Children under 13 (or the applicable age of digital consent in their country) must have parental or guardian consent to use Microsoft and Xbox services, and parents are responsible for supervising minor accounts.
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The clause establishes a contractual acknowledgment mechanism regarding user age and parental consent authority. It allocates responsibility for account management and financial transactions to the parent or guardian by requiring their acceptance of the Terms, which determines who bears liability for service use.
Parents and guardians bear financial and supervisory responsibility for minor accounts, including in-app purchases and subscription charges, making it important to configure parental controls and spending limits.
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"By creating a Microsoft account or using the Services, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and represent that you have either reached the age of "majority" where you live or your parent or legal guardian agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a minor, you and the minor accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and are responsible for all use of the Microsoft account or Services, including purchases, whether the minor's account is now open or created later.— Excerpt from Xbox's Xbox Terms of Use
The minors provision engages COPPA compliance obligations for U.S. users and GDPR Article 8 requirements for EU users regarding age verification and parental consent mechanisms. Adequacy of consent mechanisms should be reviewed against applicable national implementations.
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The clause establishes a contractual acknowledgment mechanism regarding user age and parental consent authority. It allocates responsibility for account management and financial transactions to the parent or guardian by requiring their acceptance of the Terms, which determines who bears liability for service use.
Parents and guardians bear financial and supervisory responsibility for minor accounts, including in-app purchases and subscription charges, making it important to configure parental controls and spending limits.
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