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About your data rights on TikTok • How to exercise your data rights on TikTok • How to request your data • How to delete your data • How to change your account information • How to transfer your data • Your right to object • Your right to restrict processing • Your right to be informed • Your rights regarding automated decision-making • Your privacy settings • Contact us about your data rights
About your data rights on TikTok
You're always in control of your personal information—whether sharing, accessing, or erasing it. We've developed specialized tools to help you manage your personal information on TikTok and exercise your privacy rights. Additionally, we offer dedicated communication channels specifically for managing your personal information and exercising your privacy rights.
Learn more about what information we collect in our Privacy Policy.
How to exercise your data rights on TikTok
If you're located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or Switzerland, you have rights regarding the personal information we process about you. You can submit a request to exercise any of these rights through our online form.
Important things to know about data requests:
• Some rights may be subject to limitations.
• We may need to verify your identity before processing your request to protect your privacy and ensure you remain in control of your information.
• We may need to ask for additional information to ensure we understand your request.
• We use both human and automated means to efficiently sort and direct inquiries, based on the information entered into the free-text field of the webform. If you include personal data, it may be processed by using automated methods. If you prefer not to have your personal data handled in this way, consider leaving it out of the free-text field.
How to request your data
You have the right to ask us, free of charge, to confirm what information we process about you, to provide certain information about the processing, and for a copy of your information.
You can request a copy of your TikTok data, which may include but is not limited to your username, watch video history, comment history, and privacy settings.
You can request your data in the TikTok app. After you submit, we'll create a file of your data and notify you when it's available to download in the app. Please note that it may take a few days to prepare the file.
Alternatively, you can contact us through our online form. Our specialist team will handle your request in accordance with the requirements laid out in applicable law(s).
How to delete your data
You can delete content from your account, and it remains in our system for up to 30 days before being permanently deleted. You can also delete your account to remove your account information.
Alternatively, you can contact us through our online form and submit your request to erase your information from TikTok. Our specialist team will handle your request in accordance with the requirements laid out in applicable law(s).
If you wish to report another person's content, you can submit feedback in-app or through our online form.
How to change your data
You have the right to rectify or ask us to rectify and correct your information if it's inaccurate.
You can manage your personal data and correct information through your account settings, such as your nickname, username, email and phone number, and profile photo.
Alternatively, you can contact us through our online form and submit your request to change your information. Our specialist team will handle your request in accordance with applicable law(s).
How to transfer your data
You have the right to request and receive your personal information in a usable format whenever we collect it based on your consent or as part of a contract with you. This right to portability means that you have the right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to share it with a third party.
You can authorize a transfer of your information through our Data Portability API. For more information on our data portability tool, visit TikTok for Developers.
Alternatively, you can exercise your rights by downloading your data from your account and sharing it with a third party of your choosing to port your data.
Your right to object
You have the right to object to certain processing of your information when we are performing a task in public interest, pursuing our legitimate interests or those of a third party, or when your data is processed for the purpose of facilitating scientific or historical research in certain circumstances.
To object to the processing of your information, you can contact us through our online form. Select the option "I want to object to the processing of my data" for your request, then provide all relevant information, including:
• The processing activity you're objecting to.
• Why you want to object and how the processing activity affects you.
• Any additional information that you think will help us review your request.
Our specialist team will handle your request in accordance with applicable law(s).
Learn more about exercising your right to object on our website.
Your right to restrict processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your information when:
• You're challenging the accuracy of the information.
• The information has been unlawfully processed, but you're opposing the deletion of that information.
• You need the information to support or defend a legal claim.
• You have objected to the processing and you're awaiting the outcome of that objection request.
To request a restriction on the processing of your information, you can contact us through our online form.
Your right to be informed
You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal information.
For information on the collection and use of your personal information, you can review our Privacy Policy, or contact us through our online form. Our specialist team will handle your request in accordance with applicable law(s).
Your rights regarding automated decision-making
You have the right to ask that decisions with legal or significant effects on you aren't made only by automated systems.
For information about automated decision-making, you can contact us through our online form. Our specialist team will handle your request in accordance with applicable law(s).
Your privacy settings
You can manage your privacy settings at any time. This includes choosing whether your account is public or private, who can Duet your videos, and comment on your content. Learn more about how to manage your account privacy settings.
Depending on your settings, with your consent, we serve you with personalised ads based on your activity on and off-TikTok. You can learn more about ads and data in our Privacy Center and manage your personalised ads settings.
Contact us about your data rights
You can contact us about any of these rights through our webform. You can also contact our Data Protection Officer.