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Parent Responsible for Child Activity

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 297 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Who is responsible for a child's activity when a parent or legal guardian allows the child to use the service?
“If you're a parent or legal guardian, and you allow your child to use the Service, then these Terms apply to you and you're responsible for your child's activity on the Service, including any transactions...”
Version CA-V-001294, captured May 5, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Google Pay requires that a parent or legal guardian who allows their child to use the service is responsible for the child's activity, including any transactions.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Parents or guardians who permit child access to Google Pay bear full responsibility for all resulting activity and transactions, including any associated financial obligations.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you allow your child to use Google Pay as a parent or legal guardian, you are responsible for all of your child's activity on the service, including any transactions.

How other platforms handle this

Midjourney Medium

If You are a parent or legal guardian, and You allow Your teenager to use the Services, then these terms also apply to You and You are responsible for Your teenager's activity on the Services.

Minecraft Medium

You make it clear that you (not us) are responsible for anything that happens during your event

Pinterest Medium

To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you're a parent or legal guardian, and you allow your child to use the Service, then these Terms apply to you and you're responsible for your child's activity on the Service, including any transactions...

Excerpt from Google Pay's Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Pay Terms
Entity
Google Pay
Date stated by the document
Dec. 10, 2025
As printed in Google Pay’s text (version CA-V-001294), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001294, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-054819
Document ID
CA-D-000659
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001294)
661200f224f376f16d9985038163b5bd5f151856a1348ed0a8ac63eb73f9d2c1
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 12:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-001294 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google Pay
Document: Google Pay Terms
Record ID: CA-P-054819
Version: CA-V-001294
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:35:47 UTC
SHA-256: 661200f224f376f1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-pay/google-pay-terms/provision/CA-P-054819/parent-responsible-for-child-activity/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Pay's Parent Responsible for Child Activity clause do?

Parents or guardians who permit child access to Google Pay bear full responsibility for all resulting activity and transactions, including any associated financial obligations.

How does this clause affect you?

If you allow your child to use Google Pay as a parent or legal guardian, you are responsible for all of your child's activity on the service, including any transactions.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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