What Spotify, TikTok and Apple's fine print actually says

You have agreed to more contracts than you have read. Everyone has. The terms behind the apps you use every day are thousands of words long, written by the company's lawyers, and accepted with one tap. So we read them for you.

We ran the actual public terms of Spotify, TikTok and Apple through Sneaky Terms, the same analysis you can run on your own lease or job offer, and published the full clause-by-clause reports in the fine print library. Here is the short version.

What is in TikTok's terms of service?

Your videos stay licensed to them even after you leave. The terms grant TikTok a license to your content that is non-exclusive, irrevocable and royalty-free, and that license is on the list of obligations that survive when you delete your account. Your account can be suspended without notice at TikTok's sole discretion, and their liability is capped at the greater of 100 dollars or what you paid them in the past year. Our analysis found 19 clauses worth knowing about, including 3 rated Trap. Read the full TikTok report.

What is in Spotify's terms of use?

Easy to keep paying, hard to bring a group complaint. Paid subscriptions continue indefinitely until cancelled, disputes go to individual arbitration with no class actions, and Spotify reserves the right to change its service offerings without notice or liability to you. Our analysis found 28 clauses worth a look. Read the full Spotify report.

What is in Apple's media services terms?

All sales final, and your library rides on your account. The terms state plainly that all transactions are final, changes to the agreement take effect immediately, and Apple can terminate your account without notice. Content you paid for can also disappear if Apple loses its rights from the content provider, which is why Apple itself suggests backing up your purchases. Our analysis found 21 clauses worth knowing about. Read the full Apple report.

Why does this matter?

Not because these companies are unusual. This is what fine print looks like everywhere, and these three are simply documents you have almost certainly agreed to. You cannot push back on a streaming service's terms, but the contracts you can push back on, like your lease, your job offer, or your next freelance gig, are written the same way. Start with the fine print library, then check something you are actually about to sign.