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The provision establishes Instacart's operational compliance framework under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar child privacy regulations. It defines the service's data collection boundaries for a protected user category and establishes parental consent mechanisms.
Interpretive note: The full text of the Children's Privacy section was not available in the document excerpt; the specific age threshold, verification mechanisms, and parental consent procedures cannot be confirmed from available text.
The terms establish that Instacart does not knowingly collect personal information from users under 13, and authorize the service to request parental consent and verification if a child's information is submitted. Users and parents are directed to contact Instacart to request deletion of any information collected from minors.
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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 we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete such info...
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.
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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The provision establishes Instacart's operational compliance framework under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar child privacy regulations. It defines the service's data collection boundaries for a protected user category and establishes parental consent mechanisms.
The terms establish that Instacart does not knowingly collect personal information from users under 13, and authorize the service to request parental consent and verification if a child's information is submitted. Users and parents are directed to contact Instacart to request deletion of any information collected from minors.
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