Nextdoor does not allow children under 13 to use the service and states it does not intentionally collect their personal data, but relies on users to self-report their age.
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The policy relies on self-reported age verification without technical age-gating, which may be insufficient to prevent minors from accessing and sharing neighborhood location data on the platform.
Parents should be aware that there is no active age verification mechanism described in the policy, meaning children could potentially create accounts and share home address information without a technical barrier preventing this.
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The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on the Service. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
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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 you are under 13, please do not use our Services or provide any personal information to us.— Excerpt from Nextdoor's Nextdoor Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Directly implicates COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.) and FTC COPPA Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 312), which prohibit collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. GDPR Art. 8 requires member state age thresholds (13-16) for child consent to information society services. UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) requires age-appropriate privacy protections by design. Enforced by FTC (COPPA), ICO (UK Children's Code), EU DPAs. (2)
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The policy relies on self-reported age verification without technical age-gating, which may be insufficient to prevent minors from accessing and sharing neighborhood location data on the platform.
Parents should be aware that there is no active age verification mechanism described in the policy, meaning children could potentially create accounts and share home address information without a technical barrier preventing this.
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