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No Punitive Or Consequential Damages

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 289 of 352 platforms
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This analysis describes what TikTok's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Excluding these damage categories means users cannot recover the types of damages that are often the most significant in harm cases, substantially limiting the practical value of any legal claim.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4406 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users cannot recover punitive, consequential, incidental, exemplary, special, or lost-profits damages from TikTok regardless of the circumstances.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

TINDER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT THAT YOU OR ANOTHER USER OR THIRD PARTY POSTS, SENDS, RECEIVES, AND/OR ACTS ON THROUGH OUR SERVICES, NOR DOES TINDER ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IDENTITY, INTENTIONS...

Perplexity AI Medium

we do not warrant that Offering descriptions are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

Skillshare Medium

Please note that these third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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under no circumstance will TikTok USDS Joint Venture...be liable...for any punitive, consequential, incidental, exemplary or special damages...or any damages based on lost profits...

— Excerpt from TikTok's TikTok Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
TikTok Terms of Service
Entity
TikTok
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018406
Document ID
CA-D-00032
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/terms-of-service/en
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
d3539721aabef48180e1d19544aec3d5ebb50fb5a6fa66c261148d6a86e4976d
Analysis generated
March 6, 2026 20:11 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: TikTok
Document: TikTok Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-018406
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:11:40 UTC
SHA-256: d3539721aabef481…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/tiktok/tiktok-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-018406/no-punitive-or-consequential-damages/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Liability limitation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does TikTok's No Punitive Or Consequential Damages clause do?

Excluding these damage categories means users cannot recover the types of damages that are often the most significant in harm cases, substantially limiting the practical value of any legal claim.

How does this clause affect you?

Users cannot recover punitive, consequential, incidental, exemplary, special, or lost-profits damages from TikTok regardless of the circumstances.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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