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Feedback and Ideas Ownership

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What it is

If you choose to submit comments, ideas, or feedback to us, you give us permission to use them in connection with the Platform and any other services that we choose, for any purpose, without any restriction or compensation to you. You agree that we do not have to consider or act on them, return them, or keep them confidential. We will own all rights in anything we develop based on your comments, ideas, or feedback.

Why it matters

Submitting product ideas or feedback to TikTok permanently transfers any intellectual property rights in those ideas to TikTok, with no obligation to compensate, credit, or even respond to the submitter.

Consumer impact

TikTok's Terms grant the platform a permanent, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use all content you post — including videos, messages, and AI prompts — to train machine learning models and develop new technologies, meaning you cannot revoke this right even if you delete your account or content. Users are also bound by a mandatory arbitration clause with a class action waiver, which means you cannot sue TikTok as part of a group if you believe your rights have been violated. You can delete your account and content via the in-app settings, but note that content already incorporated into other users' posts will remain publicly accessible.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority to investigate whether inadequate disclosure of IP assignment consequences in feedback submissions constitutes a deceptive practice under FTC Act Section 5.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
TikTok Terms of Service
Entity
TikTok
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000294
Document ID
CA-D-00032
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: TikTok | Document: TikTok Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-000294
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:11:40 UTC | SHA-256: d3539721aabef481…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/tiktok/tiktok-terms-of-service/feedback-and-ideas-ownership/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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