TikTok states it may collect and process your video, photo, or audio content at the moment you create or start uploading it, even if you decide not to post or save it.
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This provision states that content collection can occur before a user makes a final decision to share or store content, meaning data about content a user chose not to publish may still be retained and processed by TikTok.
Interpretive note: Whether pre-upload collection satisfies notice-at-collection requirements under applicable state privacy laws depends on the specificity and placement of disclosures presented to users at the point of content creation.
Under this provision, drafts, discarded recordings, and unposted content may be collected and used for purposes including personalized recommendations and caption generation, regardless of the user's publishing decision.
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"We may collect user content through pre-uploading at the time of creation, import, or upload, regardless of whether you choose to save or publish that user content, for example, to recommend audio options, provide an effect, generate captions, and provide other personalized recommendations.Excerpt from TikTok's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under CCPA's notice-at-collection requirements, which mandate disclosure of the purposes for which personal information is collected at or before the point of collection.
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This provision states that content collection can occur before a user makes a final decision to share or store content, meaning data about content a user chose not to publish may still be retained and processed by TikTok.
Under this provision, drafts, discarded recordings, and unposted content may be collected and used for purposes including personalized recommendations and caption generation, regardless of the user's publishing decision.
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