Applies to Rewards Programs offered to U.S. users on the Platform
This Rewards Policy covers incentive programs, promotions and campaigns offered on the Platform in the United States, which the policy calls Rewards Programs. It says it applies to U.S. users of TikTok and to people accessing TikTok from within the U.S. The page is marked as last updated January 22, 2026.
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When
Last updated: January 22, 2026
Where
United States
Who
Platform users who participate in a Rewards Program
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Last updated: January 22, 2026
This Rewards Policy applies to U.S. users of TikTok and those accessing TikTok within the U.S.
applies to Platform users that participate in an incentive program, promotion, and/or campaign offered on the Platform in the United States
Qualifications & exceptions
Only programs offered on the Platform in the United States
Covers U.S. users of TikTok and people accessing TikTok from within the U.S.
Not stated here
'Platform' is not defined in this document. The policy points to the Terms of Service and Virtual Items Policy for undefined capitalized terms, and neither was supplied.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You must be at least 18, or the age of majority where you live if that is older
To take part in Rewards Programs and receive Rewards you must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is older.
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at least 18 or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is older
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You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is older) to take part in Rewards Programs and receive Rewards.
Qualifications & exceptions
The age of majority in your jurisdiction applies when it is higher than 18
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Rewards Programs are offered by TikTok USDS Joint Venture and its affiliates
The company offering Rewards Programs is TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC and its affiliates, which the policy shortens to TikTok USDS Joint Venture. It works with service providers, business partners and affiliates to provide important functions of the programs. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC and its affiliates are named as an example of such a partner.
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Who
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC and its affiliates
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The Rewards Program is offered by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC and its affiliates
works with service providers and business partners, such as TT Commerce & Global Services LLC and its affiliates
Qualifications & exceptions
TT Commerce & Global Services is given as an example ('such as'), not as a complete list of partners
Not stated here
Which other service providers or business partners perform program functions is not stated.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
TT Commerce & Global Services is solely responsible for payment or financial obligations
The policy says TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for any payment or financial obligations in relation to the Rewards Program. Later sections describe a monetary reward 'from TikTok' and say amounts shown to you belong to TikTok until they reach your account, so this statement should be read together with those.
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Who
TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates
What it covers
payment or financial obligations in relation to the Rewards Program
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TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates are solely responsible for any payment or financial obligations in relation to the Rewards Program.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to payment or financial obligations in relation to the Rewards Program
Not stated here
The document does not explain how this allocation fits with Reward Payments described as coming from TikTok, or which entity a user should look to if a Reward Payment is not made.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): An amount shown to you belongs to TikTok until it reaches your Preferred Account — TT Commerce & Global Services is said to be solely responsible for payment or financial obligations, while amounts displayed belong to TikTok until received and Reward Payments are described as coming from TikTok. The document does not explain how these fit.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
You may be eligible for virtual or physical Rewards, which vary by program and location
Taking part in a Rewards Program may make you eligible for virtual and/or physical rewards, called Rewards, in recognition of meeting that program's requirements. Which Reward is available depends on the program and on your location. The policy points ahead to its section on what Rewards are and how you receive them.
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Condition
satisfying the relevant Rewards Program's requirements
Where
Reward available depends on your location
Supporting quotations
you may be eligible to receive virtual and/or physical rewards
The Reward available depends on the Rewards Program and your location.
3. What are Rewards and how do you receive them?
Qualifications & exceptions
'May be eligible': no Reward is promised by taking part
Depends on the Rewards Program and your location
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Participation is governed by this policy, program-specific provisions and creator rules
Taking part is governed by this Rewards Policy and any other applicable program-specific provisions made available when you join. Creators are also covered by the Creator Code of Conduct, and LIVE creators by the LIVE Monetization Guidelines. Together with this policy, these make up what the policy calls the Rewards Program Terms.
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if you are a creator
Condition
for LIVE creators
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your participation is governed by this Rewards Policy and any other applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions made available to you when you join the Rewards Program
if you are a creator
for LIVE creators
This Rewards Policy and any applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions apply when you participate in Rewards Programs on TikTok.
Qualifications & exceptions
Creator Code of Conduct applies if you are a creator
LIVE Monetization Guidelines apply to LIVE creators
Program-specific provisions are those made available to you when you join the program
Not stated here
The text of the Creator Code of Conduct, the LIVE Monetization Guidelines and any program-specific provisions was not supplied, so the rules in them are unknown here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Terms of Service and Community Guidelines also apply; the Privacy Policy covers personal data
The Terms of Service and Community Guidelines apply to your participation in Rewards Programs in the same way as to any other activity on the Platform. The policy says the Privacy Policy describes how personal data is processed; this document does not itself describe data processing.
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also apply to your participation in Rewards Programs in the same way as they apply to any other activities on the Platform
describes how we process your personal data
Not stated here
The Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and Privacy Policy were not supplied, so what they require or how personal data is processed for Rewards is unknown here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Program-specific provisions prevail over this policy in a conflict
If this Rewards Policy conflicts with applicable program-specific provisions, the program-specific provisions apply. A particular program can therefore set rules that differ from this general policy.
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Condition
a conflict between this policy and applicable program-specific provisions
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If there is a conflict between this Rewards Policy and applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions, the Rewards Program-specific provisions will apply.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only where there is a conflict with applicable program-specific provisions
Not stated here
Program-specific provisions were not supplied, so which rules of this policy a given program overrides is unknown.
Those two documents were not supplied, so the meanings of terms such as Platform, Virtual Items, Points, Coins or Diamonds are not stated in this document.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Eligibility: at least 18, and not an employee, officer or contractor of TikTok or TT Commerce & Global Services
To take part you must meet every listed requirement. Individuals must be at least 18 or the age of majority in their jurisdiction, and must not be an employee, officer or contractor of TikTok USDS Joint Venture, TT Commerce & Global Services or its affiliates. This list words the age rule without the opening section's 'whichever is older'; the text does not reconcile the two wordings.
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Condition
individuals at least 18 or the age of majority
Exception
employees, officers and contractors of TikTok USDS Joint Venture or TT Commerce & Global Services or its affiliates are excluded
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To participate in a Rewards Program, you must:
For individuals, be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction).
Not be an employee, officer or contractor of TikTok USDS Joint Venture or TT Commerce & Global Services or its affiliates.
Qualifications & exceptions
The age rule is stated for individuals
The staff exclusion covers employees, officers and contractors
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Eligibility: an active account with no breach or suspected breach of the rules
You need an active account on the Platform. You must also have complied with all relevant obligations and must not be in breach, or suspected breach, of the Rewards Program Terms, the Terms of Service, the Community Guidelines or any other applicable policies. Because suspected breach is enough, eligibility can be lost without a confirmed violation.
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active account on the Platform
Condition
no breach or suspected breach of the Rewards Program Terms and other applicable policies
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Have an active account on the Platform.
Have complied with all relevant obligations and not be in breach or suspected breach of the Rewards Program Terms
Qualifications & exceptions
Suspected breach, not only proven breach, counts against you
Covers the Rewards Program Terms, Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and any other applicable policies
Not stated here
The document does not say who decides what counts as a suspected breach or how that is assessed.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You must take part yourself, with your own account and without help from third parties or computers
You must complete the missions or activities in a Rewards Program by yourself, using your own TikTok account, and without the help of third parties, computers or otherwise.
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complete missions or activities yourself with your own TikTok account
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Participate in the Rewards Program independently, which means you complete the missions or activities in the Rewards Program by yourself (with your own TikTok account) and without the help of third parties, computers or otherwise.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to completing the program's missions or activities
Not stated here
The wording 'computers or otherwise' is broad and the document does not say where the line falls, for example for automation tools or shared devices.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Eligibility: program-specific criteria may add requirements, and government or public interest accounts are excluded
A program can set additional eligibility criteria in its own provisions or program pages. Separately, you must not use a government and public interest account to take part.
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government and public interest accounts cannot be used
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Meet any additional eligibility criteria for the Rewards Program, as set out in the relevant Rewards Program-specific provisions and/or in the Rewards Program-specific pages.
Not use a government and public interest account for participating.
Qualifications & exceptions
Additional criteria come from the relevant program-specific provisions and/or program pages
Not stated here
The policy does not define 'government and public interest account', and the program-specific criteria were not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
TikTok USDS Joint Venture can change eligibility criteria at any time without prior notice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to change the eligibility criteria at any time and without giving prior notice, unless applicable law requires otherwise. A later section says TikTok will attempt to give advance notice of material changes to a Rewards Program.
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Exception
unless required otherwise by applicable laws
When
at any time and without prior notice
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Unless required otherwise by applicable laws, TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to change the eligibility criteria at any time and without prior notice.
Meeting the criteria does not guarantee participation; TikTok can deny, terminate or suspend at its discretion
Being eligible does not guarantee you a place in any Rewards Program. TikTok USDS Joint Venture can deny, terminate or suspend your participation in, or access to, any Rewards Program and any Rewards, or any portion of them, at any time and at its discretion.
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What it does
deny, terminate or suspend participation or access
When
at any time
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Meeting eligibility requirements does not guarantee your participation in any Rewards Program.
has the right to deny, terminate or suspend your participation in, and/or access to, any Rewards Program and any Rewards, or any portion thereof, at any time, at our discretion
Qualifications & exceptions
At any time, at TikTok USDS Joint Venture's discretion
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Rewards are voluntary: eligibility gives no entitlement and TikTok decides whether, what and how much
Meeting the criteria may make you eligible for a Reward but does not entitle you to one. TikTok USDS Joint Venture keeps full discretion over whether to provide Rewards and over their nature and amount, and says providing Rewards is entirely voluntary. The short summary repeats that it may decide whether to give a Reward, including its type and amount.
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Who
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
What it does
decides whether to provide a Reward and its nature and amount
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it does not entitle you to one
TikTok USDS Joint Venture maintains full discretion on whether to provide Rewards and the nature and amount of Rewards.
provision of Rewards to you is entirely voluntary.
Even if you are eligible to receive a Reward, TikTok USDS Joint Venture maintains full discretion on whether to give you a Reward, including the type and amount.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies even where you meet the eligibility criteria
Each program's own provisions say who can join, how, and which Rewards are available
The program-specific provisions for a Rewards Program are where the policy says you will find who is eligible, how to participate, which Rewards are available and how you may receive them. This general policy therefore does not settle those details for any single program.
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The relevant Rewards Program-specific provisions will include information and instructions on who is eligible to participate, how to participate, what Rewards are available, and how you may receive them.
Rewards Program-specific provisions will tell you what Rewards are available and what you must do to receive them.
Not stated here
The program-specific provisions were not supplied, so the details for any particular program are unknown.
Account & Service Control · Context
Examples of what programs may ask: collect Virtual Items, complete activities, or create content
The policy gives examples of what some Rewards Programs may do: require you to collect a number of Virtual Items such as Points, require you to complete predefined activities or actions, or reward you for your popularity and/or for creating content on the Platform. These are illustrations introduced by 'for example', not a complete list.
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For example, some Rewards Programs may:
Require you to complete certain activities, like:
Require you to collect a certain number of Virtual Items, such as Points (as defined in the Virtual Items Policy)
Completing predefined activities or actions
Reward you for your popularity and/or for creating content on our Platform.
Qualifications & exceptions
Examples only: 'some Rewards Programs may'
Not stated here
Which program uses which mechanic is not stated here.
The Virtual Items Policy text, including its definition of Points, is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what Points or other Virtual Items are.
Linking & Identification · Context
Referral Programs can reward you for friends who create new accounts through your code or link
Some programs, called Referral Programs, involve referring friends who create a new account on the Platform through a referrer's code or link. Where applicable, those friends must also complete certain Engagement Actions after creating the account. The policy implies TikTok connects a referrer's Reward to the friends' sign-ups and, where applicable, their later actions.
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Condition
friends create a new account via the referrer's code or link
Condition
where applicable, friends complete certain Engagement Actions after account creation
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Referring friends who create a new account on the Platform via a referror
those friends complete certain Engagement Actions after account creation
Qualifications & exceptions
Only where a program is a Referral Program
The friends' later Engagement Actions apply 'where applicable'
Not stated here
The document does not say what information about referred friends is shared with the referrer or kept by TikTok.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company commitment
There is no charge to enter Rewards Programs
The policy states there is no charge to enter Rewards Programs. This is about entry; other sections mention taxes on Rewards and possible transaction fees and conversion costs on Reward Payments.
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What it covers
entry to Rewards Programs is free of charge
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There is no charge to enter Rewards Programs.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to entering a Rewards Program
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
Rewards can be digital goods, coupons, merchandise, experiences or hospitality from TikTok or its partners
A Reward can be digital goods or services supplied by TikTok USDS Joint Venture, such as Coins and profile frames described in the Virtual Items Policy, or coupons and discount vouchers for other services it supplies. A Reward can also be merchandise, real-world experiences or hospitality from TikTok USDS Joint Venture or its business partners, such as TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates.
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can be:
Digital goods and/or services supplied by TikTok USDS Joint Venture (such as Coins and profile frames, as outlined in our Virtual Items Policy), or coupons and discount vouchers for other services that we supply
Merchandise, real-world experiences, or hospitality from TikTok USDS Joint Venture or our business partners, such as TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates
Qualifications & exceptions
Examples given with 'such as' are not a complete list
Not stated here
The Virtual Items Policy was not supplied, so what Coins and profile frames are is not described here.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
A Reward can be a monetary Reward Payment from TikTok
One kind of Reward is a monetary reward from TikTok, which the policy calls a Reward Payment. Later sections set the conditions for receiving one.
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What it covers
monetary reward called a Reward Payment
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A monetary reward from TikTok
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
A Reward can be goods, services or benefits from a third-party Supplier
A Reward can also be goods, services or other benefits supplied by a third-party supplier, which the policy calls a Supplier, such as a gift card, coupons, discount vouchers, real-world experiences or trips, or merchandise.
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Who
third-party Supplier
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Other goods, services or other benefits supplied by a third-party supplier
Qualifications & exceptions
Examples given with 'such as' are not a complete list
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Rewards recognize creators' contributions, measured by content, engagement and popularity in Diamonds
Among other things, TikTok provides Rewards to recognize a creator's contributions to the Platform, judged by the quality and quantity of content they share, the level of their viewer engagement and their popularity. Popularity is measured through TikTok's allocation of a Virtual Item called a Diamond. The list of purposes is introduced as 'amongst other things', so it is not exhaustive.
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Why
recognize creators' contributions to the Platform
Condition
popularity measured through allocation of Diamonds
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We provide Rewards to (amongst other things):
contributions to the Platform for the quality and quantity of content they share, the level of their viewer engagement, and their popularity
allocation of a Virtual Item known as a Diamond
Qualifications & exceptions
The purposes listed are not exhaustive ('amongst other things')
Applies to creators
Not stated here
How quality of content is judged is not described, and the Virtual Items Policy that explains Diamonds was not supplied.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
Rewards also incentivize trying new features and thank users for participating and inviting others
Other stated reasons for Rewards are to incentivize you to try new features or products, to thank you for your active participation on the Platform and to thank you for successfully inviting new users.
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Incentivize you to try new features or products;
Thank you for your active participation on the Platform;
Thank you for successfully inviting new users to the Platform.
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with 'amongst other things' and is not exhaustive
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
Program-specific provisions give the detail on available Rewards, how to receive them and Virtual Item amounts
The program-specific provisions are where detailed information on available Rewards and how to receive them appears. If a Reward depends on collecting a number or type of Virtual Items, the amount needed will be explained in those provisions.
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The relevant Rewards Program-specific provisions will include detailed information about what Rewards are available under that Rewards Program and how to receive them.
the amount needed will be explained to you in the Rewards Program-specific provisions
Not stated here
The program-specific provisions were not supplied, so thresholds and amounts for any program are unknown.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
When you are eligible, TikTok tells you how to claim a Reward and you must follow its instructions
If you participate and are eligible, TikTok will send an in-app notification or contact you through other channels, as appropriate, to tell you how to claim the Reward. You must follow the instructions provided to claim or use a Reward.
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What it does
send an in-app notification or contact you to say how to claim
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TikTok will send you an in-app notification or contact you via other channels (as appropriate) to tell you how to claim the Reward. You must follow the instructions provided to claim or use a Reward.
Qualifications & exceptions
'Other channels' are used 'as appropriate'
Not stated here
The other channels are not named.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Some Rewards require a request that TikTok reviews, aiming for 24 hours but possibly longer
In some cases you must submit a request to receive a Reward, normally from within your TikTok account. TikTok may need time to review it and says it will do its best to finish the review within 24 hours, although some requests may take longer.
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When
best effort within twenty-four (24) hours
Supporting quotations
In some instances, to receive a Reward you will need to submit a request.
We will do our best to complete our review within twenty-four (24) hours, although some requests may take longer.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only 'in some instances'
The 24-hour target is a best effort, not a guarantee
Not stated here
The review criteria are not described here.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for taxes on Rewards, which are given inclusive of tax, and TikTok need not help with tax claims
You are responsible for paying any taxes related to Rewards you receive, and Rewards are given inclusive of tax, if applicable. If tax is withheld or deducted you are not entitled to any additional payment from TikTok USDS Joint Venture. TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners including TT Commerce & Global Services, and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors have no obligation to support you in making a claim for refund or relief from any tax authority.
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Who
TikTok USDS Joint Venture and its affiliates, service providers and business partners
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You are responsible for paying any taxes related to any Rewards you receive. All Rewards are given inclusive of tax (if applicable).
you will not be entitled to any additional payment from TikTok USDS Joint Venture
are under no obligation to support you in making a claim for refund or relief from any tax authority
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
No refunds or reimbursements for Rewards unless TikTok is at fault or the law requires
TikTok does not offer refunds or reimbursements for Rewards you have received, unless TikTok is at fault or is otherwise legally required to provide one.
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Exception
unless we are at fault or are otherwise legally required to
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We do not offer refunds or reimbursements for Rewards you have received, unless we are at fault or are otherwise legally required to.
Qualifications & exceptions
Exceptions: where TikTok is at fault or is legally required to
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Your ability to receive a Reward expires two years after you first become eligible, unless program rules say otherwise
Unless the program-specific provisions say otherwise, your ability to receive a Reward expires two years from the date you are first eligible. Some Rewards also have a time limit for using them. You must claim and use Rewards by the expiration date, as applicable, or you forfeit the Reward. TikTok USDS Joint Venture and the other listed parties are under no obligation to extend unclaimed or unused Rewards that have expired.
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When
two (2) years from the date you are first eligible
Exception
unless the program-specific provisions state otherwise
Supporting quotations
Unless the Rewards Program-specific provisions state otherwise, your ability to receive a Reward will expire two (2) years from the date you are first eligible to receive it.
Some Rewards will have a time limit within which you can use them.
You must claim and use them by the expiration date (as applicable) or you will forfeit the Reward.
are under no obligation to extend any unclaimed or unused Rewards that have expired
Qualifications & exceptions
Two years runs from the date you are first eligible
Program-specific provisions may set a different period
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company commitment
TikTok will correct Reward mistakes and may offer a different Reward than the program stated
TikTok says it tries to give the correct number and type of Rewards. If it learns of a mistake, it will correct it as soon as it can. TikTok USDS Joint Venture may also offer a different Reward from the one set out in the program-specific provisions.
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If we learn that a mistake was made when providing a Reward, we will correct the mistake as soon as we can.
may offer you a different Reward to the one set out in the Reward Program-specific provisions
Qualifications & exceptions
Correction applies when TikTok learns a mistake was made
Not stated here
The document does not say whether a correction can reduce or reverse a Reward already given.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
To get a Reward Payment you must meet program requirements and give a payment account in your own name
A program may allow a Reward Payment. To be eligible you must meet the program's eligibility requirements, provide information TikTok asks for, and give details of a valid payment account or instrument with a payment provider TikTok supports, registered in your legal name, such as a bank account or a PayPal account. The policy calls this the Preferred Account.
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Condition
payment account registered in your legal name with a supported provider
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A Rewards Program may allow you to receive a Reward Payment.
To be eligible for a Reward Payment you must:
Meet our eligibility requirements, as set out in the applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions;
Provide us with details of a valid payment account or payment instrument with a payment provider we support and registered in your legal name, such as a bank account or a PayPal account
Qualifications & exceptions
Only in programs that allow a Reward Payment
The account must be with a supported provider and in your legal name
Not stated here
Which payment providers are supported is not listed.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
TikTok may ask for information to verify your identity, age and location before a Reward Payment
To be eligible for a Reward Payment you must give TikTok any relevant information it requests, including information to verify your identity, age and location. The request is open-ended: it is not limited to those three items.
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What it covers
identity, age and location information
Why
verify identity, age and location
Supporting quotations
Provide us with any relevant information we request (including to verify your identity, age and location)
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to Reward Payments
Includes information to verify identity, age and location
Not stated here
The exact information requested, how it is stored or used, and with whom it is shared are not described in this document; it points to the Privacy Policy for how personal data is processed.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
You must keep your payment information accurate or bear the consequences, including lost or misdirected funds
You must make sure the information you give is accurate, complete and up to date. If it is inaccurate, TikTok and the other listed parties are not responsible for delays or issues with Reward Payments, and you bear any resulting consequences, such as lost, stolen or misdirected funds or other harm.
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Condition
information provided is inaccurate
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You must make sure that the information you provide is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
you will bear any resulting consequences, such as lost, stolen, or misdirected funds or other harm
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies if you provide inaccurate information
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
An amount shown to you belongs to TikTok until it reaches your Preferred Account
For some programs, a Reward Payment may be shown to you as available to be paid out immediately or later. Until you receive it in your Preferred Account, any amount displayed to you belongs to TikTok.
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Condition
until the Reward Payment is received in your Preferred Account
Supporting quotations
For some Rewards Programs, a Reward Payment may be displayed to you as being available to be paid out immediately or at a later date.
Until you receive a Reward Payment in your Preferred Account, any amount displayed to you belongs to TikTok.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to some Rewards Programs
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): TT Commerce & Global Services is solely responsible for payment or financial obligations — TT Commerce & Global Services is said to be solely responsible for payment or financial obligations, while amounts displayed belong to TikTok until received and Reward Payments are described as coming from TikTok. The document does not explain how these fit.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Minimum and maximum Reward Payment limits and transaction fees may apply
Minimum and maximum limits on Reward Payments may apply, along with transaction fees. TikTok says it will also tell you if you need to meet any other minimum requirements before it makes the payment.
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Minimum and maximum Reward Payment limits may apply, along with transaction fees.
if you need to meet any other minimum requirements before we make the Reward Payment
Qualifications & exceptions
'May apply': not stated for every program
Not stated here
The limits and fee amounts are not stated here.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
TikTok weighs a range of factors, including LIVE popularity and content quality, in setting a Reward Payment
TikTok takes a range of factors into account when deciding what Reward Payment will be available to you. For payments arising from LIVE content, the example factors are popularity measured in Diamonds, LIVE duration, new unique followers while LIVE, viewer engagement, days gone LIVE, league or ranking, and the quality and safety of the LIVE content.
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Why
decide what Reward Payment is available
Supporting quotations
We take into account a range of factors when deciding what Reward Payment will be available to you.
the factors we take into account may include: your popularity on the Platform (measured in Diamonds collected), LIVE duration, the number of new unique followers while you are LIVE, viewer engagement, the number of days you have gone LIVE, your league or ranking, and the quality and safety of your LIVE content
Qualifications & exceptions
The LIVE factors are examples ('may include')
The LIVE list applies to Reward Payments arising from LIVE content
Not stated here
Weights, thresholds and how quality and safety are judged are not stated.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Reward Payments are calculated in USD, and currency conversion costs may be passed to you
Reward Payments are calculated in US dollars and the estimate may be shown in your local currency. If a payment is transferred to your Preferred Account in your local currency, a conversion cost may apply to the payment. Details of transaction fees and exchange rates will be shown before you request or receive a payment.
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Reward Payments are calculated in USD.
there may be a cost related to this conversion, which will be applied to your Reward Payment
Details of applicable transaction fees and foreign exchange rates will be displayed to you before you request or receive a Reward Payment.
Qualifications & exceptions
Conversion costs apply if the transfer is in your local currency
Not stated here
The fee and exchange-rate amounts are not stated here.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
A Reward Payment may be paid periodically or after you request it, depending on the program
Depending on the program, a Reward Payment may be available to be paid to your Preferred Account periodically or after you request it.
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Depending on the Rewards Program, a Reward Payment may be available to be paid to your Preferred Account periodically or following your request.
Qualifications & exceptions
Depends on the Rewards Program
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok and related parties are not responsible for losses caused by third-party payment services
TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners including TT Commerce & Global Services, and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors are not responsible for loss or damage caused by a third-party payment method or payment service provider, or an interruption of that provider's services, as long as it is not the result of TikTok's actions.
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provided it is not as a result of our actions
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are not responsible for any loss or damage caused by a third-party payment method or payment service provider, or any interruption of services being offered by a third-party payment service provider to you, provided it is not as a result of our actions
Qualifications & exceptions
Not applicable where the loss results from TikTok's own actions
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Reward Payment timing is not guaranteed, and TikTok is not liable for delays caused by the payment provider
Because Reward Payments go through a third-party payment service provider, TikTok and the related parties will not guarantee payment within a specific time, even if they gave an indication of timing. They will not be liable to you or anyone else for a failure or delay in your receipt of a Reward Payment that is caused by that provider.
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cannot and will not guarantee the fulfilment of Reward Payments within a specific period of time (even if we have provided an indication of timing)
will not be liable to you or any third party for any failure or delay in your receipt of a Reward Payment that is caused by a third-party payment service provider
Qualifications & exceptions
Liability disclaimer covers failures or delays caused by the third-party provider
Some programs give non-monetary Rewards from TikTok, such as Virtual Items
Some programs let you receive a non-monetary Reward from TikTok USDS Joint Venture, for example Virtual Items.
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Some Rewards Programs allow you to receive a non-monetary Reward from TikTok USDS Joint Venture, for example Virtual Items.
Non-monetary Rewards, including digital and physical goods and services, may also be offered by TikTok USDS Joint Venture and be provided by TikTok USDS Joint Venture or a third-party Supplier.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only in some Rewards Programs
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
When a Supplier provides a Reward, TikTok still decides eligibility and the Supplier is a separate organization
Sometimes a non-monetary Reward comes from a Supplier. TikTok USDS Joint Venture remains the party responsible for deciding eligibility for the Reward, and each Supplier is a separate and distinct organization from TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
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Who
Supplier
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture will still be the party responsible for determining the eligibility for the Reward
Each Supplier is a separate and distinct organization from TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies when a Supplier provides a non-monetary Reward
Not stated here
The document does not say whether personal data is shared with Suppliers.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You must follow Supplier terms and complete the Supplier's steps to claim a Reward
Suppliers may have their own terms that you must comply with to use their product or service or to claim a Reward; these are supplementary to the Rewards Program Terms. You must create or log in to a Supplier account if required, read and agree to the Supplier terms before claiming, ensure you are eligible to claim the Reward and verify the Reward's validity period.
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that you must comply with to use their product or service or to successfully claim a Reward, which are supplementary to the Rewards Programs Terms
If required, create or log in to an account with the Supplier to use their product or service;
Read and agree to the Supplier T&Cs before claiming the applicable Reward;
Ensure that you are eligible to claim the Reward; and
Verify the validity period of the Reward.
Qualifications & exceptions
Account creation or login is required only if the Supplier requires it
Not stated here
Supplier terms were not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok and related parties disclaim liability and control over Supplier terms and Supplier-provided Rewards
TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners including TT Commerce & Global Services, and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors say they have no liability for, or control over, the Supplier terms or your use of a Supplier-provided Reward. They say they will never be a party to the agreement between you and the Supplier, and that use of Rewards under Supplier terms is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, TikTok USDS Joint Venture and the other listed parties.
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have no liability for, or control over, the Supplier T&Cs or your use of a Reward supplied by a Supplier
shall under no circumstances be a party to any agreement between you and the Supplier for a Reward supplied by them
is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, TikTok USDS Joint Venture
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to Rewards supplied by a Supplier
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
TikTok can change how it issues Rewards at any time without prior notice
TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to change the methodology for issuing a Reward at any time and without prior notice. If you live in a country where notice is required, it says it will make every effort to notify you of changes.
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at any time and without prior notice
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to change the methodology for issuing a Reward at any time and without prior notice.
If you live in a country where notice is required, we will make every effort to notify you of changes.
Qualifications & exceptions
Notice is promised only where a country requires it, and then as 'every effort'
Not stated here
The document does not list which countries require notice.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
TikTok may deduct, withhold, delay or revoke eligibility for a Reward on listed grounds
TikTok may deduct a Reward you have become eligible for, in part or in full, or you may not receive a Reward (including a Reward Payment) at all, or receipt may be delayed, or TikTok may revoke your eligibility to request it, if any of the listed grounds applies. The grounds are: not providing requested information; no verified and supported Preferred Account; legal, regulatory, risk management or security reasons; breach of law or rules; dishonestly obtained Rewards; possible reputational damage; false or concealed affiliation in your content; other policy violations; and tampering with a program.
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What it does
deduct, withhold, delay or revoke eligibility to request a Reward
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We may deduct a Reward that you have become eligible to receive (in part or in full), or you may not receive a Reward (including a Reward Payment) at all, or receipt of the Reward may be delayed or we may revoke your eligibility to request it, if:
We maintain the discretion to withhold or delay (in part or in full) the granting of a Reward where we have cause to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies if one of the listed grounds applies
Covers a Reward you have become eligible to receive, including a Reward Payment
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Ground: not providing requested information or a verified, supported Preferred Account
A Reward can be deducted, withheld or delayed if you do not give the information TikTok asks for in accordance with its instructions or, for a Reward Payment, do not provide a verified and supported Preferred Account.
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Condition
information not provided, or no verified and supported Preferred Account for a Reward Payment
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You do not provide us with the information that we ask for in accordance with our instructions;
For a Reward Payment, you do not provide us with a verified and supported Preferred Account;
Qualifications & exceptions
The Preferred Account ground applies to Reward Payments
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Ground: legal, regulatory, risk management or security reasons
A Reward can be withheld, suspended, delayed or redirected, in part or in full, if TikTok is required to do so for legal, regulatory, risk management or security reasons.
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Condition
required for legal, regulatory, risk management or security reasons
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We are required to withhold, suspend, delay or re-direct any Reward (or part of it) for legal, regulatory, risk management or security reasons;
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies where TikTok is required to act for those reasons
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Ground: breach of law, the rules or TikTok policies, as TikTok determines
A Reward can be deducted, withheld or delayed if you have breached any applicable law, rule or regulation, or if TikTok determines you acted in a way that breaches the law, the Rewards Program Terms, program-specific provisions, the Terms of Service or the Community Guidelines. It also applies if you otherwise used your account or engaged in activity on TikTok in violation of any applicable TikTok policy, law or regulation.
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Condition
breach of law, the Rewards Program Terms, Terms of Service, Community Guidelines or other TikTok policy
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You have breached any applicable law, rule or regulation, or we determine that you have acted in a manner that means you have breached the law, the Rewards Program Terms, applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions
You otherwise used your TikTok account or engaged in activity on TikTok in violation of any applicable TikTok policy, law, or regulation
Qualifications & exceptions
TikTok makes the determination for the second limb of the breach ground
Not stated here
The document does not describe how TikTok determines a breach or whether you can respond before a Reward is withheld.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
Ground: TikTok believes a Reward was obtained dishonestly or determines you tampered with a program
A Reward can be deducted, withheld or delayed if TikTok believes the Reward was obtained dishonestly, or determines that you have tampered with, or tried to tamper with, the process or operation of a Rewards Program. These grounds turn on TikTok's belief or determination.
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Condition
TikTok believes a Reward was obtained dishonestly
Condition
TikTok determines you tampered or attempted to tamper with a program
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We believe your Reward has been obtained dishonestly
We determine that you have tampered with, or have attempted to tamper with, the process or the operation of a Rewards Program.
Qualifications & exceptions
The dishonesty ground turns on what TikTok believes
The tampering ground turns on what TikTok determines
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Ground: TikTok believes giving you a Reward may cause reputational damage
A Reward can be deducted, withheld or delayed if TikTok believes that providing it may cause reputational damage to TikTok, its affiliates, service providers or business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates.
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Condition
TikTok believes a Reward may cause reputational damage
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We believe providing you with a Reward may cause reputational damage to us or our affiliates, service providers, and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services and its affiliates;
Qualifications & exceptions
Turns on what TikTok believes, not on a proven harm
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The document does not say what counts as reputational damage.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Ground: your content falsely states, misrepresents or conceals an affiliation or commercial relationship
A Reward can be deducted, withheld or delayed if your content falsely states, misrepresents or conceals any affiliation or commercial relationship with any person or entity. The policy says this applies whether or not you also breach the Branded Content Policy.
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Your content falsely states, misrepresents, or conceals any affiliation or commercial relationship with any person or entity
Applies whether or not the Branded Content Policy is breached
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The Branded Content Policy was not supplied.
Security & Safeguards · Permission or license
TikTok may suspend, delay or redirect Rewards for security or legal reasons, sometimes without advance notice
TikTok may, for security, legal or regulatory reasons, or to maintain the integrity of your account or the Platform, suspend, delay or redirect any requested Rewards or your eligibility for a Reward Payment. It will attempt to contact you, but says urgent changes may mean it cannot give advance notice.
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security, legal or regulatory reasons, or to maintain the integrity of your account or the Platform
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We may, for security, legal, or regulatory reasons and/or to maintain the integrity of your account and/or the Platform, suspend, delay or re-direct any requested Rewards and/or your eligibility to receive a Reward Payment.
we may not be able to provide you with advance notice
Qualifications & exceptions
TikTok 'will attempt' to contact you
Advance notice may not be possible for urgent changes
Not stated here
What redirecting a Reward means in practice is not described.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
TikTok may change the terms or a Rewards Program at any time for legal, regulatory or business reasons
TikTok may change the Rewards Program Terms, applicable program-specific provisions or a Rewards Program at any time for legal, regulatory or business reasons. The changes may cover who can participate, how Rewards are received and how a Reward Payment is calculated.
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at any time
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We may change the Rewards Program Terms, applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions, or a Rewards Program at any time for legal, regulatory or business reasons.
These changes may include who can participate in a Rewards Program, how to receive Rewards and how a Reward Payment is calculated.
Qualifications & exceptions
For legal, regulatory or business reasons
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
TikTok will attempt advance notice of material changes; you can keep the current terms during notice or withdraw
If TikTok makes material changes, it says it will attempt to give advance notice. During that notice period you can keep using the program under the then-current terms, and if you disagree with the proposed changes you can withdraw before they take effect. The summary adds that changes do not alter what has already happened and that to keep using the program in future you will need to agree to the changes.
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When
before material changes take effect
What it does
withdraw from the program before the changes take effect
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we will attempt to provide you with advance notice before any material changes come into effect
Within this notice period, you will be able to continue to use the Rewards Program under the then-current terms.
you can withdraw from the Rewards Program before the changes come into effect
if you want to keep using the Rewards Program in the future, you will need to agree to the changes
Qualifications & exceptions
Notice is an attempt ('will attempt'), not a guarantee
Applies to material changes
Not stated here
The document does not say how agreement to changes is given, and the operative text does not itself state that earlier events are unaffected; that appears only in the summary.
contrast (model-proposed): TikTok can change how it issues Rewards at any time without prior notice — Changes to how Rewards are issued may be made without prior notice (notice only where a country requires it), while the changes section says TikTok will attempt advance notice of material changes.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
TikTok may investigate suspected breaches and deny or suspend access, even without prior notice
TikTok may investigate any suspected breach of the Rewards Program Terms, program-specific provisions, Terms of Service or Community Guidelines. While it does, it may deny or suspend your access to some or all features of a Rewards Program, including any Reward, including without prior notice, depending on the seriousness of the suspected breach.
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suspected breach
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We may investigate any suspected breach of the Rewards Program Terms
we may deny or suspend your access to some or all the features of a Rewards Program (including any Reward), including without prior notice to you, depending on the seriousness of the suspected breach
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies while a suspected breach is being investigated
Notice may be skipped depending on the seriousness of the suspected breach
Not stated here
The document does not give a time limit for an investigation.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
TikTok may disable, suspend or terminate your access, including to Rewards you have already received
TikTok may temporarily or permanently disable, suspend or terminate your access to a Rewards Program, to the Rewards, including Rewards you have received, or to related product features and services, if one of the listed grounds applies.
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What it does
disable, suspend or terminate access to a program, Rewards (including received Rewards) or related features
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We may temporarily or permanently disable, suspend, or terminate your access to a Rewards Program, the Rewards (including Rewards you have received), or Rewards Program-related product features and services if:
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Termination ground: material or repeated breach, expected breach, or tampering
TikTok may disable, suspend or terminate your access if it determines you are in material or repeated breach of the Rewards Program Terms, program-specific provisions, Terms of Service or Community Guidelines. It may also do so if it has grounds to believe you are about to breach them, or have tampered or attempted to tamper with the process or operation of a program. The 'about to breach' ground can apply before any breach has occurred.
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Condition
material or repeated breach, expected breach, or tampering
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We determine that you are in material or repeated breach of the Rewards Program Terms, applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions
We have grounds to believe that you are about to breach the Rewards Program Terms
We have grounds to believe that you have tampered with, or have attempted to tamper with, the process or the operation of a Rewards Program;
Qualifications & exceptions
Material or repeated breach turns on TikTok's determination
The 'about to breach' and tampering grounds turn on TikTok having grounds to believe
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The document does not say what grounds are enough to believe a breach is about to occur.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Termination ground: infringing content, or low-quality or harmful material
TikTok may disable, suspend or terminate your access if your content or participation infringes or interferes with others' rights or violates applicable laws or regulations. It may also do so if it believes you posted material that is low quality, that restricts or inhibits another person from using TikTok, or that may expose TikTok, the other listed parties or TikTok's users to harm or liability of any type.
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content infringes others' rights or violates law, or TikTok believes it is low quality or harmful
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Your content or participation in a Rewards Program infringes or interferes with the rights of others or violates applicable laws or regulations
We believe that you have posted material that is low quality, or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using TikTok, or which may expose TikTok USDS Joint Venture
Qualifications & exceptions
The low-quality and harm ground turns on what TikTok believes
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'Low quality' is not defined.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
TikTok may immediately end access if it believes you are in a situation that reflects unfavorably
TikTok may also immediately, temporarily or permanently deny, suspend or terminate your access to a Rewards Program or to Rewards you have received if it believes you are involved in any situation or occurrence that reflects unfavorably on you or on TikTok USDS Joint Venture or its affiliates, service providers and business partners, including the Platform or the program.
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immediately, temporarily or permanently
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We may also immediately, temporarily or permanently deny, suspend or terminate your access to a Rewards Program or Rewards that you have received if we believe that you are involved in any situation or occurrence which reflects unfavorably upon you or TikTok USDS Joint Venture
Qualifications & exceptions
Turns on what TikTok believes
Can take effect immediately
Not stated here
The document does not say what situations reflect unfavorably.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
TikTok tells you about a suspension or termination where appropriate and legal, and you can appeal
Where appropriate and legally permissible, TikTok will tell you if it suspends or terminates your access to a Rewards Program. If you think it made a mistake, you can appeal by following the appeal instructions on the Community Guidelines violation notice or the LIVE Monetization Guidelines violation notice, as applicable.
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What it does
appeal by following instructions on the violation notice
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Where appropriate and legally permissible, we will tell you if we suspend or terminate your access to a Rewards Program.
you can appeal by either following the instructions to appeal on the Community Guidelines violation notice or LIVE Monetization Guidelines violation notice (as applicable)
Qualifications & exceptions
Notice only where appropriate and legally permissible
The appeal route is the instructions on the relevant violation notice
Not stated here
The appeal timeline and outcome process are not stated, and no route is given if no violation notice was issued.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
TikTok may end or suspend a Rewards Program for any reason, including circumstances, technical problems or law changes
TikTok may terminate or suspend a Rewards Program, in part or in full, for any reason. The examples are changes in circumstances beyond its reasonable control, technical problems that cannot be resolved within a reasonable time, and changes in law, a court decision or a regulator's decision that prohibits a program in part or in full.
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What it does
terminate or suspend a Rewards Program in part or in full
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We may terminate or suspend a Rewards Program (in part or in full) for any reason, including for the following:
There are changes in circumstances beyond our reasonable control;
There are technical problems with a Rewards Program that cannot be resolved within a reasonable time; or
Where changes in relevant law, a court decision or a decision by a regulatory authority prohibits a Rewards Program in part or in full.
Qualifications & exceptions
The listed reasons are examples ('including for the following'); the right is for any reason
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
If a program or your participation ends for these reasons, TikTok may deduct your Rewards balance
If your participation in a Rewards Program, or a product feature or service, is suspended or terminated for these reasons, TikTok may deduct all or part of your Rewards balance or otherwise not give a Reward. Where appropriate or legally required, it will tell you. The sentence follows the program-termination reasons, but 'these reasons' is not tied to a specific list, so it is unclear whether it also reaches account-level terminations described earlier in the section.
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Condition
suspension or termination 'for these reasons'
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If your participation in a Rewards Program or a product feature or service is suspended or terminated for these reasons, we may deduct wholly or partially your Rewards balance or otherwise not give a Reward.
Where appropriate or legally required, we will tell you if we disable, suspend, or terminate your access to a Rewards Program.
Qualifications & exceptions
Where appropriate or legally required, TikTok will tell you
Follows the program-termination list
Not stated here
The text does not say whether 'these reasons' also covers the account-level grounds described under the earlier subsection.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can end your participation at any time and may be given a chance to receive accrued Rewards
You may end your participation in a Rewards Program at any time. If you do, then, subject to the Rewards Program Terms and this policy, you may be given an opportunity to receive accrued Rewards you are still eligible to receive. That opportunity is not guaranteed.
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What it does
end participation at any time
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You may end your participation in a Rewards Program at any time.
you may be given an opportunity to receive any accrued Rewards you are still eligible to receive
You may choose to end your participation in a Rewards Program at any time.
Qualifications & exceptions
Subject to the provisions of the Rewards Program Terms and this Rewards Policy
Only Rewards you are still eligible to receive
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok cannot guarantee Rewards Programs will work without disruptions, delays or imperfections
TikTok USDS Joint Venture says it cannot guarantee that its Rewards Programs will always function without disruptions, delays or imperfections.
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture cannot guarantee that our Rewards Programs will always function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections.
Our Rewards Programs may not always function perfectly.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
TikTok and related parties accept no responsibility for losses unless caused by their breach or acts
TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners including TT Commerce & Global Services, and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors do not accept responsibility for losses, including loss of opportunity, unless the loss was caused by TikTok's breach of this policy or other applicable program-specific provisions, or otherwise by its acts.
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unless caused by our breach of this Rewards Policy or program-specific provisions, or otherwise by our acts
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do not accept responsibility for any losses (including loss of opportunity): (1) unless caused by our breach of this Rewards Policy or any other applicable Rewards Program-specific provisions, or otherwise by our acts;
Qualifications & exceptions
Not applicable where the loss was caused by TikTok's breach of this policy or program-specific provisions, or otherwise by its acts
Not stated here
The text is a single sentence with four numbered limbs; the first limb ('unless caused by our breach') reads as a condition on responsibility, and the document does not explain how it interacts with the other three.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Losses that are unforeseeable, business losses or caused by events beyond TikTok's control are also excluded
The same sentence also says TikTok and the related parties do not accept responsibility for losses that were not reasonably foreseeable as likely to arise from the relevant breach when you began participating, business losses, or losses arising from events beyond their control, for example natural disasters, activities subject to government instructions or actions, cyberattacks, a pandemic or system failure of the Platform.
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not reasonably foreseeable, business losses, events beyond TikTok's control
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(2) which are not reasonably foreseeable as likely to arise from the relevant breach at the time you begin participating in the relevant Rewards Program; (3) which are business losses; or (4) arising as a result of events beyond our control, for example natural disasters, activities subject to the instructions of government agencies or actions taken by governments, cyberattacks, pandemic or system failure of the Platform.
Qualifications & exceptions
Unforeseeability is measured at the time you begin participating in the relevant program
The events-beyond-control examples are introduced with 'for example'
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
To the extent the law allows, liability is capped at the greater of $100 or what you paid in the past 12 months
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the liability of TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers and business partners including TT Commerce & Global Services, and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors in connection with the Rewards Programs you take part in is limited and will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid to TikTok in the past 12 months.
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Exception
to the extent permitted by applicable law
When
past 12 months
Supporting quotations
To the extent permitted by applicable law
liability in connection with the Rewards Programs you participate in is limited, and in any event will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid to us in the past 12 months
Qualifications & exceptions
Only to the extent permitted by applicable law
Capped at the greater of $100 or amounts paid to TikTok in the past 12 months
Not stated here
The document does not say which payments count as amounts 'paid to us'. Entry to Rewards Programs is free, so the document does not show what amount would count apart from other payments to TikTok.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Questions can be sent through TikTok's online feedback form
If you have questions, the policy points you to a contact link, which leads to a TikTok feedback form.
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What it does
contact TikTok through the linked feedback form
Supporting quotations
If you have any questions, please contact us here.
Not stated here
No email address, postal address or response time is given in this document.
The linked feedback form is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what it asks for or how requests are handled.