The terms set 13 as the minimum age for service access globally, and permit adults to accept the terms on behalf of minors and to authorize minor use of the Services, with the accepting adult representing and warranting authority to bind the minor to the terms.
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This provision establishes the contractual framework for minor user access, including a parental or guardian authorization mechanism that binds minors to the full terms including data collection, content licensing, and liability limitations. The 13-year minimum age threshold is the COPPA threshold in the US, but may interact with higher minimum age or consent requirements in other jurisdictions.
⚠ Minor users whose parents or guardians accept the terms on their behalf are bound by the full terms including the content license and liability limitations as stated
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Compare across platforms →"You may use the Services only if you agree to form a binding contract with us and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction. In any case, you must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If you are (i) accepting these Terms and/or using the Services, which constitutes acceptance of these Terms, or (ii) accepting these Terms in order to authorize the use of the Services on behalf of a minor (being any person under the age of majority in any given country), company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so or, as the case may be, have the authority to bind such minor and/or entity to these Terms.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 13-year threshold reflects the minimum age established by COPPA in the United States, enforced by the FTC, which prohibits collection of personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent.
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This provision establishes the contractual framework for minor user access, including a parental or guardian authorization mechanism that binds minors to the full terms including data collection, content licensing, and liability limitations. The 13-year minimum age threshold is the COPPA threshold in the US, but may interact with higher minimum age or consent requirements in other jurisdictions.
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