The policy authorizes TikTok to suspend or terminate advertiser accounts for policy violations, with immediate suspension available for severe violations and a warning-then-suspension process for less severe infractions.
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This provision establishes TikTok's unilateral authority to suspend or terminate advertiser accounts, which directly affects access to the platform as an advertising channel and may interrupt active campaigns without advance notice in severe violation cases.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify the full list of actions classified as severe violations triggering immediate suspension, creating ambiguity about the threshold for immediate versus warning-first enforcement.
The agreement authorizes TikTok to immediately suspend accounts for severe violations without a prior warning, meaning advertisers may lose platform access and have active campaigns halted without advance notice in cases TikTok determines are severe. The terms do not specify a formal appeals process within this provision.
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"TikTok reserves the right to suspend or terminate advertiser accounts that violate these advertising policies. Accounts may be suspended immediately for severe violations. For less severe violations, TikTok may issue warnings before suspension.Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Advertising Policies
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This provision establishes TikTok's unilateral authority to suspend or terminate advertiser accounts, which directly affects access to the platform as an advertising channel and may interrupt active campaigns without advance notice in severe violation cases.
The agreement authorizes TikTok to immediately suspend accounts for severe violations without a prior warning, meaning advertisers may lose platform access and have active campaigns halted without advance notice in cases TikTok determines are severe. The terms do not specify a formal appeals process within this provision.
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