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This provision establishes developer obligations to ensure compliance with federal children's privacy law as a condition of app distribution through the App Store. It allocates responsibility to developers for implementing technical and procedural controls that protect children's data and privacy in accordance with regulatory requirements.
The provision structures how apps available to child users must handle personal information collection and use. Apps subject to COPPA must implement the specific consent, disclosure, and data protection mechanisms required by that statute, which affects what data collection practices are permitted in children-directed applications.
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The Services are intended for users who are 13 years of age or older. If you are under 13 years of age, you are not permitted to use the Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you may only use the S...
The Services are not directed to children who are under the age of 13. OpenSea does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to remove such infor...
The Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you a...
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This provision establishes developer obligations to ensure compliance with federal children's privacy law as a condition of app distribution through the App Store. It allocates responsibility to developers for implementing technical and procedural controls that protect children's data and privacy in accordance with regulatory requirements.
The provision structures how apps available to child users must handle personal information collection and use. Apps subject to COPPA must implement the specific consent, disclosure, and data protection mechanisms required by that statute, which affects what data collection practices are permitted in children-directed applications.
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