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TikTok's data collection is not limited to on-platform activity; third-party partners supply TikTok with behavioral data from across the web, extending TikTok's profile of users beyond their TikTok activity.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional categories of off-platform data provided by third parties may be present in the full clause but are not available in the quoted language.
Your activity outside of TikTok—including websites you visit and purchases you make—may be reported to TikTok by advertisers, publishers, and measurement partners.
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TikTok's data collection is not limited to on-platform activity; third-party partners supply TikTok with behavioral data from across the web, extending TikTok's profile of users beyond their TikTok activity.
Your activity outside of TikTok—including websites you visit and purchases you make—may be reported to TikTok by advertisers, publishers, and measurement partners.
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