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The policy states that participation in the Roblox Developer Exchange Program requires submission of IRS W-9 or W-8 tax forms and may require identity verification through a government-issued photo ID processed by a third-party vendor. This program is limited to users 13 and older.
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This provision establishes that developers seeking to monetize through the Developer Exchange Program must provide tax identification information and may be required to submit government-issued identity documents to a third-party vendor, creating distinct data collection and processing obligations for this user segment including identity document handling by a named or unnamed third party.
Under this clause, developers participating in the Roblox Developer Exchange Program are required to submit tax forms (W-9 for US taxpayers or W-8 for non-US taxpayers) and may be required to provide government-issued photo ID through a third-party vendor as a condition of program participation. The policy does not name the identity verification vendor in this section.
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"To take part in the Roblox Developer Exchange Program, you must give us an IRS W-9 form (for U.S. taxpayers) or W-8 form (for non-U.S. taxpayers). We may also ask you to verify your identity by providing a government-issued photo ID through a third-party vendor. This feature is only available to users who are 13 or over.Excerpt from Roblox's Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection of IRS W-9 and W-8 forms and government-issued ID for developer monetization engages IRS tax reporting requirements, FinCEN Know Your Customer obligations if applicable, and identity document handling requirements under applicable state and federal law. If a biometric component is involved in ID verification, state biometric statutes may apply. The FTC has jurisdiction over third-party vendor identity verification practices. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The use of a third-party vendor for government ID verification creates downstream data handling obligations and potential liability exposure. The policy references Persona as an account integrity and security service provider elsewhere, suggesting Persona may be the identity verification vendor, though this is not confirmed in the Developer Exchange context. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Non-US taxpayers submitting W-8 forms may be subject to GDPR or other jurisdiction-specific restrictions on cross-border transfer of identity documents. State-level identity document handling statutes may apply in certain US jurisdictions. IRS requirements for W-9 and W-8 data retention create retention obligations that may interact with user deletion requests. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The third-party identity verification vendor must maintain appropriate data security standards for government-issued identity documents, and the vendor agreement should address document retention, deletion, and breach notification obligations. Tax form data retention is governed by IRS requirements and may create mandatory retention periods that override user deletion requests. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should confirm that the third-party identity verification vendor is contractually bound to handle government-issued IDs in compliance with applicable data security and biometric privacy laws, assess whether tax data retention obligations are operationally segregated from general user data subject to deletion requests, and evaluate whether GDPR data transfer mechanisms are in place for non-US developers submitting identity documents.
This provision establishes that developers seeking to monetize through the Developer Exchange Program must provide tax identification information and may be required to submit government-issued identity documents to a third-party vendor, creating distinct data collection and processing obligations for this user segment including identity document handling by a named or unnamed third party.
Under this clause, developers participating in the Roblox Developer Exchange Program are required to submit tax forms (W-9 for US taxpayers or W-8 for non-US taxpayers) and may be required to provide government-issued photo ID through a third-party vendor as a condition of program participation. The policy does not name the identity verification vendor in this section.
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