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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"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 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.
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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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