MyFitnessPal states it does not intentionally collect data from children under 13 and will delete such data if discovered.
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Fitness and calorie tracking apps can appeal to younger teenagers, and the policy's minimum age threshold and compliance with COPPA is important for parents and for regulatory compliance.
Parents should be aware that MyFitnessPal is not designed for children under 13, and if a child has been using the platform, their health and dietary data may have been collected and should be reported for deletion.
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Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without parental consent, we wil...
Our online 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 learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
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...
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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 learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.— Excerpt from MyFitnessPal's MyFitnessPal Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), enforced by the FTC, which prohibits the collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. The FTC has brought enforcement actions against fitness and health apps that failed to adequately screen for underage users or collect data from minors without compliant consent. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The 'not knowingly' standard is the minimum COPPA compliance threshold, but regulators and courts have scrutinized whether platforms take affirmative steps to prevent underage registration, particularly on health and fitness platforms that may attract younger users. The health data collected by MyFitnessPal (dietary logs, body measurements) is particularly sensitive for minors. JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies federally across the US. The EU's GDPR Article 8 sets a general age of digital consent at 16 (with member state flexibility to lower to 13), and processing of children's data requires parental consent or guardian authorization. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) imposes additional requirements for platforms likely to be accessed by minors under 18. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party advertising and analytics partners receiving MyFitnessPal data should be contractually restricted from using data where a user is or may be under the applicable age threshold. Advertising targeting that could reach minors using health data warrants specific contractual safeguards. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should review the age verification or screening mechanisms in place during account registration to assess whether they satisfy COPPA's 'knowingly' standard. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code compliance review should assess whether the platform's default settings are age-appropriate and whether health data collection and advertising practices meet the heightened standards for platforms accessible to minors under 18.
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Fitness and calorie tracking apps can appeal to younger teenagers, and the policy's minimum age threshold and compliance with COPPA is important for parents and for regulatory compliance.
Parents should be aware that MyFitnessPal is not designed for children under 13, and if a child has been using the platform, their health and dietary data may have been collected and should be reported for deletion.
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