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Age Restrictions and Minor User Prohibition

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Age restrictions operate as an eligibility requirement for account creation and service access. This provision establishes the entity's compliance framework with child protection regulations and defines the user population to which other contractual terms apply.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users below the specified age are not permitted to establish accounts or access the service under these terms. For users aged 13 or older in jurisdictions with parental consent requirements, account establishment may require documented parental authorization before service use commences.

How other platforms handle this

Amazon Medium

If you are under 18, you may use the Amazon Services only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Parents and guardians may create profiles for teenagers in their Amazon Household. Alcohol listings on Amazon are intended for adults. You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase alcohol, or use ...

Hugging Face Medium

Restricted Content includes clear violations of our Content Policy or applicable laws, and is subject to immediate action. Content designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems or devices. Content that attempts to transmit or generate malicious code (e.g., malware, trojans, vir...

Ideogram Medium

You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit, or transmit any Content or use the Services to create any Output that: (a) infringes, misappropriates, or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity o...

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Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Terms of Use (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-000059
Document ID
CA-D-00007
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3a064f11bc2cb0f491e5ad76938f2712026c1d020c9f8b50528f8c7b639a4f7f
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Terms of Use (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-000059
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:31:52 UTC
SHA-256: 3a064f11bc2cb0f4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/terms-of-use-row/age-restrictions-and-minor-user-prohibition/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Age Restrictions and Minor User Prohibition clause do?

Age restrictions operate as an eligibility requirement for account creation and service access. This provision establishes the entity's compliance framework with child protection regulations and defines the user population to which other contractual terms apply.

How does this clause affect you?

Users below the specified age are not permitted to establish accounts or access the service under these terms. For users aged 13 or older in jurisdictions with parental consent requirements, account establishment may require documented parental authorization before service use commences.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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