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The protection is framed as an absence of 'actual knowledge' rather than an affirmative prohibition, which is a narrower and legally distinct standard than a categorical ban.
Interpretive note: The 'actual knowledge' standard is a specific legal formulation, likely tied to COPPA or state privacy law compliance frameworks. The canonical claim preserves this qualifier exactly.
Windsurf's commitment regarding under-16 users and targeted advertising is limited to what Windsurf actually knows — it is not a categorical guarantee that no such sharing occurs.
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"We also do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share for targeted advertising purposes personal information about individuals under 16 years old.Excerpt from Windsurf's Privacy Policy
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The protection is framed as an absence of 'actual knowledge' rather than an affirmative prohibition, which is a narrower and legally distinct standard than a categorical ban.
Windsurf's commitment regarding under-16 users and targeted advertising is limited to what Windsurf actually knows — it is not a categorical guarantee that no such sharing occurs.
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