The April 30, 2026 update adds language to the policy describing Roblox's practices for sharing user information with law enforcement and government authorities. The specific scope and conditions of this sharing are described in the updated policy body.
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This provision discloses that Roblox shares user information with law enforcement and government authorities, a practice with significant implications for user privacy and for compliance with legal process obligations under applicable law. The provision is newly added as of the April 2026 effective date.
Interpretive note: The full language of the law enforcement sharing provision is referenced in the change summary but the complete operative text was not available in the provided document excerpt, limiting assessment of its scope and conditions.
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 →Adds transparency about government data requests, likely required by regulatory changes or litigation pressure to disclose law enforcement cooperation practices.
View full change record →The updated policy discloses that Roblox shares personal information with law enforcement and government authorities under conditions described in the policy. The agreement does not specify whether users are notified prior to or following such disclosures.
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We will also provide an individual opt-out choice, or opt-in for sensitive data, before we share your data with third parties other than our agents, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected.
"We added language describing our practices for sharing information with authorities.Excerpt from Roblox's Privacy and Cookie Policy
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This provision discloses that Roblox shares user information with law enforcement and government authorities, a practice with significant implications for user privacy and for compliance with legal process obligations under applicable law. The provision is newly added as of the April 2026 effective date.
The updated policy discloses that Roblox shares personal information with law enforcement and government authorities under conditions described in the policy. The agreement does not specify whether users are notified prior to or following such disclosures.
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