Children under 13 cannot create accounts without a parent's permission or their school's permission. Parents can contact Khan Academy to request removal of their child's data if consent was not properly obtained.
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This provision establishes COPPA compliance through dual consent mechanisms: direct parental consent or school operator consent delegation, which is the standard approach for educational platforms serving minors.
Parents of children under 13 should know that if their child created a Khan Academy account independently without school involvement, Khan Academy may not have valid parental consent on file, and parents should contact privacy@khanacademy.org to address this.
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"We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent or the consent of a school acting in loco parentis. If you are under the age of 13, please do not attempt to register for the Services or send any personal information about yourself to us. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us without your consent, please contact us at privacy@khanacademy.org.— Excerpt from Khan Academy's Khan Academy Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implements COPPA requirements, under which operators of websites directed to children under 13 must obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information. The FTC enforces COPPA and has issued guidance permitting schools to provide consent on behalf of parents for educational platforms used in a school context. The school operator consent mechanism referenced here is consistent with FTC guidance but requires that schools actually obtain parental consent through their own processes. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The dual-consent structure (parent or school in loco parentis) is legally permissible but places compliance burden on schools to ensure they have obtained and documented parental consent before activating Khan Academy accounts for students under 13. Khan Academy's policy does not specify what documentation it requires from schools to confirm consent has been obtained. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's CCPA provides additional rights for minors under 16, including opt-in requirements for data sale. EU and UK GDPR set the age of digital consent at 13-16 depending on member state (16 in the UK under UK GDPR), requiring parental consent for processing below that age. Institutions serving EU or UK students should confirm the applicable age threshold. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: School districts using Khan Academy should ensure their data processing agreements specify how parental consent is documented and retained, and what happens if a student's consent status changes. The agreement should address the school's responsibility for obtaining COPPA-compliant consent. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Schools should review their student enrollment and consent processes to confirm that activation of Khan Academy accounts for students under 13 is preceded by documented parental notification and consent. Khan Academy's privacy team at privacy@khanacademy.org is the contact for consent-related inquiries.
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This provision establishes COPPA compliance through dual consent mechanisms: direct parental consent or school operator consent delegation, which is the standard approach for educational platforms serving minors.
Parents of children under 13 should know that if their child created a Khan Academy account independently without school involvement, Khan Academy may not have valid parental consent on file, and parents should contact privacy@khanacademy.org to address this.
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