These Terms cover subscriptions from TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC bought in the US; last updated January 22, 2026
The Terms say they govern your participation in subscriptions made available by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which they call the “Subscription Services”, and the benefits you may access when you buy a subscription in the United States, which they call the “Subscription Benefits”. They also say that buying Subscription Services is entirely voluntary. The document is marked “Last updated: January 22, 2026”.
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Last updated: January 22, 2026
govern your participation in subscriptions made available by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC ("Subscription Services") and the benefits you may access upon purchasing a subscription in the United States ("Subscription Benefits")
Your purchase of Subscription Services is entirely voluntary.
Qualifications & exceptions
The benefits covered are those you may access upon purchasing a subscription in the United States.
The date is a “Last updated” line; the text does not call it an effective date.
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Whether these Terms apply to subscriptions bought outside the United States is not stated in this text.
What changed in the January 22, 2026 update, and whether a later version exists, is not shown in this text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
“We” is TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; partners such as BD TikTok USA LLC are grouped as TT Commerce & Global Services
In these Terms, “TikTok USDS Joint Venture”, “we”, “us” and “our” all mean TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. The Terms say it works with service providers and business partners, such as BD TikTok USA LLC and affiliates, which they call “TT Commerce & Global Services”, and with its own affiliates, to provide certain important functions. Later sections give “TT Commerce & Global Services” specific roles, for example in payment and in limits on responsibility.
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In these Terms, "TikTok USDS Joint Venture", "we", "us" or "our" refers to TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
TikTok USDS Joint Venture works with service providers and business partners, such as BD TikTok USA LLC and affiliates (hereinafter "TT Commerce & Global Services"), and our affiliates, in order to provide certain important functions
Qualifications & exceptions
“TT Commerce & Global Services” is defined as BD TikTok USA LLC and affiliates, not as every affiliate of the Joint Venture.
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The text does not say which “certain important functions” these partners perform.
“Service+ Courses”, the words used for what those functions support, is not defined in this text.
The full list of affiliates and partners is not given.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture can update these Terms; continued use of Subscription Services counts as accepting it
The Terms ask you to read them before you subscribe and say that if you do not agree you should not subscribe. They also say TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to update the Terms from time to time, and that your continued use of the Subscription Services constitutes acceptance of the changes.
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If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not subscribe to the Subscription Services.
We reserve the right to update these Terms from time to time, and your continued use of the Subscription Services constitutes acceptance of these changes.
Qualifications & exceptions
The acceptance-by-continued-use rule applies to updates to these Terms; changes to the services and to prices have their own, separate notice statements in section 1.
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The text does not say how, or how far in advance, you would be told about an update to these Terms.
The text does not say whether you can cancel and stop being bound by an update, other than not continuing to use the services.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
These Terms add to TikTok's other terms and prevail over them in a conflict about Subscription Services
The Terms say they are in addition to the other terms, policies and guidelines you agreed to when using the TikTok Platform, and they list the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines and Virtual Items Policy, together called the “TikTok Terms and Policies”. Capitalized words these Terms do not define take their meaning from the Terms of Service or the Community Guidelines. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies, these Terms govern your access to and use of the Subscription Services.
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These Terms are in addition to any other terms, policies and guidelines that you have agreed to adhere to while using the TikTok Platform
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and TikTok Terms and Policies, these Terms shall govern your access and use of the Subscription Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The “these Terms govern” rule is limited to a conflict or inconsistency and to your access and use of the Subscription Services.
The four listed documents are linked in the page but are not part of this saved text.
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The contents of the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines and Virtual Items Policy are not supplied here, so what they say about subscriptions is not known.
How this conflict rule fits with section 2, which says access is at all times subject to the TikTok Terms and Policies, is not explained in this text.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): Access to and use of Subscription Services is at all times subject to the TikTok Terms and Policies — contrast: Section 1 says these Terms govern the Subscription Services in a conflict or inconsistency with the TikTok Terms and Policies, while section 2 says access and use are at all times subject to those same policies. The two statements pull in different directions on which document controls, and the text does not say how they fit together.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Subscription Services are for personal entertainment only; do not rely on them or creator content as advice
The Terms say Subscription Services are intended solely for personal entertainment purposes. They state that TikTok USDS Joint Venture does not provide any form of advice and that you should not seek to rely on any Subscription Services or on other content posted by the Creator associated with the Subscription Services.
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SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES ARE INTENDED SOLELY FOR PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY FORM OF ADVICE AND YOU SHOULD NOT SEEK TO RELY ON ANY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES OR ANY OTHER CONTENT POSTED BY THE CREATOR ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement is about reliance on Subscription Services and the Creator's associated content; it is not a statement about what a particular creator's content contains.
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“Creator” is capitalized but not defined in these Terms; the definition may sit in the Terms of Service or Community Guidelines, which are not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The TikTok entities named say they give no representation or warranty about any part of the Subscription Services
The Terms state that TikTok USDS Joint Venture, TT Commerce & Global Services and their affiliates do not provide any representation or warranty with respect to any part of the Subscription Services.
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TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE AND TT COMMERCE & GLOBAL SERVICES AND ITS AND THIER AFFILIATES DO NOT PROVIDE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY PART OF THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement names TikTok USDS Joint Venture, TT Commerce & Global Services and their affiliates; it does not mention creators.
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This sentence does not itself say “unless the law requires otherwise”. Whether other terms or applicable law add a limit to it is not shown in this text.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
Buying Subscription Services gives access to Subscription Benefits, such as stickers, exclusive spaces and shoutouts
When you purchase Subscription Services you will be able to access Subscription Benefits, subject to these Terms. The Terms give examples, for illustrative purposes only, of what the benefits may include: specially designed stickers you can use in direct messages; exclusive content or spaces, such as creator chat rooms, made available only to a creator's subscribers; and personalized shoutouts and other customized perks in accordance with TikTok USDS Joint Venture's policies.
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When you purchase Subscription Services, you will be able to access Subscription Benefits, subject to these Terms. For illustrative purposes only, such Subscription Benefits may include:
being able to use the specially-designed stickers in direct message;
having access to exclusive content or spaces , like creator chat rooms, that are made available only to his/her subscribers; and
personalized shoutouts and other customized perks in accordance with TikTok USDS Joint Venture's policies.
Qualifications & exceptions
The examples are for illustrative purposes only and use “may include”; they are not a list of guaranteed benefits.
Access is subject to these Terms.
Shoutouts and customized perks are offered in accordance with TikTok USDS Joint Venture's policies.
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Which benefits any particular creator offers is not stated here.
The TikTok USDS Joint Venture policies that govern shoutouts and customized perks are not named or supplied.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture can change Subscription Services and Benefits at any time, even mid-billing period
The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture may change Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits at any time in its sole discretion, including during a billing period. It says it will notify you of any material changes so you can choose to cancel your subscription before you are committed to the next billing period. Your continued use or renewal of Subscription Services constitutes acceptance of any changes.
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We may change Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits at any time in our sole discretion, including during a billing period.
We will notify you of any material changes so you can choose to cancel your subscription before you are committed to the next billing period.
Your continued use or renewal of Subscription Services constitutes acceptance of any changes.
Qualifications & exceptions
The promise to notify applies to material changes only.
Acceptance is stated to follow from continued use or renewal.
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The text does not say how or how far ahead you will be notified, or what counts as a material change.
The text does not say whether you get any refund if a benefit changes during a billing period; section 9 says no refund after purchase except as required by law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok USDS Joint Venture and related parties say they are not liable for discontinuing Subscription Services
The Terms state that in no event will TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates), or their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors be liable for the discontinuation or disabling of Subscription Services or Subscription Benefits.
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In no event will we or our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors be liable for the discontinuation or disabling of Subscription Services or Subscription Benefits.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement covers discontinuation or disabling of the Subscription Services or Subscription Benefits and lists the persons it protects.
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The text does not define “discontinuation or disabling” or say whether it covers a termination of your own access under sections 11 and 12.
The sentence does not say whether applicable law limits it, and does not mention refunds.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
TikTok sells access; TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for payment obligations
The Terms say TikTok sells access to the Subscription Services and that TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for any payment or financial obligations in relation to the Subscription Services. Section 4 adds that if you buy through the in-app purchase method of a third-party app store, such as the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, that store's terms and conditions apply to your in-app purchase.
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TikTok sells access to the Subscription Services. TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for any payment or financial obligations in relation to the Subscription Services.
The terms and conditions of the applicable third-party app store shall apply in relation to your in-app purchase.
Qualifications & exceptions
The sole-responsibility statement names TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates and covers payment or financial obligations in relation to the Subscription Services.
The app-store terms apply to an in-app purchase made through a third-party app store.
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“TikTok” in the first sentence is not separately defined in these Terms.
“Payment or financial obligations” is not defined, and the text does not say whether it covers refunds or disputed charges.
The terms of the app stores are not supplied.
Cross-references
related (model-proposed): TikTok USDS Joint Venture says it provides no payment services; third parties or affiliates acting for it do — references: Both cards describe who deals with payment: section 1 makes TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates solely responsible for payment or financial obligations, and section 6 says TikTok USDS Joint Venture provides no payment services and that third parties and/or affiliates acting on its behalf conduct them.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Creators choose and manage the Subscription Benefits; TikTok entities say they are not responsible for creator content
The Terms say creators can choose which Subscription Benefits to offer to users who buy a Subscription Service and may create, manage, maintain or change those benefits. TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers, business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors say they are not responsible for the content a Creator shares with subscribers or for a creator's failure to create, manage or maintain Subscription Benefits. The block ends by saying use of the Subscription Services is at your sole discretion.
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Creators can choose which Subscription Benefits to offer to users who purchase a Subscription Service and may create, manage, maintain or make changes to those Subscription Benefits.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture and our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors are not responsible for the content a Creator shares with subscribers or for a creator's failure to create, manage, or maintain Subscription Benefits.
Use of the Subscription Services is at your sole discretion.
Qualifications & exceptions
The non-responsibility statement covers content a Creator shares with subscribers and a creator's failure to create, manage or maintain benefits.
“Use of the Subscription Services is at your sole discretion” is the Terms' own wording for your choice to use them.
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“Creator” is capitalized but not defined in these Terms.
The text does not say what happens to your payment if a creator fails to maintain a benefit; section 7 covers a creator who terminates or loses access, and section 9 covers refunds.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
The displayed price includes service fees; price changes get notice and apply no earlier than your next renewal
The Terms say the total price of the Subscription Services is displayed at the time of purchase and is inclusive of service fees charged by TikTok USDS Joint Venture. It reserves the right to change prices, says it will give notice of price changes and that they apply to you no earlier than your next renewal, and says that if you disagree with a price change you should cancel. It also tells you to check and confirm how much the Subscription Services cost before paying.
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We will display the total price of the Subscription Services to you at the time of your purchase, and such price is inclusive of service fees charged by us.
We reserve the right to change the price of Subscription Services. We will provide you with notice of price changes and they will apply to you no earlier than your next renewal. If you do not agree with any such price change, you should cancel the Subscription Service.
You should check and confirm how much the Subscription Services cost before making the payment.
Qualifications & exceptions
Price changes apply to you no earlier than your next renewal.
The displayed price is described as inclusive of service fees charged by us; the sentence does not mention taxes.
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The amount of the service fees is not stated.
The text does not say how or how far ahead you will be notified of a price change.
Whether the displayed total includes taxes is not stated; section 13 separately addresses taxes.
After you pay you get access through your TikTok account, and can track spending in Transaction History
The Terms say that after you pay the price displayed on the subscription page, you will gain access, through your TikTok account, to the Subscription Services introduced on that page. They also say you can track how much you have spent on Subscription Services by going to Settings and Privacy > Balance > Transaction History.
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After you pay the price displayed on the subscription page on the Platform, you will gain access to the Subscription Services introduced on the subscription page through your TikTok account.
You will be able to track your spending on Subscription Services by accessing Settings and Privacy > Balance > Transaction History, which will display how much you have spent on the Subscription Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Access follows payment of the price displayed on the subscription page.
The spending history is described for Subscription Services spending.
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The text does not say how long it takes for access to start after payment.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Access to and use of Subscription Services is at all times subject to the TikTok Terms and Policies
Section 2 says your access to or use of Subscription Services is at all times subject to the TikTok Terms and Policies, which the opening section defines as the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines and Virtual Items Policy.
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Your access to or use of Subscription Services is at all times subject to TikTok Terms and Policies.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement is worded as “at all times” and covers both access and use.
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The contents of those four documents are not supplied here, so the practical effect on subscribers is not shown.
The opening section separately says these Terms govern in a conflict with the TikTok Terms and Policies; this text does not explain how the two statements fit together.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
To subscribe you must be a registered user, of age of majority where you live, and follow local law and TikTok's terms
To subscribe to the Subscription Services you must meet three conditions: be a registered user of the Platform; reach the age of majority under the laws of your region of residence; and comply with the local applicable laws and the TikTok Terms and Policies.
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To subscribe to the Subscription Services, you must meet the following conditions:
be a registered user of the Platform;
reach the age of majority under the laws of your region of residence; and
comply with the local applicable laws and TikTok Terms and Policies.
Qualifications & exceptions
The age condition depends on the age of majority under the laws of your region of residence, so it differs by region.
All three conditions apply to subscribing.
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The age of majority is not stated as a number in this text.
The text does not say what happens to an existing subscription if a condition stops being met.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture may deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion
The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture may choose to deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion. “TikTok USDS Joint Venture” is the defined name for TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture may choose to deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion.
In these Terms, "TikTok USDS Joint Venture", "we", "us" or "our" refers to TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
Qualifications & exceptions
The right is stated as “at any time” and “at its sole discretion”; the text lists no reasons or conditions.
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The text does not say whether you are told why a purchase is denied or whether a denied payment is released or refunded.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Subscription types include a 30-day subscription and a monthly subscription that auto-renews unless you cancel
Subject to the subscription pricing options, you may be offered one or more subscription types, including, among others, two the Terms describe. A thirty-day subscription lasts 30 calendar days starting on the date of subscription. A monthly auto-renewal subscription lasts a month starting on the date of subscription and renews automatically for each later monthly period unless you cancel.
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Subject to the subscription pricing options, you may be offered one or more subscription types, including, among others:
Thirty-day subscription: The subscription period will last for 30 calendar days starting on the date of subscription.
Monthly auto-renewal subscription: The subscription period will last for a month starting on the date of subscription and will renew automatically for subsequent monthly periods unless you cancel the subscription.
Qualifications & exceptions
Which types you are offered depends on the subscription pricing options.
The list is introduced by “including, among others”, so these two are not the only possible types.
Automatic renewal is stated for the monthly auto-renewal type; the thirty-day description mentions only a 30-calendar-day period.
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The text does not say whether a thirty-day subscription renews.
The prices, the renewal charge date and how a month is counted are not stated here.
Other subscription types are not described.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can manage subscriptions in Privacy and Settings > Subscription and cancel monthly auto-renewals there
The Terms say you can manage your subscriptions in Privacy and Settings > Subscription. On the subscription page you can review your current and expired subscriptions and cancel monthly auto-renewal subscriptions.
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You can manage your subscriptions in [Privacy and Settings > Subscription]. You can review your current and expired subscriptions and cancel monthly auto-renewal subscriptions on the subscription page.
Qualifications & exceptions
Cancellation on the subscription page is described for monthly auto-renewal subscriptions.
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The text does not say how to cancel a thirty-day subscription from this page, or whether cancellation here works for subscriptions bought through a third-party app store.
You can pay by in-app purchase through an app store, whose terms apply, or by other methods the company provides
The Terms say you may purchase access to the Subscription Services by the in-app purchase method of a third-party app store, such as the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or by other alternative methods provided by TikTok USDS Joint Venture. The app store's terms and conditions apply to an in-app purchase, and if you have questions about buying through the app store, including if you want to cancel a purchase you made, you should contact that app store directly. TikTok USDS Joint Venture may allow additional or alternative methods in the future at its sole and absolute discretion.
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You may purchase access to the Subscription Services by using the in-app purchase method via a third-party app store (such as the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store) or other alternative methods provided by TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
The terms and conditions of the applicable third-party app store shall apply in relation to your in-app purchase.
If you have any questions about purchasing access to the Subscription Services using an in-app payment method via a third-party app store (including if you wish to cancel any purchase that you have made), please contact the relevant third-party app store directly.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture may allow additional and/or alternative methods to purchase access to the Subscription Services in the future at its sole and absolute discretion.
Qualifications & exceptions
The app store's terms apply to an in-app purchase.
Questions about an in-app purchase, including cancelling a purchase, are directed to the app store.
Future methods are at TikTok USDS Joint Venture's sole and absolute discretion.
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The text does not name the alternative methods.
How the instruction to contact the app store about cancelling a purchase fits with the cancellation routes in sections 3 and 8 is not explained.
The third-party app stores' terms are not supplied.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
If your payment method is declined, your order is automatically cancelled
The Terms say that if your payment method is declined, your order will be automatically cancelled.
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If your payment method is declined, your order will be automatically cancelled.
Qualifications & exceptions
The cancellation is stated as automatic and applies to a declined payment method.
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The text does not say whether you are notified or can retry the payment.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok entities and the creator say they are not responsible for issues with your card issuer, bank or payment provider
The Terms say that TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates), their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, and the creator are not responsible for issues between you and your card issuer, bank or other payment service provider. They also say they are not responsible for losses suffered by you or any other person as a result of any breach or default by those third parties.
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Neither TikTok USDS Joint Venture nor our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors nor the creator shall be responsible for any issues between you and your card issuer, bank or other payment service provider(s) and/or for any losses suffered by you or any other person as a result of any breach or default by these third parties, as the case may be.
Qualifications & exceptions
The disclaimer covers issues with your card issuer, bank or other payment service providers, and losses from those third parties' breach or default.
It applies to losses suffered by you or any other person.
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The text does not say whether the disclaimer is limited by applicable law.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
TikTok USDS Joint Venture says it provides no payment services; third parties or affiliates acting for it do
Section 6 has you acknowledge and agree that TikTok USDS Joint Venture does not provide any payment services to you, and that any payment services carried out under the Terms are provided and conducted by other third parties and/or affiliates acting on its behalf. Section 1 separately says TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for any payment or financial obligations in relation to the Subscription Services.
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You acknowledge and agree that TikTok USDS Joint Venture does not provide any payment services to you. Any payment services carried out pursuant to these Terms will be provided and conducted by other third-parties and/or affiliates acting on our behalf.
TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for any payment or financial obligations in relation to the Subscription Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The statement is an acknowledgment by you.
Payment services are described as provided by other third parties and/or affiliates acting on TikTok USDS Joint Venture's behalf.
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The text does not name the third parties or affiliates that carry out payment services.
The text does not say whether the entities in section 6 are the same as TT Commerce & Global Services.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
If a creator terminates or loses access to the Subscription Services feature, monthly payments and subscriber access end
The Terms say that if a creator terminates or loses access to the Subscription Services feature, for example by terminating their TikTok account, all corresponding monthly recurring payments, if any, and access to all Subscription Services will be terminated accordingly.
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If a creator terminates or loses access to the Subscription Services feature (for example, if the creator terminates its TikTok account), all corresponding monthly recurring payments, if any, and access to all Subscription Services will be terminated accordingly.
Qualifications & exceptions
The effect covers the corresponding monthly recurring payments, if any, and access to all Subscription Services.
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The text does not say whether you are refunded for any period already paid; section 9 says there is no refund after purchase except as required by law.
You can cancel at any time; an auto-renewal cancellation takes effect next billing period and access runs to period end
The Terms say you can cancel your subscription at any time by visiting the benefits page for each community you have joined. If you chose an auto-renewal subscription, you may cancel at any time before the end of the current billing period and the cancellation takes effect from the start of the next billing period. You keep access to the Subscription Services from the time you cancel until the end of the current monthly period.
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You can cancel your subscription at any time by visiting the benefits page for each community you have joined.
If you select an auto-renewal subscription, you may cancel the subscription at any time before the end of the then current billing period and the cancellation will take effect from the start of the next billing period.
You will retain your access to the Subscription Services from the time you cancel until the end of the then current monthly period.
Qualifications & exceptions
The cancellation route described here is the benefits page for each community you joined; section 3 describes the subscription page for monthly auto-renewals.
For auto-renewal subscriptions, cancellation takes effect from the start of the next billing period and access continues to the end of the current monthly period.
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The text does not say whether the benefits page and the subscription page are the same route.
The text does not say whether cancelling a subscription bought through a third-party app store works here; section 4 tells you to contact the app store about cancelling a purchase.
The text does not say what cancelling does to a thirty-day subscription, other than letting you cancel at any time.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Once your billing period ends, TikTok USDS Joint Venture removes your access to the services and benefits
The Terms say that once your current billing period has expired, TikTok USDS Joint Venture will remove your access to Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits, including any content or information made available to you in connection with them.
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Once your current billing period has expired, we will remove your access to Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits, including any content or information made available to you in connection with these services and benefits.
Qualifications & exceptions
The removal follows the expiry of the current billing period, and covers content or information made available in connection with the services and benefits.
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The text does not say whether you can download or keep any of that content or information before access ends.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
You are not entitled to a refund after purchasing access to the Subscription Services, except as applicable laws require
The Terms say that, except as otherwise required by applicable laws, you will not be entitled to a refund after purchasing access to the Subscription Services.
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Except as otherwise required in accordance with applicable laws, you will not be entitled to a refund after purchasing access to the Subscription Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The no-refund statement is limited by “except as otherwise required in accordance with applicable laws”.
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The text does not say which laws apply or what refunds they would require.
The text does not say whether any refund is available when a creator ends the feature, when benefits change or after a price change.
For problems with Subscription Services or to request a refund, you can contact TikTok through Report a problem
The Terms say that if you encounter any problems with the Subscription Services, or would like to request a refund, you should contact TikTok using the Report a problem link.
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If you encounter any problems with the Subscription Services, or would like to request a refund, please contact us at Report a problem.
Qualifications & exceptions
The text invites you to request a refund; the preceding refund paragraph says you are not entitled to one except as applicable laws require.
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The linked Report a problem page's text is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what that page offers or how requests are handled.
The text does not say how long a request takes, who decides it or what the criteria are.
Your access is strictly personal and non-commercial; you have no right or title in the services beyond law or the Terms
The Terms say your access to the Subscription Services is strictly for your personal and non-commercial use. They state that this means you have no right to or title in any of the Subscription Services you subscribed to, except as otherwise required by the applicable laws of your jurisdiction or expressly stated in these Terms.
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Your access to the Subscription Services is strictly for your personal and non-commercial use.
This means that you have no right to or title in any of the Subscription Services that you have subscribed to except as otherwise required by the applicable laws of your jurisdiction or expressly stated in these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
The no-right-or-title statement is limited by “except as otherwise required by the applicable laws of your jurisdiction or expressly stated in these Terms”.
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The text does not say which rights, if any, the Terms expressly give beyond access.
The text does not say whether content you create or post is covered; that is not addressed in this text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must not, or allow others to, use Subscription Services for illegal or harmful activity or to break prohibitions
Section 10 says you can only use the Subscription Services in certain ways and as they are intended to be used. You must not, and must not allow others to, facilitate illegal or harmful activity through the Subscription Services, cause harm to TikTok or others through them, or use them in a way that violates prohibitions imposed by the relevant authorities.
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Specifically, you can only use the Subscription Services in certain ways and as they are intended to be used. You must not, and must not allow others to:
facilitate illegal or harmful activity through the Subscription Services;
cause harm to TikTok or others through the Subscription Services;
use the Subscription Services in a way that violates prohibitions imposed by the relevant authorities;
Qualifications & exceptions
The prohibitions apply to what you do and to what you allow others to do.
They cover use through the Subscription Services.
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“Harmful activity” and “the relevant authorities” are not defined in this text.
The linked TikTok Terms and Policies (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Virtual Items Policy) are not supplied here, so this card cannot say whether they add further rules.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
You must not copy, resell, derive from, publicly perform or display, or commercially use the Subscription Services
Among the things you must not do, or allow others to do, the Terms list: make copies for sale, transfer, rent, lease or lending; create content, products, services or other derivative materials by using any part of the Subscription Services; use or reproduce any part of them, including trademarks shown in them, except as law expressly allows; make a public performance of them; publicly display them; and use them for commercial or business purposes or in any way other than your own personal consumption.
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make copies for sale, transfer, rent, lease or lending of the Subscription Services;
create content, products, services or other derivative materials by using any part of the Subscription Services;
use or reproduce any part of the Subscription Services (including any trademarks presented in the Subscription Services), except as law expressly allows;
make a public performance of the Subscription Services;
publicly display the Subscription Services;
use Subscription Services for commercial or business purposes or in any way other than your own personal consumption purposes;
Qualifications & exceptions
Use or reproduction of any part, including trademarks, is allowed only to the extent law expressly allows.
The prohibitions apply to what you do and what you allow others to do.
Not stated here
The text does not say which items count as part of the Subscription Services, for example whether a creator's exclusive content is covered.
The text does not say how these rules apply to content you could already see or share on the Platform outside a subscription.
The linked TikTok Terms and Policies (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Virtual Items Policy) are not supplied here, so this card cannot say whether they add further rules.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
You must not work around technical limits, reverse engineer the services, or unlawfully move software across countries
The Terms also say you must not, or allow others to, work around technical limitations of the Subscription Services or enable functionality that is disabled or prohibited; decompile, extract source code, or reverse engineer the Subscription Services; or transfer or move software, technology or services (including TikTok's software or encryption software) to or from any country in a way that law does not permit.
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work around any of the technical limitations of the Subscription Services, or enable functionality that is disabled or prohibited;
decompile, extract source code, or reverse engineer the Subscription Services; or
transfer or move software, technology, or services (including our software or encryption software) to or from any country in a way that law does not permit.
Qualifications & exceptions
The transfer prohibition applies only where law does not permit the transfer.
The prohibitions apply to what you do and what you allow others to do.
Not stated here
The text does not say which laws govern the export and transfer prohibition.
The linked TikTok Terms and Policies (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Virtual Items Policy) are not supplied here, so this card cannot say whether they add further rules.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture can stop offering Subscription Services to certain users, countries or regions
The Terms say that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Terms, for legal, regulatory or business reasons TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to stop accommodating access to the Subscription Services for certain categories of users, or in certain countries or regions.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary as set out in these Terms, for legal, regulatory or business reasons, we reserve the right to stop accommodating access to the Subscription Services to certain categories of users, or in certain countries or regions.
Qualifications & exceptions
The right is stated to apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms.
The reasons given are legal, regulatory or business reasons.
Not stated here
The text does not say which categories of users, countries or regions could be affected, or how you would be told.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture can suspend or terminate your access at any time at its sole and absolute discretion
The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to suspend, discontinue, or terminate your access to the Subscription Services at any time entirely at its sole and absolute discretion.
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We reserve the right to suspend, discontinue, or terminate your access to the Subscription Services at any time entirely at our sole and absolute discretion.
Qualifications & exceptions
The right is stated as “at any time” and “entirely at our sole and absolute discretion”; the sentence lists no reasons.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether the “notwithstanding anything to the contrary” wording in the previous sentence also applies to this one.
The text does not say whether you get a refund for the unused part of a billing period; section 9 says no refund except as applicable laws require.
Cross-references
related (model-proposed): TikTok USDS Joint Venture and related parties say they are not liable for discontinuing Subscription Services — references: Section 1 says there is no liability for the discontinuation or disabling of Subscription Services or Benefits, and section 11 reserves the right to suspend, discontinue or terminate your access at any time. The text does not say whether the liability statement covers section 11 actions.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture can immediately terminate or suspend your access for a breach, illegality or any reason
The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture may terminate or suspend your right to access the Subscription Services immediately if it believes you breached these Terms or the TikTok Terms and Policies, violated any applicable laws, or for any other reason.
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We may terminate or suspend your right to access the Subscription Services immediately if we believe you breached these Terms or TikTok Terms and Policies, violated any applicable laws, or for any other reason.
(the foregoing terms and policies are referred to collectively in these Terms as the "TikTok Terms and Policies")
Qualifications & exceptions
The trigger is stated as TikTok USDS Joint Venture's own belief that you breached these Terms or the TikTok Terms and Policies or violated applicable laws.
The sentence ends with “or for any other reason”, so the listed grounds are not the only ones.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether you are told the reason or whether any refund follows.
The linked TikTok Terms and Policies (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Virtual Items Policy) are not supplied here, so this card cannot say whether they add further rules.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
To appeal a termination or suspension, you can get in touch through Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem
The Terms say that if you want to appeal TikTok USDS Joint Venture's decision to terminate or suspend your access, you may get in touch through Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem.
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If you want to appeal our decision, you may get in touch with us through [Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem].
Qualifications & exceptions
The text says you may get in touch to appeal; it does not say an appeal will be granted.
Not stated here
The text does not say how long an appeal takes, who reviews it or what happens to your access while it is pending.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
TikTok can charge taxes where required; you are responsible for taxes, penalties and interest you have not paid to it
The Terms say TikTok has the right to charge any taxes, including value added taxes or national, state or local sales or use taxes, where required under the applicable laws of your jurisdiction. If the subscription fees are subject to taxes in your jurisdiction and you have not paid the applicable taxes to TikTok, you are responsible for paying those taxes and any related penalties or interest to the relevant tax authority. Section 1 separately says the displayed price includes service fees charged by TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
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TikTok has the right to charge any taxes (including value added taxes or national, state or local sales or use taxes) where required under applicable laws of your jurisdiction.
If the subscription fees are subject to taxes in your jurisdiction and you have not paid the applicable taxes to us, then you will be responsible for the payment of such taxes and any related penalties or interest to the relevant tax authority.
such price is inclusive of service fees charged by us
Qualifications & exceptions
Taxes may be charged where required under the applicable laws of your jurisdiction.
Your responsibility for tax, penalties and interest applies if the fees are subject to tax in your jurisdiction and you have not paid the applicable taxes to TikTok.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether the displayed price includes taxes.
“TikTok” in this section is not separately defined in these Terms.
The text does not say how taxes are handled for purchases made through a third-party app store.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You agree to defend and indemnify TikTok USDS Joint Venture and related parties against claims and costs from your use
The Terms say you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates), and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors from any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs (including attorney's fees and other costs of arbitration, litigation, defense, or settlement) and expenses arising out of or relating to your use of the Subscription Services under these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies, including a breach of your obligations, representations and warranties under them.
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You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TikTok USDS Joint Venture and our affiliates, service providers, business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors from any and all claims, demands, damages, injunctions, orders, awards, settlements, losses, liabilities, liens, encumbrances, causes of action, of every kind and character, costs (including attorney's fees and other costs of arbitration, litigation, defense, or settlement), and expenses arising out of or relating to your use of the Subscription Services under these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies, including a breach of your obligations, representations and warranties under these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture works with service providers and business partners, such as BD TikTok USA LLC and affiliates (hereinafter "TT Commerce & Global Services")
Qualifications & exceptions
The obligation covers claims and costs arising out of or relating to your use of the Subscription Services under these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies.
It covers a breach of your obligations, representations and warranties, and is not limited to breaches.
Not stated here
The text mentions costs of arbitration, but these Terms contain no arbitration clause; whether the TikTok Terms and Policies do is not shown here.
The text does not say whether the obligation is limited by applicable law or by fault.
The linked TikTok Terms and Policies (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Virtual Items Policy) are not supplied here, so this card cannot say whether they add further rules.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Your indemnification obligation survives the end of your relationship with TikTok and of the Terms
The Terms say the indemnity provision and your indemnification obligations survive any termination of your relationship with TikTok and the expiration or termination of these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies, by either party.
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This provision and your indemnification obligations will survive any termination of your relationship with TikTok and the expiration or termination of these Terms and the TikTok Terms and Policies, by either party.
Qualifications & exceptions
The survival statement applies to termination or expiry by either party.
Not stated here
The text does not say how long the obligation lasts after the Terms end.