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Children's Age Restriction

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes OpenAI's operational compliance framework with children's privacy regulations such as COPPA. It creates a notification and remediation procedure for instances where personal data from children under 13 may be collected.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 4, 2026
First Seen
Apr 9, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 560 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users and parents are directed not to provide services to children under 13. If personal data from a child under 13 is collected, the terms establish a contact and deletion mechanism rather than automatic data retention or use.

How other platforms handle this

Meta Medium

The Meta Products are not directed to children. Access to or use of Meta Products by anyone under the age of 13 is not allowed. If you are based in the EU, you must be at least 16 years old, or the minimum age in your country if it is higher than 16, to use or access Meta Products, unless your count...

Stripe Medium

The End User Services are only for your personal use. You must not, and must not allow others to: Use the End User Services for a commercial or business purpose or in any way other than your own personal purposes;

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and any content accessed through it are for your personal, non-commercial use only and may not be shared with anyone outside of your household, unless, in countries where this feature is available, you purchased an Extra Member Account.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 13. If you believe we have collected Personal Data from a child under 13, please contact us and we will promptly delete the information.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)

Applicable regulations

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DMCA
United States Federal
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European Union
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Privacy Policy (ROW)
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
March 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001984
Document ID
CA-D-00006
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f3c083059dff1a3f26f2ce10f0072ca60f38c6921517ae6dd07e528e4bfc7ce2
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Privacy Policy (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-001984
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:38:17 UTC
SHA-256: f3c083059dff1a3f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/privacy-policy-row/childrens-age-restriction/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Children's Age Restriction clause do?

This provision establishes OpenAI's operational compliance framework with children's privacy regulations such as COPPA. It creates a notification and remediation procedure for instances where personal data from children under 13 may be collected.

How does this clause affect you?

Users and parents are directed not to provide services to children under 13. If personal data from a child under 13 is collected, the terms establish a contact and deletion mechanism rather than automatic data retention or use.

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