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The agreement caps TikTok's total financial liability to any user at the greater of $100 or the total amount paid by that user to TikTok in the preceding 12 months, and this cap applies to TikTok USDS Joint Venture, its affiliates, service providers, business partners, and their personnel collectively.
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This provision establishes a maximum aggregate liability ceiling that would apply to the combined claims of any user against TikTok and its affiliated entities. For users who have not paid TikTok directly, the effective cap is $100 regardless of the nature or magnitude of the claimed harm.
⚠ The $100 aggregate liability cap applies as written to all claims arising under these Terms unless a specific statutory remedy overrides it under applicable law.
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"To the extent permitted by applicable law, the maximum aggregate liability of TikTok USDS Joint Venture and our affiliates, service providers and business partners, including TT Commerce & Global Services, and its affiliates, and each of our respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and advisors, arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Platform shall, under no circumstance, exceed the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past 12 months.Excerpt from TikTok's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Liability caps in consumer-facing terms of service may require evaluation under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law, which restrict certain waivers of consumer rights. The FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts or practices may be relevant where liability limitations interact with data security or privacy incidents. State consumer protection statutes in several jurisdictions impose non-waivable liability floors for specific claim categories. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The $100 cap is a standard structural mechanism in consumer-facing platform terms, but its application to harm categories including data loss, account suspension, and content removal may face challenge under applicable consumer protection law. The provision applies to the combined liability of TikTok USDS Joint Venture, TT Commerce and Global Services, and their respective affiliates and personnel, which is a broad scope. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California consumer protection statutes may limit the enforceability of blanket liability waivers for certain harm categories. Illinois, New York, and other states with specific data protection statutes may impose statutory damages that are not subject to contractual cap. Courts have applied varying standards to the enforceability of low-dollar liability caps in mass-market consumer agreements. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Businesses integrating TikTok Platform services should note that this cap applies regardless of the commercial significance of the integration or the value of content or data at stake. B2B agreements that rely on TikTok Platform services without separate liability negotiation are subject to this cap, which may be material in enterprise or high-value content contexts. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams advising on Platform integrations should document any payments made to TikTok to establish the applicable cap level. Where statutory damages are available under applicable law for specific claim types, legal counsel should assess whether those statutory remedies are subject to contractual limitation.
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This provision establishes a maximum aggregate liability ceiling that would apply to the combined claims of any user against TikTok and its affiliated entities. For users who have not paid TikTok directly, the effective cap is $100 regardless of the nature or magnitude of the claimed harm.
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