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Atlassian commits to deleting personal information from under-16 users upon awareness, but the obligation is triggered only by Atlassian's awareness, not by automatic detection.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent legal propositions: the prohibition on use by under-16s and the deletion obligation upon awareness. Both are stated in the canonical claim as the excerpt is brief; the conditional nature of the deletion obligation is noted in omitted_material.
Children under 16 are not permitted to use Atlassian's Services, and Atlassian will delete their personal information if it learns they have provided it.
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"Our Services are not intended for use by anyone under the age of 16. If we become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.Excerpt from Atlassian's Privacy Policy
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Atlassian commits to deleting personal information from under-16 users upon awareness, but the obligation is triggered only by Atlassian's awareness, not by automatic detection.
Children under 16 are not permitted to use Atlassian's Services, and Atlassian will delete their personal information if it learns they have provided it.
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