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The updated privacy policy expands disclosure of data collection practices affecting all users. The revised terms now explicitly describe collection of AI interactions (prompts, questions, and responses), clipboard content when accessing certain functions, pre-upload collection of user content for recommendations, and messaging through shopping features. The policy now explicitly addresses state-specific health privacy laws and CCPA-defined sensitive personal information, including racial or ethnic origin, health diagnoses, sexual orientation, and immigration status. The policy establishes that TikTok does not require provision of sensitive information but notes that published user content on these topics may be visible depending on privacy settings. You can adjust your settings to control which data types are collected and manage your contact sync preferences.
View change record →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.
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We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date the last changes were published, and if changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice as required by law...
If we make material changes to it or the ways we process your information, we'll notify you (by, for example, prominently posting a notice of the changes on our sites before they take effect or directly sending you a notification).
Occasionally, we may update this privacy policy (or other documents in the Adobe Privacy Center) to allow Adobe to accommodate new technologies, industry practices, regulatory requirements or for other purposes.
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"When we update the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and posting the new Privacy Policy or providing any other notice required by applicable law.Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “When we update the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and posting the new Privacy Policy or providing any other notice required by applicable law.”
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