TikTok Subscription Terms of Sale

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

To subscribe you must be a registered user, of age, and follow the law and TikTok policies

Your access to and use of Subscription Services is at all times subject to the TikTok Terms and Policies. To subscribe you must be a registered user of the Platform, have reached 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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Your access to or use of Subscription Services is at all times subject to TikTok Terms and Policies.

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

• All three conditions apply together ("and").
• The age is the age of majority where you live, not a fixed number.

Not stated here

• The Terms do not state a specific age.
• The TikTok Terms and Policies were not supplied with this document, so what compliance requires is not analyzed here.

Cross-references

• referred to by (model-proposed): These Terms add to other TikTok policies and prevail if they conflict — Section 2 repeats that use is subject to the TikTok Terms and Policies, the collective name defined in the introduction.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

The company may refuse any subscription purchase at any time

TikTok USDS Joint Venture may choose to deny a subscription purchase at any time at its sole discretion, even if you meet the listed conditions.

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

Qualifications & exceptions

• Applies at any time and at the company's sole discretion.

Not stated here

• No reason, notice or review process for a denial is given in this paragraph.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

If a creator ends or loses the subscription feature, payments and access end with it

If a creator terminates or loses access to the Subscription Services feature, for example by ending their TikTok account, all corresponding monthly recurring payments, if any, and all access to the Subscription Services end accordingly.

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If a creator terminates or loses access to the Subscription Services feature (for example, if the creator terminates its TikTok account), all corresponding monthly recurring payments, if any, and access to all Subscription Services will be terminated accordingly.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The example given is a creator terminating their TikTok account.
• Recurring payments end "if any".

Not stated here

• This section does not say how a subscriber is told, or whether any refund applies; Section 9 says no refund except as applicable laws require.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

You can cancel at any time; auto-renewal cancellation takes effect next period and access lasts to the end of the period

You can manage subscriptions in Privacy and Settings > Subscription, where you can review current and expired subscriptions and cancel monthly auto-renewal subscriptions. Section 8 says you can cancel at any time by visiting the benefits page of each community you joined. For an auto-renewal subscription you may cancel any time before the end of the current billing period; the cancellation takes effect from the start of the next billing period and you keep access until the end of the current monthly period. After that, the company removes access to the Subscription Services and Benefits, including content or information made available through them.

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You can manage your subscriptions in

You can review your current and expired subscriptions and cancel monthly auto-renewal subscriptions on the subscription page.

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

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.

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

• For auto-renewal subscriptions, cancellation takes effect from the start of the next billing period.
• Access continues until the end of the current monthly period.
• After the period ends access to the services, benefits and related content is removed.

Not stated here

• The Terms name two places to cancel (the Subscription page in Privacy and Settings, and each community's benefits page) without saying how they relate.
• Section 4 directs app-store purchase questions, including cancelling a purchase, to the app store; how that fits with these steps is not stated.
• The effect of cancelling a thirty-day subscription is not described beyond "at any time".

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): You buy through a third-party app store or other methods the company offers — Section 4 sends questions about an app-store purchase, including cancelling it, to the app store, while Section 8 describes cancelling through the benefits page of each community. The Terms do not say how the two routes fit together.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

The company can stop offering subscriptions to some users or places, and end your access at any time

Despite anything else in the Terms, for legal, regulatory or business reasons the company reserves the right to stop accommodating access to the Subscription Services to certain categories of users, or in certain countries or regions. It also reserves the right to suspend, discontinue or terminate your access at any time entirely at its sole and absolute discretion.

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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.

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

• "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary" makes this override other terms.
• The group-level step is tied to legal, regulatory or business reasons; the individual step is at sole and absolute discretion.

Not stated here

• The Terms do not say which categories of users, countries or regions may be excluded, or what notice you get.
• This paragraph does not say whether any payment is returned when access ends; Section 9 says no refund except as applicable laws require.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

The company can end your access immediately for breach, unlawful use or any other reason, with an appeal contact

The company may terminate or suspend your right to access the Subscription Services immediately if it believes you breached the Terms or the TikTok Terms and Policies, violated applicable laws, or for any other reason. If you want to appeal the decision you can get in touch through Settings and Privacy > Support > Report a Problem.

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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.

If you want to appeal our decision, you may get in touch with us through

Qualifications & exceptions

• The stated triggers are belief of breach and violation of law, followed by "or for any other reason".
• The appeal route is contacting the company; no outcome is promised.

Not stated here

• The Terms do not describe how an appeal is decided or whether access is restored.
• This paragraph does not say whether payment is returned when access is ended; Section 9 says no refund except as applicable laws require.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): The company can change subscriptions and benefits at any time, even mid-billing period — Section 1 promises notice of material changes so you can cancel before the next billing period, while Section 12 lets the company end your access immediately for any reason. The two address different events (changes to the service versus ending your access) and the Terms do not reconcile them.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

Buying a subscription gives access to benefits, with examples given only as illustrations

When you purchase a Subscription Service you can access Subscription Benefits, subject to the Terms. The Terms list examples "for illustrative purposes only": specially designed stickers in direct messages, access to exclusive content or spaces such as creator chat rooms open only to that creator's subscribers, and personalized shoutouts and other customized perks in line with the company's policies.

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When you purchase Subscription Services, you will be able to access Subscription Benefits, subject to these Terms.

For illustrative purposes only, such Subscription Benefits may include:

being able to use the specially-designed stickers in direct message

having access to exclusive content or spaces , like creator chat rooms, that are made available only to his/her subscribers

personalized shoutouts and other customized perks in accordance with TikTok USDS Joint Venture's policies

Qualifications & exceptions

• Access is subject to these Terms.
• The three listed benefits are examples ("may include"), not a complete list.
• Personalized perks are given in accordance with TikTok USDS Joint Venture's policies.

Not stated here

• The complete set of benefits is not stated in these Terms.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

The company can change subscriptions and benefits at any time, even mid-billing period

The company may change Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits at any time in its sole discretion, including during a billing period. It says it will notify you of any material changes so you can cancel before you are committed to the next billing period. Continuing to use or renew the service counts as accepting changes. The company, its affiliates, service providers, business partners (including TT Commerce & Global Services) and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors say they are not liable for the discontinuation or disabling of Subscription Services or Subscription Benefits.

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We may change Subscription Services and Subscription Benefits at any time in our sole discretion, including during a billing period.

We will notify you of any material changes so you can choose to cancel your subscription before you are committed to the next billing period.

Your continued use or renewal of Subscription Services constitutes acceptance of any changes.

be liable for the discontinuation or disabling of Subscription Services or Subscription Benefits.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The notice promise covers material changes only.
• The notice is meant to let you cancel before the next billing period.
• The liability disclaimer reads "In no event".

Not stated here

• This paragraph does not say how notice is given or how far ahead.
• It does not say whether a change made mid-period earns any refund; Section 9 says no refund after purchase except as applicable laws require.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): The company can end your access immediately for breach, unlawful use or any other reason, with an appeal contact — Section 1 promises notice of material changes so you can cancel before the next billing period, while Section 12 lets the company end your access immediately for any reason. The two address different events (changes to the service versus ending your access) and the Terms do not reconcile them.