You may not submit personal information of children under 13 to Mistral AI products, and you must obtain parental consent before allowing minors to use the platform.
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This provision places the full responsibility for child data protection compliance on the commercial Customer, including obtaining parental consents, which is a significant operational obligation for organizations whose customer base includes minors.
Businesses that serve minors or whose End Users may include children must implement age verification and parental consent mechanisms before allowing access to Mistral AI products, as the terms make Customer solely responsible for this compliance 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. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information. In some juris...
Client Deletion Requests. In connection with separate regulatory recordkeeping obligations imposed on Wealthfront, we generally must maintain and cannot delete Personal Information associated with our Clients.
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"Customer will not, and will not permit any other person (including any End User) to: ... (c) include any personal information of children under 13 or the applicable age of digital consent as Customer Data or allow minors to use the Mistral AI Products without legally adequate consent from their parent or guardian.— Excerpt from Mistral AI's Mistral AI Commercial Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) in the US, GDPR Article 8 on children's consent in the EU, and equivalent digital age of consent laws in other jurisdictions. The terms reference both the US threshold (under 13) and 'the applicable age of digital consent,' which in GDPR contexts ranges from 13 to 16 depending on EU member state. Enforcement authorities include the FTC (COPPA) and EU supervisory authorities (GDPR Article 8). (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for organizations whose customer base includes or may include minors. The Customer bears sole responsibility for age verification and parental consent under these terms, meaning that Mistral AI's regulatory exposure for child data violations is contractually shifted to the Customer. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA organizations must apply the member-state-specific age of digital consent (which varies between 13 and 16), not a uniform threshold. US organizations are subject to COPPA's strict requirements for personal data of children under 13. UK organizations must comply with the UK Children's Code (Age Appropriate Design Code). (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations operating consumer-facing products or educational platforms should conduct age verification assessments and ensure that parental consent mechanisms meet the applicable legal standard in all jurisdictions where End Users may be located, not merely the Customer's home jurisdiction. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should implement age-gating mechanisms appropriate to the risk level of the deployment, document parental consent collection processes, and assess whether existing privacy policies and consent forms adequately disclose the involvement of Mistral AI in products accessible by minors.
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This provision places the full responsibility for child data protection compliance on the commercial Customer, including obtaining parental consents, which is a significant operational obligation for organizations whose customer base includes minors.
Businesses that serve minors or whose End Users may include children must implement age verification and parental consent mechanisms before allowing access to Mistral AI products, as the terms make Customer solely responsible for this compliance obligation.
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