Anthropic's services are for users 18 and older. If a user under 18 provides personal data, Anthropic states it will delete that information once it becomes aware of it.
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The policy sets the minimum age at 18, which is higher than the COPPA threshold of 13 in the United States, and commits to deletion of data from users found to be under 18. The policy does not describe a verification mechanism for age.
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View full change record →Users under 18 are not permitted to use the services under the terms of this policy; personal data submitted by under-18 users will be deleted upon Anthropic becoming aware of it, though no age verification mechanism is described.
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"Our Services are not directed to children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18 years of age and we will delete such information if we become aware that a child under 18 has provided it to us.Excerpt from Anthropic's Privacy Policy (Superseded Capture)
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) enforced by the FTC for users under 13 in the United States; GDPR Article 8 and Member State implementations setting digital consent ages …
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The policy sets the minimum age at 18, which is higher than the COPPA threshold of 13 in the United States, and commits to deletion of data from users found to be under 18. The policy does not describe a verification mechanism for age.
Users under 18 are not permitted to use the services under the terms of this policy; personal data submitted by under-18 users will be deleted upon Anthropic becoming aware of it, though no age verification mechanism is described.
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