Spotify requires users to be at least 13 years old with parental consent, or 18 years old to agree to these Terms independently. Parents who enable kids' access on a family plan confirm they are the legal guardian and consent on behalf of the child.
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The provision creates a contractual eligibility framework that conditions service access on age verification and parental authorization for minor users. This establishes operational and legal safeguards regarding who may bind themselves to the service terms and who may use certain account features.
Minors between 13 and 17 using Spotify are subject to the full Terms — including the mandatory arbitration clause and the broad content license — and their data is collected under representations of parental consent that Spotify cannot independently verify. Parents should actively monitor any minor's Spotify account, particularly use of the Family plan's kids experience.
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"BY USING THE SPOTIFY SERVICE, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS, OR, IF YOU ARE NOT, THAT YOU ARE 13 YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE OBTAINED PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN CONSENT TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS. Additionally, in order to use the Spotify Service and access any Content, you represent that: you reside in the United States, and any registration and account information that you submit to Spotify is true, accurate, and complete. If you do not meet the minimum age requirements then you must not register as a user. In certain markets, Spotify may offer primary account holders the opportunity to allow access to a kids experience as part of a family subscription. By enabling such access, the primary account holder confirms they are the legal guardian of any user accessing the experience and that they give permission for the younger user to use Spotify.Excerpt from Spotify's Terms and Conditions
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The provision creates a contractual eligibility framework that conditions service access on age verification and parental authorization for minor users. This establishes operational and legal safeguards regarding who may bind themselves to the service terms and who may use certain account features.
Minors between 13 and 17 using Spotify are subject to the full Terms — including the mandatory arbitration clause and the broad content license — and their data is collected under representations of parental consent that Spotify cannot independently verify. Parents should actively monitor any minor's Spotify account, particularly use of the Family plan's kids experience.
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