YouTube Kids Privacy Notice

This YouTube Kids Privacy Notice, dated January 22, 2026 and governed by Google LLC (or Google Ireland Limited for EEA and Switzerland users), describes the data collection, use, and sharing practices specific to the YouTube Kids application, supplementing and where conflicting overriding the Google Privacy Policy. The notice states that the app collects device identifiers, IP addresses, log data, app activity including watch and search history, and if audio features are used, voice data that is described as 'immediately deleted' after processing; the terms explicitly state that 'YouTube Kids doesn't collect personal information like name, address, or contact information from your child' in the signed-out state, though signed-in profiles collect child name or nickname, age, and birth month. Notably, the notice permits sharing of individual user information with external processors operating under Google's instructions and with third parties for aggregate trend reporting, and when a child signs in via a Google Account, the terms state that watch and search history 'may be stored with their Google account and used to improve your child's Google experience,' creating a data scope that extends beyond the Kids application itself. This document directly engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) as enforced by the FTC, given its explicit focus on users under 13 and the parental consent and control mechanisms described; EU GDPR and its child-specific provisions are engaged for EEA users via Google Ireland Limited as the named service provider. Material compliance considerations include whether the contextual advertising served to child users satisfies COPPA's restrictions on data use for advertising, and whether the cross-product data use authorized when a child signs in with a Google Account is adequately disclosed to and consented to by parents under applicable law.