The agreement restricts platform access to users 18 years of age or older unless parental or guardian consent has been obtained, and eBay reserves the right to refuse service to any person or entity at its sole discretion.
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This provision establishes a minimum age requirement of 18 with a parental consent exception, and the agreement's terms apply to any minor who uses the platform with parental consent. The broad service refusal authority at eBay's sole discretion is restated in this eligibility provision.
Interpretive note: The operational mechanism for collecting and verifying parental consent for minor users is not described in this provision, creating uncertainty about COPPA compliance implementation.
The updated User Agreement incorporates additional policies and terms that were previously referenced separately, making them contractually binding conditions of service use. The agreement now explicitly states that continued use constitutes acceptance of all incorporated policies and additional terms posted on eBay's sites and applications. The updated language emphasizes that disputes are resolved through binding arbitration unless the user opts out according to section 19.B.9, and contains a waiver of class action rights. You can review which eBay entity contracts with you based on your jurisdiction (eBay Inc. for US, eBay UK Limited for UK, eBay GmbH for EU, and others listed) and locate the opt-out mechanism for arbitration in section 19.B.9 of the full agreement.
View change record →This new provision explicitly codifies age restrictions and parental consent requirements, providing clearer legal protection regarding minor user access.
View full change record →Under this clause, users under 18 are permitted to use eBay services only with prior parental or guardian consent, and the full terms of the User Agreement apply to such use. eBay reserves the right to change eligibility criteria and refuse service at its discretion.
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Our Services are not directed to children under 13. If you learn that anyone younger than 13 has unlawfully provided us with personal data, please contact us at privacy@medium.com.
The Service is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information without your cons...
To access and use the Services, you must be at least the age of majority in the state, province, or territory where you live or at least 18 years of age. If you are under the age of 13, you may not use the Services and you should not be visiting the Sites or using the Services.
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"Our Services are not available to minors (i.e., persons under the age of 18) unless they have obtained prior consent from a parent or guardian, and our Services are never available to minors who have not obtained prior parental or guardian consent. We may, in our sole discretion, refuse to offer our Services to any person or entity and change its eligibility criteria at any time.— Excerpt from eBay's eBay User Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The minimum age provision engages COPPA, which imposes notice and verifiable parental consent requirements for collection of personal information from children under 13. The provision states a minimum age of 18 with parental consent as the exception, which may interact with COPPA requirements for users aged 13-17. The FTC enforces COPPA and has issued guidance on verifiable parental consent mechanisms. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The parental consent mechanism for minors is referenced but not operationally described in this provision, creating uncertainty about how consent is collected and verified. The gap between the stated 18-year minimum and COPPA's 13-year threshold may create compliance complexity for minor users in the 13-17 age range. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies to US platforms collecting data from users under 13. The EU GDPR and UK GDPR establish age of digital consent thresholds (typically 13-16 depending on member state) that may apply to EU and UK minors. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Platform operators and compliance teams should assess whether parental consent verification mechanisms for minors are operationally implemented and meet COPPA standards. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the consent collection mechanism for minor users meets COPPA's verifiable parental consent requirements and whether data collection practices for minor accounts are consistent with applicable children's privacy law.
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This provision establishes a minimum age requirement of 18 with a parental consent exception, and the agreement's terms apply to any minor who uses the platform with parental consent. The broad service refusal authority at eBay's sole discretion is restated in this eligibility provision.
Under this clause, users under 18 are permitted to use eBay services only with prior parental or guardian consent, and the full terms of the User Agreement apply to such use. eBay reserves the right to change eligibility criteria and refuse service at its discretion.
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