The policy states that Pinterest's services are not directed to children under 13 and provides an email address for parents to contact Pinterest if a child under 13 has created an account.
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This provision establishes Pinterest's COPPA compliance posture by asserting the service is not directed to children under 13. The policy does not describe specific technical or procedural age-gating mechanisms beyond the separately disclosed age verification process, which may be relevant to regulatory evaluation of COPPA compliance.
Under this provision, parents or guardians who discover a child under 13 has created a Pinterest account can contact Pinterest at privacy-support@pinterest.com to request account remediation. The policy does not specify the remediation steps or timeline Pinterest will take in response to such contact.
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Compare across platforms →"Our policy on children's information Pinterest is not directed to children under 13. If you learn that your child under 13 has created a Pinterest account, you can contact us at privacy-support@pinterest.com .Excerpt from Pinterest's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages COPPA, which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13 in the U.S.
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This provision establishes Pinterest's COPPA compliance posture by asserting the service is not directed to children under 13. The policy does not describe specific technical or procedural age-gating mechanisms beyond the separately disclosed age verification process, which may be relevant to regulatory evaluation of COPPA compliance.
Under this provision, parents or guardians who discover a child under 13 has created a Pinterest account can contact Pinterest at privacy-support@pinterest.com to request account remediation. The policy does not specify the remediation steps or timeline Pinterest will take in response to such contact.
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