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The policy states that TikTok provides a separate limited-data experience for users under 13 in the US (and 13-year-olds in Florida under state law), and that accounts identified as belonging to children outside this experience will be terminated and their data deleted.
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This provision establishes COPPA-aligned protections for users under 13, with a Florida-specific extension reflecting state law requirements. The policy also references parental and guardian rights to request account deletion and data download for both child and teen accounts, with state-specific variations in Connecticut.
⚠ If a child's account is identified outside the separate children's experience, the account will be terminated and data deleted per the policy
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"We provide a separate experience for users under age 13 ("Child" or "Children") (as well as users who are 13 years old in Florida) in the United States, in which we collect and process only limited information. [...] If we become aware that a Child's personal information has been collected outside of this separate experience for Children, we will delete this information in accordance with applicable law and terminate the Child's account.Excerpt from TikTok's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages COPPA, enforced by the FTC, which governs collection of personal information from children under 13. The Florida-specific extension reflects the Florida Digital Bill of Rights or analogous state law raising the applicable age threshold to 14 for certain protections. Connecticut's minor privacy provision (covering teens up to 16) creates additional parental rights obligations. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy discloses a separate children's experience and references a separate Children's Privacy Policy, but does not specify in this document what data categories are collected in the limited experience. The adequacy of age verification mechanisms is not described in this policy. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: Federal COPPA creates baseline obligations. Florida's age extension to 13-year-olds reflects state-specific requirements. Connecticut creates parental rights for teens under 16. Additional state laws targeting minors' online privacy may create further obligations not fully enumerated in this policy. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Platforms or services that embed TikTok content or integrate TikTok features in contexts accessible to minors should assess whether downstream COPPA obligations are created and whether appropriate data processing agreements are in place. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should review the separate Children's Privacy Policy referenced in this document to assess completeness of COPPA-required disclosures. Age verification mechanisms should be evaluated for adequacy. Parental request workflows should be tested against the stated response obligations.
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This provision establishes COPPA-aligned protections for users under 13, with a Florida-specific extension reflecting state law requirements. The policy also references parental and guardian rights to request account deletion and data download for both child and teen accounts, with state-specific variations in Connecticut.
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