Children who are too young to have their own Google Account cannot use Gemini without a parent or guardian's permission.
Minors below the age of Google Account eligibility in their country are restricted from using Gemini without parental consent, but the policy does not specify any technical age verification mechanism, leaving enforcement to self-declaration.
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Compare across platforms →This provision imposes age restrictions on Gemini use but relies on user self-reporting and parental consent rather than robust age verification, which may not adequately protect minors.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages COPPA (16 CFR Part 312, children under 13 in the US), the EU's GDPR Art. 8 (children's consent — age 16 or lower threshold set by member states), the UK Children's Code (Age Appropriate Design Code), and the EU AI Act's provisions on prohibited AI practices targeting minors (Art. 5). Enforcement authorities are the FTC (COPPA), UK ICO (Children's Code), and EU DPAs. (2)
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