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The clause creates an eligibility threshold and establishes a mechanism for parental or guardian authorization of minor accounts, placing the burden of legal authorization on the accepting party rather than on the service provider.
Interpretive note: The extent to which adult authorization in ToS satisfies COPPA's verifiable parental consent standard is legally uncertain and depends on enforcement interpretation; COPPA requires affirmative verifiable consent mechanisms beyond contractual representation.
Users under 13 are not permitted to use the service independently. Adults accepting the Terms on behalf of a minor represent and warrant they possess legal authority to do so, creating a contractual obligation tied to that representation of authority.
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"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 X Terms of Service
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The clause creates an eligibility threshold and establishes a mechanism for parental or guardian authorization of minor accounts, placing the burden of legal authorization on the accepting party rather than on the service provider.
Users under 13 are not permitted to use the service independently. Adults accepting the Terms on behalf of a minor represent and warrant they possess legal authority to do so, creating a contractual obligation tied to that representation of authority.
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