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This provision operationalizes COPPA compliance for the service by establishing parental gatekeeping as a structural requirement. It ensures that account creation and continued service access depend on documented parental authorization rather than child self-enrollment.
This provision requires parents or guardians to affirmatively authorize account creation and to maintain ongoing permission for the child's use of Messenger Kids. Parents retain administrative control over the account and the ability to modify or withdraw consent at any time.
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We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at privacy@khanacademy.org so that we can take steps t...
If you are under 13 years of age (or the applicable age of digital consent in your country), you must have your parent or guardian's permission to use our services and for us to collect your personal data. We use Microsoft Family accounts to obtain and manage parental consent for child accounts.
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This provision operationalizes COPPA compliance for the service by establishing parental gatekeeping as a structural requirement. It ensures that account creation and continued service access depend on documented parental authorization rather than child self-enrollment.
This provision requires parents or guardians to affirmatively authorize account creation and to maintain ongoing permission for the child's use of Messenger Kids. Parents retain administrative control over the account and the ability to modify or withdraw consent at any time.
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