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Children's Privacy Exclusion

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What it is

Okta's services are not for children under 16. If they discover they accidentally collected data from someone under 16, they will delete it.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes Okta's operational compliance framework with child privacy regulations by defining an age restriction on service access and establishing a deletion protocol for inadvertently collected child data. It allocates responsibility to both the service provider and users regarding age-gated access.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Children under 16 are categorically excluded from Okta's services and any data inadvertently collected from them will be deleted, but parents of US teenagers aged 13-15 should be aware that Okta does not provide COPPA-compliant parental consent mechanisms.

How other platforms handle this

Canva Medium

The Service is not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we will take steps to remove such information and t...

Airtable Medium

Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 (or other age as required by local law) and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child, we will take reasonable steps to delete such informa...

Replicate Medium

We do not intentionally collect any personal information from children under the age of 16. If you believe we have obtained personal information associated with children under the age of 16, please contact us at privacy@replicate.com.

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Our websites and services are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16 years of age, please do not use or access our websites or services. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

— Excerpt from Okta's Okta Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.) and FTC COPPA Rule (16 CFR Part 312) for US children under 13; GDPR Art. 8 (member state age thresholds ranging from 13-16 for digital consent); UK GDPR and ICO Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) for users up to 18; and CCPA §1798.120(d) (opt-in requirement for sale of data of minors under 16). The FTC enforces COPPA; national DPAs and UK ICO enforce GDPR/Children's Code. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC enforces COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) for the collection of personal data from children under 13 in the United States.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Okta Privacy Policy
Entity
Okta
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 7, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005534
Document ID
CA-D-00690
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
80aa61f0c06f7e345bb052a2292aeac3d42aff41435e9495eff3eb4f4619898c
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 21:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Okta
Document: Okta Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-005534
Captured: 2026-05-07 21:13:06 UTC
SHA-256: 80aa61f0c06f7e34…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/okta/okta-privacy-policy/childrens-privacy-exclusion/
Accessed: June 27, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Okta's Children's Privacy Exclusion clause do?

This provision establishes Okta's operational compliance framework with child privacy regulations by defining an age restriction on service access and establishing a deletion protocol for inadvertently collected child data. It allocates responsibility to both the service provider and users regarding age-gated access.

How does this clause affect you?

Children under 16 are categorically excluded from Okta's services and any data inadvertently collected from them will be deleted, but parents of US teenagers aged 13-15 should be aware that Okta does not provide COPPA-compliant parental consent mechanisms.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Okta.