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The clause establishes the scope of data collection from child users of the service, specifying categories of technical and usage information that the platform gathers during normal app operation to support service functionality and analytics.
The provision permits collection of device-level and usage-based data from children using YouTube Kids, including hardware identifiers and behavioral information about what content is accessed and how the application is configured. Parents/guardians accept this data collection framework as a condition of service use.
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"YouTube Kids collects information based on your child's use of the app, like when they watch a video. This information includes: device type and settings, such as hardware model and operating system version; log information, including details of how our service is used, device event information, and the device's Internet protocol (IP) address; unique application numbers, such as application version number; and unique identifiers, which are used to collect and store information about an app or device, such as preferred language, app activity, and other settings.— Excerpt from YouTube Kids's YouTube Kids Privacy Notice
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The clause establishes the scope of data collection from child users of the service, specifying categories of technical and usage information that the platform gathers during normal app operation to support service functionality and analytics.
The provision permits collection of device-level and usage-based data from children using YouTube Kids, including hardware identifiers and behavioral information about what content is accessed and how the application is configured. Parents/guardians accept this data collection framework as a condition of service use.
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