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Cross-border data infrastructure provisions define the technical and legal mechanisms through which advertising platforms operate globally, affecting data residency, compliance with regional regulations, and the jurisdictional scope of data processing operations.
Interpretive note: Infrastructure location is inferred from the page URL (ads-sg.tiktok.com) and environment configuration metadata in the page source; the full scope of data routing and storage locations requires review of TikTok's DPA and privacy documentation.
This provision authorizes TikTok to transfer and process advertising-related data across international borders as part of normal ad service operations. Users' advertising data and interaction metrics may be processed in multiple jurisdictions according to the infrastructure described.
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Cross-border data infrastructure provisions define the technical and legal mechanisms through which advertising platforms operate globally, affecting data residency, compliance with regional regulations, and the jurisdictional scope of data processing operations.
This provision authorizes TikTok to transfer and process advertising-related data across international borders as part of normal ad service operations. Users' advertising data and interaction metrics may be processed in multiple jurisdictions according to the infrastructure described.
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