“TikTok may remove or restrict access to Your Content, if we have reason to believe: (i) you are in breach of these Commercial Terms; or (ii) you cause, or may cause, harm to TikTok, its Commercial Products or Display Sites...”
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The trigger is 'reason to believe', not confirmed breach or actual harm, meaning TikTok Ads can act on suspicion alone, including potential future harm.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains an ellipsis after 'Display Sites', indicating further trigger conditions may exist in the full clause. The canonical claim covers only the two grounds explicitly visible.
TikTok Ads may remove or restrict your content based on a reason to believe you are in breach or are causing or may cause harm, without requiring confirmed breach or actual harm to have occurred.
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"TikTok may remove or restrict access to Your Content, if we have reason to believe: (i) you are in breach of these Commercial Terms; or (ii) you cause, or may cause, harm to TikTok, its Commercial Products or Display Sites...Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Advertising Terms
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The trigger is 'reason to believe', not confirmed breach or actual harm, meaning TikTok Ads can act on suspicion alone, including potential future harm.
TikTok Ads may remove or restrict your content based on a reason to believe you are in breach or are causing or may cause harm, without requiring confirmed breach or actual harm to have occurred.
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