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This provision establishes OpenAI's operational compliance framework with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts data collection practices for users under 13. The clause creates a mechanism for parental notification and data deletion upon discovery of non-compliant collection.
Parents and guardians of children under 13 are notified that the service is not designed for that age group and establishes a contact pathway (privacy@openai.com) to report unauthorized data collection. The terms apply as written, meaning OpenAI will initiate deletion procedures upon learning of child data collection without parental consent.
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"Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 13. OpenAI does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you learn that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, you may contact us at privacy@openai.com. If we learn that we have collected Personal Data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.— Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)
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This provision establishes OpenAI's operational compliance framework with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts data collection practices for users under 13. The clause creates a mechanism for parental notification and data deletion upon discovery of non-compliant collection.
Parents and guardians of children under 13 are notified that the service is not designed for that age group and establishes a contact pathway (privacy@openai.com) to report unauthorized data collection. The terms apply as written, meaning OpenAI will initiate deletion procedures upon learning of child data collection without parental consent.
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