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This provision structures Patreon's compliance obligations under children's privacy regulations and establishes account eligibility criteria based on user age. It creates a consent requirement for minors as a condition of service access.
Users must confirm they meet the minimum age requirement of 13 to establish an account. Users ages 13-17 must obtain parental or legal guardian consent prior to account creation and use, establishing a contractual requirement that applies regardless of actual parental authorization.
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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...
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;
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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"You must be at least 13 years old to use Patreon. If you are under 18, you may only use Patreon with the consent of your parent or legal guardian. Patreon does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.— Excerpt from Patreon's Patreon Terms of Use
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This provision structures Patreon's compliance obligations under children's privacy regulations and establishes account eligibility criteria based on user age. It creates a consent requirement for minors as a condition of service access.
Users must confirm they meet the minimum age requirement of 13 to establish an account. Users ages 13-17 must obtain parental or legal guardian consent prior to account creation and use, establishing a contractual requirement that applies regardless of actual parental authorization.
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