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This provision implements compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by establishing an age threshold for service access and establishing a deletion procedure for inadvertently collected child data. The clause creates an operational safeguard requiring age-appropriate user verification mechanisms.
Users under 13 years of age are contractually prohibited from using the Services. If a user under 13 provides personal information, Snapchat is authorized to delete that information without user consent or notification requirements beyond the deletion action itself.
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You must be at least 13 years of age or the minimum age of digital consent required in your country to register for an account on the Service ("User Account").
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.
The Services are not directed at children under the age of 18. If you are under 18 years of age, you are not permitted to use our Services, submit any personal information to Ancestry, or otherwise engage with our Services.
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"The Services are not directed at children under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not use the Services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.— Excerpt from Snapchat's Snapchat Terms of Service
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This provision implements compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by establishing an age threshold for service access and establishing a deletion procedure for inadvertently collected child data. The clause creates an operational safeguard requiring age-appropriate user verification mechanisms.
Users under 13 years of age are contractually prohibited from using the Services. If a user under 13 provides personal information, Snapchat is authorized to delete that information without user consent or notification requirements beyond the deletion action itself.
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