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The provision creates a contractual eligibility threshold that conditions service access on either majority age status or documented parental authorization for minors. This establishes Spotify's procedural compliance mechanism with age-restricted service requirements.
Users under 18 must demonstrate parental or guardian consent to use the service; users who are 13-17 without such consent operate outside the stated terms. The provision establishes that continued use constitutes affirmation of either age eligibility or valid parental authorization.
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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.— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Terms and Conditions
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The provision creates a contractual eligibility threshold that conditions service access on either majority age status or documented parental authorization for minors. This establishes Spotify's procedural compliance mechanism with age-restricted service requirements.
Users under 18 must demonstrate parental or guardian consent to use the service; users who are 13-17 without such consent operate outside the stated terms. The provision establishes that continued use constitutes affirmation of either age eligibility or valid parental authorization.
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