We operate the Platform for you and others to create, view, interact with, and share content, and engage with others throughout the TikTok community. We work with our service providers and business partners, such as BD TikTok USA LLC (hereinafter referred to as 'TT Commerce & Global Services') and its affiliates, and our affiliates, to provide certain important functions of the Platform so that you and other users can use it and enjoy a global experience, including in connection with e-commerce, marketing, advertising, and other commercial services and activities.
The explicit naming of BD TikTok USA LLC as a data-sharing partner, alongside unnamed 'affiliates,' means your personal data flows to multiple corporate entities for commercial purposes, raising data minimization and third-party sharing disclosure concerns under US and international privacy law.
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.