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This provision reflects Pinterest's compliance framework for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requirements and establishes operational restrictions on data collection and ad targeting practices for minor users. The terms create a procedural mechanism for parental notification and potential data removal requests.
Users under 13 are subject to restricted data collection practices under this provision. Users aged 13-17 operate under limitations on behavioral ad targeting, as the terms prohibit Pinterest and third-party ad targeting based on their platform activity or cross-site browsing.
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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 you are under 13, please do not use our Services or provide any personal information to us.
Our platform is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.
Lyft's services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
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"We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you're a parent or guardian and believe we've collected information about a child under 13, please contact us. Teens (ages 13–17) have limited ad targeting and content features. We don't allow teens to be targeted with ads based on their activities on Pinterest or on third-party sites.— Excerpt from Pinterest's Pinterest Privacy Policy
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This provision reflects Pinterest's compliance framework for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requirements and establishes operational restrictions on data collection and ad targeting practices for minor users. The terms create a procedural mechanism for parental notification and potential data removal requests.
Users under 13 are subject to restricted data collection practices under this provision. Users aged 13-17 operate under limitations on behavioral ad targeting, as the terms prohibit Pinterest and third-party ad targeting based on their platform activity or cross-site browsing.
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