What Happens to Your TikTok Data When You Delete the App?
Learn what deleting the TikTok app does and how to fully remove your TikTok account and data for privacy.
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Deleting the TikTok app does not delete your account or your data. It merely removes the app from your device. Your profile, videos, and personal information remain on TikTok's servers. To completely remove your footprint, you’d need to delete your account within the app first. After deleting your account, most of your data, except for some non-personal and administrative information, will be deleted according to TikTok's data retention policy.
FAQs & Answers
- Does deleting the TikTok app delete my account? No, deleting the TikTok app only removes it from your device. Your account and data remain on TikTok's servers until you delete your account within the app.
- How can I completely delete my TikTok data? To completely remove your TikTok data, you must delete your account from within the app. Most data will then be deleted based on TikTok's data retention policies.
- What data does TikTok keep after account deletion? After account deletion, TikTok retains some non-personal and administrative information as outlined in their data retention policy.