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.
The updated policy expands Samsung's data collection authority to include device registration, verification for repairs, and configuration of device settings. The terms now explicitly state that Samsung may collect card and transaction information if you apply for a Samsung-branded payment card. Samsung clarified that it will only send personalized marketing when you have provided consent, where required by law. The policy removed its previous statement that defective devices are wiped of personal information before analysis; the updated terms now state Samsung will analyze returned defective devices without that explicit pre-analysis data deletion commitment. For US residents, the policy now discloses rights to opt out of sale of personal information, sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising processing, sensitive data collection or processing, and to request lists of third parties receiving your information.
View change record →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 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.
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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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