The policy states that Instacart's services are not directed to children under 18, and Instacart does not knowingly collect personal information from minors.
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Setting the age threshold at 18 rather than 13 (the COPPA threshold) means the policy asserts a higher minimum age for service use, which affects how accounts created by users under 18 are treated and what rights apply to their data.
Interpretive note: The full text of the Children's Privacy section was not included in the provided document excerpt; the age threshold and specific handling terms are inferred from the section heading and common policy structures.
The policy's age restriction at 18 rather than the COPPA threshold of 13 means that teenagers between 13 and 17 are not the intended user group; parents and guardians of minors should be aware that accounts created by users under 18 may be subject to data deletion upon discovery.
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"Children's PrivacyExcerpt from Instacart's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: COPPA, enforced by the FTC, applies to online services directed to children under 13 or that knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
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Setting the age threshold at 18 rather than 13 (the COPPA threshold) means the policy asserts a higher minimum age for service use, which affects how accounts created by users under 18 are treated and what rights apply to their data.
The policy's age restriction at 18 rather than the COPPA threshold of 13 means that teenagers between 13 and 17 are not the intended user group; parents and guardians of minors should be aware that accounts created by users under 18 may be subject to data deletion upon discovery.
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