TikTok may scan messages to improve and train its systems

TikTok says it may review messages to improve its services and train technology, as well as to enforce its rules.

Unpublished content may be collected before you post it

TikTok says it may collect content during creation, import, or upload even if you do not save or publish it.

Applies when you create, import, or upload content; the policy says collection may support features and recommendations.

If you sync contacts, TikTok matches them to accounts

With your permission, TikTok collects names, phone numbers, and email addresses from your contacts to match them with TikTok accounts.

Applies only if you choose to sync contacts and give permission.

With a public account, posts may be visible beyond TikTok

If your account is public and a post’s visibility is not restricted, people without TikTok accounts may view or share it, including through search engines.

Applies to a public account when you have not restricted the visibility of individual posts.

TikTok says it does not sell your personal information

The privacy policy states that TikTok does not sell your personal information.

Posting grants TikTok a broad, lasting license to your content

TikTok’s royalty-free, irrevocable license covers adapting and sharing your content to operate and develop its services, including machine-learning technology, subject to your settings.

Applies when you create, input, publish, or otherwise provide content to the Platform; the license is subject to your Platform settings.

Shared content may remain in other users’ posts after deletion

Depending on your sharing and settings, other users receive a perpetual license to use your content, and deleting it may not remove it from their posts.

Applies if your content is made available to others; the scope of the license depends on your platform usage, sharing activity, and settings.

TikTok may suspend or restrict your account without prior notice

The terms reserve broad discretion to ban or suspend accounts or restrict features, including for suspected rule violations; they also provide an appeal option.

The terms specify California courts for disputes with TikTok

The terms specify California law and exclusive court venues in Los Angeles, after an informal dispute-resolution process.

The terms say claims must be brought within one year

The terms say you must start a proceeding within one year of the event behind the dispute or permanently waive the claim.

If you buy a monthly subscription, it renews unless canceled

A monthly auto-renewal subscription renews each month; canceling before the current period ends stops the next renewal, and access lasts through that period.

Applies only if you purchase the monthly auto-renewal option; the terms also describe a 30-day subscription.

If you subscribe, the terms generally deny refunds after purchase

The terms say subscription purchases are not refundable unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Applies if you purchase access to a subscription service; the terms preserve refunds required by applicable law.

If you subscribe, benefits may change during a paid period

TikTok may change subscription benefits mid-period; it says it will notify you of material changes, but disclaims liability for discontinuing them.

Applies only if you purchase a Subscription Service.