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This provision operationalizes Khan Academy's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes both a collection standard and a remediation mechanism for unauthorized data collection.
For parents of children under 13, the provision establishes that Khan Academy requires parental consent before collecting the child's personal information. Parents retain the ability to contact the organization to request deletion of any personal information collected without such consent.
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"We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at privacy@khanacademy.org so that we can take steps to delete such information.— Excerpt from Khan Academy's Khan Academy Privacy Policy
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This provision operationalizes Khan Academy's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes both a collection standard and a remediation mechanism for unauthorized data collection.
For parents of children under 13, the provision establishes that Khan Academy requires parental consent before collecting the child's personal information. Parents retain the ability to contact the organization to request deletion of any personal information collected without such consent.
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