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The clause establishes Replit's obligation upon discovering an underage user, but the standard is 'reasonable steps' rather than a guaranteed outcome, leaving some uncertainty about the result.
Interpretive note: The clause states 'reasonable steps' rather than a definitive guarantee of either obtaining consent or completing deletion. The primary proposition is the remedial obligation; the jurisdictional age thresholds are recorded as omitted material.
The updated policy organizes personal data collection into specific categories: registration data (name, email, phone), content created (code, files, prompts), collaboration data (teams, workspaces, permissions), usage logs (pages viewed, searches, interactions), communications (messages, attachments), payment data (card details, billing address, subscription type, collected by third-party processors), device data (IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers), and general location inference from IP address (with explicit statement that precise location requires consent). The policy states it 'may collect certain Personal Data' but does not materially expand the types of data collection beyond the prior version's framework. The removal of the explicit Data Processing Agreement reference may affect how EU/UK/Switzerland users exercise data rights, though the policy now cross-references the Terms of Service and indicates DPA compliance may be addressed elsewhere.
View change record →If Replit learns your child is using the service under the applicable minimum age, Replit will take reasonable steps either to obtain parental consent or to remove that child's personal information.
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If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).
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"If we learn that a child is under the age of 13 in the United States, or is under the applicable age requirement in another jurisdiction, we will take reasonable steps to obtain parental consent or delete the user's personal information...Excerpt from Replit's Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes Replit's obligation upon discovering an underage user, but the standard is 'reasonable steps' rather than a guaranteed outcome, leaving some uncertainty about the result.
If Replit learns your child is using the service under the applicable minimum age, Replit will take reasonable steps either to obtain parental consent or to remove that child's personal information.
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