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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The page states a last-updated date of July 15, 2026. That dated version is the one analyzed here; earlier versions are not supplied and the page does not say what changed.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The first section of the page is written for children. It says that children under 13 in the United States, and users who are 13 years old in Florida, can use TikTok in the Under 13 Experience, and that TikTok collects some information from a child who uses it. The section explains what information TikTok gets and how it uses it. The second section of the same page, “For Parents, Guardians, and Other Adults”, restates these practices in formal terms and identifies “we” as TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which operates the Under 13 Experience as a separate experience of the TikTok services in the United States.
For Children
Children under the age of 13 in the United States (as well as users who are 13 years old in Florida) can use TikTok in the Under 13 Experience. When you use the Under 13 Experience, we collect some information from you. This page explains what information we get and how we use it.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”, “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of children.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
When a child sets up a TikTok account in the Under 13 Experience, TikTok collects the child’s birthday, username and password. It also collects some information from the phone, tablet or other device the child uses, such as what kind of device it is, and information about the videos the child watches. If the child contacts TikTok with feedback or questions, TikTok may collect the child’s email address so that it can respond.
What Information Do We Collect from You?
when you set up a TikTok account, we collect your birthday, username, and password. We also collect some information from your phone, tablet, or other device you use, such as information about what kind of device you have, and information about the videos you watch.
If you contact us with feedback or questions, we may collect your email address so that we can respond to you.
Use & Processing · Company practice
TikTok says it uses a child’s information to let the child use and enjoy TikTok. The username and password let the child access the account. Information about the videos the child watches may be used to show additional videos TikTok thinks the child will enjoy. Device information is used to keep TikTok running smoothly. The formal adult section of the same page adds that automatically collected information may also be used to provide personalized content, serve contextual advertising, perform analytics and troubleshooting, protect the security and integrity of the user and the services, and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use your information to allow you to use and enjoy TikTok. For example, we use your username and password to let you access your account. We may use information about what videos you watch to show you additional videos that we think you’ll enjoy. We use information about your device to keep TikTok running smoothly.
We may use the information that is collected automatically to provide personalized content; serve contextual advertising; perform analytics and troubleshoot; protect the security and integrity of the user and our services; and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
TikTok may share the child’s information with companies that provide support to TikTok. The adult section describes these recipients as service providers, as necessary for them to support the internal operations of the Under 13 Experience, and also names affiliates controlled by or under common control with TikTok USDS Joint Venture as possible recipients, as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.
How Do We Share Your Information?
We may share your information with companies that provide support to TikTok.
Recipients may include affiliates controlled by, or under common control with, TikTok USDS Joint Venture as necessary for the purposes set forth within this Children’s Privacy Policy, and our service providers as necessary for them to support the internal operations of the Under 13 Experience.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
TikTok may share the child’s information to keep the child or others safe, to keep TikTok safe, to protect TikTok’s rights, and to comply with laws. The adult section adds that sharing may also happen in connection with a sale, merger or other business transfer, for legal reasons, to enforce TikTok’s Terms, and to protect the interests and safety of TikTok, its service providers, business partners and community.
We may share your information to keep you or others safe. We may also share your information to keep TikTok safe, protect our rights, and comply with laws.
We may also share the information that we collect including in connection with a sale, merger or other business transfer, and for legal reasons, to enforce our Terms, and to protect our interests and safety, and those of our service providers, business partners, and community.
Sharing & Disclosure · Restriction or exception
TikTok states that it does not sell the child’s information and does not share it to target ads based on the child’s activity across the services of different businesses. This limits the sharing described in the same section.
We don’t sell your information or share it to target ads based on your activity across the services of different businesses.
Security & Safeguards · Company commitment
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.
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.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
TikTok says how long it keeps the child’s information depends on several things, such as the type of information and the reason it was collected, and that in general it keeps information only as long as it needs it. No specific retention periods are given.
How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
How long we keep your information depends on several things, such as the type of information and the reason why we collected the information. In general, we only keep your information as long as we need it.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
The child has the right to know, access, correct or delete their information. A request can be submitted at the TikTok privacy report webform (tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy) or by sending it to the address given in the Contact Us section at the end of the page.
What Rights Do You Have?
You have the right to know, access, correct or delete your information. You can submit a request at [https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy](https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy) or by sending your request to the address provided in the
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Depending on where the child lives, the child’s parent or guardian can also make the know, access, correct or delete requests for the child. If the child or the parent or guardian makes such a request, TikTok says it will respond appropriately and will not penalize the child for it. The adult section adds that parents’ rights depend on their state of residence, that TikTok addresses requests in accordance with applicable law and subject to proper validation, and that although TikTok will not retaliate, some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to the child afterwards.
Depending on where you live, your parent or guardian can also make these requests for you. If you, or your parent or guardian, do make such a request, we will respond appropriately and will not penalize you for it.
We will address these requests in accordance with applicable law and subject to proper validation. We will not retaliate against you or your Child for exercising such rights and choices, although some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to your Child.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
TikTok says it may update this page from time to time and asks the reader to check back. This section gives no notice method beyond checking the page; the adult section describes how updates are announced.
Do You Ever Update This Privacy Policy?
Yes, we may update this page from time to time, so please check back.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The children’s section ends by directing the child to review the rest of this Privacy Policy, meaning the “For Parents, Guardians, and Other Adults” section that follows on the same page, together with a parent or guardian.
What If I Have Questions or Need More Information?
For more information, please review the rest of this Privacy Policy with your parent or guardian.
For Parents, Guardians, and Other Adults
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The formal section identifies “we” as TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC and says it is committed to protecting the privacy of children. This Children’s Privacy Policy explains how it collects, uses, shares and otherwise processes the personal information of users under the age of 13 (defined as “Children” or a “Child”), as well as users who are 13 years old in Florida, on a separate experience of the TikTok services in the United States, defined as the “Under 13 Experience”.
For Parents, Guardians, and Other Adults
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”, “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of children. This Children’s Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process the personal information of users under the age of 13 (“Children” or “Child”) (as well as users who are 13 years old in Florida) on a separate experience of the TikTok services in the United States (the “Under 13 Experience”).
Account & Service Control · Company practice
The Under 13 Experience allows its users to engage with TikTok’s video features while limiting the information collected from them. Users can view videos from other creators and capture their own videos with music and special effects. They have a more limited interactive experience: for example, they cannot exchange messages with other users, and other users cannot view their profiles.
The Under 13 Experience allows its users to engage with TikTok’s fun video features while limiting the information collected from them. Users of this experience can view videos from other creators and explore their creativity by capturing their own videos with music and special effects.
Users of this experience also have a more limited interactive experience; for example, they cannot exchange messages with other users, and other users cannot view their profiles.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
While users of the Under 13 Experience may save the videos they capture directly to their device, TikTok says those videos will not be collected by TikTok and will not be viewable by other users.
While users of this experience may save these videos directly to their device, the videos will not be collected by us or viewable by other users.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
When a user registers for the Under 13 Experience on TikTok, TikTok collects only limited information, including username, password and birthday.
What Information We Collect from Users of This Experience
When a user registers for the Under 13 Experience on TikTok, we collect only limited information, including username, password, and birthday.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
TikTok may also collect certain information automatically from the device or network of a user of the Under 13 Experience. This includes internet or other network activity information such as IP address and web browser type and version, country-level location, and certain usage information such as the videos watched and time spent in the app.
We may also collect certain information automatically from such a user's device or network, including internet or other network activity information such as IP address, web browser type and version, country-level location, as well as certain usage information, such as video watched and time in the app.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
If a user of the Under 13 Experience reaches out to TikTok via the in-app feedback form, TikTok collects the email address the user provides solely for the purpose of responding to the inquiry.
If a user of the Under 13 Experience reaches out to us via the in-app feedback form, we collect the email address that the user provides solely for the purpose of responding to the inquiry.
Use & Processing · Restriction or exception
TikTok acknowledges that certain information it collects from the Under 13 Experience, and subsequently uses and discloses, may constitute sensitive personal information under applicable state privacy laws. It says it processes such information only in order to provide the Under 13 Experience and within other exemptions under applicable law.
While certain information we collect from the Under 13 Experience and subsequently use and disclose may constitute sensitive personal information under applicable state privacy laws, we only process such information in order to provide the Under 13 Experience and within other exemptions under applicable law.
Use & Processing · Company practice
TikTok uses the information it collects to provide and support its services. Username and password are used to authenticate users of the Under 13 Experience. Automatically collected information may be used to provide personalized content, serve contextual advertising, perform analytics and troubleshoot, protect the security and integrity of the user and the services, and ensure legal and regulatory compliance. TikTok adds that it has technical, contractual and other reasonable controls intended to keep persistent identifiers to these permitted purposes.
How We Use Information of Users of This Experience
We use the information we collect to provide and support our services. For example, we use username and password to authenticate users of the Under 13 Experience.
We may use the information that is collected automatically to provide personalized content; serve contextual advertising; perform analytics and troubleshoot; protect the security and integrity of the user and our services; and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
Security & Safeguards · Company commitment
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.
We have technical, contractual, and other reasonable controls in place to help ensure persistent identifiers are used for these permitted purposes.
Sharing & Disclosure · Restriction or exception
The Under 13 Experience does not let its users publicly share personal information, including videos or profile information.
Users cannot publicly share personal information on the Under 13 Experience, including videos or profile information.
Inference & Profiling · Company commitment
TikTok states that it does not engage in profiling which results in legal or similarly significant effects, as that term is defined under applicable law.
We do not engage in profiling which results in legal or similarly significant effects, as defined under applicable law.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
TikTok may share the information it collects from the Under 13 Experience as permitted by applicable law. Recipients may include affiliates controlled by or under common control with TikTok USDS Joint Venture, as necessary for the purposes in this policy, and service providers, as necessary for them to support the internal operations of the Under 13 Experience. TikTok may also share the information in connection with a sale, merger or other business transfer, for legal reasons, to enforce its Terms, and to protect the interests and safety of TikTok, its service providers, business partners and community.
How We Share Information of Users of the Under 13 Experience
We may share the information that we collect as permitted by applicable law. Recipients may include affiliates controlled by, or under common control with, TikTok USDS Joint Venture as necessary for the purposes set forth within this Children’s Privacy Policy, and our service providers as necessary for them to support the internal operations of the Under 13 Experience.
We may also share the information that we collect including in connection with a sale, merger or other business transfer, and for legal reasons, to enforce our Terms, and to protect our interests and safety, and those of our service providers, business partners, and community.
Sharing & Disclosure · Restriction or exception
TikTok states that it does not sell information from users of the Under 13 Experience to third parties and does not share such information with third parties for the purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising. This limits the sharing described in the preceding statement.
TikTok does not sell information from users of the Under 13 Experience to third parties and does not share such information with third parties for the purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
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.
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.
Security & Safeguards · Company commitment
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.
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.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
TikTok retains user information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the information was collected. Retention periods differ depending on criteria such as the type of information and the purposes for which TikTok uses it. No specific periods are given.
We retain user information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the information was collected. The retention periods are different depending on different criteria, such as the type of information and the purposes for which we use the information.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Subject to applicable laws, including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations under it, TikTok USDS Joint Venture may transmit Children’s information outside of the United States, including for the purpose of sharing with the recipients described in this policy.
Subject to applicable laws, including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations thereunder, TikTok USDS Joint Venture may transmit Children’s information outside of the United States, including for purposes of sharing with recipients as described in this Children’s Privacy Policy.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
A parent or guardian may submit a request to access or delete the information of their Child, and a request to appeal a decision TikTok has made about such a request, by contacting TikTok via the webform or the physical address given in the Contact Us section. The continuation of this section adds that, depending on the parent’s state of residence, further rights such as downloading account data may be available, that TikTok addresses requests in accordance with applicable law and subject to proper validation, and that it will not retaliate, although some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to the child.
Your Rights
A parent or guardian may submit a request to access or delete the information of their Child, as well as a request to appeal a decision we have made about such a request, by contacting us via the webform or the physical address provided in the
We will address these requests in accordance with applicable law and subject to proper validation. We will not retaliate against you or your Child for exercising such rights and choices, although some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to your Child.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Depending on the parent’s or guardian’s state of residence, they may be able to exercise certain rights over their Child’s account, for example downloading account data or exercising other rights in connection with the Child, by contacting TikTok through the webform or the physical address in the Contact Us section. TikTok addresses these requests in accordance with applicable law and subject to proper validation. It will not retaliate against the parent or the Child for exercising these rights and choices, although some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to the Child afterwards. This continues the Your Rights statement, under which a parent or guardian may request access to or deletion of the Child’s information and appeal a decision about such a request.
Depending on your state of residence, you (as a parent or guardian) may have the ability to exercise certain rights over your Child's account. For example, you may download account data or exercise other rights in connection with your Child by contacting us via the webform or physical address provided in the
We will address these requests in accordance with applicable law and subject to proper validation. We will not retaliate against you or your Child for exercising such rights and choices, although some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to your Child.
Your Rights
A parent or guardian may submit a request to access or delete the information of their Child, as well as a request to appeal a decision we have made about such a request, by contacting us via the webform or the physical address provided in the
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
TikTok may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When it does, it will notify users by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of the new policy, by posting the new policy, or by providing any other notice required by applicable law. TikTok recommends reviewing the policy regularly to stay informed of its privacy practices.
Privacy Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of the new Privacy Policy, posting the new Privacy Policy, or providing any other notice required by applicable law. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed of our privacy practices.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be addressed to TikTok through the privacy report webform at tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy, or by mail to TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA 90230. These are the routes the rights statements on the page refer to as the Contact Us section. The entity named here is the “we” defined at the start of the formal section.
Contact Us
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be addressed to:
Contact us:
Mailing Address: TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA 90230
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”, “we” or “us”)