Activision states it does not intentionally collect data from children under 13 without parental consent, and will delete such data if discovered, but parents need to proactively contact Activision to protect their child's data.
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Given that many Activision games are played by children and teenagers, the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms has significant legal and safety implications under COPPA in the US and the GDPR's protections for minors.
Interpretive note: The policy does not describe the specific age verification mechanism used, making it difficult to assess whether the 'knowingly collect' standard satisfies current FTC and ICO expectations for proactive rather than reactive compliance.
Parents of children under 13 should be aware that while Activision states it will delete inadvertently collected children's data, the burden of identifying and requesting deletion falls on parents, and the policy acknowledges that underage data may be collected before detection.
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"We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided personal information without parental consent, we will delete such information. Parents or legal guardians may contact us to review, update, or delete their child's personal information.Excerpt from Activision's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from US children under 13, enforced by the FTC.
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Given that many Activision games are played by children and teenagers, the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms has significant legal and safety implications under COPPA in the US and the GDPR's protections for minors.
Parents of children under 13 should be aware that while Activision states it will delete inadvertently collected children's data, the burden of identifying and requesting deletion falls on parents, and the policy acknowledges that underage data may be collected before detection.
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