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This provision establishes an automated data retention and deletion protocol for inactive child accounts, implementing a regulatory compliance mechanism that reduces long-term data storage obligations for accounts meeting the inactivity threshold.
Parents and guardians of child account holders operate under a requirement that account data will be automatically deleted if no activity occurs for 18 months. This provision establishes a defined timeline after which personal information retention ceases without requiring affirmative deletion requests.
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"Starting in April 2026, if a child's account remains inactive for 18 months, personal information associated with the account will be deleted (as defined by Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312.2).— Excerpt from Unreal Engine's Epic Games Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes an automated data retention and deletion protocol for inactive child accounts, implementing a regulatory compliance mechanism that reduces long-term data storage obligations for accounts meeting the inactivity threshold.
Parents and guardians of child account holders operate under a requirement that account data will be automatically deleted if no activity occurs for 18 months. This provision establishes a defined timeline after which personal information retention ceases without requiring affirmative deletion requests.
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