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This provision establishes OpenAI's age-based access structure and parental consent requirements, which define the eligible user population and establish the mechanism for compliance with children's online privacy regulations. It creates a procedural obligation for account holders to verify age eligibility and for parents to initiate removal requests for non-compliant accounts.
Interpretive note: The practical adequacy of attestation-based age verification to satisfy COPPA's 'knowingly collected' standard is legally uncertain and may depend on the FTC's interpretation of whether AI chat services are directed to children.
Users under 13 are not permitted to create or maintain accounts under the stated terms. Users aged 13-17 may use the Services only with documented parental or guardian permission, creating a consent requirement that conditions service availability on third-party authorization.
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Except as set forth below, or as otherwise approved by us, the services are for your personal, non-commercial use unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for your commercial use.
You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)
You agree that Promotional Codes: (a) must be used in a lawful manner; (b) must be used for the intended audience and purpose; (c) may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner...
"Our Services are not directed at children. You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. If you are under 18, you must have permission from your parent or legal guardian. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 who has created an account, please contact us to have it removed.Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use
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This provision establishes OpenAI's age-based access structure and parental consent requirements, which define the eligible user population and establish the mechanism for compliance with children's online privacy regulations. It creates a procedural obligation for account holders to verify age eligibility and for parents to initiate removal requests for non-compliant accounts.
Users under 13 are not permitted to create or maintain accounts under the stated terms. Users aged 13-17 may use the Services only with documented parental or guardian permission, creating a consent requirement that conditions service availability on third-party authorization.
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