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This provision operationalizes Pinterest's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts collection of personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes the procedural mechanism—deletion upon discovery and user notification—through which the company implements age-based data protection requirements.
Users under 13 are contractually directed not to use the Services and should not provide personal information. For users who become aware that a child under 13 has provided information to Pinterest, the terms authorize submission of removal requests to the designated privacy contact.
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You must be at least 13 years of age or the minimum age of digital consent required in your country to register for an account on the Service ("User Account").
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 we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.
The Services are not directed at children under the age of 18. If you are under 18 years of age, you are not permitted to use our Services, submit any personal information to Ancestry, or otherwise engage with our Services.
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"The Services are not directed to children under 13. If we learn that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at privacy@pinterest.com.— Excerpt from Pinterest's Pinterest Terms of Service
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This provision operationalizes Pinterest's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts collection of personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes the procedural mechanism—deletion upon discovery and user notification—through which the company implements age-based data protection requirements.
Users under 13 are contractually directed not to use the Services and should not provide personal information. For users who become aware that a child under 13 has provided information to Pinterest, the terms authorize submission of removal requests to the designated privacy contact.
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