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The minimum age of 13 is the baseline set by COPPA in the United States, but many jurisdictions set higher minimum ages for AI and online services; reliance on user self-declaration for age verification may limit the effectiveness of this restriction in practice.
Interpretive note: The policy does not describe the technical mechanisms used to verify user age, and the adequacy of a 13-year minimum age threshold varies by jurisdiction, with some requiring higher thresholds or stronger verification methods.
The policy states that OpenAI collects content users submit, including conversations, uploaded files, images, audio, and video, and may use that content to train AI models. Data may also be shared with third-party API operators, vendors, affiliates, and in connection with business transactions such as mergers or asset sales, meaning user data could be transferred to entities with different privacy practices. You can opt out of having your content used to train AI models by navigating to Settings, then Data Controls in your ChatGPT account, and disabling the 'Improve the model for everyone' option.
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Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information. In some juris...
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
The Waze App is not intended for use by children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, which may be higher, such as 16 in certain EU member states). If we become aware that we have collected...
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"Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. If we learn we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will delete that information. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal data to us, please contact us at privacy@openai.com.— Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)
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The minimum age of 13 is the baseline set by COPPA in the United States, but many jurisdictions set higher minimum ages for AI and online services; reliance on user self-declaration for age verification may limit the effectiveness of this restriction in practice.
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