Airtable's services are not for users under 18, and the company says it will delete any children's data it accidentally collects.
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The age restriction is set at 18 globally, which is higher than the COPPA threshold of 13 in the US, but the policy relies on a reactive rather than proactive age verification approach.
Children under 18 are prohibited from using Airtable, and if a child's data is collected, the policy commits to deleting it, but parents who believe their child has used the service should contact privacy@airtable.com to request deletion.
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Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information. In some juris...
Client Deletion Requests. In connection with separate regulatory recordkeeping obligations imposed on Wealthfront, we generally must maintain and cannot delete Personal Information associated with our Clients.
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"Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 (or other age as required by local law) and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information from our files as soon as is practicable.— Excerpt from Airtable's Airtable Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) in the US, enforced by the FTC, which requires verifiable parental consent for data collection from children under 13. Airtable's policy sets a higher bar at 18, which aligns with stricter international standards but does not describe any age verification mechanism. The EU's GDPR and national implementations (e.g., the UK Age Appropriate Design Code) impose additional obligations for services that may be accessed by minors. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low for most enterprise use cases. The 18+ restriction is broadly disclosed and the deletion commitment is standard. However, the absence of a proactive age verification mechanism means the protection is reactive, which may be insufficient under COPPA if Airtable's platform is accessible to minors in practice. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: US compliance centers on COPPA (under-13 threshold), enforced by the FTC. UK compliance may engage the ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code for services likely to be accessed by under-18 users. EU member states have varying age of consent thresholds for data processing (ranging from 13 to 16 under GDPR Article 8). (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: For enterprise customers deploying Airtable in educational or youth-serving contexts, the 18+ restriction should be clearly communicated to end users and supported by organizational access controls. Vendor contracts for such deployments should address COPPA compliance obligations and specify Airtable's role in the event children's data is inadvertently collected. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations deploying Airtable should assess whether any users are under 18 and implement organizational controls to prevent minors from accessing the platform. Parents or guardians who believe a child has created an Airtable account should contact privacy@airtable.com. Schools or educational institutions considering Airtable should evaluate FERPA and COPPA compliance requirements before deployment.
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The age restriction is set at 18 globally, which is higher than the COPPA threshold of 13 in the US, but the policy relies on a reactive rather than proactive age verification approach.
Children under 18 are prohibited from using Airtable, and if a child's data is collected, the policy commits to deleting it, but parents who believe their child has used the service should contact privacy@airtable.com to request deletion.
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