Which terms these are: United States users, last updated April 15, 2026
This document is headed as CapCut's Terms of Service, last updated April 15, 2026, for the "General Terms – All United States Users" version. It is the version that applies to users in the United States; other regions are not covered by what is supplied here.
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Last updated: April 15, 2026
All United States Users
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The date is the one the document states about itself; it does not say when a change took effect for any particular user.
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Whether other terms apply to users outside the United States is not stated in this page.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Who the agreement is with and what it covers
The agreement is between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, and it applies to United States users. The "Platform" it governs includes the CapCut mobile app, the CapCut desktop software, the CapCut website and the Pippit web platform and mobile app, plus related developer tools and interfaces that let third-party sites and apps reach the Platform. The company says it works with service providers and business partners, naming BD TikTok USA LLC and its affiliates (called "TT Commerce & Global Services"), to provide important functions of the Platform, including commercial services and activities.
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apply to United States users and govern the relationship and serve as an agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
the Pippit web platform and mobile application
We work with service providers and business partners, such as BD TikTok USA LLC and its affiliates
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The document refers to "Executive Order 14352" in connection with those arrangements; this page does not supply that order or explain it.
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What functions TT Commerce & Global Services performs beyond the later mentions of Premium Services is not detailed in this block.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Unofficial versions of CapCut are not authorized and you bear the losses
The company says unofficial copies of CapCut obtained from other platforms or websites are not authorized by it. It, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors say they are not responsible for what those copies contain, and they say they are not liable for any losses you suffer as a result, which you alone will bear.
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Unofficial versions of CapCut obtained via any other platforms or websites are not authorized by us
which you alone will bear
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The disclaimer is stated broadly; this page does not say how far it will be applied under any particular law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
Using the Services means you accept these Terms
By accessing or using the Services you confirm that you can form a binding contract with TikTok USDS Joint Venture, that you accept these Terms (including any supplemental terms appended to them) and that you agree to comply with them.
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By accessing or using our Services, you confirm that you can form a binding contract with TikTok USDS Joint Venture, that you accept these Terms (including any supplemental terms appended hereto) and that you agree to comply with them.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Other policies are part of the agreement, and specific ones win on conflict
Your use is also subject to the company's Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines (where applicable), Materials License Agreement and other terms and policies made available to you (called "Additional Terms"). Those are incorporated by reference, and additional terms may apply to new features, certain Services or certain content. If a specific provision of the Additional Terms conflicts with these Terms, the specific provision of the Additional Terms prevails for the applicable services. A later "Entire Agreement" clause says these Terms are the whole legal agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
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Your access to and use of our Services are also subject to our [Privacy Policy](http://www.capcut.com/clause/terms-of-service), [Community Guidelines](https://www.capcut.com/clause/community-guideline) (where applicable), [Materials License Agreement](https://www.capcut.com/clause/material-license-agreement), and additional terms and policies that are otherwise made available to you
such terms are incorporated herein by reference
If any specific provision of the Additional Terms conflicts with these Terms, the specific provision of the Additional Terms will prevail with respect to your use of the applicable services.
These Terms constitute the whole legal agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture
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The Community Guidelines apply "where applicable".
The Entire Agreement clause appears in the closing general terms and has to be read together with the incorporated Additional Terms.
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The text of the Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines and Materials License Agreement is not part of the supplied page.
In the saved page the link labelled Privacy Policy carries the address of this Terms page, so the Privacy Policy's location is not established by this source.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
The company can change the Terms; continued use counts as acceptance
The company may amend or update these Terms from time to time, for example for new features or regulatory changes. It says it will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of the new Terms or by giving any other notice required by law, and you agree to check these notices and review the Terms regularly. If you keep accessing or using the Platform or Services after the updated Terms take effect, that counts as accepting them; if you do not agree, you must stop using the Platform and Services.
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We may amend or update these Terms from time to time
We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of the new Terms or providing any other notice as required by applicable law.
Your continued access to or use of the Platform and/or Services after the effective date of the updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop accessing or using the Platform and Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Notice is described as a changed "Last Updated" date or another notice that applicable law requires; no individual notice is promised.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Use the Services only for permitted purposes; a list of prohibited actions follows
Your use of the Services is subject to these Terms and applicable laws, and you agree to use them only for purposes the Terms expressly permit. This block introduces the list of things you may not do, which continues in the next section.
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You agree to use the Services only for purposes expressly permitted under these Terms and applicable laws.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No impersonation, misrepresenting affiliation or infringing others' rights
Under the "You may not" list, you may not impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, including by suggesting content you post comes from the Services, and you may not use the Services in a way that violates or infringes any third party's rights of publicity, privacy, intellectual property or other rights.
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impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent you or your affiliation with any person or entity
use the Services in a manner that violates or infringes on any third party
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
A catch-all ban on conduct the company judges to expose it or others to liability
The last item of the "You may not" list bars any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone from using or enjoying the Services, or that, in the company's sole judgment, exposes the company, its affiliates, service providers, business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services), their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, its users or any other third party to any liability, damages or detriment of any type.
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engage in any other conduct which restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying the Services, or which, in our sole judgment, exposes us
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The liability test turns on the company's own "sole judgment".
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Company Content is provided as is; general information only; use at your own risk
Company Content is provided "as is". The company and its service providers, business partners and affiliates make no guarantees about its accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose, and disclaim all liability for any loss or damage from your use of it. Content on the Services is for general information only and is not advice to rely on; you must obtain professional or specialist advice before acting or not acting on it. When you view content provided by others on the Services you do so at your own risk.
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Company Content is provided "as is".
make no guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of the Company Content for any particular purpose
disclaim all liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of the Company Content
The content on our Services is for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely.
You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action based on the content of the Services.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Some features also carry open-source or other third-party terms
Certain features may also be governed by open-source licenses or other agreements, and the document points to the applicable provider's terms, giving Runway Terms of Use, CreativeML OpenRAIL License and Google Terms of Service as examples. The opening Additional Terms rule likewise says you may be subject to additional terms for new features, certain Services or certain content.
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Certain features may also be governed by open-source licenses or other agreements.
(e.g., Runway Terms of Use, CreativeML OpenRAIL License, Google Terms of Service)
You may also be subject to additional terms and policies for your access or use of certain new features of the Platform, certain Services and/or certain content.
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The provider terms listed are examples ("e.g.").
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The text of those third-party terms is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
If you share content to other platforms or users, you must meet their and Section 5's rules and indemnify the company
If you use a feature that uploads User Content to a third-party platform or shares it with other users, you must comply with that platform's content guideline and the requirements in Section 5 (Your Access to and Use of Our Services). You warrant that you comply, and you will be liable to the company and its affiliates, service providers and business partners and indemnify them for any breach, meaning you, not they, are responsible for loss or damage they suffer from your breach of warranty. Such features may not be available to all users, and the company has no liability to you for limiting access to them.
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you must comply with the content guideline of such third-party platform as well the requirements set out in Section 5 (Your Access to and Use of Our Services) above
You warrant that you comply with those requirements, and you will be liable to TikTok USDS Joint Venture and/or our affiliates
will be responsible for any loss or damage TikTok USDS Joint Venture or our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors suffer as a result of your breach of warranty
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The reference to Section 5 names its title, Your Access to and Use of Our Services.
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The content guidelines of the third-party platforms are not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
A copyright infringement notice procedure follows, using a Designated Agent
The company says it has adopted a general policy toward copyright infringement in line with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe material on or accessible through the Platform or Services infringes a copyright, you are asked to send a notice with the required information to the Designated Agent listed at the end of the policy. The list of required information and the agent's details follow in the next section.
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We have adopted the following general policy toward copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
If you believe that material or content residing on or accessible through the Platform or the Services infringes a copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below:
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The required contents of the notice and the Designated Agent's address are in the following blocks.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
What a copyright infringement notice must contain
A notice of copyright infringement sent to the Designated Agent must include: an email address, physical address and phone number so the company and the uploader can contact you; the URL or other location of the allegedly infringing work; the type of content (such as video, font or image); the reason you are reporting it and your request; supporting documents or URLs showing the details of the right (or, if you lack them, a clear and complete description of your work); and the signature of the copyright owner or an authorized representative, which can be satisfied by typing your full legal name (not a company's) at the bottom.
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please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below:
An email address, physical address and a phone number so that we and the uploader whose content is alleged to infringe on your work can contact you.
The URL or other identifying location of the allegedly infringing work.
Type of content you are reporting.
The reason why you report this content and your request.
Supporting document(s) or URL(s) to show the details of the right.
you may type your full legal name (not that of a company) at the bottom of your notification
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The list is introduced as the information the notice must contain.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
You can send a counter-notice if you believe removed material was not infringing
If you believe removed material is not infringing, or that you have the right to post and use it from the copyright owner, the owner's agent or by law, you must send a counter-notice to the Designated Agent containing: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the removed material and where it appeared; a statement of good faith belief that it was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address, telephone number, email address if available, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for the judicial district of your address (or any district where the company is located if your address is outside the United States) and will accept service of process from the person who gave notice.
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If any user believes any material removed is either not infringing or that such user has the right to post and use such material
A physical or electronic signature of the user;
Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed;
A statement that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material
consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for the judicial district in which the user
will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement
Qualifications & exceptions
The jurisdiction consent depends on whether your address is inside or outside the United States.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must defend and indemnify the company and its partners against claims from your breaches
You must defend, indemnify and hold harmless TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors from direct and indirect losses, claims, liabilities, demands, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, that arise out of a breach of these Terms or applicable laws by you or any user of your account, or a breach of your obligations, representations or warranties under the Terms. A related User Content clause separately makes you liable and obliges you to indemnify for breach of your warranty about content-sharing requirements, and the closing general terms say Section 10 and other listed sections survive termination.
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YOU SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE AND OUR AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, INCLUDING TT COMMERCE & GLOBAL SERVICES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND ADVISORS
ARISING OUT OF A BREACH BY YOU OR ANY USER OF YOUR ACCOUNT OF THESE TERMS OR APPLICABLE LAWS OR ARISING OUT OF A BREACH OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES UNDER THESE TERMS
and indemnify us and our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors for any breach
Sections 8, 10, 11, 12 and remaining terms of Section 15 shall survive the termination of these Terms
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The indemnity covers breaches by "ANY USER OF YOUR ACCOUNT" as well as by you.
The survival clause names sections by number; their mapping to headings is addressed in the reference record.
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Whether any cap applies to your indemnity obligation is not stated in this block.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The Services are provided as is, with no warranties, except consumer rights you cannot waive
Nothing in the Terms affects statutory rights you cannot contractually alter or waive and are always entitled to as a consumer. Otherwise the Services, including Company Content, are provided as is and as available with all faults, and TikTok USDS Joint Venture and TT Commerce & Global Services make no condition, warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, about them.
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NOTHING IN THESE TERMS SHALL AFFECT ANY STATUTORY RIGHTS THAT YOU CANNOT CONTRACTUALLY AGREE TO ALTER OR WAIVE AND ARE LEGALLY ALWAYS ENTITLED TO AS A CONSUMER.
THE SERVICES (INCLUDING COMPANY CONTENT) ARE PROVIDED
WITH ALL FAULTS AND TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE AND TT COMMERCE & GLOBAL SERVICES MAKE NO CONDITION, WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO THEM
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The disclaimer is subject to the consumer statutory rights carve-out in the first sentence.
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Which statutory consumer rights apply to you is not specified in this block.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The company and its partners exclude liability for lost profits, lost data and indirect damages
Subject to liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, the company, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors say they are not liable to you for loss of profit (direct or indirect), goodwill or opportunity; any loss, corruption, disclosure, access, alteration, misuse, manipulation or other utilization of your data; or any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages. The document also separately caps their total liability to you at the higher of what you paid in the previous twelve months or US$50, in the next section.
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LIABILITY FOR LOSSES WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR:
(I) ANY LOSS OF PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY); (II) ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL; (III) ANY LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY; (IV) ANY LOSS, CORRUPTION, DISCLOSURE, ACCESS, ALTERATION, MISUSE, MANIPULATION OR OTHER UTILIZATION OF DATA SUFFERED BY YOU; OR (V) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU
(A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO US WITHIN TWELVE (12) MONTHS PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SUCH CLAIM
(B) FIFTY US DOLLARS (USD $50) OR THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY
Qualifications & exceptions
The exclusions are "SUBJECT TO THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE", which preserves liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including for death or personal injury caused directly by negligence and for fraud.
The separate cap is stated as the higher of the amount paid in the preceding twelve months or fifty US dollars.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Liability that cannot be excluded by law, including death, personal injury and fraud, is preserved
Nothing in the Terms excludes or limits the company's or its affiliates' and business partners' liability for losses that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited by applicable law, which includes liability for death or personal injury caused directly by negligence of the company, its employees or agents, and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
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LIABILITY FOR LOSSES WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW
THIS INCLUDES LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED DIRECTLY BY OUR NEGLIGENCE OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF OUR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS AND FOR FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION.
Qualifications & exceptions
This carve-out limits the exclusions and cap that follow it.
Only the named categories are listed; the sentence also covers any other loss that applicable law does not allow to be excluded.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Total liability is capped at the higher of what you paid in 12 months or US$50
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the maximum aggregate liability to you of TikTok USDS Joint Venture and its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services), whether in contract, tort (including negligence), under any statute or otherwise, relating to your use of the Platform or Services, is limited to the higher of (A) the amount you paid to the company in the twelve months before the claim or (B) fifty US dollars or the local-currency equivalent. The earlier paragraph preserving liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited still applies.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW
MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), UNDER ANY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE HIGHER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO US WITHIN TWELVE (12) MONTHS PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SUCH CLAIM OR (B) FIFTY US DOLLARS (USD $50) OR THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY
LIABILITY FOR LOSSES WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW
Qualifications & exceptions
The cap applies "TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW".
Liability for losses that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including death or personal injury caused directly by negligence and fraud, is preserved by the earlier paragraph.
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How the cap applies to liability that applicable law does not allow to be limited is determined by that law, not by this block.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The limits apply even if the company was warned, and are described as essential to the bargain
The liability limitations apply whether or not the company was advised of, or should have been aware of, the possibility of the losses. The parties acknowledge that the exclusion of warranties in Section 11, the limitation of liability in Section 12 and the other provisions allocating risk are essential elements of the bargain, without which the company would not have provided access to the Platform or Services.
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SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING
THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES IN SECTION 11 AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN THIS SECTION 12 AND IN THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS AND THE ALLOCATION OF RISK HEREIN ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES
Qualifications & exceptions
The limits remain subject to the carve-out for liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
Sections 11 and 12 are named by number; the matching headings are the exclusion of warranties and limitation of liability headings in this document.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Disputes with third parties are yours alone, and you release the company from related claims
To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute you have with a third party arising from your use of the Services, such as a carrier, copyright owner, third-party website or resource provider, another user or a creator of the Platform, is directly between you and that third party. You irrevocably release the company and its affiliates from all claims, demands and damages, actual and consequential, of every kind, known and unknown, connected with those disputes. The company, its affiliates, service providers and business partners also say they are not responsible or liable for any content made available on or through the Platform or Services by users or third parties.
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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY DISPUTE YOU HAVE WITH ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND YOU IRREVOCABLY RELEASE US AND OUR AFFILIATES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR SERVICES BY ANY USERS OR THIRD PARTIES
Qualifications & exceptions
The release applies "TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW".
The release names the company and its affiliates; the list of non-responsible parties in the following sentence is broader.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Disputes must go through an informal resolution process before any legal action
If there is a dispute between you and the company relating to the Terms, Platform or Services, whenever it arose, the company will first try to resolve it amicably before filing legal action, and you agree to do the same for it and TT Commerce & Global Services. The party raising the dispute starts by notifying the other, who has 60 days to respond. If it is not resolved after the response time expires, or within 30 days after a response, whichever is earlier, either party may file legal action. Completing this process is a requirement before filing, and statutes of limitations and filing-fee deadlines are tolled while the parties engage in it.
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we will first try and resolve it with you amicably prior to filing any legal action
Whichever party receives the notice will have 60 days to respond.
If the dispute has not been resolved after the response time has expired, or within 30 days after a response has been issued, whichever is earlier, either party may file legal action against the other.
Engaging in this informal dispute resolution process is a requirement that must be completed before filing any legal action.
the statute of limitations and any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled while the parties engage in the informal dispute resolution process
Qualifications & exceptions
The process is a precondition to any legal action by either party.
The block describes court action after the informal process; it does not itself mention arbitration or a class-action waiver.
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What counts as a sufficient notice is not defined in this block.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
California law applies and disputes go to specified Los Angeles-area courts
The Terms and Supplemental Terms, and any claims or demands arising out of or relating to them, are governed by the laws of the State of California. Any claim, cause of action or dispute arising out of the Terms, Platform or Services must also be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of either court for that purpose.
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will be governed by the laws of the State of California
shall also be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles
You also agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of either of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim.
Qualifications & exceptions
The venue is stated to be exclusive for claims arising out of or relating to the Terms, Platform or Services.
Not stated here
Whether any non-waivable consumer rights alter the choice of law or venue is not addressed in this block.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must start any proceeding within one year or lose the claim permanently
You and the company agree that any proceeding or action arising out of or related to the Terms, Platform or Services must be started within one year of the date of the event or facts giving rise to the dispute. Otherwise you forever waive the right to pursue any claim based on those events or facts and the claims are permanently barred. The informal-resolution paragraph separately says limitation periods are tolled while the informal process is under way.
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YOU AND TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE AGREE THAT YOU MUST INITIATE ANY PROCEEDING OR ACTION WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT OR FACTS GIVING RISE TO A DISPUTE THAT IS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICES
OTHERWISE, YOU FOREVER WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, BASED ON SUCH EVENTS OR FACTS, AND SUCH CLAIM(S) OR CAUSE(S) OF ACTION ARE PERMANENTLY BARRED
the statute of limitations and any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled while the parties engage in the informal dispute resolution process
Qualifications & exceptions
The one-year period runs from the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to the dispute.
The informal-resolution paragraph tolls statutes of limitations and filing-fee deadlines while that process is engaged.
Not stated here
The text does not say whether the tolling in the informal-resolution paragraph also pauses this one-year contractual period.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Certain sections keep applying after the Terms end
This section, the rights granted to the company in Section 9, and Sections 8, 10, 11, 12 and the remaining terms of Section 15 are stated to survive termination of the Terms.
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Survival. This Section, the rights granted to us in Section 9, and Sections 8, 10, 11, 12 and remaining terms of Section 15 shall survive the termination of these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Sections are cited by number; the saved page does not print numbers on its headings, so the mapping to headings is recorded separately by reference decision.
Not stated here
Which headings the cited numbers refer to is established only by their order in the document, as recorded in the reference decisions.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The Terms are the whole agreement, and the company does not waive rights by not enforcing them
These Terms are stated to be the whole legal agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture and to govern your use of the Services, replacing earlier communications and proposals between you and the company or ByteDance Pte. Ltd. about the Platform and Services; the opening section says additional terms and policies are incorporated by reference. Separately, the company's failure to enforce any provision or respond to a violation does not waive its or its affiliates' or business partners' right to enforce the Terms later.
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These Terms constitute the whole legal agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture and govern your use of the Services, superseding any prior communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and us or ByteDance Pte. Ltd. related to the Platform and the Services.
Our failure to enforce any provisions of these Terms or respond to a violation by any party does not waive our or our affiliates or business partners
such terms are incorporated herein by reference
Qualifications & exceptions
Incorporated Additional Terms form part of the Terms under the opening section, and a specific provision of an Additional Term prevails on conflict.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Invalid provisions are removed, outsiders cannot enforce the Terms, and the English version prevails
If a court with jurisdiction rules a provision invalid, that provision is removed and the rest of the Terms stays valid and enforceable. Unless the Terms specifically provide otherwise, a person who is not a party to the Terms has no right to enforce them. If different language versions are inconsistent, the English version prevails unless the Terms explicitly say otherwise.
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If any court of law, having jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Terms is invalid, then that provision will be removed from these Terms without affecting the rest of these Terms
any person who is not a party to these Terms shall have no right whatsoever to enforce these Terms or any of its terms
if there is any inconsistency among different language versions, the English version shall prevail
Qualifications & exceptions
The third-party enforcement bar applies "Unless specifically provided for under these Terms"; the app-store supplement gives Apple third-party beneficiary rights in its own section.
The English-version rule applies "Unless otherwise explicitly stated".
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
California residents can report complaints to a state consumer unit
If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, in writing at the address given or by telephone at the number given in the document.
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If you are a California resident
you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing
or by telephone at (800) 952-5210
Qualifications & exceptions
The notice is addressed to California residents.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You may not export the Services in violation of export rules or to restricted countries or parties
You agree not to export or re-export the Services or materials provided by TikTok USDS Joint Venture, directly or indirectly, to any country for which the United States or another relevant jurisdiction requires an export license or governmental approval without first obtaining it. In particular the Services may not be exported or re-exported into U.S. embargoed countries or countries the U.S. Government designates as terrorist supporting, or to anyone on U.S. Government lists of prohibited or restricted parties such as the Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals list or the Commerce Department's Denied Person's List or Entity List.
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You agree that you will not export or re-export, directly or indirectly the Services and/or other information or materials provided by TikTok USDS Joint Venture hereunder, to any country for which the United States or any other relevant jurisdiction requires any export license or other governmental approval at the time of export without first obtaining such license or approval.
(a) into any U.S. embargoed countries
(b) to anyone listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Extra app-store terms apply when you use the Platform through certain devices and stores
To the extent applicable law permits, supplemental terms apply when you access the Platform and Services through specific devices and their app stores. The document sets out terms for the Apple App Store and Google Play.
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, the following supplemental terms shall apply when accessing the Platform and the Services through specific devices and their applicable app stores
Qualifications & exceptions
The supplemental terms apply "To the extent permitted by applicable law".
Not stated here
Terms for other devices or stores are not given.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Apple is not responsible for claims about the Platform, including product liability and IP claims
Apple is not responsible for addressing claims by you or a third party about the Platform and Services or your possession or use of them, including product liability claims, claims that they fail to meet a legal or regulatory requirement, and consumer protection claims. If a third party claims the Platform or your use of it infringes intellectual property rights, Apple is not responsible for investigating, defending, settling or discharging that claim.
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Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the Platform and the Services or your possession or use of the Platform and the Services
Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement or discharge of such intellectual property infringement claim
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Apple users make export-list representations, and Apple can enforce the Terms against you
If you use the Platform through an Apple device you represent and warrant that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as terrorist supporting, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of the Terms and, upon your acceptance, Apple has the right to enforce the Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary. This is a specific exception to the general rule that a non-party has no right to enforce the Terms.
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(a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo
(b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties
Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms
Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary hereof
any person who is not a party to these Terms shall have no right whatsoever to enforce these Terms or any of its terms
Qualifications & exceptions
The general bar on non-party enforcement applies "Unless specifically provided for under these Terms"; this supplement provides for Apple.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
For Google Play downloads, Google Play's terms win on conflict and Google has no responsibility for compliance
For the Platform downloaded from Google Play, if the Google Play Terms (the Google Play Terms of Service or other default end user license terms Google designates) conflict with the other terms in these Terms, the Google Play Terms apply to your use of the Platform and Services downloaded from Google Play. You acknowledge that Google has no responsibility or liability for compliance or non-compliance by the company or you (or any other user) with these Terms or the Google Play Terms. The opening section separately says a specific provision of an Additional Term prevails over these Terms on conflict.
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Google Play. By downloading the Platform and the Services from Google Play (or its successors) operated by Google LLC or one of its affiliates
the Google Play Terms shall apply with respect to your use of the Platform and the Services that you download from Google Play
You hereby acknowledge that Google does not have any responsibility or liability related to compliance or non-compliance by TikTok USDS Joint Venture or you (or any other user) under these Terms or the Google Play Terms.
If any specific provision of the Additional Terms conflicts with these Terms, the specific provision of the Additional Terms will prevail with respect to your use of the applicable services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The precedence rule applies only to the Platform and Services downloaded from Google Play.
Not stated here
The Google Play Terms are not supplied.
How this precedence rule interacts with the Additional Terms conflict rule for a Google Play download is not stated.