Cohere · Cohere Privacy Policy

Children's Data Restriction

Medium severity
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What it is

Cohere's services are not for children under 13, and if Cohere finds out it has collected data from a child under 13, it will delete that data.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Children under 13 are formally excluded from Cohere's services, but the policy does not describe any age verification mechanism, meaning the protection depends on parental oversight rather than technical controls.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This clause sets a minimum age limit but relies on reactive enforcement rather than proactive age verification, which may not prevent children from accessing AI services.

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Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: COPPA (15 U.S.C. §§6501-6506) prohibits collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent; enforced by the FTC. GDPR Art. 8 sets the digital consent age at 16 (or lower as permitted by member states, minimum 13) for EU/EEA users. UK GDPR and the Children's Code (Age Appropriate Design Code) impose additional design obligations for services likely accessed by children. (2)

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Privacy Policy
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004378
Document ID
CA-D-00440
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Entity: Cohere | Document: Cohere Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-004378
Captured: 2026-04-30 09:10:31 UTC | SHA-256: b2e9f1f2a03da87b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-privacy-policy/childrens-data-restriction/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
Classification
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