The terms authorize TikTok to use a user's name, profile image, and username in connection with advertisements, sponsored gifts, offers, and branded or sponsored content that the user interacts with, without providing compensation to the user, unless a separate commercial agreement governs a specific promotion.
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This provision establishes that user interaction with sponsored content constitutes permission for TikTok to deploy that user's name, profile image, and username in advertising contexts without additional compensation. The scope of what constitutes an interaction with sponsored content is not precisely defined in this clause.
⚠ The permission to use name, profile image, and username in advertising applies as written each time the user interacts with sponsored or branded content on the Platform.
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Compare across platforms →"We may receive compensation from our advertisers and our partners with which you choose to interact. To enable these features, you give us permission to use your name, profile image and username, in connection with ads, sponsored gifts, offers, and other branded or sponsored content that you interact with, without any compensation to you, unless we have entered into a separate commercial agreement with you with respect to a specific promotion or advertisement.Excerpt from TikTok's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The use of individual names, images, and likenesses in advertising without separate compensation engages right of publicity statutes in several U.S.
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This provision establishes that user interaction with sponsored content constitutes permission for TikTok to deploy that user's name, profile image, and username in advertising contexts without additional compensation. The scope of what constitutes an interaction with sponsored content is not precisely defined in this clause.
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