TikTok reserves the right to use videos, photos, and other content you post on the platform in its own advertising and marketing campaigns.
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Your publicly posted content, including your likeness, voice, and creative work, may appear in TikTok's promotional materials without additional notice or payment.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this authorization for commercial use of user content depends on the interaction with TikTok's Terms of Service content license and applicable right of publicity law, which varies significantly by jurisdiction.
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Content you post on TikTok, including videos featuring your appearance and voice, may be used in TikTok's marketing campaigns; this use is authorized through accepting the Terms of Service and this policy, though applicable intellectual property and personality rights law may impose limits depending on jurisdiction.
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"To use User Content as part of our advertising and marketing campaigns to promote the Platform, to invite you to participate in an event, and to promote popular topics, hashtags and campaigns on the Platform.— Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages intellectual property law (the scope of the content license granted in TikTok's Terms of Service), right of publicity statutes in US states (California Civil Code Section 3344, New York Civil Rights Law Sections 50-51, and similar state laws), and GDPR considerations around use of personal data (including images and voice) for commercial purposes in EU/EEA jurisdictions. The FTC's endorsement and testimonial guidelines may also be relevant if user content is used in advertising contexts. State attorneys general with consumer protection mandates are relevant enforcement contacts. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The authorization to use user content in marketing campaigns is common in social media platform terms but creates meaningful exposure around right of publicity claims, particularly where the content features identifiable individuals who have not provided specific consent to commercial use of their likeness. The interaction between this policy provision and the underlying content license in the Terms of Service is critical to assess. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California and New York have the strongest right of publicity statutory frameworks and would create heightened exposure if user content is used in commercial advertising without adequate consent. EU/EEA jurisdictions require a specific legal basis under GDPR for using personal data (including images) in commercial marketing; consent is generally required. Illinois BIPA considerations may also apply if facial features are identifiable in repurposed content. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Marketing agencies and production partners engaged to create TikTok promotional campaigns using user content should ensure that the content license and policy provisions are assessed against applicable right of publicity and personality rights law in target markets before use. B2B advertising clients should clarify whether user content incorporating their products may appear in TikTok marketing without separate clearance. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether the content license and this policy provision, read together, constitute adequate consent for commercial use of user content under applicable right of publicity law in key markets. The policy does not specify whether minor users' content may be used in marketing campaigns, which creates additional COPPA and parental consent considerations. Monitoring creative campaigns for use of identifiable user content is advisable to ensure compliance with jurisdiction-specific personality rights requirements.
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Your publicly posted content, including your likeness, voice, and creative work, may appear in TikTok's promotional materials without additional notice or payment.
Content you post on TikTok, including videos featuring your appearance and voice, may be used in TikTok's marketing campaigns; this use is authorized through accepting the Terms of Service and this policy, though applicable intellectual property and personality rights law may impose limits depending on jurisdiction.
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