Contract is with TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, formed by use
These Terms are an agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, described as the operator of the Platform in the United States. You form a contract when you accept the Terms or otherwise use or access the Platform.
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These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
the operator of the Platform in the United States
You form a contract with us when you accept these Terms or when you otherwise use or access the Platform.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Agreeing for a business confirms your authority
If you agree to the Terms on behalf of a business or organization, you confirm you have the right to do so on its behalf.
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If you agree to these Terms on behalf of a business or organization, you confirm that you have the right to enter into these Terms on its behalf.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Terms cover TikTok apps, sites, embeds and search-engine surfacing
The Terms govern TikTok applications, websites, software such as the embeddable player, features and related services, including enabling third-party search engines to surface public TikTok content, on any platform or device, except where other terms are stated to apply. Services accessed through TikTok For Business, Ads Manager and Business Center accounts are governed by separate terms.
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These Terms govern your use of our services, which include TikTok applications, websites, software (e.g. the TikTok embeddable media player), features, technologies, and related services (e.g. enabling third party search engines to surface public TikTok content)
accessed or delivered via any platform or device (the “Platform”), except where we state that other terms apply
Any services you access through your TikTok For Business, TikTok Ads Manager and TikTok Business Center accounts are governed by the separate terms applicable thereto.
data: content
Not stated here
The separate business account terms were not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Privacy Policy, Guidelines and service-specific Additional Terms apply
Use of the Platform is also governed by the Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines, and service-specific Additional Terms become part of the Terms if you use those services. Listed examples cover music, the Commercial Music Library, IP, TikTok Shop purchases, branded content, virtual items such as coins and diamonds, rewards, subscriptions and campaigns. If a specific Additional Terms provision conflicts with these Terms, the Additional Terms provision prevails for that service.
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Your use of the Platform is also governed by our [Privacy Policy]
If you use such services, the Additional Terms become part of these 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.
These terms apply when you post content on the Platform that includes music sourced from the music library or your personal device.
Commercial Music Library
This policy applies to all content on the Platform that is protected by intellectual property rights.
This policy applies when you buy items on TikTok Shop.
Branded Content Policy
This policy governs the access and use of Virtual Items (such as virtual coins and diamonds) on the Platform.
Rewards Policy
These terms govern certain subscription services available through the Platform.
These terms apply to your participation in campaigns and promotions hosted by TikTok USDS Joint Venture on the Platform.
Not stated here
None of the Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines or listed Additional Terms were supplied; their contents, including any payment, refund or privacy terms, are unknown from this source.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok works with TT Commerce & Global Services and other partners
TikTok says it works with service providers and business partners, including BD TikTok USA LLC (“TT Commerce & Global Services”) and its affiliates, and its own affiliates, to provide certain functions of the Platform. These functions include e-commerce, marketing, advertising and other commercial services.
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We work with our service providers and business partners, such as BD TikTok USA LLC (hereinafter referred to as "TT Commerce & Global Services") and its affiliates, and our affiliates, to provide certain important functions of the Platform
including in connection with e-commerce, marketing, advertising, and other commercial services and activities
These Terms do not specify what user information, if any, these partners receive; the Privacy Policy was not supplied.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Your feed is customized from your activity, interests and device
TikTok customizes what you see, including ads and sponsored content, based on examples such as users you follow and engage with, your interests and activity on the Platform, video popularity, content diversity, your device and account settings, and language preference.
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we customize parts of your experience on the Platform to show you creators and content we think you will be interested in, including ads and other content sponsored by or in collaboration with our creators and our partners
We customize what you see on the Platform based on, for example, the users you follow and engage with, your interests and activity on the Platform, popularity of videos, diversity among content, your device and account settings, and language preference.
Ads on and off TikTok may use third-party information; settings exist
TikTok may customize the ads you see on and off the Platform, and you agree it can customize ads and sponsored content based on, among other things, information it receives from third parties. The Terms say that, based on the settings offered, you may control how your information is used to inform the ads shown.
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We may also customize your experience, including the ads you see on and off the Platform.
Based on the settings we offer, you may control how your information is used to inform the ads we show you.
You agree that we can customize ads and other sponsored content from creators, advertisers, and partners, that you see on and off the Platform based on, among other points, information we receive from third parties.
Qualifications & exceptions
Ad controls depend on 'the settings we offer'.
purpose: advertising · purpose: personalization
Not stated here
The specific ad settings and the third-party information sources are not described in these Terms.
Content and metadata reviewed by automated tools and human moderators
You agree TikTok can use automated tools and human moderators to review Your Content and associated metadata to detect and enforce violations of the Terms, Community Guidelines and other policies, and to prevent harmful or illegal conduct. TikTok says affiliates, service providers and business partners may use technology, human moderation and user reports to identify suspected violations, and users are encouraged to report violations.
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You agree that we can use automated tools and human moderators to review Your Content (as defined in Section 3.5) and associated metadata on the Platform, to identify, detect, and enforce potential or actual violations of these Terms
and to keep our community safe and prevent harmful or illegal conduct on the Platform
we work with our affiliates, service providers, and business partners who may use a mix of technology (including through automated means), human moderation, and reports from our users and others to identify suspected violations of these Terms
you are encouraged to report any suspected violations through the reporting functionalities provided on the Platform
Basic features without an account; full features need one
Some basic features can be used without an account, and the Terms still apply in that case. Full functionality requires creating an account, and TikTok may offer different account types.
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You can use some basic features of the Platform without having an account. If you use the Platform without an account, then these Terms still apply to you.
To access the full functionality of the Platform, you must create an account with us. We may offer different types of accounts.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You promise your account information is complete and accurate
You represent and warrant that information you provide when creating an account and using the Platform is and will remain complete and accurate.
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You represent and warrant that all information you provide to us when you create an account, and when you access and use the Platform, is and will remain complete and accurate.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
Keep your password secret; no account sharing or transfer
You should take reasonable steps to keep your password confidential and not disclose it to third parties, and tell TikTok if you suspect someone knows it or accessed your account. You must not give others access to, or transfer, your account without TikTok’s permission.
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It is important that you take reasonable steps to keep your account password confidential and that you do not disclose it to any third party.
If you know or suspect that any third party knows your password or has accessed your account, please let us know
Do not give others access to your account, or transfer your account to anyone else, without our permission.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
Usernames can be reclaimed after 180 days inactive or on a ban
TikTok may revoke, reclaim or reassign your username in certain circumstances. Examples given are not logging in for 180 days, a ban of your account, or a reasonable belief that the username violates the rules or infringes others’ rights.
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We may revoke, reclaim, and/or reassign the username of your account in certain circumstances, such as, when you have not logged into your account for 180 days, if we ban your account, or if we reasonably believe that your username violates our Terms
and/or interferes with or infringes upon the rights of other users
data: identifiers
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Minimum age 13, or 14 in Florida, outside Under 13 Experience
People under 13, or under 14 in Florida, may not use the Platform unless they use the separate Under 13 Experience, which TikTok says limits information collected and adds safety protections. A separate Children's Privacy Policy covers that experience.
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If you are under 13 years of age, or under 14 years of age in Florida, you may not use the Platform, unless you are using the separate Under 13 Experience.
which limits the information we collect and includes additional safety protections
A dedicated [Children's Privacy Policy]
Qualifications & exceptions
Florida-specific threshold of 14.
data: demographics
Not stated here
The Children's Privacy Policy was not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Under-18s need parental review and permission; parents responsible
Users under 18 must review the Terms and Privacy Policy with a parent or guardian and get their permission before using the Platform, and some features may be disabled or restricted for them. A parent or guardian of such a user accepts the Terms on the user’s behalf and is responsible for their use.
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If you are under 18 years of age, you must review these Terms (and our [Privacy Policy]
with your parent or guardian, and obtain their permission before you use the Platform. If you are the parent or guardian of such a user, you accept and agree to these Terms on their behalf and further agree that you are responsible for their use of the Platform.
If you are under 18 years of age, certain features on the Platform may be disabled or restricted for your use.
data: demographics
Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok monitors for underage use and bans; appeals available
TikTok says it monitors for underage use and will ban an account or remove access to features if it believes the user does not meet minimum age requirements. You can appeal such a decision.
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We monitor for underage use of the Platform and we will ban your account or remove your access to certain features if we believe that you do not meet the minimum age requirements.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No harmful, misleading, illegal or exploitative use
The Terms and Community Guidelines apply to all content, and you may not create, post, share or interact with content in violation of them. Examples of prohibited uses include anything misleading or harmful, anything TikTok determines violates or risks violating applicable laws (including anti-money-laundering, export and sanctions laws), engaging with minors exploitatively, and uploading content without legally required consent of people pictured.
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If you want to use the Platform, you can’t create, post, share, link to or otherwise interact with content in violation of them.
do anything misleading or harmful,
do anything that we determine violates or risks violating applicable laws, regulations, or requirements where you live or where we operate
anti-money laundering
export controls, and economic sanctions laws or regulations
engage with minors in an exploitative or inappropriate way,
upload content in violation of applicable laws, including laws requiring the consent of individuals whose images appear in Your Content, or their legally authorized representatives,
Qualifications & exceptions
Legal-risk prohibition turns on what TikTok 'determine[s]'.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No malware, platform interference, reverse engineering or account misuse
You may not upload viruses or do anything that could disable, overburden or undermine the Platform’s operations or security. Reverse engineering, disassembling or decompiling the Platform, including its algorithms, requires explicit written authorization, and using another user’s account without authorization is prohibited.
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upload viruses or malicious code, or do anything that could disable, overburden, interfere with, or undermine, the Platform’s operations or security,
reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Platform or any of its components, including its algorithms, code, or infrastructure, without explicit written authorization from TikTok USDS Joint Venture,
use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization,
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No spam, impersonation or unfounded reports and appeals
Prohibited conduct includes inauthentic commercial behavior such as operating spam or impersonation accounts, and submitting unfounded appeals, reports, notices or complaints.
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engage in inauthentic commercial behaviors, such as by operating spam or impersonation accounts
submit appeals, reports, notices or complaints which are unfounded,
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
No automated scraping or data extraction without written approval
You may not scrape, crawl, export or otherwise extract any data or content from the Platform using automated systems or software, including bots, unless TikTok approves in writing.
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scrape, crawl, export or otherwise extract any data or content in any form, for any purpose, from the Platform using any automated system or software
except as approved in writing by TikTok USDS Joint Venture,
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Commercial use of TikTok Content, others' content or AI features restricted
You may not use TikTok Content, another user's content, or generative AI-enabled features for commercial purposes unless TikTok or the user, respectively, permits it, including via account settings. You also may not violate or exceed the license terms in Section 3.5.
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use TikTok Content (as defined in Section 3.5), another user's content or generative AI-enabled features for commercial purposes unless permitted by TikTok USDS Joint Venture or the user, respectively (including via applicable account settings),
violate or exceed the license terms in Section 3.5.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Export-control and sanctions restrictions
You may not use the Platform to deal in technology, software or other items in violation of export controls or sanctions, including to Embargoed Jurisdictions, to parties on Sanctioned Party Lists, or in support of weapons development. Embargoed Jurisdictions are stated to include Cuba, Iran, North Korea and named occupied or separatist regions of Ukraine.
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sell, transfer, export, reexport, finance, order, buy, remove, conceal, store, use, loan, dispose of, transport, forward, or otherwise service, in whole or in part, any technology, software, commodity, or other item:
in violation of export controls or economic sanctions laws of the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Singapore, or any other applicable jurisdiction,
Embargoed Jurisdictions include, but are not limited to, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the following regions of Ukraine: the Crimea region, Donetsk People's Republic, and Luhansk People's Republic, occupied portions of Kherson, and occupied portions of Zaporizhzhia,
to anyone on any list of sanctioned parties issued and maintained by any relevant government authority or regulatory body
in support of the development or production of any firearm or military weapon, which includes any chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon or their means of delivery.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You certify you are not in an embargoed place or on a sanctions list
You certify that you are not located in, organized under the laws of, or ordinarily resident in an “Embargoed Country”, and are not designated on Sanctioned Party Lists. Entities also certify they are not 50%-or-more owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a listed party, and that their officers, directors, controlling shareholders, employees and agents are not listed. The section defines “Embargoed Jurisdictions” but does not define “Embargoed Country”.
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In addition, you certify that you are not:
located in, organized under the laws of, or ordinarily resident in an Embargoed Country,
designated on any Sanctioned Party Lists, or
if any entity or organization, directly or indirectly, 50% or more, owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of any party on any Sanctioned Party Lists
("Embargoed Jurisdictions")
if any entity or organization, directly or indirectly, 50% or more, owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of any party on any Sanctioned Party Lists and your officers, directors, controlling shareholders, employees, and agents are not designated on Sanctioned Party Lists
data: location
Not stated here
Whether “Embargoed Country” is meant to equal the defined “Embargoed Jurisdictions” is not stated.
You own Your Content, including messages and AI inputs and outputs
“Your Content” includes content you create, import, upload, publish or generate, including messages, plus prompts and other Input you submit to AI interfaces and the Output they generate. Except for TikTok Content and unless expressly stated otherwise, as between you and TikTok, you own Your Content.
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Your Content includes content you create, import, upload, publish, or generate with the Platform, including messages.
Your Content also includes prompts, questions, files, and other types of information that you submit to our AI-powered interfaces ("Input") together with the responses those interfaces generate ("Output").
Except with respect to TikTok Content and unless expressly stated otherwise, as between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture, you own Your Content.
data: content · data: messages
Content & IP Rights · Context
AI output may not be unique to you
Because of the nature of generative AI, Output may not be unique to one user, and your ownership of Output does not extend to other users’ output.
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Due to the nature of generative AI, output may not be unique to a specific user, and your ownership of Output does not extend to other users' output.
TikTok may use your feedback freely and owns what it builds from it
If you submit comments, ideas or feedback, TikTok may use them for any purpose in connection with the Platform and other services, without restriction or compensation, and need not act on, return or keep them confidential. TikTok will own all rights in anything it develops from them.
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If you choose to submit comments, ideas, or feedback to us, you give us permission to use them in connection with the Platform and any other services that we choose, for any purpose, without any restriction or compensation to you.
You agree that we do not have to consider or act on them, return them, or keep them confidential. We will own all rights in anything we develop based on your comments, ideas, or feedback.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
You warrant you hold all rights in Your Content, including music
You represent and warrant that you have, and will continue to have, all rights, licenses, consents and permissions needed for Your Content on the Platform. This expressly includes music you use that was not selected from the TikTok music library.
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You represent and warrant that you have, and will continue to have, all necessary rights in and to Your Content, including licenses, consents, and permissions necessary to create, post, input, and distribute Your Content on the Platform.
this includes any music that you use which was not selected from the TikTok music library
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
TikTok Content is provided for use; rights stay with TikTok or owners
TikTok may make content such as images, designs, videos, filters, text, music or sounds (“TikTok Content”) available for you to use under the Terms. TikTok or the rights holders retain all rights in it.
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we may make certain content available on the Platform for you to use in accordance with these Terms, including images, designs, videos, filters, text, music, or sounds (“TikTok Content”). We, or the rights holders of such content that let us provide it to you, retain all rights in and to the TikTok Content.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Irrevocable, sublicensable worldwide license to TikTok
By providing Your Content, you grant TikTok a license that is non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, assignable and sub-licensable through multiple tiers, and worldwide. You keep the right to use Your Content elsewhere, but TikTok owes no payment, and sublicensing is explained as letting it work with service providers and business partners to distribute Your Content.
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By creating, inputting, publishing, and otherwise providing Your Content on or to the Platform, you grant to TikTok USDS Joint Venture a license to use Your Content that is:
non-exclusive, irrevocable, and royalty-free (you retain the rights to use Your Content elsewhere, although we don't owe you any payments for sharing Your Content with us)
assignable and sub-licensable, including through multiple tiers (so we can, for example, work with service providers and business partners to help distribute Your Content); and
worldwide (so we can show your content to a global audience).
including the obligations set out in: Section 3.5 “Ownership of content and grant of licenses,”
License covers operating the Platform and training ML models
The license lets TikTok access, reproduce, distribute, share, download, adapt, create derivative works, perform and display Your Content. Stated purposes are operating, improving and providing the Platform and developing new technologies, including training, testing and improving machine learning models and algorithms, and services for TikTok and its service providers and business partners, “subject to your Platform settings”.
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Our license to use Your Content includes our rights to access, reproduce (e.g. to copy), distribute, share, download, adapt or make derivative works (e.g. to translate and/or create captions), perform, and communicate Your Content to the public (e.g. to display it)
for the purposes of operating, improving, and providing the Platform and developing new technologies (including training, testing, and improving our machine learning models and algorithms) and services for TikTok USDS Joint Venture and our service providers and business partners, consistent with these Terms and subject to your Platform settings
Other users get a perpetual, irrevocable license to Your Content
Depending on your usage, sharing activities and settings, you also grant each Platform user a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use Your Content. This includes downloading, adapting and making derivative works such as including Your Content in their own content, in accordance with the Terms.
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Depending on your Platform usage, including your sharing activities and settings, you also grant to each user of the Platform a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable, worldwide license to use Your Content
download, adapt or make derivative works (e.g. to include Your Content in their content)
in accordance with these Terms
Qualifications & exceptions
Depends on your Platform usage, sharing activities and settings.
data: content
Content & IP Rights · Context
TikTok reserves all rights in the Platform and its AI features
TikTok retains all rights, including intellectual property, in the Platform and its generative AI-enabled features, and reserves all rights not expressly granted.
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We retain all our respective rights, title, and interest, including intellectual property and other proprietary rights, in and to the Platform, including its generative AI-enabled features, and we reserve all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
TikTok may remove or restrict any content for any reason
TikTok may remove or restrict access to any content, including yours and whether posted publicly or privately, for any reason. Listed examples include violations of the Terms or Community Guidelines, potential harm or rights violations, and legal requirements, court orders or where permitted by law.
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We may remove or restrict access to any content, including yours, whether publicly or privately posted, for any reason, including if (a) it violates these Terms
(b) it may cause harm to, or violate the rights of, our users, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, our affiliates, or other third parties, or (c) we are required to do so to comply with a legal requirement or court order, or are permitted to do so by law
Not stated here
Section 3.6 does not state whether you are notified of content removals.
Retention & Deletion · User right or choice
You can delete videos or your account; some copies stay public
You can delete specific videos at any time, or all Your Content by deleting your account. TikTok says it will no longer publicly display deleted content except as provided in Section 3.5, and gives the example that content incorporated into other users’ posts stays publicly accessible.
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You can delete specific videos from the Platform at any time, or all of Your Content by deleting your account
We will no longer publicly display your deleted content except as provided in Section 3.5
Your Content will remain publicly accessible on the Platform if it has been incorporated into content posted by other users
Qualifications & exceptions
Commitment concerns public display only.
Not stated here
These Terms do not state whether or how long TikTok retains deleted content internally.
Section 3.5 as supplied does not itself contain the quoted example; it grants other users a perpetual license (block 82).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Paid brand promotions must follow Branded Content Policy and FTC rules
If you post content promoting a third-party brand in exchange for payment or another incentive, you must comply with the Branded Content Policy and applicable laws and guidelines, including disclosure rules and the FTC’s Endorsement Guides.
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If you post content on the Platform that promotes a third-party brand or its products or services in exchange for payment or any other incentive, you must comply with the [Branded Content Policy]
and all applicable laws and guidelines (including with respect to disclosures), including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides.
purpose: marketing
Not stated here
The Branded Content Policy was not supplied.
Use & Processing · Permission or license
Your name and photo can appear with ads you interact with, unpaid
You permit TikTok to use your name, profile image and username with ads, sponsored gifts, offers and other branded content you interact with, without compensation, unless you have a separate commercial agreement for that promotion. TikTok notes it may be compensated by advertisers and partners you choose to interact with.
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you give us permission to use your name, profile image and username, in connection with ads, sponsored gifts, offers, and other branded or sponsored content that you interact with, without any compensation to you, unless we have entered into a separate commercial agreement with you with respect to a specific promotion or advertisement
We may receive compensation from our advertisers and our partners with which you choose to interact.
If you download or use TikTok software, including its apps, you give TikTok permission to install updates to it.
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If you download or otherwise use our software, including our applications, you give us permission to install updates to the software.
data: device
Content & IP Rights · Procedure
IP Policy applies; report copyright and trademark claims
You agree to TikTok’s Intellectual Property Policy and are expected to respect others’ IP. Suspected infringements of your rights can be reported through dedicated copyright and trademark/counterfeiting report pages.
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We respect copyright and other intellectual property rights and expect for you to do the same. You agree to the terms of our [Intellectual Property Policy]
You can report suspected infringements of your intellectual property rights on the Platform here:
Copyright:
Trademark and Counterfeiting:
Not stated here
The Intellectual Property Policy was not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
AI features: output “as is”, you're responsible, no contracts formed
TikTok may offer generative AI features for providing Input and generating Output. Output is provided “as is” without warranties, you are responsible for your Input and your use of Output, and no contract or enforceable promise with TikTok can be created or modified by Output.
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We may provide and make available to you generative AI-enabled features
Output is provided "as is" and is made available to you without any representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. You are responsible for your Input and your use of Output, and for all consequences resulting therefrom
You understand that no contract or enforceable promise between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture can be created or modified by any Output
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
AI rules: no passing off AI output as human or removing watermarks
You agree not to use Input or Output in violation of the Terms, policies or law, use AI features via bots unless authorized, or use Input or Output fraudulently or to impersonate others. You must not suggest Output is human-generated, including by removing or altering watermarks or content-authenticating metadata, or circumvent the Platform’s AI filters and safety measures.
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Provide, create, or otherwise use Input or Output in a way that violates these Terms
Use generative AI-enabled features via any automated system or software
unless otherwise authorized,
Represent, imply or otherwise create an impression that your Output is human-generated or otherwise generated without the use of AI, including by removing, obscuring, or altering any watermarks, content-authenticating metadata, or other marking or disclosure applied to or associated with your Output,
Provide, create, or otherwise use Input or Output in a fraudulent manner or to deceive, mislead or impersonate others,
Interfere with, disable, or circumvent any restrictions, filters, controls or safety measures on our Platform, including our generative AI-enabled features.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Platform “as is”; broad warranty disclaimers
The Platform is provided “as is”, with no guarantee it will be safe, secure, error-free or uninterrupted. To the maximum extent permitted by law, TikTok and TT Commerce & Global Services and their affiliates disclaim all express or implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for purpose and non-infringement.
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The Platform is provided “as is.” We and our affiliates make no guarantees that the Platform, including its generative AI-enabled features, will be safe, secure, and free from errors, or that it will function without interruption, delay or defect.
To the maximum extent permitted by law: We and TT COMMERCE & GLOBAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH EACH'S AFFILIATES
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, VALIDITY, REGISTRABILITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT
Qualifications & exceptions
To the maximum extent permitted by law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Not responsible for users' conduct; no duty to pre-screen content
Users and others are solely responsible for their content and use, and TikTok says it is not responsible for their conduct on or off the Platform or the quality of what they share. You acknowledge TikTok has no obligation to pre-screen, monitor, review or edit content.
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Users and others are solely responsible for their content and use of the Platform. We are not responsible for users’ and others’ actions or conduct (whether on or off the Platform)
You acknowledge that we have no obligation to pre-screen, monitor, review, or edit any content posted by you or other users on the Platform.
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
Qualifications & exceptions
The paragraph introduces these limitations with “To the maximum extent permitted by law”.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Using AI output is at your own risk; don't rely on it for advice
To the maximum extent permitted by law, TikTok and TT Commerce & Global Services make no warranties about generative AI features and Output, which you use at your own risk. TikTok does not endorse Output, says it may be inaccurate or unlawful, and says you should not rely on it as fact, professional advice or for decisions such as health, finance or law.
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MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF OUR GENERATIVE AI-ENABLED FEATURES AND OUTPUT
Your use of Output, and of our generative AI-enabled features, is at your own risk
TikTok USDS Joint Venture does not endorse any content included in Output
you should not rely on Output as a source of truth or fact, as a substitute for professional advice, or to inform decisions related to e.g., health, finance, or law
Output you generate may be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, objectionable, inappropriate, unlawful, and unfit for a particular purpose
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No liability for listed losses, including account termination
Except as required by law, TikTok says it is not liable for loss or damage from listed causes. These include reliance on ads or dealings with advertisers, service changes or interruptions, failing to secure your password, errors including in AI Output, personal injury, unauthorized access, third-party viruses, any content, account suspension or termination, and content removal including due to enforcement or court orders.
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EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF:
ANY RELATIONSHIP OR TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY ADVERTISER OR SPONSOR WHOSE ADVERTISING APPEARS ON THE PLATFORM
ANY CHANGES WHICH WE MAY MAKE TO THE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION IN THE PROVISION OF THE PLATFORM
YOUR FAILURE TO KEEP YOUR PASSWORD OR ACCOUNT DETAILS SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL,
ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES ON THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO OUTPUT
PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM,
ANY ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON OUTPUT,
ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM,
ANY VIRUSES OR MALICIOUS CODE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM BY ANY THIRD PARTY,
ANY CONTENT WHETHER SUBMITTED BY A USER OR TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE, INCLUDING YOUR USE OF CONTENT,
THE SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT OR END OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND US
THE REMOVAL OR UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING DUE TO ENFORCEMENT OF OUR RULES OR COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS.
Qualifications & exceptions
Except as required by applicable law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Damages exclusions and cap at greater of $100 or 12 months' payments
TikTok, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) exclude liability for punitive, consequential, special and unforeseeable damages and for lost profits, goodwill, opportunity or data. To the extent permitted by law, their maximum aggregate liability is the greater of $100 or the amount you paid TikTok in the past 12 months.
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Under no circumstance will TikTok USDS Joint Venture or our affiliates, service providers, or business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services
for any punitive, consequential, incidental, exemplary or special damages, or any damages that were not reasonably foreseeable
any damages based on lost profits (whether incurred directly or indirectly), loss of reputation or diminution in value, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of anticipated savings, loss or corruption of data suffered by you
shall, under no circumstance, exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past 12 months.
Our liability and that of our affiliates and business partners shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
The liability limitations apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Third-party apps and AI providers are governed by their own terms
You can use third-party apps and services that integrate with the Platform, such as single sign-on or sharing to other social platforms, and the Platform may integrate third-party services to provide generative AI features. Your use of those third-party services is governed by their terms and privacy policies, and TikTok makes no commitments about their quality, security or integrity.
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You can use third-party applications and services that integrate with the Platform, such as when you log in to the Platform using a single sign-on tool or share content on other social media platforms.
The Platform may also integrate third-party services, including software and products, to provide generative AI-enabled features.
Your use of these third-party applications and services is governed by their terms and privacy policies, not ours. We make no commitments, warranties or representations about the quality, security or integrity of third-party applications and services you choose to use with the Platform.
purpose: third_party_services
Not stated here
The identity of third-party generative AI providers, and what Input they receive, is not stated.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Deleting your account ends the Terms, but key sections survive
If you delete your account, the Terms terminate except obligations that by their nature survive, including Sections 3.5 (content licenses), 4 (liability), 5, 7 (indemnity), 8 (disputes) and 9 (other). Obligations under legal requirements or court orders also remain.
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If you delete your account, these Terms (as may be amended) will terminate as an agreement between you and us, except for obligations that remain in place which by their nature should survive the termination of these Terms
Section 3.5 “Ownership of content and grant of licenses,” Section 4 “Limitation of liability,” Section 5 "Suspending or ending our relationship," Section 7 “Indemnity,” Section 8 “Resolving disputes,” and Section 9 “Other.”
Obligations under applicable legal requirements or court order will also remain in place despite the termination.
TikTok may ban or restrict accounts anytime, without prior notice
TikTok reserves the right, at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion, to ban or suspend your account or restrict features. Listed grounds include believed violations, legal requirements, technical or security issues, suspected fraud or other illegal activity, sanctions designations, and inability to perform due to sanctions risk.
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We reserve the right, at any time and without prior notice, to ban or suspend your account, or restrict your access to features of the Platform, at our sole discretion, including if:
we have reason to believe in our sole discretion that you have violated these Terms
we are legally required to do so,
it is necessary in our judgment to respond to a technical or security issue,
we suspect fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, activities that violate anti-corruption, economic sanctions or export control laws, or other illegal activity by the user,
you or any of your shareholders is designated on any Sanctioned Party Lists
we determine that we cannot perform our obligations under this Agreement due to prohibitions, or exposure to risk of sanctions.
Not stated here
Section 5.2 does not state whether you are told the reason for a ban or suspension.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
New accounts after a ban may also be banned
If TikTok previously banned or suspended your account and you use the Platform again, for example by opening another account, TikTok is entitled to ban or suspend those accounts.
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If we have previously banned or suspended your account, but you use our Platform again (for example, by opening another account), we are entitled to ban or suspend any such accounts.
You can appeal bans, suspensions and feature restrictions
If you think TikTok should not have banned or suspended your account or restricted features, you may appeal through the Platform and TikTok says it will review its decision.
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If you think we should not have banned or suspended your account, or restricted your access to features of the Platform, you may submit an appeal through the functionalities provided on the Platform and we will review our decision.
A permanent ban ends the Terms, with the same survival list
If TikTok permanently bans your accounts, the Terms terminate, except obligations that survive by nature, including Sections 3.5, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, and obligations under legal requirements or court orders.
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If we permanently ban your accounts, these Terms (as may be amended) will terminate as an agreement between you and us
Section 3.5 “Ownership of content and grant of licenses,” Section 4 “Limitation of liability,” Section 5 "Suspending or ending our relationship," Section 7 “Indemnity,” Section 8 “Resolving disputes,” and Section 9 “Other.”
Obligations under applicable legal requirements or court order will also remain in place despite the termination.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Notice before material changes, except urgent ones
TikTok may change the Terms from time to time. Unless otherwise required by law, it says it will notify you of material changes and give you a chance to review them before they apply; for urgent changes (for example security, safety, legal or regulatory reasons) advance notice may not be possible, but it will tell you as soon as reasonably able.
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We may make changes to these Terms from time to time.
Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you of any material changes to these Terms and give you an opportunity to review them before they apply.
Where we need to make urgent changes, for example, for security, safety, legal or regulatory reasons, we may not be able to provide you with advance notice, but we will let you know as soon as we are reasonably able to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Urgent changes may take effect without advance notice.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Continued use means accepting updated Terms; review them regularly
You agree to regularly review the Terms and to review them when notified of updates; the “Last Updated” date reflects the effective date. Continuing to use the Platform after updated Terms take effect means you agree to them, and updated Terms supersede prior versions unless a provision says otherwise; you are advised to save a local copy.
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You agree to regularly review the Terms to stay informed of the latest changes, and to review the Terms whenever you receive a notice from us that the Terms have been updated.
The “Last Updated” date will reflect the effective date of the Terms. If you continue to use the Platform after any updated Terms are in effect, you agree to be bound by the updated Terms.
Such Terms supersede all prior versions of the Terms unless a particular provision of the updated Terms states otherwise.
You should print off or save a local copy of the Terms for your records.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Broad indemnity covering TikTok, partners and TT Commerce
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless TikTok, its affiliates, service providers and business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) and their personnel against claims, losses and costs, including attorneys’ and arbitration fees, relating to your use of the Platform, breaches of the Terms and export-control or sanctions violations. The indemnity survives termination of the relationship or the Terms.
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You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TikTok USDS Joint Venture and our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates
costs (including attorneys’ fees and other costs of arbitration, litigation, defense, or settlement)
arising out of or relating to your use of the Platform under these Terms, including a breach of your obligations, representations and warranties under these Terms, and any violation of export controls or economic sanctions laws
This provision and your indemnification obligations will survive any termination of your relationship with TikTok USDS Joint Venture and the expiration or termination of these Terms, by either party.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Mandatory informal dispute process with 60/30-day windows
Before filing any legal action, parties must complete an informal dispute process started by notice; the recipient has 60 days to respond. Either party may sue if the dispute is unresolved when the response time expires or 30 days after a response, whichever is earlier, and statutes of limitation and filing-fee deadlines are paused during the process, which also covers TT Commerce & Global Services and affiliates.
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The party raising a dispute will initiate this process by notifying the other. 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
the terms “TikTok USDS Joint Venture,” “we,” or “us” include TikTok USDS Joint Venture, TT Commerce & Global Services, each of their parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
California law; exclusive courts in Los Angeles
The Terms and related claims are governed by California law without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Claims must be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California or the Los Angeles County Superior Court, including claims that arose before you agreed to the Terms, and you submit to those courts’ personal jurisdiction.
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will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles
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, regardless of whether the claim, cause of action, or dispute arose prior to your agreement to these Terms
You also agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of either of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must bring claims within one year of the underlying event
You must initiate any proceeding within one year of the event or facts giving rise to a dispute relating to the Terms or Platform, or the claim is permanently barred. The informal dispute process separately states that limitation periods are tolled while it runs.
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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
OTHERWISE, YOU FOREVER WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION
the statute of limitations and any filing fee deadlines shall be tolled while the parties engage in the informal dispute resolution process
Entire agreement; TikTok may assign without notice, you may not
These Terms and any Additional Terms are the whole agreement and replace prior terms of service between you and TikTok Inc. related to the Platform. You may not transfer your rights, while TikTok may freely assign its rights and obligations without notice, including in a merger, acquisition or asset or equity sale.
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These Terms and any applicable Additional Terms described above are the whole legal agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture
completely replace any prior terms of service between you and TikTok Inc. related to the Platform
Any rights and permissions granted in them, may not be transferred or assigned by you. Our rights and obligations under these Terms are freely assignable by us without any requirement to notify you or any third party, in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale or disposition of assets, sale or transfer of equity
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
No waiver, severability, and meaning of 'including'
Failing to enforce a provision is not a waiver. An invalid provision is removed only to the minimum extent needed and the rest remains in effect, and “including” means “including but not limited to”.
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Our or your failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
If any portion of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, then the removal of that provision will be done to the minimum extent required to make it enforceable under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue to have full force and effect.
In these Terms, “include” or “including” means “including but not limited to.”
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Open source components have their own licenses
The Platform contains open source software, and each item is subject to its own license terms, available via TikTok’s Open Source Policy.
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The Platform contains certain open source software. Each item of open source software is subject to its own applicable license terms
Not stated here
The Open Source Policy was not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Contact TikTok with questions about the Terms
You can contact TikTok USDS Joint Venture, including with questions about these Terms, through a linked feedback page.
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You can contact us, including to ask questions about these Terms, [here]