Incident #6CA641 · 01 JUL 2026notable
TikTok's US children's privacy policy now names TikTok USDS Joint Venture and widens sharing and transfers
The Children's Privacy Policy (Under 13 Experience, formerly Kids Mode) now names TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC as the responsible entity instead of TikTok Inc. Sharing language is broader, now covering sale, merger or business transfer and enforcement of terms. Children's data may be transmitted outside the US subject to Executive Order 14352, replacing the earlier outside-US language.
Taken from you
- Sharing of children's information now explicitly allowed in a sale, merger or business transfer
- Sharing is permitted 'as permitted by applicable law', a broader catch-all than the old list of specific disclosures
- Transfers of children's data outside the US now expressly include sharing with recipients, and are made subject to Executive Order 14352 and applicable laws.
- Sharing of children's information to enforce TikTok's Terms and to protect the interests of business partners is now spelled out.
- Exercising rights may mean parts of the Under 13 Experience become unavailable to the child
Won back
- Statement that controls exist to ensure persistent identifiers are used only for permitted purposes
- Policy now clearly names the new responsible company
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”, “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of children.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
We may also share the information that we collect including in connection with a sale, merger or other business transfer, and for legal reasons, to enforce our Terms, and to protect our interests and safety, and those of our service providers, business partners, and community.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Subject to applicable laws, including Executive Order 14352 and any compliance obligations thereunder, TikTok USDS Joint Venture may transmit Children’s information outside of the United States, including for purposes of sharing with recipients as described in this Children’s Privacy Policy.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
We will not retaliate against you or your Child for exercising such rights and choices, although some aspects of the Under 13 Experience may no longer be available to your Child.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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