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The clause establishes TikTok's operational authority to manage username inventory and enforce policy compliance by reclaiming inactive or policy-violating accounts, which affects the persistence and availability of user identifiers within the platform.
Users operate under the condition that username ownership remains subject to reclamation if their account becomes inactive for 180 days or if TikTok determines the username violates policies or infringes other users' rights. The username cannot be retained as a permanent asset independent of account status and compliance.
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"We may revoke, reclaim, and/or reassign the username of your account in certain circumstances, such as, when you have not logged into your account for 180 days, if we ban your account, or if we reasonably believe that your username violates our Terms, Community Guidelines, or other conditions or policies, and/or interferes with or infringes upon the rights of other users.— Excerpt from TikTok's TikTok Terms of Service
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The clause establishes TikTok's operational authority to manage username inventory and enforce policy compliance by reclaiming inactive or policy-violating accounts, which affects the persistence and availability of user identifiers within the platform.
Users operate under the condition that username ownership remains subject to reclamation if their account becomes inactive for 180 days or if TikTok determines the username violates policies or infringes other users' rights. The username cannot be retained as a permanent asset independent of account status and compliance.
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