Skillshare's services are only for people aged 18 and over, and anyone under 18 is strictly prohibited from using the platform.
Users under 18 who create accounts — potentially including those who pay for subscriptions — are in violation of these terms, which means their accounts can be terminated without warning and without any refund for subscription fees paid.
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Compare across platforms →While this protects Skillshare from COPPA obligations, it means any account created by a minor is in breach of the terms and can be terminated immediately, with no refund obligation for any subscription payments made.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly implicates COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq. and 16 CFR Part 312), which applies to operators of websites directed to children under 13 or with actual knowledge of collecting data from children under 13; GDPR Art. 8, which sets the age of digital consent at 16 (or lower if member states have legislated otherwise, with a floor of 13); and UK GDPR Art. 8 and ICO Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code), which sets stricter protections for users under 18. The FTC is the primary COPPA enforcement authority; EU DPAs and the UK ICO enforce GDPR/UK GDPR age provisions.
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