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User Content License to Other Users

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Why it matters

Any video or content you post publicly on TikTok can be downloaded, remixed, and redistributed by any other TikTok user — permanently and irrevocably — which can affect your ability to control how your creative work, likeness, or personal information is used.

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.

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Document
TikTok Terms of Service
Entity
TikTok
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000296
Document ID
CA-D-00032
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Entity: TikTok | Document: TikTok Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-000296
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:11:40 UTC | SHA-256: d3539721aabef481…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/tiktok/tiktok-terms-of-service/user-content-license-to-other-users/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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