You must be at least 13 years old to create a personal account, or be a registered legal entity to create an organization account; anyone creating an account on behalf of an organization must have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
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The minimum age of 13 engages COPPA obligations regarding the collection of personal information from users under 13; the authority representation for organizational accounts creates a binding contractual obligation on the individual signing up.
Users under 13 are not permitted to create accounts; individuals creating accounts for organizations represent that they have legal authority to bind that organization to these Terms, which may have contractual consequences if that authority does not exist.
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"In order to create an Account for yourself or for your Organization on our Website, you must be a natural person of at least age 13, or a legal entity duly registered. If you decide to create an Account for your Organization, you represent that you have the authority to act on behalf of your Organization and bind your Organization to these Terms.Excerpt from Hugging Face's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The minimum age of 13 engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), enforced by the FTC, which requires verifiable parental consent for collection of personal information from children under 13.
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The minimum age of 13 engages COPPA obligations regarding the collection of personal information from users under 13; the authority representation for organizational accounts creates a binding contractual obligation on the individual signing up.
Users under 13 are not permitted to create accounts; individuals creating accounts for organizations represent that they have legal authority to bind that organization to these Terms, which may have contractual consequences if that authority does not exist.
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