The agreement states that parents or legal guardians who permit a minor to use the platform assume full responsibility for all of the minor's activities on the services, including all virtual content purchases made through the minor's account.
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This provision assigns contractual liability to parents and guardians for all minor account activity, including financial transactions, which has direct implications for purchase disputes, unauthorized transactions, and compliance with COPPA's parental consent framework. The scope of liability includes all platform activities, not only purchases.
The updated Terms of Use incorporate previously separate AI tool disclosures and advertising policies directly into the main user and creator agreement sections. The document now includes regional appendices addressing compliance requirements for the EU/EEA, UK, Australia, China, Japan, and Vietnam, which may apply different terms or restrictions based on your location. The restructuring removes the standalone change summary that previously explained these updates in plain language, relocating that information throughout the terms document itself.
View change record →Under this clause, parents or guardians who permit a minor to use Roblox are contractually responsible for all actions taken in that minor's account, including virtual content purchases made with or without explicit parental authorization at the time of purchase.
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Compare across platforms →"BY PERMITTING A MINOR TO USE THE SERVICES, A MINOR'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN BECOMES SUBJECT TO THE ROBLOX TERMS AND AGREES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE MINOR'S ACTIVITIES ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF ANY VIRTUAL CONTENT.Excerpt from Roblox's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The parental liability provision operates alongside COPPA's requirement for verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.
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This provision assigns contractual liability to parents and guardians for all minor account activity, including financial transactions, which has direct implications for purchase disputes, unauthorized transactions, and compliance with COPPA's parental consent framework. The scope of liability includes all platform activities, not only purchases.
Under this clause, parents or guardians who permit a minor to use Roblox are contractually responsible for all actions taken in that minor's account, including virtual content purchases made with or without explicit parental authorization at the time of purchase.
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