TikTok One Creator Program Terms
TikTok Creator Program Terms
(If you are resident in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or Israel)
Last updated: March 2026
1. What services are covered by these Creator Program Terms
These TikTok Creator Program Terms (these “Creator Program Terms”) apply to any creator program product where you are asked to agree to these Creator Program Terms as a condition of access (each a “Creator Program”).
Our Terms of Service, any applicable Program Policies (please see Section 4 below) and the Creator Code of Conduct apply to Creator Programs and form part of these Creator Program Terms.
Capitalised terms not defined in these Creator Program Terms have the meanings given to them in our Terms of Service. For the purpose of these Creator Program Terms only, references in our Terms of Service to “Terms” include these Creator Program Terms and “Platform” include any Creator Program.
Please read these Creator Program Terms carefully. Please also read our Creator Program Privacy Policy, which supplements the TikTok Privacy Policy and TikTok Cookies Policy. In the event of any conflict between these Creator Program Terms and any other applicable terms and policies, these Creator Program Terms take precedence.
You form a contract with us when you confirm that you accept these Creator Program Terms or when you otherwise access a Creator Program.
In short: This is a contract between you and TikTok for accessing Creator Programs. You should read it.
2. Who you are contracting with
Creator Programs are provided to you by the company that you contract with in our Terms of Service, except that TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited is solely responsible for our payment, financial or tax obligations for Creator Programs.
In short: The specific TikTok company that you have a contract with is set out in our Terms of Service. TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited is responsible for any payment, financial or tax obligations for Creator Programs.
3. Minimum Eligibility Requirements
To access and participate in a Creator Program, you must:
be at least 18 years old; and
be resident in a country where TikTok offers the Creator Program.
In short: You need to be 18 or older to access and participate in a Creator Program and live in a country where the Creator Program is offered.
4. Program Policies
There may be additional requirements, terms, guidelines, rules or policies that apply to specific Creator Programs (“Program Policies”). For example, you may need to complete an onboarding or enrollment process.
We will present Program Policies in the Creator Program product or communicate them to you in writing in advance (for example, by email). Program Policies form part of these Creator Program Terms and you must comply with them. If you do not agree, you should stop participating in a Creator Program.
In short: There may be some additional terms that apply if you use certain Creator Programs. We will provide you with any additional terms through the Creator Program or in writing.
5. Project Requirements
As part of a Creator Program, you may be given opportunities by TikTok to participate in promotional activities (each a “Project”) which may include information about advertisers, agencies or other third parties (each a "Partner").
TikTok may provide additional requirements, terms, guidelines, rules or policies that apply to specific Projects (“Project Requirements”). For example, additional content requirements, information about how content may be used, and information about payment and other benefits for successful participation.
The Project Requirements will be presented to you in the Creator Program product or communicated to you in writing in advance (for example, by email) and you must comply with them if you wish to participate in the Project.
In short: There may be some additional requirements that apply if you participate in certain Projects, which will be provided to you through the Creator Program or in writing.
6. Project Specific Materials
You may use the content in the Creator Programs in accordance with the Platform permissions granted in our Terms of Service. However, if you are provided with content to use in a specific Project ("Project Specific Materials"), then you must only use the Project Specific Materials for the purpose of participating in that Project and in accordance with the relevant Project Requirements.
As part of your work on a Project you may receive a physical product (a "Product") from a third party. If TikTok does not directly supply the Product to you, then TikTok does not accept any liability for the Product.
In short: If you are provided with content to use in a specific Project, you can only use it for that specific Project.
7. Project Content Rights
If you submit content for use in a Project (“Project Content”), you agree that the Project Content may be used by TikTok for the Project in accordance with the Project Requirements, in addition to the licences that you grant to TikTok and its Affiliates under the Terms of Service when you create, post or share content.
Unless stated otherwise in the Project Requirements, in exchange for your participation, TikTok’s rights to use Project Content are:
non-exclusive (which means that you can license your Project Content to others);
royalty-free (which means that we don’t pay you separately for this licence other than what may be owed to you in connection with a Project);
transferable (which means that we can give the rights you give us to someone else, such as our Affiliates (as described in our Terms of Service));
sub-licensable (which means that we can license your Project Content to others, for example, to the relevant Partner); and
worldwide (which means that the licence applies anywhere in the world).
This licence will last for a period of 2 years from the date that you submit your Project Content in accordance with the Project Requirements.
TikTok will collect information about the performance of your Project Content and may provide analytics to you and any applicable Partner for the Project. Please see our Creator Program Privacy Policy for further information.
If you believe another user's content infringes your intellectual property rights, you will promptly notify TikTok.
In short: If you submit content for a Project then, if selected, it may be used for that Project by TikTok. Any applicable Partners may also receive analytics about the Project.
8. Project Content Commitments
If you submit Project Content, you agree the following:
You will comply with these Creator Program Terms in addition to the requirements that apply under the Terms of Service when you create, post or share content (for example, the Community Guidelines).
You have full right and title required to enter into these Creator Program Terms.
The Project Content is your original creation, except for the Project Specific Materials and any intellectual property rights properly licensed to you by third parties.
You have cleared any intellectual property rights licensed to you by third parties to enable the Project Content to be used under these Creator Program Terms.
The Project Content will comply with any Program Policies and Project Requirements.
In short: If you submit content for a Project, you agree that your content is original and does not copy others' content.
9. Creator Payouts
TikTok may offer payment or other benefits for your successful participation in a Project or other Creator Program (each a “Creator Payout”). The details of the applicable Creator Payout (for example the amount, any measures of success or other requirements to receive the Creator Payout) will be provided in the Project Requirements or Creator Program. Unless specified otherwise in the Project Requirements, your right to any applicable Creator Payout will arise:
For base pay payments, when your Project Content receives TikTok One approval;
For revenue share payments, when your Project Content is published as an ad;
For pre-agreed payments that are not base pay payments, in accordance with the payment terms detailed here.
Creator Programs or Projects may require you to receive Creator Payouts through the Platform (if such functionality is available in a country where TikTok offers the Creator Program). You should not apply for these Creator Programs or Projects if you don't want to receive Creator Payouts through the Platform. If you are not required to receive Creator Payouts through the Platform, you and TikTok may arrange for you to receive Creator Payout outside of the Platform. Any Creator Payouts are inclusive of all taxes, including VAT. You are responsible for any tax reporting or obligations that may apply to you.
9.1. Creator Payouts made through the Platform
To receive Creator Payouts through the Platform:
Stripe Payments Europe Limited (registered in Ireland with company number 513174); or
Stripe Payments UK Ltd (registered in England and Wales with company number 084807710)
(together "Stripe"), will provide you with any regulated payment services. Stripe receives, holds and transfers any funds to you or on your behalf. We do not provide you with any payment services.
Payment services are subject to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Stripe Terms of Service (collectively, the “Stripe Services Agreement”). By accepting these Creator Program Terms and/or receiving Creator Payouts, you agree to be bound by the Stripe Services Agreement. To receive payment services from Stripe through the Platform, you agree to provide accurate and complete information about you (and, if applicable, your business) through the Platform.
You also authorise us to:
pass payout instructions to Stripe on your behalf;
share information with Stripe as needed for you to receive Stripe’s payment services, including but not limited to: the requirements and amount of a Creator Payout; and any request to transfer funds to your own account; and
provide any other information to Stripe where reasonably required (for example, for legal reasons).
You won’t be able to receive payment services through the Platform (or your Creator Payouts may be delayed or reduced) if:
you do not agree to the Stripe Services Agreement;
you do not provide us with the information that Stripe needs;
Stripe terminates its Stripe Services Agreement with you, or refuses to provide you with payment services;
you do not provide an authenticated and valid digital payment account registered in your name, such as a bank account or PayPal account (“Payout Account”);
we are required to instruct Stripe to suspend (or delay) a Creator Payout for legal reasons; and/or
we determine, acting reasonably and objectively, that you have acted in a manner that means you have participated in a Project in breach of the law or material breach of these Creator Program Terms, the Program Policies and/or the Project Requirements (for example, you have acted dishonestly by generating false engagement with your Project Content on the Platform, or you have provided Project Content that infringes third party rights).
We will let you know if you need to meet any minimum requirements before you can transfer Creator Payouts to your Payout Account (for example, there may be a minimum Creator Payout amount). We may also instruct Stripe to transfer Creator Payouts to your Payout Account if you do not initiate a transfer to your Payout Account within 90 days from when you are eligible to transfer Creator Payouts.
9.2. Creator Payouts not made through the Platform
You are responsible for providing the correct payment details to TikTok for Creator Payouts that are not made through the Platform. In no event shall you issue any invoice or seek payment directly from Partner for any Project provided pursuant to these Terms.
In short: For Creator Payouts made on the Platform, regulated payment services are provided to you by Stripe in accordance with the Stripe Connected Account Agreement. We will share certain information about you with Stripe and you authorise us to provide instructions and information to Stripe as needed for you to receive payment services and for legal reasons. To receive a Creator Payout, you must provide us with details of your Payout Account and other requirements may apply.
You are responsible for any payouts not made through the Platform.
10. Confidentiality
When you access Creator Programs and participate in Projects, you may receive information that isn’t available to the general public (for example, contact details or information about new products). This information is confidential and you must not share it with anyone else for any reason except for:
your agent or representative (such as your lawyer), if they strictly need to know the information and have contractually agreed to keep the information confidential or owe a duty of confidentiality to you; or
where you are required to for legal reasons or your local law allows you to. In these circumstances, you will notify us as soon as possible if you are legally allowed to do so.
In short: You must keep confidential any non-public information you receive through a Creator Program.
11. Suspending or ending access to Creator Programs
Your rights and TikTok’s rights to suspend or terminate your TikTok account remain as set out in the Terms of Service. If your TikTok account is suspended or terminated, you will also lose access to Creator Programs. Your rights and TikTok’s rights to suspend or terminate your access or participation in a Creator Program or Project are set out below in these Creator Program Terms.
In relation to campaigns that offer fixed fee payments that are not base pay payments, and subject to the remainder of this Section 11, if you or we terminate a Project, the cancellation and refund terms detailed here will govern any payments or refunds that may be owed. No payment is due to you if you cancel a Project at any time or if the parties do not agree a Project or Project Requirements.
11.1. Your rights
You may stop accessing a Creator Program or, where possible, participating in a Project by following the instructions provided in your relevant Creator Program account, the Project Requirements or the Creator Program product.
You may not be able to stop participating in a Project and your Project Content will continue to be available to a Partner (even if you leave or terminate your account for a Creator Program) where:
the Project Requirements specify a final date for withdrawal from a Project and this date has passed; or
the time period that the Partner intends to use your Project Content in accordance with the Project Requirements has started.
Please ensure you have received all Creator Payouts before ending your access to a Creator Program or closing your account. We may not be able to end your access to a Creator Program or close your account if there are outstanding Creator Payouts owed to you.
In short: We want you to stay, but you can go whenever you want if you close your account and stop using the Creator Programs. Your Project Content may still be used in accordance with the Project Requirements.
11.2. TikTok's rights
In the event of any suspected breach of these Creator Program Terms, we may investigate. While we do so, we are allowed to suspend your access to any Creator Program (including your right to receive Creator Payouts) and your participation in any Project, acting reasonably and objectively depending on the seriousness of the suspected breach.
We, subsequently, might determine to temporarily suspend or permanently terminate your access to a Creator Program or a Project, or impose limits on or restrict your access to features of a Creator Program if:
we determine, acting reasonably and objectively, that you are in material or repeated breach of these Creator Program Terms;
we have objective grounds to reasonably believe that you are about to seriously breach these Creator Program Terms;
your TikTok account is suspended or terminated in accordance with our Terms of Service;
we are legally required to do so; or
it is reasonably required in response to dealing with a serious technical or security issue.
We might also terminate your access to a Project if we determine that it is necessary to do so, including in the following circumstances:
your Project Content does not meet the Program Policies or Project Requirements, or otherwise meet the reasonable quality requirements of a creator in similar circumstances;
you fail to submit Project Content before any deadline specified in the Program Policies or Project Requirements;
you fail to communicate with TikTok or, where applicable, a brand in a timely fashion; or
your profile or existing content is not appropriate for the Project, including if your profile or existing content is not 'brand-safe' or relies on fraudulent engagement.
Notwithstanding the cancellation and refund terms detailed here, we will only terminate a Project:
if we provide you with notice (including in-app notice);
while acting reasonably; and
if we provide a payment to you for your time reasonably incurred for the Project to the date of the termination (unless we reasonably believe you have violated these Creator Program Terms, in which case you will not receive such a payment).
We will notify you in advance unless we are not legally required or it is not possible to do so (such as for security reasons). If you think we have made a mistake in suspending or terminating your access to a Creator Program or suspending or delaying a Creator Payout, you can appeal through the appeal functionalities provided on the Platform and we will review our decision and decide again.
In short: We have rules and, if you break them, TikTok can take action against you which may include withholding Creator Payout and/or terminating your Creator Program account.
12. Relationship between you and TikTok
You and TikTok are, and will remain at all times, independent of each other.
These Creator Program Terms do not create an employment relationship between you and TikTok. You are not an employee of TikTok, not entitled to any employee rights or benefits from TikTok, and solely responsible for any tax liabilities that you may incur through your participation in a Creator Program. TikTok is also not your recruitment agent.
You must not present yourself as a TikTok employee, representative or agent.
In short: You and TikTok are independent and we do not have an employment relationship.
