TikTok has security protections for a child’s information but says online security is never perfect
TikTok says it has appropriate security protections to help keep the child’s information safe, which help stop others from stealing the information or using it in bad ways. It also says that online security is never perfect and tells the child to be careful when using online services.
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How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
We have appropriate security protections to help keep your information safe. These protections help stop others from stealing your information or using it in bad ways. But online security is never perfect, so be careful when using online services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The protections are described as helping; the text states that online security is never perfect.
Not stated here
The specific security measures are not described in this section.
Security & Safeguards · Company commitment
TikTok says technical, contractual and other controls keep persistent identifiers to the permitted purposes
TikTok states that it has technical, contractual and other reasonable controls in place to help ensure that persistent identifiers are used for the permitted purposes listed in the use statement.
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We have technical, contractual, and other reasonable controls in place to help ensure persistent identifiers are used for these permitted purposes.
Qualifications & exceptions
The controls are described as helping to ensure the permitted uses, not as a guarantee.
TikTok tries to handle information securely but cannot guarantee internet transmission, which is at the user’s risk
TikTok says it makes efforts to treat user information securely and in accordance with this policy, but that transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although it takes steps to protect the information, it cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted through the TikTok services, and any transmission is at the user’s own risk.
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Data Security and Retention
We make efforts to treat user information securely and in accordance with this policy. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we take steps to protect this information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted through the TikTok services; any transmission is at the user’s own risk.
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The disclaimer concerns information transmitted through the TikTok services.
TikTok maintains technical and organizational security measures appropriate to the risks and amends them over time
TikTok employs technical and organizational measures designed to achieve a level of security appropriate to risks of varying likelihood and severity, taking into account the rights and freedoms of users. It maintains these measures and will amend them from time to time to maintain or improve the overall security of its systems.
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We employ technical and organizational measures designed to achieve a level of security appropriate to risks of varying likelihood and severity and that take into account the rights and freedoms of users. We maintain these technical and organizational measures and will amend them from time to time to maintain or improve the overall security of our systems.
Qualifications & exceptions
The measures are described as designed to achieve risk-appropriate security, not as a guarantee (see the no-guarantee statement).