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California residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites, services, or applications have a right under California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 to remove, or request and obtain removal of, content or information they have publicly posted.
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"If you are a registered user of online services under the age of 18, and we have actual knowledge of your age, then under California law, you may request and obtain removal of certain content or information you have posted...Excerpt from McDonald's's Privacy Policy
Ad personalization controls removed. Contact scanning added. Advertiser data partnerships quietly dropped. A timeline of every change.
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The clause states: “If you are a registered user of online services under the age of 18, and we have actual knowledge of your age, then under California law, you may request and obtain removal of certain content or information you have posted...”
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