Inflection AI's services are intended for users 13 and older, and the company states it will delete data if it discovers it has been collected from a child under 13.
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If a child under 13 uses Inflection AI's services, there is no proactive age verification mechanism described in the policy, meaning the protection relies on reactive deletion rather than prevention.
Interpretive note: The precise age verification or screening mechanisms employed by Inflection AI are not described in the available policy text, creating uncertainty about the operational adequacy of this commitment.
The updated policy establishes broader data collection practices than previously disclosed. The terms now explicitly state the company collects voice and audio inputs alongside text, whereas prior language specified only text and other materials. Additionally, the policy now discloses collection of precise geolocation information with user consent and authorization to access contacts, emails, calendars, and documents from third-party platforms. You can stop collection of precise location information at any time through the Your Choices section.
View change record →Minors under 13 are not supposed to use Inflection AI's services, but the policy does not describe proactive age gating mechanisms, meaning parents of young users should be aware that data may be collected before any deletion action is triggered.
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Our Services are not directed to children under 13. If you learn that anyone younger than 13 has unlawfully provided us with personal data, please contact us at privacy@medium.com.
Our services are restricted to users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not permit users under the age of 18 on our platform and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you suspect that a user is under the age of 18, please use the reporting mechanism available...
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"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 a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.— Excerpt from Inflection AI's Inflection AI Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13 and prohibits services directed at children from collecting such data without compliance mechanisms. The FTC is the primary COPPA enforcement authority. Depending on Inflection AI's user base characteristics, the FTC's 'directed to children' analysis may be relevant. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. A statement that services are not directed to children under 13 combined with a reactive deletion commitment is the most common COPPA compliance posture for general-audience platforms, but its adequacy depends on whether the platform's actual user base or marketing could be construed as attracting minors. Conversational AI services that can be used for homework help or emotional support may attract younger users. JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies throughout the US. Several states including California, Virginia, and others have enacted additional protections for minors' data (e.g., California's Age-Appropriate Design Code, now subject to litigation) that may impose additional obligations beyond COPPA's under-13 threshold, potentially extending to users under 16 or 18. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Schools or educational institutions considering Inflection AI products for student use should assess whether FERPA and COPPA obligations are adequately addressed in any data processing agreements, given the conversational nature of the AI and the sensitivity of student data. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should evaluate whether any proactive age verification or screening measures are in place, assess whether Inflection AI's product design or marketing could be construed as directed toward minors, and confirm that data deletion processes for under-13 data are operationally implemented with adequate speed given COPPA's requirements.
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If a child under 13 uses Inflection AI's services, there is no proactive age verification mechanism described in the policy, meaning the protection relies on reactive deletion rather than prevention.
Minors under 13 are not supposed to use Inflection AI's services, but the policy does not describe proactive age gating mechanisms, meaning parents of young users should be aware that data may be collected before any deletion action is triggered.
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