Tabnine's service is not intended for users under 16, and the company states it will delete any data it discovers was collected from a child under 16.
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The policy sets the minimum age at 16 rather than 13, which is more protective than the baseline US COPPA threshold and aligns with the GDPR's default age of consent for information society services in many EU member states.
The updated privacy policy no longer includes explicit language stating that Tabnine respects user privacy and the user's right to control how personal data is collected, used, and shared. This language removal does not necessarily change what data practices are authorized under other sections of the policy, but it does remove an aspirational commitment that was previously stated. The policy may continue to describe specific data practices, collection methods, and user controls elsewhere, but readers will no longer see this opening commitment to privacy and user control.
View change record →Removal of the children's privacy provision eliminates explicit assurance of protection for minors, which may be particularly important given Tabnine's use in development environments that students might access.
View full change record →The policy states that Tabnine does not knowingly collect data from users under 16 and will delete any such data discovered; this applies globally rather than being limited to specific jurisdictions.
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The Service is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information without your cons...
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"Our services are not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information.— Excerpt from Tabnine's Tabnine Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the US prohibits collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent; Tabnine's policy sets a higher threshold of 16, which is consistent with GDPR Article 8's default age of digital consent for many EU member states. GDPR Article 8 permits member states to lower the age to 13 but sets 16 as the default. The UK Children's Code (Age Appropriate Design Code) establishes additional obligations for services likely to be accessed by under-18s. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The 16-year age threshold is more protective than minimum US requirements and is consistent with EU default standards. The absence of an active age verification mechanism is standard for B2B-oriented developer tools. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU member states that have lowered the GDPR Article 8 age of consent to 13 or 14 may affect the applicable threshold for users in those states. The UK Children's Code may apply if Tabnine's service could foreseeably be accessed by minors. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: No specific contract implications are identified beyond standard COPPA representations in US commercial agreements where applicable. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: If Tabnine becomes aware that users under 16 are accessing the service, deletion procedures should be operationally documented and tested. The policy's self-reported compliance with this provision relies on the accuracy of account registration data.
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The policy sets the minimum age at 16 rather than 13, which is more protective than the baseline US COPPA threshold and aligns with the GDPR's default age of consent for information society services in many EU member states.
The policy states that Tabnine does not knowingly collect data from users under 16 and will delete any such data discovered; this applies globally rather than being limited to specific jurisdictions.
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