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Access to parental oversight tools is contingent on an affirmative parental action; without it, no parental visibility is granted.
A parent cannot access the feature passively — they must take the explicit step of clicking Agree in the invitation email.
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if your authorization from that user expires or is revoked, you will immediately stop accessing or acting under that user's account.
Customer shall promptly notify Perplexity if Customer becomes aware of any unauthorized access to, or use of, an Authorized User's account.
"Check your inbox for an invitation from your teen to access the feature... Click Agree.Excerpt from Character.AI's Safety Center
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Access to parental oversight tools is contingent on an affirmative parental action; without it, no parental visibility is granted.
A parent cannot access the feature passively — they must take the explicit step of clicking Agree in the invitation email.
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