You must be at least 13 years old, or older if your country requires it, to create a Cerebras account.
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The 13-year minimum age engages U.S. COPPA requirements for services that may be accessed by children, but the document does not describe any age verification mechanism, which may create compliance gaps.
Interpretive note: The document asserts an age minimum but does not describe any technical or procedural verification mechanism, leaving enforcement unclear.
Users under 13 (or under the applicable digital consent age in their country) are not permitted to register, but the terms do not describe how Cerebras verifies this, meaning minors could potentially access the service without an enforcement mechanism.
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"You must be at least 13 years of age or the minimum age of digital consent required in your country to register for an account on the Service ("User Account").Excerpt from Cerebras's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 13-year age threshold directly implicates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), enforced by the FTC, which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.
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The 13-year minimum age engages U.S. COPPA requirements for services that may be accessed by children, but the document does not describe any age verification mechanism, which may create compliance gaps.
Users under 13 (or under the applicable digital consent age in their country) are not permitted to register, but the terms do not describe how Cerebras verifies this, meaning minors could potentially access the service without an enforcement mechanism.
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