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The obligation is framed as a representation and warranty, meaning a breach is not merely a policy violation but a false statement that can trigger additional contractual consequences.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains an ellipsis after 'European Union', indicating additional sanctioning jurisdictions are listed in the full clause. The canonical claim uses 'including' to preserve the non-exhaustive nature of the list. The representation-and-warranty framing is noted in omitted_material as an independent legal proposition not stated in the canonical claim.
You and every Permitted User on your account are contractually required to comply with all applicable sanctions and trade embargoes, including US and EU regimes, and you have warranted to TikTok Ads that this is and will be true.
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"You represent and warrant that you, and any Permitted Users: (a) will comply with all applicable economic and financial sanctions and trade embargoes, including, without limitation, those imposed...by the United States, European Union...Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Advertising Terms
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The obligation is framed as a representation and warranty, meaning a breach is not merely a policy violation but a false statement that can trigger additional contractual consequences.
You and every Permitted User on your account are contractually required to comply with all applicable sanctions and trade embargoes, including US and EU regimes, and you have warranted to TikTok Ads that this is and will be true.
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