Databricks does not intentionally collect data from anyone under 16 years old and will delete such data if discovered.
Databricks sets a minimum age of 16 for its services and states it does not knowingly collect data from minors, but there is no proactive age verification mechanism — parents or guardians who discover their child has submitted data should email privacy@databricks.com to request deletion.
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Compare across platforms →The 16-year-old threshold is higher than the COPPA standard of 13, providing a modest additional protection, but enforcement is reactive — Databricks only acts if it discovers underage users, rather than verifying age proactively.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506) enforced by the FTC, which requires verifiable parental consent for collection of personal information from children under 13. Databricks' 16-year threshold exceeds COPPA's 13-year standard but aligns with GDPR Art. 8 (which sets 16 as the default age for digital services consent in the EU, reducible to 13 by member states). UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code, ICO) applies to services likely accessed by under-18s. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273, effective 2024) may apply if Databricks' platform is accessible to minors.
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