T-Mobile · T-Mobile Privacy Notice

Children's Data and COPPA Compliance

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What it is

T-Mobile states it does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent and provides specific disclosures for its family plan features.

Why it matters

Children's data receives heightened legal protection under COPPA; parents need to be aware of what data T-Mobile may collect about minors on family plans and what controls are available.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

COPPA compliance obligations require verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13; T-Mobile's family plan features create compliance exposure if minor account holders' data is used for advertising or shared with third parties without proper parental consent mechanisms.

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Consumer impact

T-Mobile collects extensive personal data including precise geolocation, network browsing activity, CPNI, biometric data, and financial information, and uses it for targeted advertising as well as sharing with affiliates, partners, and third-party data brokers. Consumers' data may be sold or shared in ways that affect their privacy and financial profile, and some data sharing persists even after account cancellation due to legal retention obligations. You can opt out of T-Mobile's Advertising & Analytics program and request deletion of your personal data by visiting https://www.t-mobile.com/privacy-center.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC enforces COPPA, which governs the collection of personal information from children under 13 by online services and mobile carriers.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
T-Mobile Privacy Notice
Entity
T-Mobile
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-00342005
Document ID
CA-D-00342
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How to Cite
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Entity: T-Mobile | Document: T-Mobile Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-00342005
Captured: 2026-03-20 04:06:50 UTC | SHA-256: b0f88f98f607a415…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/t-mobile/t-mobile-privacy-notice/childrens-data-and-coppa-compliance/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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