Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
TikTok U.S. reserves the right to seek reimbursement of response costs
TikTok U.S. reserves the right to seek reimbursement for the costs of responding to law enforcement requests.
Details
- Who
- TikTok U.S.
- What it does
- May seek reimbursement for costs of responding to law enforcement requests
Supporting quotations
TikTok U.S. reserves the right to seek reimbursement for the costs associated with responding to law enforcement requests.
Qualifications & exceptions
- This is a reserved right ("reserves the right to seek"), not a stated charge.
Not stated here
- The document does not give amounts, when costs are sought or from whom.
Also annotated in the same passage (5)
- Cross-border requests may need a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request or letters rogatory
- Officials must give complete, accurate information and handle received data lawfully
- TikTok U.S. may update the Guidelines; updates appear on its website
- FAQ: besides rejecting, TikTok U.S. may narrow requests, ask for more, or point to MLAT
- FAQ: MLAT may be needed when the authority is in a different country from the serving entity