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This provision operationalizes McDonald's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes McDonald's data handling procedures and remediation process for instances of non-compliant collection.
The provision establishes that McDonald's services are not designed for children under 13 and conditions personal information collection on parental consent for that age group. Users have an identified mechanism to notify McDonald's if unauthorized collection from a child under 13 has occurred, triggering a deletion obligation.
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Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we will take steps to remo...
Our websites and mobile applications are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will...
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete such info...
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"Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.— Excerpt from McDonald's's McDonald's Privacy Policy
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This provision operationalizes McDonald's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes McDonald's data handling procedures and remediation process for instances of non-compliant collection.
The provision establishes that McDonald's services are not designed for children under 13 and conditions personal information collection on parental consent for that age group. Users have an identified mechanism to notify McDonald's if unauthorized collection from a child under 13 has occurred, triggering a deletion obligation.
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