The policy states that Audible does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, consistent with COPPA obligations applicable to online services directed at or knowingly used by minors.
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This provision establishes Audible's COPPA compliance posture and is operationally relevant because Audible offers content categories that may attract minor users. The FTC enforces COPPA and has pursued enforcement actions against digital platforms for failures in age verification and parental consent mechanisms.
Under this clause, Audible asserts that it does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent, and states that if it becomes aware such data has been collected, it will take steps to delete it. Parents or guardians who believe a child's data has been collected can contact Audible to request deletion.
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"Audible does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent.— Excerpt from Audible's Audible Privacy Notice
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), enforced by the FTC. COPPA requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13 and imposes specific notice, data retention, and deletion requirements on covered operators. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The adequacy of Audible's age verification mechanisms and the scope of COPPA applicability to specific Audible content categories or family account features are not fully described in the notice text. FTC enforcement of COPPA against audio and entertainment platforms has been an area of regulatory activity. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies in the United States. EU and UK equivalents for children's data protection include GDPR provisions on processing of minors' data and the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code), which imposes heightened requirements for online services likely to be accessed by users under 18. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party advertising partners should be contractually prohibited from using data collected through Audible to target users under 13. Age-gated content or family subscription features should be assessed for compliance with COPPA operator obligations. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should review age verification workflows, parental consent mechanisms, and data retention practices applicable to accounts associated with minors. UK operations should assess compliance with the Children's Code requirements for services accessible to users under 18.
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This provision establishes Audible's COPPA compliance posture and is operationally relevant because Audible offers content categories that may attract minor users. The FTC enforces COPPA and has pursued enforcement actions against digital platforms for failures in age verification and parental consent mechanisms.
Under this clause, Audible asserts that it does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent, and states that if it becomes aware such data has been collected, it will take steps to delete it. Parents or guardians who believe a child's data has been collected can contact Audible to request deletion.
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