Runway permits users as young as 13 to register if they have parental permission, but the service requires users to be at least 13 years old to create an account.
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The clause operates as a contractual eligibility gate that conditions service access on age verification representations and parental consent for minors. This affects the entity's legal obligations regarding COPPA compliance and establishes a documented basis for age-gated access controls.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of the parental consent mechanism is not specified in the terms and may require evaluation of Runway's actual onboarding practices to assess COPPA and state-law compliance.
Users between 13 and 17 years old are permitted to use Runway services only with parental or guardian permission, but the terms do not describe how this consent is collected or verified, which may affect the adequacy of COPPA and state minor-protection compliance.
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Our Services are not directed to children under 13. If you learn that anyone younger than 13 has unlawfully provided us with personal data, please contact us at privacy@medium.com.
The Service is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information without your cons...
To access and use the Services, you must be at least the age of majority in the state, province, or territory where you live or at least 18 years of age. If you are under the age of 13, you may not use the Services and you should not be visiting the Sites or using the Services.
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"You represent that you are (i) at least thirteen (13) years old, (ii) of legal age to form a binding contract, and (iii) not a person barred from using the Services under the laws of the United States, your place of residence or any other applicable jurisdiction. If you are under 18 or not of legal age, you must have your parent or legal guardian's permission if you want to use the Services.— Excerpt from Runway's Runway Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 13-year minimum age threshold engages the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing Rule, which restricts collection of personal data from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. For users aged 13 to 17, COPPA does not apply but state-level laws including California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act may impose additional obligations on platforms accessible to minors. The EU's GDPR sets a default digital consent age of 16 (or lower as set by member states, minimum 13), which may create compliance obligations for EU minor users. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The agreement states that parental permission is required for users under 18 but does not describe a verification mechanism, creating potential exposure if minors access the platform without verified consent and submit personal data or content through the generative AI tools. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act imposes design and data minimization obligations for platforms likely to be accessed by users under 18. EU member states set varying digital consent ages between 13 and 16, creating variable compliance obligations. The UK's Children's Code (Age Appropriate Design Code) may also apply if the platform is likely accessed by UK users under 18. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations deploying Runway through the API in contexts likely to involve minor users should assess whether their own COPPA compliance obligations extend to Inputs and Outputs generated by minor users, and whether their EULAs adequately address minor user access. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether Runway's age verification and parental consent mechanisms are sufficient for COPPA compliance and for state-level minor protection laws. The use of generative AI tools by minors may create additional content moderation obligations that should be assessed in light of the platform's content policies.
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The clause operates as a contractual eligibility gate that conditions service access on age verification representations and parental consent for minors. This affects the entity's legal obligations regarding COPPA compliance and establishes a documented basis for age-gated access controls.
Users between 13 and 17 years old are permitted to use Runway services only with parental or guardian permission, but the terms do not describe how this consent is collected or verified, which may affect the adequacy of COPPA and state minor-protection compliance.
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