Cookie Policy

Retention & Deletion · Company practice

Functionality examples: sid_tt keeps login status 2 months; default_lang and locale last 1 year

TikTok gives examples of functionality cookies. "sid_tt" cookies remember login details and status while the user browses the Platform and are retained for 2 months. "default_lang" cookies record the preferred language and "locale" cookies record the country from which the user visits the Platform; each is retained for 1 year.

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Below, we provide examples of the cookies we use for functionality and customisation.

Some cookies allow for the proper functioning of the Platform and our services. These cookies remember your login details and status while you browse the Platform, for example, “sid_tt” cookies (retained for 2 months).

Some cookies record your preferred language, like “default_lang” cookies (retained for 1 year). Other cookies, like “locale” cookies (retained for 1 year), record the country from which you visit the Platform.

Qualifications & exceptions

• These are examples, not a complete list of functionality cookies.

Not stated here

• The passage does not say whether each retention period is a maximum or a typical length.

Retention & Deletion · Company practice

Security examples: ttwid cookies kept 1 year; security_verification_ticket cookies kept 1 month

TikTok names "ttwid" cookies (retained for 1 year) and "security_verification_ticket" cookies (retained for 1 month) among those used for the safety and security purposes.

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The cookies used for these purposes include “ttwid” cookies (retained for 1 year) and “security_verification_ticket” cookies (retained for 1 month).

Qualifications & exceptions

• "Include" signals examples, not a complete list.

Not stated here

• The analytics examples give a different stated lifetime for the "ttwid" cookie (a maximum of 13 months); the policy does not explain the difference.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): Analytics example: ttwid first-party cookie, up to 13 months — The security examples give the "ttwid" cookie a retention of 1 year, while the analytics example gives the "ttwid" first-party cookie a maximum of 13 months. The policy does not say whether these describe the same cookie, a typical versus a maximum period, or different uses.

Retention & Deletion · Company practice

Analytics example: ttwid first-party cookie, up to 13 months

TikTok says its "ttwid" first-party cookie is for analytics and web optimisation and lasts for a maximum of 13 months.

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Below are examples of the analytics cookies we use, their purposes and their retention periods.

The “ttwid” first-party cookie is for analytics and web optimisation. It lasts for a maximum of 13 months.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The passage gives "a maximum of 13 months", while the security examples give 1 year for a cookie of the same name.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): Security examples: ttwid cookies kept 1 year; security_verification_ticket cookies kept 1 month — The security examples give the "ttwid" cookie a retention of 1 year, while the analytics example gives the "ttwid" first-party cookie a maximum of 13 months. The policy does not say whether these describe the same cookie, a typical versus a maximum period, or different uses.

Retention & Deletion · Company practice

Google Analytics is used to analyse Platform usage, with a 24-month retention period

TikTok says it also uses Google Analytics to analyse Platform usage, including the number of page views and unique visitors, and that Google Analytics has a retention period of 24 months.

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We also use Google Analytics to analyse Platform usage. This includes the number of page views and unique visitors. Google Analytics has a retention period of 24 months.

Not stated here

• The passage does not say whether Google Analytics cookies are first-party or third-party, or what information Google receives.

Retention & Deletion · Company practice

Session cookies last only while the browser is open

Cookies can remain on a computer or mobile device for different lengths of time. Session cookies exist only while the browser is open and are deleted automatically or shortly after the browser is closed.

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Some cookies are “session cookies”. They exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically or shortly after you close your browser.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Deletion happens "automatically or shortly after" closing the browser, so it is not always immediate.

Retention & Deletion · Company practice

Persistent cookies stay after you close the browser or app and can be recognised on return

Persistent cookies stay on the device after the browser or app is closed and expire automatically after a set time, which the policy gives as examples like a few days or weeks. When the user returns to the Platform, a third-party site or other sites that use the same cookies, persistent cookies on the device can be recognised.

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They stay after you close your browser or app. Persistent cookies expire automatically after a set time, like a few days or weeks.

When you return to the Platform, a third-party site or other sites that use the same cookies, persistent cookies on your device can be recognised.

Qualifications & exceptions

• "A few days or weeks" is given as an example ("like"), not as a maximum.
• Recognition can happen on the Platform, third-party sites and other sites that use the same cookies.

Not stated here

• This passage gives no maximum lifetime; specific cookie lifetimes appear in later sections.