Roblox removed detailed explanations of how and why it collects user data, streamlined its privacy policy structure, and made specific clarifications about data practices for child accounts. The policy now explicitly states that parent email addresses are the only personal information collected from child accounts under COPPA, and specifies that personalized ads are not enabled until age 18. The removal of granular collection-purpose descriptions makes the policy shorter but provides less operational detail about individual data flows.
Parents: Parents no longer receive detailed explanation that IP addresses and device identifiers are collected for internal platform operations, though the policy clarifies that email is the only regulated personal information.
The updated policy clarifies that parent email addresses constitute the only personal information collected from child accounts under COPPA, rather than listing persistent identifiers. The policy now states that personalized ads are not enabled until age 18, rather than leaving this ambiguous when a child turns 13. These clarifications affect how parents and children understand what data Roblox collects and when advertising becomes personalized; however, the underlying data practices do not appear to have changed operationally. The policy removed detailed descriptions of collection purposes (such as internal operations), which means parents now have less granular explanation of data uses, though stated practices remain.
This is the 2nd significant Transparency Removal change Roblox has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.
Across all monitored documents, Roblox has made 2 significant changes.
Explicitly narrowed personal information collected from child accounts to parent email address only, removing prior disclosure of persistent identifiers.
Clarified that personalized ads do not begin until age 18, removing prior ambiguous language about age 13 feature enablement.
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Roblox restructured its privacy policy on March 8, 2026 to streamline presentation and clarify COPPA compliance language. The change explicitly designates parent email as the sole personal information collected under COPPA from child accounts, potentially …
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