exceptions
“Such claim” refers back to the three categories of claims listed earlier in the same paragraph.
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The text sets no cap, procedure or notice requirement for the indemnity, and does not say whether TikTok's own fault limits it.