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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.
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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"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)
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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.
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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