TikTok Subscription Terms of Sale

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

To subscribe you must be a registered user, of age of majority where you live, and follow local law and TikTok's terms

To subscribe to the Subscription Services you must meet three conditions: be a registered user of the Platform; reach the age of majority under the laws of your region of residence; and comply with the local applicable laws and the TikTok Terms and Policies.

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To subscribe to the Subscription Services, you must meet the following conditions:

be a registered user of the Platform;

reach the age of majority under the laws of your region of residence; and

comply with the local applicable laws and TikTok Terms and Policies.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The age condition depends on the age of majority under the laws of your region of residence, so it differs by region.
• All three conditions apply to subscribing.

Not stated here

• The age of majority is not stated as a number in this text.
• The text does not say what happens to an existing subscription if a condition stops being met.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

TikTok USDS Joint Venture may deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion

The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture may choose to deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion. “TikTok USDS Joint Venture” is the defined name for TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.

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TikTok USDS Joint Venture may choose to deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion.

In these Terms, "TikTok USDS Joint Venture", "we", "us" or "our" refers to TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC

Qualifications & exceptions

• The right is stated as “at any time” and “at its sole discretion”; the text lists no reasons or conditions.

Not stated here

• The text does not say whether you are told why a purchase is denied or whether a denied payment is released or refunded.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

You can manage subscriptions in Privacy and Settings > Subscription and cancel monthly auto-renewals there

The Terms say you can manage your subscriptions in Privacy and Settings > Subscription. On the subscription page you can review your current and expired subscriptions and cancel monthly auto-renewal subscriptions.

Supporting quotations

You can manage your subscriptions in [Privacy and Settings > Subscription]. You can review your current and expired subscriptions and cancel monthly auto-renewal subscriptions on the subscription page.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Cancellation on the subscription page is described for monthly auto-renewal subscriptions.

Not stated here

• The text does not say how to cancel a thirty-day subscription from this page, or whether cancellation here works for subscriptions bought through a third-party app store.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): You can cancel at any time; an auto-renewal cancellation takes effect next billing period and access runs to period end — Section 3 describes cancelling monthly auto-renewal subscriptions on the subscription page under Privacy and Settings > Subscription, while section 8 describes cancelling from the benefits page for each community you joined. The text does not say whether these are the same route.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

You can cancel at any time; an auto-renewal cancellation takes effect next billing period and access runs to period end

The Terms say you can cancel your subscription at any time by visiting the benefits page for each community you have joined. If you chose an auto-renewal subscription, you may cancel at any time before the end of the current billing period and the cancellation takes effect from the start of the next billing period. You keep access to the Subscription Services from the time you cancel until the end of the current monthly period.

Supporting quotations

You can cancel your subscription at any time by visiting the benefits page for each community you have joined.

If you select an auto-renewal subscription, you may cancel the subscription at any time before the end of the then current billing period and the cancellation will take effect from the start of the next billing period.

You will retain your access to the Subscription Services from the time you cancel until the end of the then current monthly period.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The cancellation route described here is the benefits page for each community you joined; section 3 describes the subscription page for monthly auto-renewals.
• For auto-renewal subscriptions, cancellation takes effect from the start of the next billing period and access continues to the end of the current monthly period.

Not stated here

• The text does not say whether the benefits page and the subscription page are the same route.
• The text does not say whether cancelling a subscription bought through a third-party app store works here; section 4 tells you to contact the app store about cancelling a purchase.
• The text does not say what cancelling does to a thirty-day subscription, other than letting you cancel at any time.

Cross-references

• referred to by (model-proposed): TikTok USDS Joint Venture can change Subscription Services and Benefits at any time, even mid-billing period — The notice of material service changes is given so you can cancel before the next billing period; the cancellation card says when a cancellation takes effect.
• referred to by (model-proposed): The displayed price includes service fees; price changes get notice and apply no earlier than your next renewal — If you do not agree with a price change you are told to cancel the Subscription Service; the cancellation card says how and when a cancellation takes effect.
• contrast (model-proposed): You can manage subscriptions in Privacy and Settings > Subscription and cancel monthly auto-renewals there — Section 3 describes cancelling monthly auto-renewal subscriptions on the subscription page under Privacy and Settings > Subscription, while section 8 describes cancelling from the benefits page for each community you joined. The text does not say whether these are the same route.
• contrast (model-proposed): You can pay by in-app purchase through an app store, whose terms apply, or by other methods the company provides — Section 4 tells you to contact the third-party app store directly about cancelling a purchase made in-app, while section 8 says you can cancel by visiting the benefits page for each community you joined. The text does not say which route applies to a subscription bought through an app store.
• qualified by (model-proposed): You are not entitled to a refund after purchasing access to the Subscription Services, except as applicable laws require — The no-refund rule limits what cancelling gives you: access runs to the end of the current period, and the refund paragraph says there is no refund entitlement after purchase except as applicable laws require.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

Once your billing period ends, TikTok USDS Joint Venture removes your access to the services and benefits

The Terms say that once your current billing period has expired, TikTok USDS Joint Venture will remove your access to Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits, including any content or information made available to you in connection with them.

Supporting quotations

Once your current billing period has expired, we will remove your access to Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits, including any content or information made available to you in connection with these services and benefits.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The removal follows the expiry of the current billing period, and covers content or information made available in connection with the services and benefits.

Not stated here

• The text does not say whether you can download or keep any of that content or information before access ends.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

TikTok USDS Joint Venture can stop offering Subscription Services to certain users, countries or regions

The Terms say that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Terms, for legal, regulatory or business reasons TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to stop accommodating access to the Subscription Services for certain categories of users, or in certain countries or regions.

Supporting quotations

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary as set out in these Terms, for legal, regulatory or business reasons, we reserve the right to stop accommodating access to the Subscription Services to certain categories of users, or in certain countries or regions.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The right is stated to apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms.
• The reasons given are legal, regulatory or business reasons.

Not stated here

• The text does not say which categories of users, countries or regions could be affected, or how you would be told.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

TikTok USDS Joint Venture can suspend or terminate your access at any time at its sole and absolute discretion

The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture reserves the right to suspend, discontinue, or terminate your access to the Subscription Services at any time entirely at its sole and absolute discretion.

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We reserve the right to suspend, discontinue, or terminate your access to the Subscription Services at any time entirely at our sole and absolute discretion.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The right is stated as “at any time” and “entirely at our sole and absolute discretion”; the sentence lists no reasons.

Not stated here

• The text does not say whether the “notwithstanding anything to the contrary” wording in the previous sentence also applies to this one.
• The text does not say whether you get a refund for the unused part of a billing period; section 9 says no refund except as applicable laws require.

Cross-references

• refers to (model-proposed): TikTok USDS Joint Venture and related parties say they are not liable for discontinuing Subscription Services — Section 1 says there is no liability for the discontinuation or disabling of Subscription Services or Benefits, and section 11 reserves the right to suspend, discontinue or terminate your access at any time. The text does not say whether the liability statement covers section 11 actions.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

TikTok USDS Joint Venture can immediately terminate or suspend your access for a breach, illegality or any reason

The Terms say TikTok USDS Joint Venture may terminate or suspend your right to access the Subscription Services immediately if it believes you breached these Terms or the TikTok Terms and Policies, violated any applicable laws, or for any other reason.

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We may terminate or suspend your right to access the Subscription Services immediately if we believe you breached these Terms or TikTok Terms and Policies, violated any applicable laws, or for any other reason.

(the foregoing terms and policies are referred to collectively in these Terms as the "TikTok Terms and Policies")

Qualifications & exceptions

• The trigger is stated as TikTok USDS Joint Venture's own belief that you breached these Terms or the TikTok Terms and Policies or violated applicable laws.
• The sentence ends with “or for any other reason”, so the listed grounds are not the only ones.

Not stated here

• The text does not say whether you are told the reason or whether any refund follows.
• The linked TikTok Terms and Policies (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Virtual Items Policy) are not supplied here, so this card cannot say whether they add further rules.

Cross-references

• defined by (model-proposed): These Terms add to TikTok's other terms and prevail over them in a conflict about Subscription Services — The opening section defines the TikTok Terms and Policies that section 12 refers to as a ground for termination or suspension.
• referred to by (model-proposed): To appeal a termination or suspension, you can get in touch through Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem — The appeal route follows the right to terminate or suspend access; it is the only route the text names for contesting that decision.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

To appeal a termination or suspension, you can get in touch through Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem

The Terms say that if you want to appeal TikTok USDS Joint Venture's decision to terminate or suspend your access, you may get in touch through Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem.

Supporting quotations

If you want to appeal our decision, you may get in touch with us through [Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem].

Qualifications & exceptions

• The text says you may get in touch to appeal; it does not say an appeal will be granted.

Not stated here

• The text does not say how long an appeal takes, who reviews it or what happens to your access while it is pending.

Cross-references

• refers to (model-proposed): TikTok USDS Joint Venture can immediately terminate or suspend your access for a breach, illegality or any reason — The appeal route follows the right to terminate or suspend access; it is the only route the text names for contesting that decision.