The policy index lists a separate Data Collection Standards document as part of the advertising policy framework, indicating that advertisers are subject to defined requirements governing how data may be collected through or in connection with TikTok advertising campaigns.
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Data collection standards governing advertising campaigns are operationally significant because they define permissible data collection mechanisms, consent requirements, and data handling obligations that advertisers must satisfy to remain compliant with platform policy and applicable privacy law.
Interpretive note: The operative data collection requirements, permitted mechanisms, consent standards, and enforcement procedures reside in a subordinate document not reproduced here; specific obligations cannot be assessed from the index alone.
This provision establishes that advertiser data collection activities conducted through TikTok's advertising platform are subject to a separate Data Collection Standards document, which may impose consent, disclosure, or technical requirements on advertisers collecting user data via TikTok-powered campaigns.
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Data collection standards governing advertising campaigns are operationally significant because they define permissible data collection mechanisms, consent requirements, and data handling obligations that advertisers must satisfy to remain compliant with platform policy and applicable privacy law.
This provision establishes that advertiser data collection activities conducted through TikTok's advertising platform are subject to a separate Data Collection Standards document, which may impose consent, disclosure, or technical requirements on advertisers collecting user data via TikTok-powered campaigns.
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