Chegg's Services are available to users age 13 and over. Users between 13 and the age of majority in their jurisdiction must review the Terms with a parent or guardian, but the Terms do not require verified parental consent for account creation.
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This provision establishes a minimum age of 13, which is the threshold set by COPPA, but relies on user self-certification and parental review rather than verified parental consent. Combined with the AI training authorization and perpetual content license, this means that inputs from users aged 13-17 may be used to train AI systems under these terms.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of the parental review requirement as a legal consent mechanism for minor users under COPPA and applicable state law depends on implementation details not described in the reviewed document provisions.
The agreement permits users aged 13 and older to access the Services, requiring those under the age of majority to review the Terms with a parent or guardian. No verified parental consent mechanism is described in the reviewed document provisions, and the AI training and content licensing provisions apply to minor users as written.
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Compare across platforms →"The Services are available to individuals age 13 and over. If you are between the ages of 13 and the age of majority where you live, you must review these Terms of Use with your parent or guardian to confirm that you and your parent or guardian understand and agree to it.Excerpt from Chegg's Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: COPPA applies to online services directed at children under 13 and to operators with actual knowledge that users are under 13, with the FTC as primary enforcement authority.
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This provision establishes a minimum age of 13, which is the threshold set by COPPA, but relies on user self-certification and parental review rather than verified parental consent. Combined with the AI training authorization and perpetual content license, this means that inputs from users aged 13-17 may be used to train AI systems under these terms.
The agreement permits users aged 13 and older to access the Services, requiring those under the age of majority to review the Terms with a parent or guardian. No verified parental consent mechanism is described in the reviewed document provisions, and the AI training and content licensing provisions apply to minor users as written.
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