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The provision establishes the operational scope of inferential data processing permitted under the agreement. By expressly excluding profiling with legal or similarly significant effects, the clause delineates the boundaries of permissible inference activities within the service's data processing framework.
The updated policy changed the controlling entity from TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC to TikTok Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-registered company. The U.S.-specific privacy policy language was replaced with terms covering "other regions." Users previously governed under U.S. privacy protections are now subject to different jurisdictional terms.
View change record →Users' data is subject to inferential processing to derive demographic and interest-based attributes for advertising purposes. The terms specify that such inference does not constitute profiling with legal or similarly significant effects, which defines the permissible scope of this processing activity.
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"To infer additional information about you, such as your age, gender, and interests. We do not engage in profiling which results in legal or similarly significant effects, as defined under applicable law.— Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes the operational scope of inferential data processing permitted under the agreement. By expressly excluding profiling with legal or similarly significant effects, the clause delineates the boundaries of permissible inference activities within the service's data processing framework.
Users' data is subject to inferential processing to derive demographic and interest-based attributes for advertising purposes. The terms specify that such inference does not constitute profiling with legal or similarly significant effects, which defines the permissible scope of this processing activity.
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