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Children's Privacy

Medium severity Uncommon · 27 of 343 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes age-based eligibility requirements for account creation and establishes the operational framework under which the platform manages age-related compliance obligations. The reporting mechanism creates a procedural avenue for user participation in age verification enforcement.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
May 8, 2026
First Seen
May 8, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 207 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users must be 18 or older to create and maintain an account under these terms. The provision authorizes users to report suspected underage accounts through the platform's reporting mechanism.

How other platforms handle this

Zillow Medium

Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete such info...

Verizon Medium

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information.

Eventbrite Medium

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information. Users between the ages of 1...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Our service is restricted to users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not permit individuals under the age of 18 on our platform and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you suspect that a user is under the age of 18, please use the reporting mechanism available through the service.

— Excerpt from Hinge's Hinge Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hinge Privacy Policy
Entity
Hinge
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006694
Document ID
CA-D-00230
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
294a9273f6d51325fab8e9815f872379e6823ba8e2dfc32ff1c781d3ac7c5a16
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 01:54 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Hinge
Document: Hinge Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-006694
Captured: 2026-05-11 01:54:40 UTC
SHA-256: 294a9273f6d51325…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hinge/hinge-privacy-policy/childrens-privacy/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hinge's Children's Privacy clause do?

This provision establishes age-based eligibility requirements for account creation and establishes the operational framework under which the platform manages age-related compliance obligations. The reporting mechanism creates a procedural avenue for user participation in age verification enforcement.

How does this clause affect you?

Users must be 18 or older to create and maintain an account under these terms. The provision authorizes users to report suspected underage accounts through the platform's reporting mechanism.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 27 platforms. See the full comparison.

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