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This provision operationalizes TikTok's compliance framework for child users by creating a segregated data collection environment and establishing a remedial process when information is collected outside permitted channels. The clause establishes deletion and account termination as the enforcement mechanism for unauthorized data collection from minors.
Users under 13 accessing TikTok's service in the United States are subject to a restricted data collection framework governed by a separate Children's Privacy Policy. If TikTok detects personal information collection outside this designated experience, the terms authorize deletion of that information and account termination, regardless of user action.
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"The privacy of children is important to us. We provide a separate experience for users under age 13 ("Child" or "Children") in the United States, in which we collect and process only limited information. Please see our Children's Privacy Policy to learn more. If we become aware that a Child's personal information has been collected outside of this separate experience for Children, we will delete this information in accordance with applicable law and terminate the Child's account.Excerpt from TikTok's Privacy Policy
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This provision operationalizes TikTok's compliance framework for child users by creating a segregated data collection environment and establishing a remedial process when information is collected outside permitted channels. The clause establishes deletion and account termination as the enforcement mechanism for unauthorized data collection from minors.
Users under 13 accessing TikTok's service in the United States are subject to a restricted data collection framework governed by a separate Children's Privacy Policy. If TikTok detects personal information collection outside this designated experience, the terms authorize deletion of that information and account termination, regardless of user action.
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