You must be at least 13 to use OpenRouter. If you are between 13 and 17, a parent or guardian must give permission. The service relies on users to self-certify their age.
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The agreement sets a minimum age of 13 and requires parental consent for users under 18, but the enforcement mechanism is self-representation rather than verified age gating, which may create compliance exposure under COPPA and related regulations.
Interpretive note: COPPA compliance depends on whether the self-certification mechanism satisfies verifiable parental consent requirements; this is a fact-specific determination not resolved by the document text alone.
Minors under 13 are prohibited from using the service, and users between 13 and 17 require parental consent; the terms rely on user self-certification of age rather than technical age verification.
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"You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 13 years of age; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (c) your registration and your use of the Service is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service.— Excerpt from OpenRouter's OpenRouter Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The minimum age of 13 aligns with COPPA's general threshold, but COPPA requires verifiable parental consent for children under 13; the self-certification mechanism may not satisfy COPPA's verification requirements. EU jurisdictions under GDPR Article 8 may require consent from a parent or guardian for children under the age of digital consent set by each member state (ranging from 13 to 16). The UK's Age Appropriate Design Code imposes additional requirements for services likely to be accessed by children under 18. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The service does not appear to implement technical age verification; reliance on self-representation creates compliance risk under COPPA for under-13 users and under applicable EU/UK children's privacy frameworks for under-16 or under-18 users depending on jurisdiction. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: US operators must comply with COPPA for under-13 users. EU/EEA and UK deployments create heightened exposure given GDPR Article 8 and the UK Age Appropriate Design Code. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act may impose additional design and data minimization requirements. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers deploying OpenRouter in educational or youth-facing contexts should conduct additional due diligence on age verification and parental consent mechanisms. Any B2B customer deploying the service to end users who may be minors should assess their own COPPA and GDPR obligations. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the service's self-certification mechanism is adequate under applicable children's privacy law. Where the service is deployed through organizational accounts that may include minor users, Admin Users bear configuration responsibilities that should be addressed in enterprise agreements.
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The agreement sets a minimum age of 13 and requires parental consent for users under 18, but the enforcement mechanism is self-representation rather than verified age gating, which may create compliance exposure under COPPA and related regulations.
Minors under 13 are prohibited from using the service, and users between 13 and 17 require parental consent; the terms rely on user self-certification of age rather than technical age verification.
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