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Prohibition on sharing children's data under age 13

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 247 of 352 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause creates a contractual warranty — not merely a policy obligation — barring advertisers from sharing data they know or should know relates to children under 13, attaching liability for breach of that warranty.

Interpretive note: The excerpt identifies this as item (i) in a list, indicating additional restricted categories exist in the same clause. Only the children-under-13 restriction is stated as the canonical claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Meta requires advertisers to warrant that no Business Tool Data they share comes from or concerns children under 13, applying a 'knows or reasonably should know' standard of awareness.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Glassdoor Medium

Therefore, we do not "sell" or "share" data (as defined by applicable law) belonging to minors.

ZipRecruiter Medium

ZipRecruiter does not require any Sensitive Personal Data about you in order for you to utilize the ZipRecruiter Website...please carefully consider the information that is contained within your resume and ensure that you are not providing any sensitive or other information that is not necessary.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You represent and warrant that you will not share Business Tool Data with us that (i) you know or reasonably should know is from or about children under the age of 13...

— Excerpt from Meta's Meta Business Tools Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Business Tools Terms
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063752
Document ID
CA-D-00867
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a2e18a7f5cfaba81936850309523138f4ae73c4ba5bf210fc9d0eee882258d7d
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Business Tools Terms
Record ID: CA-P-063752
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:35:50 UTC
SHA-256: a2e18a7f5cfaba81…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-business-tools-terms/provision/CA-P-063752/prohibition-on-sharing-childrens-data-under-age-13/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Prohibition on sharing children's data under age 13 clause do?

This clause creates a contractual warranty — not merely a policy obligation — barring advertisers from sharing data they know or should know relates to children under 13, attaching liability for breach of that warranty.

How does this clause affect you?

Meta requires advertisers to warrant that no Business Tool Data they share comes from or concerns children under 13, applying a 'knows or reasonably should know' standard of awareness.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 247 platforms. See the full comparison.

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