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We will promptly destroy personal information at the end of the retention period, as described above. When we destroy personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
Where we process Personal Information for marketing purposes, we process the data until you ask us to stop and for a short period after this request (to allow us to implement your requests).
We may retain some of your Data even after you cease to use our Services, for instance if the Data is necessary to meet our legal obligations, such as tax and accounting requirements.
"If you violate our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or other conditions or policies, we may remove you from the Services immediately, but may keep information about you to process the violation.Excerpt from TikTok's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you violate our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or other conditions or policies, we may remove you from the Services immediately, but may keep information about you to process the violation.”
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