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This provision establishes Ford's operational compliance framework with children's privacy regulations, particularly the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). It defines the scope of Ford's data collection practices as excluding the under-13 population and establishes a notification and deletion mechanism for compliance verification.
The provision establishes that Ford does not intentionally collect personal information from users under 13, and specifies a process for requesting deletion if inadvertent collection occurs. Users under 13 who believe their information was collected may initiate contact to request removal.
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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 we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete such info...
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 we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information. Users between the ages of 1...
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.
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"Our websites and online services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us so that we can delete the information.— Excerpt from Ford's Ford Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes Ford's operational compliance framework with children's privacy regulations, particularly the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). It defines the scope of Ford's data collection practices as excluding the under-13 population and establishes a notification and deletion mechanism for compliance verification.
The provision establishes that Ford does not intentionally collect personal information from users under 13, and specifies a process for requesting deletion if inadvertent collection occurs. Users under 13 who believe their information was collected may initiate contact to request removal.
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