The policy states that Skillshare does not knowingly collect personal data from users under 18, and that upon discovering such collection has occurred, Skillshare will take steps to delete that data from its systems.
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This provision establishes Skillshare's stated COPPA-aligned posture for users under 18; as an online learning platform, Skillshare may attract users near the age threshold, and the operational reliability of age verification mechanisms is a material compliance consideration for FTC enforcement under COPPA and related state laws.
Interpretive note: The policy does not describe the technical mechanism used to verify or enforce the 18-year age restriction, which affects the practical reliability of this provision.
Under this provision, users under 18 are not intended to use the platform, and if a parent or guardian identifies that a minor has provided personal data to Skillshare, they may contact privacy@skillshare.com to request deletion of that data. The terms state Skillshare will remove such data upon becoming aware of it.
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"Skillshare does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at privacy@skillshare.com. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.— Excerpt from Skillshare's Skillshare Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA, which applies to online services directed to children under 13 and to operators with actual knowledge that they are collecting data from children under 13; the FTC enforces COPPA. The policy sets 18 as the minimum age, which goes beyond COPPA's 13-year threshold and may reflect state law requirements or platform risk management decisions. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy's reliance on users self-certifying their age without describing a technical age verification mechanism is common in the industry but creates residual COPPA exposure if minors access the platform. The FTC has taken enforcement action against platforms that relied on self-reported age without adequate verification. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: US federal COPPA applies to users under 13. Several US states have enacted laws requiring heightened protections for users under 16 or 18 (including California's Age-Appropriate Design Code). EU GDPR Article 8 restricts processing of data of users under 16 (with member state flexibility to lower to 13) without parental consent. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Advertising partners and analytics vendors receiving data from Skillshare's platform should be contractually restricted from using that data in ways that could implicate COPPA protections, particularly if any user population includes individuals near the age threshold. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: The operational age verification mechanism, or the absence thereof, should be documented and assessed against FTC COPPA guidance and applicable state laws. Parental deletion request procedures should be tested for operational functionality. The interaction between the 18-year age floor and GDPR Article 8 age of digital consent requirements by EU member state should be confirmed.
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This provision establishes Skillshare's stated COPPA-aligned posture for users under 18; as an online learning platform, Skillshare may attract users near the age threshold, and the operational reliability of age verification mechanisms is a material compliance consideration for FTC enforcement under COPPA and related state laws.
Under this provision, users under 18 are not intended to use the platform, and if a parent or guardian identifies that a minor has provided personal data to Skillshare, they may contact privacy@skillshare.com to request deletion of that data. The terms state Skillshare will remove such data upon becoming aware of it.
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