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The policy states the Service is not intended for users under 18, and that RunPod will comply with applicable legal requirements to delete personal information collected from minors without parental consent if discovered.
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This provision establishes an age threshold of 18 for the Service, which is above the federal COPPA threshold of 13. The policy does not describe technical age verification mechanisms, relying instead on a stated policy position and reactive deletion procedures.
Under this provision, the Service is restricted to users 18 years of age and older. Parents or guardians who believe RunPod has collected personal information from a minor can contact RunPod at privacy@runpod.io to request deletion.
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"The Service is not intended for use by anyone under 18 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian of a child from whom you believe we have collected personal information in a manner prohibited by law, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected personal information through the Service from a child without the consent of the child's parent or guardian as required by law, we will comply with applicable legal requirements to delete the information.Excerpt from RunPod's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which applies to online services directed to children under 13 or with actual knowledge of collection from children under 13. By setting the age threshold at 18, the policy asserts a more restrictive position than federal COPPA requires. State laws in some jurisdictions impose additional protections for minors between 13 and 18. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low to Medium. The policy's reactive deletion approach, rather than proactive age verification, is commonly observed in industry practice but may not satisfy regulatory expectations in jurisdictions with more prescriptive minor data protection requirements. The absence of described technical controls for age verification is an operational gap to note. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Federal COPPA enforcement is conducted by the FTC. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) may impose additional design and data minimization requirements for services accessible to minors under 18, depending on whether RunPod's Service is considered likely to be accessed by minors. EU and UK GDPR include provisions regarding children's consent that may apply depending on the nature of processing. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Service agreements with business customers whose end users may include minors should address age-related data handling obligations and RunPod's role as a processor in those contexts. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should evaluate whether technical controls to prevent or detect minor account registration are in place, and whether the reactive deletion process is operationally documented and meets applicable legal timelines.
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This provision establishes an age threshold of 18 for the Service, which is above the federal COPPA threshold of 13. The policy does not describe technical age verification mechanisms, relying instead on a stated policy position and reactive deletion procedures.
Under this provision, the Service is restricted to users 18 years of age and older. Parents or guardians who believe RunPod has collected personal information from a minor can contact RunPod at privacy@runpod.io to request deletion.
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