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Age Restrictions and Minors

High severity
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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Minors using AI systems may share sensitive personal information without fully understanding data retention and training implications; the policy's reliance on age-gating without robust verification creates compliance risk under COPPA and the EU's GDPR Art. 8.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Using Google Gemini means your conversations — including any personal details you share — are stored for up to 3 years and may be read by Google employees for safety and quality purposes. Your chat history being deleted from your account does not necessarily stop Google from retaining associated data for AI training, which is a significant privacy implication many users would not anticipate. You can limit data retention by visiting myactivity.google.com, navigating to Gemini Apps Activity, and changing or disabling the auto-delete settings.

How other platforms handle this

LinkedIn Medium

The Services are not for use by anyone under the age of 16. 'Minimum Age' means 16 years old. However, if law requires that you must be older in order for LinkedIn to lawfully provide the Services to you without parental consent (including using your personal data) then the Minimum Age is such older...

LinkedIn Medium

The Services are not for use by anyone under the age of 16. To use the Services, you agree that: (1) you must be the "Minimum Age" (described below) or older; (2) you will only have one LinkedIn account, which must be in your real name; and (3) you are not already restricted by LinkedIn from using t...

Patreon Medium

You must be at least 13 years old to use Patreon. If you are under 18, you may only use Patreon with the consent of your parent or legal guardian. Patreon does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

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Gemini Apps are not for children under 13, or the applicable age in your country. Depending on how old you are, some Gemini features may not be available to you. For example, teens between 13 and 17 can use Gemini but with additional safeguards in place. Some features, such as Gemini Extensions, may not be available to teens.

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Gemini Apps Privacy Notice
Entity
Google Gemini
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 9, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002312
Document ID
CA-D-00326
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
ab465f10e542a5b169b41a5ee957bfd2a68173d61a01b73ea5e8c11a31cf030a
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Google Gemini | Document: Gemini Apps Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-002312
Captured: 2026-04-09 09:06:18 UTC | SHA-256: ab465f10e542a5b1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-gemini/gemini-apps-privacy-notice/age-restrictions-and-minors/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Gemini's Age Restrictions and Minors clause do?

Minors using AI systems may share sensitive personal information without fully understanding data retention and training implications; the policy's reliance on age-gating without robust verification creates compliance risk under COPPA and the EU's GDPR Art. 8.

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