Children under 13 are not allowed to use Microsoft services including Copilot without parental consent, and Microsoft may terminate accounts it discovers belong to users under 13. Parents of teens aged 13-17 should be aware that parental consent requirements vary by country.
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This provision operationalizes Microsoft's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and implements age-based access controls as a foundational eligibility requirement for service use. The clause establishes the procedural mechanisms through which the company identifies and responds to underage account holders.
Children under 13 using Copilot or other Microsoft services without a properly configured family account may have their personal data collected under adult consent terms, and parents may not be aware that their child's AI interactions are subject to Microsoft's broad content license.
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"Microsoft services are not intended for and may not be used by anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and discover your child under 13 is using the services, please contact us. If we discover that a user is under 13, we may terminate the account. We also may need parental consent for children between 13 and 18 in some jurisdictions.Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly implicates COPPA 15 U.S.C.
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This provision operationalizes Microsoft's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and implements age-based access controls as a foundational eligibility requirement for service use. The clause establishes the procedural mechanisms through which the company identifies and responds to underage account holders.
Children under 13 using Copilot or other Microsoft services without a properly configured family account may have their personal data collected under adult consent terms, and parents may not be aware that their child's AI interactions are subject to Microsoft's broad content license.
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