The policy states that Anthropic's services are not directed at users under 18, that Anthropic does not knowingly collect personal data from minors under 18, and that measures are in place to detect and remove minors from the services.
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This provision establishes a minimum age threshold of 18, which is higher than the 13-year COPPA threshold applicable in the US, and discloses that technical detection measures are in place to identify and remove underage users. The policy does not detail the specific detection methodology or its accuracy.
Under this clause, users under 18 are categorically excluded from Anthropic's services; if a minor's data is identified, Anthropic states it will investigate and, where appropriate, delete the personal data upon notification to privacy@anthropic.com.
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Compare across platforms →"Our Services are not directed towards, and we do not knowingly collect, use, disclose, sell, or share any information from children under the age of 18. We have measures in place to detect and remove children from our Services. If you become aware that a child under the age of 18 has provided any personal data to us while using our Services, please email us at privacy@anthropic.com and we will investigate the matter and, if appropriate, delete the personal data.Excerpt from Anthropic's Privacy Policy (Superseded Capture)
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), which the FTC enforces and which applies to collection of personal information from children under 13.
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This provision establishes a minimum age threshold of 18, which is higher than the 13-year COPPA threshold applicable in the US, and discloses that technical detection measures are in place to identify and remove underage users. The policy does not detail the specific detection methodology or its accuracy.
Under this clause, users under 18 are categorically excluded from Anthropic's services; if a minor's data is identified, Anthropic states it will investigate and, where appropriate, delete the personal data upon notification to privacy@anthropic.com.
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