Fitbit's services are not directed at children under 13, and Fitbit states it does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent. However, the policy's mechanisms for enforcing this restriction are not detailed.
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This provision operationalizes Fitbit's compliance obligations under children's privacy laws such as COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) in the United States and equivalent regulations in other jurisdictions. It establishes the procedural framework for account eligibility and the remedial process for inadvertently collected data.
Parents should be aware that Fitbit relies on users self-reporting their age, and there is no described technical barrier preventing minors from creating accounts and having their health data collected.
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"Persons under the age of 13, or any higher minimum age in the jurisdiction where that person resides, are not permitted to create accounts unless their parent has consented in accordance with applicable law. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under the relevant minimum age without parental consent, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.— Excerpt from Fitbit's Fitbit Privacy Policy
This provision engages COPPA obligations in the US and GDPR Article 8 in the EU, both of which impose strict parental consent requirements for processing children's personal data — the absence of described verification mechanisms is a material compliance gap.
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This provision operationalizes Fitbit's compliance obligations under children's privacy laws such as COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) in the United States and equivalent regulations in other jurisdictions. It establishes the procedural framework for account eligibility and the remedial process for inadvertently collected data.
Parents should be aware that Fitbit relies on users self-reporting their age, and there is no described technical barrier preventing minors from creating accounts and having their health data collected.
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