The policy states that Samsung's services are not directed to children under 13 and that Samsung does not knowingly collect personal information from users under 13 without verified parental consent, committing to deletion of inadvertently collected data.
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This provision establishes Samsung's COPPA compliance posture. The policy's statement that services are not directed to children under 13 does not address whether specific Samsung products, such as Galaxy devices marketed to younger users or family-oriented SmartThings features, require enhanced age-screening mechanisms in practice.
Interpretive note: The policy's assertion that services are not directed to children under 13 may not resolve COPPA directed-to-children analysis for specific Samsung products or features accessible to younger users.
This provision establishes that Samsung does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent and will delete inadvertently collected data. Parents who believe Samsung has collected data from a child under 13 may contact Samsung to request deletion.
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"Our websites, products, and services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.— Excerpt from Samsung's Samsung Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: COPPA, enforced by the FTC, requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13 on platforms directed to them. The FTC has taken enforcement action against consumer technology companies for COPPA violations. State laws in some jurisdictions impose additional requirements for minors' data. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Samsung's product ecosystem includes devices and services that may be used by minors, including family plan features and children's device configurations. The policy's statement that services are not directed to children under 13 does not resolve whether specific Samsung products or features trigger COPPA directed-to-children analysis. JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies federally where services are directed to or knowingly used by children under 13. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) and similar state laws impose additional obligations for products likely to be accessed by minors under 18. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: If Samsung deploys advertising or analytics technologies on services that could be accessed by minors, vendor agreements should confirm that those technologies are disabled or restricted for child users consistent with COPPA requirements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether Samsung's age-screening mechanisms for Samsung Account registration and device setup adequately prevent collection from users under 13. The California AADC and similar state laws may require a broader analysis of minor user risk across Samsung's product portfolio.
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This provision establishes Samsung's COPPA compliance posture. The policy's statement that services are not directed to children under 13 does not address whether specific Samsung products, such as Galaxy devices marketed to younger users or family-oriented SmartThings features, require enhanced age-screening mechanisms in practice.
This provision establishes that Samsung does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent and will delete inadvertently collected data. Parents who believe Samsung has collected data from a child under 13 may contact Samsung to request deletion.
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