Provision record
Patreon · Patreon Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Age requirement to use Patreon

High confidence Common · 258 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

How old must users be to create an account or otherwise use Patreon?
“To create an account or otherwise use Patreon, you must be at least 13 years old and you must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country”
Version CA-V-003001, captured May 27, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Patreon requires users to be at least 13 years old and old enough to consent to personal data processing in their country in order to create an account or otherwise use Patreon.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

This dual age requirement means the effective minimum age varies by country, as local data-consent laws may set a threshold higher than 13.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Users who are under 13, or who are under the age required by their country to consent to personal data processing, are ineligible to create an account or use Patreon.

How other platforms handle this

Boston Dynamics

You agree to notify Boston Dynamics immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password, or any other breach of security.

Google

You will notify Google immediately upon learning of any unauthorized use of Your Account or any other breach of security.

Faire

You will immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your Account.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To create an account or otherwise use Patreon, you must be at least 13 years old and you must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country

Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Terms of Use
Entity
Patreon
Date stated by the document
May 27, 2026
As printed in Patreon’s text (version CA-V-003001), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-003001, captured May 27, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-030958
Document ID
CA-D-000179
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-003001)
65518da2f84c738b0329df70f91a3be1420d390c4c4284a08133ebb65da50c8d
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-003001, captured May 27, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-030958
Version: CA-V-003001
Captured: 2026-05-27 00:26:42 UTC
SHA-256: 65518da2f84c738b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-030958/age-requirement-to-use-patreon/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Patreon's Age requirement to use Patreon clause do?

This dual age requirement means the effective minimum age varies by country, as local data-consent laws may set a threshold higher than 13.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who are under 13, or who are under the age required by their country to consent to personal data processing, are ineligible to create an account or use Patreon.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 258 platforms. See the full comparison.

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