Replit states its platform is not intended for children under 13 and that it will delete personal information collected from users under that age if identified, consistent with COPPA requirements.
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Given Replit's use as an educational coding platform, the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms is a material compliance consideration; the policy's reliance on self-reported age or reactive deletion may not fully satisfy COPPA's affirmative consent requirements in all contexts.
Interpretive note: The policy states reactive deletion as the primary compliance mechanism for underage users; whether affirmative age verification or parental consent workflows exist is not specified in the available document text.
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 →Provision expanded to include international age requirements, parental consent obligation, and representation of age eligibility by users, moving from reactive deletion to proactive consent requirements.
View full change record →Parents and guardians should be aware that Replit's platform is not intended for children under 13, and that the policy states any personal information from such users will be deleted upon discovery. The adequacy of age verification mechanisms to prevent underage access is not detailed in the policy text.
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"Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.Excerpt from Replit's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages COPPA, enforced by the FTC, which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.
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Given Replit's use as an educational coding platform, the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms is a material compliance consideration; the policy's reliance on self-reported age or reactive deletion may not fully satisfy COPPA's affirmative consent requirements in all contexts.
Parents and guardians should be aware that Replit's platform is not intended for children under 13, and that the policy states any personal information from such users will be deleted upon discovery. The adequacy of age verification mechanisms to prevent underage access is not detailed in the policy text.
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