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Minimum Age Requirement for Online Services

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Setting a minimum age of 18 means anyone under that age is not permitted to use the online services, regardless of parental consent or supervision.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users under 18 are prohibited from using the online services.

How other platforms handle this

Segment Medium

The Services are intended for business use by corporate or business entities, and you agree that you will not use the Services for any personal or individual use.

Upwork Medium

The Escrow Services are intended for business use, and you agree to use the Escrow Services only for business purposes and not for consumer, personal, family, or household purposes.

Mixpanel Medium

use the Application Services in a manner that overburdens, or that threatens the integrity, performance, or availability of, the Application Services

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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The online services are not intended to be used by, or targeted to, anyone under the age of 18 years old. You must be at least 18 years old to use the online services.

— Excerpt from McDonald's's McDonald's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
McDonald's Terms of Use
Entity
McDonald's
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-050410
Document ID
CA-D-00626
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/terms-and-conditions.html
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Content hash (SHA-256)
29a5a7dffc5c60bf644d978dbbb1da6da79e53e1d412dbd448cb6dc5a8a16610
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 00:00 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: McDonald's
Document: McDonald's Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-050410
Captured: 2026-05-08 00:00:10 UTC
SHA-256: 29a5a7dffc5c60bf…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mcdonalds/mcdonalds-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-050410/minimum-age-requirement-for-online-services/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Acceptable use

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does McDonald's's Minimum Age Requirement for Online Services clause do?

Setting a minimum age of 18 means anyone under that age is not permitted to use the online services, regardless of parental consent or supervision.

How does this clause affect you?

Users under 18 are prohibited from using the online services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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