TikTok uses your personal data, including your content, behavior, and profile information, to train its AI and machine learning systems.
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Using personal data to train AI models is an emerging area of regulatory scrutiny; data used in model training may be retained and influence system behavior in ways that are difficult to audit or reverse, and this use may require a distinct legal basis in some jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify which data categories are used for AI training or how data deletion rights interact with model training, creating interpretive uncertainty about the practical scope of this provision.
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 →Your personal data and user-generated content may be used to train TikTok's AI systems, which could mean your information is embedded in model outputs in ways that persist beyond standard data retention periods and are not easily deleted upon request.
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"To train and improve our technology, such as our machine learning models and algorithms.Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the EU AI Act (which establishes obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models and high-risk AI systems, including transparency and data governance requirements), GDPR Article 6 (lawful basis for …
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Using personal data to train AI models is an emerging area of regulatory scrutiny; data used in model training may be retained and influence system behavior in ways that are difficult to audit or reverse, and this use may require a distinct legal basis in some jurisdictions.
Your personal data and user-generated content may be used to train TikTok's AI systems, which could mean your information is embedded in model outputs in ways that persist beyond standard data retention periods and are not easily deleted upon request.
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