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The agreement requires users who are minors in their country of residence to obtain parental or legal guardian consent before using Google Play and accepting the Terms. Additional age restrictions may apply to specific Content or features.
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This provision establishes a parental consent requirement for minor users but relies on self-reporting and parental authorization without describing a verification mechanism. Under this clause, the adequacy of the consent mechanism for minors may require evaluation under applicable children's privacy and digital services regulations.
Interpretive note: The document does not describe a specific age verification or parental consent verification mechanism, and the adequacy of the stated consent requirement depends on implementation practices not disclosed in the ToS.
New explicit parental consent requirement for minors adds legal compliance protection and expands age-gating enforcement across the platform.
View full change record →Under this provision, minors must have parental or guardian consent to use Google Play and accept the Terms, and must comply with any additional age restrictions applicable to specific Content or features. The agreement does not specify how parental consent is verified.
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"Để sử dụng Google Play, bạn phải có một Tài khoản Google hợp lệ ("Tài khoản Google"), tuân theo giới hạn độ tuổi sau. Nếu được xem là trẻ vị thành niên tại quốc gia của mình, bạn phải có sự cho phép của bố mẹ hoặc người giám hộ hợp pháp để sử dụng Google Play và chấp nhận Điều khoản. Bạn phải tuân thủ mọi giới hạn bổ sung về độ tuổi có thể áp dụng cho việc sử dụng Nội dung hoặc tính năng cụ thể trên Google Play.Excerpt from Google Play Store's Google Play Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA in the US (for users under 13), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Article 8, consent of children) regarding the digital age of consent which varies by member state between 13 and 16, the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code), and equivalent frameworks in other jurisdictions. Vietnam's Law on Child Protection and cybersecurity regulations may impose additional obligations regarding minors' access to digital services. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision states a parental consent requirement but does not specify the verification mechanism, which is a known compliance challenge for digital platforms under COPPA and equivalent frameworks. The absence of described age verification or parental consent verification procedures creates regulatory exposure. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: US users under 13 are subject to COPPA, which imposes specific requirements on operators of websites and online services directed to or with actual knowledge of users under 13. EU member states' varying digital consent ages (13-16) create differential compliance obligations. The UK Children's Code requires age-appropriate design and privacy protections for child users. Illinois, Texas, and other states with biometric or minor privacy laws may create additional exposure. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party Content Providers offering Content through Google Play that is directed at or likely to be accessed by minors should evaluate their own COPPA and equivalent compliance obligations, as the Google Play ToS parental consent provision may not be sufficient for Provider-level compliance. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should review the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms implemented in connection with this provision, particularly under COPPA and EU GDPR Article 8. Providers of Content directed at minors should conduct independent compliance assessments of their data collection and consent practices on the Google Play platform.
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This provision establishes a parental consent requirement for minor users but relies on self-reporting and parental authorization without describing a verification mechanism. Under this clause, the adequacy of the consent mechanism for minors may require evaluation under applicable children's privacy and digital services regulations.
Under this provision, minors must have parental or guardian consent to use Google Play and accept the Terms, and must comply with any additional age restrictions applicable to specific Content or features. The agreement does not specify how parental consent is verified.
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