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General Motors · GM Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

Affirmative authorization required for children 13-15

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does General Motors require before selling or sharing an individual's personal information if General Motors has actual knowledge the individual is between 13 and 15 years of age?
“If we have actual knowledge that we are selling or sharing Personal Information from a child at least 13 years of age but not yet 16 years of age, we require affirmative authorization from the individual.”
Version CA-V-004032, captured June 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
General Motors requires affirmative authorization from an individual before selling or sharing that individual's personal information if General Motors has actual knowledge the individual is between 13 and 15 years of age.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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Children aged 13 to 15 cannot have their personal information sold or shared by General Motors without first giving affirmative authorization, adding a protective gate for this age group.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

If you are between 13 and 15 years old and General Motors actually knows this, it must obtain your affirmative authorization before selling or sharing your personal information.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If we have actual knowledge that we are selling or sharing Personal Information from a child at least 13 years of age but not yet 16 years of age, we require affirmative authorization from the individual.

Excerpt from General Motors's GM Privacy Statement

Provision details

Document information
Document
GM Privacy Statement
Entity
General Motors
Date stated by the document
June 17, 2026
As printed in General Motors’s text (version CA-V-004032), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004032, captured June 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-052733
Document ID
CA-D-000615
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004032)
6f538e4533a18232b3e3bfb2f729757aed64f932796da723fec003940a099425
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004032, captured June 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: General Motors
Document: GM Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-052733
Version: CA-V-004032
Captured: 2026-06-19 01:06:49 UTC
SHA-256: 6f538e4533a18232…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/general-motors/gm-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-052733/affirmative-authorization-required-for-children-13-15/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does General Motors's Affirmative authorization required for children 13-15 clause do?

Children aged 13 to 15 cannot have their personal information sold or shared by General Motors without first giving affirmative authorization, adding a protective gate for this age group.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are between 13 and 15 years old and General Motors actually knows this, it must obtain your affirmative authorization before selling or sharing your personal information.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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