Waze does not allow users under 13 to use the service and states it does not knowingly collect personal data from children under that age.
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This provision establishes age-based access controls and reflects Waze's compliance framework with children's privacy regulations, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts collection of personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of self-certification as an age verification mechanism under COPPA depends on FTC enforcement interpretation and whether Waze has actual or constructive knowledge of child users.
Children under 13 are prohibited from using Waze; parents should be aware that precise location data is collected during use, which is particularly sensitive for minor users who may be older than 13.
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"The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, you are not permitted to use the Service.— Excerpt from Waze's Waze Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages COPPA, enforced by the FTC, which prohibits knowing collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. Precise location data is covered by COPPA's definition of personal information. The provision's reliance on a self-declaration mechanism (users attesting to age) rather than verified age gating may not satisfy COPPA's 'knowingly' standard in all enforcement contexts. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The app relies on users to self-certify their age rather than implementing verified age gating. For a service that collects continuous precise location data, this may be insufficient under COPPA if the FTC determines that Waze has reason to know that children under 13 are using the service. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies to US-based services and US child users. EU and UK users under 16 (or the applicable national age of digital consent, which varies between 13 and 16 across EU member states) may have additional protections under GDPR Article 8. The document does not address the EU age of digital consent framework. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Operators embedding Waze in third-party applications or services directed at younger audiences should conduct a COPPA compliance assessment and should not rely solely on Waze's terms to satisfy their own COPPA obligations. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: A review of the account creation flow should assess whether age verification mechanisms meet COPPA and GDPR Article 8 standards. The absence of a verified age gate for a location-tracking application may warrant a more robust technical control, particularly given FTC enforcement trends in the consumer app space.
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This provision establishes age-based access controls and reflects Waze's compliance framework with children's privacy regulations, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts collection of personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
Children under 13 are prohibited from using Waze; parents should be aware that precise location data is collected during use, which is particularly sensitive for minor users who may be older than 13.
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