DMCA & Copyright

Our approach

TikTok Song Finder respects the intellectual property of others and expects its users to do the same. We respond to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512) and comparable laws in other countries.

What we host, and what we don't

• We do not host, store, stream or distribute audio or video. The audio of a TikTok you submit is used briefly to identify the song and is then discarded; see our Privacy Policy.
• For a matched song we show its title and artist, and where a music service supplies them, artwork and short previews, plus links that open the song on that service.
• Artwork, previews, titles and links come from third-party music services and databases and remain the property of their owners.
• The TikTok videos you submit are hosted by TikTok, not by us. If you want a video removed from TikTok, report it to TikTok.

How to submit a notice

If you believe something shown on this site infringes your copyright, email a written notice to our designated agent at support@tiktoksongfinder.org with the subject “DMCA Notice”. To be valid, the notice must include:

1. Your contact details: full name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
2. The work: a description of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (or a list, if several works are covered by one notice).
3. The material: where it appears on this site, such as the page URL and what is shown, in enough detail for us to find it.
4. Good-faith statement: “I have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.”
5. Accuracy statement: “The information in this notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, or am authorised to act on the owner's behalf.”
6. Signature: your physical or electronic signature.

Notices missing these items may not be actionable. Please be sure before you send one: under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages.

What we do when we get a notice

1. We check that the notice is complete and acknowledge it, usually within two business days.
2. If it is valid, we promptly remove or disable access to the identified material. For example, we can remove a cached song match or hide artwork or a listening link.
3. We tell the person who submitted the affected content, where there is one, and give them a copy of the notice, which may be shared with the complainant's contact details redacted only where the law allows.
4. We keep a record of the notice and our response.

Counter-notice

If material was removed and you believe that it was removed by mistake or misidentification, or that you have the right to use it, you can send a counter-notice to the same address with:

1. your name, address, telephone number and email;
2. a description of the material removed and where it appeared before removal;
3. the statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.”
4. a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your address (or, outside the United States, any judicial district where the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice;
5. your physical or electronic signature.

If we receive a valid counter-notice we forward it to the original complainant. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they've filed a court action, we may restore the material within 10–14 business days of receiving the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

In appropriate circumstances we close the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the rights of others.

Trademarks

“TikTok” and other names, logos and marks that appear on this site belong to their owners and are used to describe compatibility only. This site is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by TikTok or ByteDance. For a trademark concern, write to the same address with the mark, your registration details and the page you're concerned about.

Other kinds of complaints

This page covers copyright. For privacy or data requests, see the Privacy Policy; for anything else, use the Contact page.