Data Access & Collection · Company practice
TikTok U.S. may hold subscriber, log-in and interaction data that can be the subject of a valid request
TikTok U.S. says it may hold the following non-content user data that can be the subject of a valid law enforcement request: subscriber information (TikTok username, email address and phone number depending on how the user signed up, account creation date, IP address at account creation, and device information); log-in and log-out data (IP address of account log-ins and log-outs); and interaction data without content (IP address logs for interactions, for a specified period only, and video creation time and date).
Details
- Who
- TikTok U.S.
- What it covers
- subscriber information, log-in/log-out data and non-content interaction data
Supporting quotations
TikTok U.S. may hold the following user data, which can be the subject of a valid law enforcement request:
Subscriber information
TikTok username
Email address (depending on user’s sign-up method)
Phone number (depending on user’s sign-up method)
Account creation date
IP address at account creation
Device information
Log-in / log-out data
IP address of account log-ins/log-outs
Interaction data (non-content)
IP address logs for interactions (for a specified period only)
Video creation time/date
Qualifications & exceptions
- Email address and phone number are held "depending on user's sign-up method".
- IP address logs for interactions are held "for a specified period only".
- "May hold": the list says what could be the subject of a request, not what is held for every user.
Not stated here
- The "specified period" for interaction IP address logs is not stated.
- What "device information" covers is not defined.
- The source does not say whether the list is exhaustive.