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The provision implements compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by establishing an age-based access boundary and implementing collection restrictions. This establishes the operational framework under which Substack processes registration and personal data submissions.
Users under 16 years of age are contractually prohibited from accessing the service or submitting personal information. Users registering for the service implicitly warrant they meet the minimum age requirement through the act of registration.
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"You represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract. As detailed further below, you may not and must not use Substack if you are under 16 years old. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ('COPPA') requires that online service providers obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online from children. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 16; if you are a child under 16, please do not attempt to register for Substack or send any personal information about yourself to us.— Excerpt from Substack's Substack Terms of Use
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The provision implements compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by establishing an age-based access boundary and implementing collection restrictions. This establishes the operational framework under which Substack processes registration and personal data submissions.
Users under 16 years of age are contractually prohibited from accessing the service or submitting personal information. Users registering for the service implicitly warrant they meet the minimum age requirement through the act of registration.
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