The policy addresses the collection of personal data from minors and establishes age restrictions for platform use, consistent with requirements under COPPA in the US and GDPR Article 8 in the EU.
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Age restriction provisions protect younger users from data practices that may not be appropriate for minors, and parents or guardians should be aware of the platform's age requirements before allowing children to use Leonardo AI.
Interpretive note: The specific age restriction language was not extractable from the provided HTML source; this provision is inferred from standard requirements applicable to AI creative platforms with a broad consumer user base.
Provision was renamed to 'Children's Data Restriction' and now includes specific age threshold of 13, contact mechanism for parents/guardians, and explicit statement about not directing services to children.
View full change record →Leonardo AI's policy restricts platform access and data collection practices for minors, but the enforcement of age verification on a generative AI creative platform may be limited in practice, and parents should review whether the platform is appropriate for their children.
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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...
The Service is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information without your cons...
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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Minors' data practices engage COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) for users under 13 in the US, GDPR Article 8 (conditions applicable to child's consent) for users under 16 in the EU (or lower age thresholds set by member states), and the UK Children's Code (Age Appropriate Design Code) for UK-based child users. The FTC enforces COPPA with significant civil penalty authority. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. Generative AI platforms that allow creation of images or video face heightened scrutiny regarding minors' access, both from a data protection perspective and from a content safety perspective. If Leonardo AI's age verification mechanisms are inadequate, this creates significant COPPA and GDPR Article 8 exposure. JURISDICTION FLAGS: US compliance requires COPPA compliance for under-13 users, with verifiable parental consent requirements. EU compliance requires member-state age threshold compliance under GDPR Article 8. UK compliance requires adherence to the Children's Code, which imposes design and default settings requirements beyond basic age verification. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) may also apply. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party service providers and advertising partners should be contractually restricted from collecting or using data from identified minor users. Age-gating mechanisms and their technical implementation should be reviewed by legal and product teams. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: The adequacy of age verification mechanisms should be independently assessed. If Leonardo AI relies solely on self-declaration of age at registration, this may not satisfy COPPA verifiable parental consent requirements or the UK Children's Code's age assurance standards. A review of default privacy settings for user accounts that may be operated by minors is recommended.
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Age restriction provisions protect younger users from data practices that may not be appropriate for minors, and parents or guardians should be aware of the platform's age requirements before allowing children to use Leonardo AI.
Leonardo AI's policy restricts platform access and data collection practices for minors, but the enforcement of age verification on a generative AI creative platform may be limited in practice, and parents should review whether the platform is appropriate for their children.
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