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Children's account data is subject to a general restriction on use and sharing, with an additional consent requirement where mandated by law, limiting Roblox's ability to process that data broadly.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'in general' introduces a qualifier that the restriction is not absolute, but the excerpt does not specify what exceptions exist beyond the stated permissible purposes. The 'if required by law' condition attaches specifically to the parental consent requirement, not necessarily to all uses and shares.
The updated policy restricts personalized advertising based on age. Users under 18 will see only nonpersonalized ads on the platform, while users 18 and older may see personalized ads if they provide consent where required. The revised language also removes the previous statement that the platform collects personal information from under-13 accounts for advertising purposes, clarifying that such data is not used for marketing. Users 18 or older can control whether they see personalized ads through Roblox account settings.
View change record →The updated policy clarifies that parent email addresses constitute the only personal information collected from child accounts under COPPA, rather than listing persistent identifiers. The policy now states that personalized ads are not enabled until age 18, rather than leaving this ambiguous when a child turns 13. These clarifications affect how parents and children understand what data Roblox collects and when advertising becomes personalized; however, the underlying data practices do not appear to have changed operationally. The policy removed detailed descriptions of collection purposes (such as internal operations), which means parents now have less granular explanation of data uses, though stated practices remain.
View change record →If your child has a Roblox account, Roblox generally will not use or share their Personal Information beyond stated permissible purposes, and where law requires, will do so only with your prior verifiable consent.
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"In general, we will not use or share account information (including Personal Information) from a child's account except for the permissible purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, and, if required by law, only with the prior verifiable consent of a parent or legal guardian.Excerpt from Roblox's Privacy and Cookie Policy
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Children's account data is subject to a general restriction on use and sharing, with an additional consent requirement where mandated by law, limiting Roblox's ability to process that data broadly.
If your child has a Roblox account, Roblox generally will not use or share their Personal Information beyond stated permissible purposes, and where law requires, will do so only with your prior verifiable consent.
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