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Minimum Age Requirement and Parental Consent

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What it is

Users must be at least 13 years old to use Grok, and users aged 13 to 17 must have explicit parental or guardian permission and agreement to the Terms of Service.

This analysis describes what xAI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The agreement acknowledges that certain features may produce outputs involving coarse language, sexual situations, or violence, and places responsibility on parents to monitor use and configure data controls for teenage users.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
May 12, 2026
First Seen
May 22, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5149 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The terms establish 13 as the minimum age for service access, require parental consent and agreement to Terms of Service for users aged 13 to 17, and acknowledge that certain features may produce age-inappropriate outputs. The agreement places the responsibility for configuring appropriate feature settings on parents or guardians.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You must be at least 13 years old or the minimum age required in your country to use the Service, and you must confirm that you meet the minimum age requirement. If you are a teenager between the ages of 13 and 17 years old, you must have your parent or legal guardian's permission to use the Service, and they must agree to our Terms of Service. While we have taken measures to limit undesirable training data and outputs, depending on the features that you choose to use, the Service could produce output that is not appropriate for all ages.

Excerpt from xAI's Terms of Service

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The minimum age of 13 and parental consent requirement engage COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), which applies to operators of online services directed to children under 13 or where the operator …

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Applicable agencies

  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
xAI Terms of Service
Entity
xAI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010960
Document ID
CA-D-00327
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
fbcda0ec0bb33eba1935039e132a19676af37212d42f1dfa3668d5a855803878
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 10:51 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: xAI
Document: xAI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-010960
Captured: 2026-05-08 10:51:01 UTC
SHA-256: fbcda0ec0bb33eba…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/xai/xai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-010960/minimum-age-requirement-and-parental-consent/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does xAI's Minimum Age Requirement and Parental Consent clause do?

The agreement acknowledges that certain features may produce outputs involving coarse language, sexual situations, or violence, and places responsibility on parents to monitor use and configure data controls for teenage users.

How does this clause affect you?

The terms establish 13 as the minimum age for service access, require parental consent and agreement to Terms of Service for users aged 13 to 17, and acknowledge that certain features may produce age-inappropriate outputs. The agreement places the responsibility for configuring appropriate feature settings on parents or guardians.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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