When a child creates an Epic account, Epic emails the parent or guardian to let them review privacy practices and optionally consent to unlocking more features, but full access requires completing a verification process.
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The consent flow gates significant features including voice chat and real money purchases behind parental approval, and the verification requirement is intended to ensure consent is obtained from an actual parent rather than the child providing a fake email.
Parents will receive an email when their child creates an Epic account, and must complete a verification process to consent to additional features; until they do, the child's account remains restricted with limited gameplay access and no real money purchases.
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"We collect a parent/guardian's email address from a child to send the parent/guardian an email notice that their child has created a Cabined Account. This notice also lets them review our privacy practices for non-Cabined Accounts, provide consent to a non-Cabined Account for their child to enable additional features, and set up parental controls. Please note that parents/guardians must complete our parent verification process to provide consent for a non-Cabined Account.Excerpt from Unreal Engine's Epic Games Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The parental notification and verifiable parental consent mechanism directly implicates COPPA (16 CFR 312.5), which requires operators to obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children beyond what is necessary for …
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The consent flow gates significant features including voice chat and real money purchases behind parental approval, and the verification requirement is intended to ensure consent is obtained from an actual parent rather than the child providing a fake email.
Parents will receive an email when their child creates an Epic account, and must complete a verification process to consent to additional features; until they do, the child's account remains restricted with limited gameplay access and no real money purchases.
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