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.
The updated terms establish two new financial obligations for subscription users. First, Google may charge your payment method up to 48 hours before the start of a billing period, rather than 24 hours as previously stated. Second, the revised terms now explicitly state that if a subscription charge fails and you have not cancelled, you remain responsible for the uncollected amount, and Google may attempt to charge a backup payment method. This may alter your billing dates and the timing of when you are billed each period. Additionally, users are now explicitly liable for any background data fees incurred by Google system services and content updates, including when the device screen is locked. You can review your subscription settings in Google Play to monitor billing schedules and update payment methods.
View change record →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 …
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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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