Exhibit B 

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Jonathan Gardner 

Partner 

212 907 0839 direct 

212 907 0700 main 

212 883 7063 fax 

jgardner@labaton.com 

New York Office 

140 Broadway 

March 31, 2021 New York, NY 10005 

VIA ELECTRONIC EMAIL 

TikTok, Inc. 

5800 Bristol Parkway 

Culver City, CA 90230 

legal@tiktok.com 

Confidential Communication Pursuant to TikTok’s Terms of Use, Federal Rule of Evidence 

408, and Illinois’ Rule of Evidence 408. 

Re: Notice of Claims – TikTok’s Violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy 

Act

Counsel: 

Pursuant to TikTok Inc.’s Terms of Use, Section 11, this letter notifies TikTok Inc. (“TikTok”) that 

certain Illinois users are pursuing claims against TikTok as a result of TikTok’s violations of 

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). This firm is counsel to the 959 TikTok users 

listed on Exhibit A, each of whom have suffered harm to their privacy because of TikTok’s BIPA 

violations. 

TikTok violates BIPA because it (1) uses proprietary facial recognition technology to generate and 

collect users’ biometric data in the form of face scans without consent, (2) shares users’ biometric data 

without consent, and (3) does not have, nor does it follow, a publicly available guideline for the 

retention and destruction of that data. Specifically, TikTok violated and continues to violate BIPA 

because it did not: 

 Properly inform our clients in writing that their biometric identifiers (face

geometry) were being generated, collected, stored, or shared;

 Properly inform our clients in writing of the specific purpose and length of

time for which their biometric identifiers were being collected, stored, used,

and/or shared;

 Provide and follow a publicly available retention schedule and guidelines for

permanently destroying our clients’ biometric identifiers; and

 Receive a written release from our clients to collect, capture, obtain, or share

their biometric identifiers.

The above acts and practices constitute multiple violations of BIPA. As a result of these violations, 

our clients demand the following: 

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1. TikTok collect, store, use, and/or share biometric identifiers or biometric information

in compliance with BIPA;

2. TikTok immediately destroy the faceprints of each of our clients; and

3. TikTok pay compensation for its violations of BIPA. BIPA provides for statutory

damages of $5,000.00 for each intentional or reckless violation pursuant to 740 ILCS 14/20(2),

or alternatively, statutory damages of $1,000.00 for each negligent violation pursuant to 740

ILCS 14/20(1). Upon information and belief, TikTok’s violations of BIPA were intentional

or, at the very least, reckless.

Our clients welcome the opportunity to resolve these matters amicably through an informal meeting 

or mediation. However, if we cannot resolve these matters within 30 days of receipt of this letter, our 

clients will exercise their individual rights to arbitrate in accordance with TikTok’s terms and 

conditions. 

In Re: TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation Proposed Settlement 

Our clients’ claims are not subject to the proposed settlement pending before the court in In Re: 

TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation (“Proposed Settlement”). 

The Proposed Settlement is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), which preempts any 

state law or rule that would abrogate a valid binding arbitration agreement. The FAA provides that 

arbitration agreements are “valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law 

or in equity for the revocation of any contract.” 9 U.S.C. § 2. “The overarching purpose of the FAA . 

. . is to ensure the enforcement of arbitration agreements according to their terms so as to facilitate 

streamlined proceedings.” AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333, 344 (2011). This “liberal 

federal policy favoring arbitration agreements” applies “notwithstanding any state substantive or 

procedural policies to the contrary.” Id. at 346 (quotation marks omitted). The FAA applies to any 

arbitration agreement that is “written” and in a contract “evidencing a transaction involving 

commerce.” 9 U.S.C. § 2. Both criteria are met here. The arbitration provision is in writing and the 

use of the online TikTok platform involves interstate commerce: “[C]ourts have consistently found 

that use of the Internet necessarily involves interstate communications and therefore constitutes the 

use of a facility of interstate commerce.” Adams v. United States, 2009 WL 2060089, at *6 (S.D. Ill. July 

14, 2009) (quotation marks omitted); see also United States v. Borrero, 771 F.3d 973, 975 (7th Cir. 2014) 

(recognizing that the Internet is a means of interstate commerce). As a result, TikTok’s Terms of 

Service are valid and binding on TikTok, thus requiring informal dispute resolution and/or arbitration 

as the sole remedy for our clients’ claims. We trust that TikTok has no objection to proceeding in 

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arbitration, since it consistently argued that claims against it are subject to an arbitration provision and 

class waiver in multiple status conferences, a response to a motion for final approval of a settlement, 

and was, in fact, ordered to finally file its motion to compel arbitration in a case with essentially the 

same allegations.1

Although our clients, who have elected to pursue arbitration, are not subject to the Proposed 

Settlement, the proposed opt out procedure violates due process. In Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts, the 

Supreme Court held that for class settlements, “due process requires opt-out rights for class 

members.” 472 U.S. 797, 812 n.3 (1985). The Proposed Settlement is procedurally unfair because its 

burdensome opt-out requirements violate due process. TikTok is requiring users who wish to exercise 

their due process right to opt-out by mailing a timely letter to a P.O. Box in Pennsylvania that among 

other things, identifies the action, provides full name, address email address and telephone number, 

and includes a signature and the date it was signed. The terms of the opt-out provision specifically 

exclude “mass” or “class” opt-outs. Courts routinely find these stringent opt-out provisions to be 

unfair and unduly burdensome.2 See Arena v. Intuit Inc., 2021 WL 834253, at *11 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 

2021). 

Pursuant to the strict mandates of the FAA, please let us know by April 2 if you do not agree that the 

clients referenced above are automatically opted-out of the In Re: TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy 

Litigation settlement, if the Proposed Settlement is eventually preliminarily and finally approved. 

Otherwise, we will take immediate action to protect our clients’ rights. 

You may contact me by email, at jgardner@labaton.com, or 212-907-0839 if you would like to discuss.

Sincerely yours, 

Jonathan Gardner 

Cc: Anthony J Weibell 

1 See T.K., et al v. Bytedance Technology Co., Ltd, et al, Case No.: 1:19-CV-07915, A.S. v. TikTok Inc. et al, Case No. 3:2020-cv00457, In Re: TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation, Case No.: 1:2020-cv-04699, and Hong v. ByteDance, Inc., A 

Corporation, et al (MDL 2948) later known as In re: TikTok, Inc. Privacy Litigation, Case No.: 5:2019-cv-07792. 2 Indeed, our concerns with the circumstances, fairness, and adequacy of this settlement and, specifically, the opt-out 

process, would likely apply to all eligible class members, not only our clients. 

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WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Email: aweibell@wsgr.com

Counsel for TikTok Inc.

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First Name Last Name Email

EXHIBIT A

Confidential Communication Pursuant to TikTok Inc.’s Terms of Use, 

Federal Rule of Evidence 408, and Illinois’ Rule of Evidence 408

March 31, 2021 Notice to TikTok, Inc.

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Brian Behnken

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