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Device-level data is collected automatically during ordinary use, meaning a child's interaction with the app generates data collection without any affirmative submission by the child.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lists device type and settings as one item in a broader list; other items in the list were not stated in the canonical claim and are recorded as omitted_material.
The child's use of the app causes device information to be collected by YouTube Kids.
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Device-level data is collected automatically during ordinary use, meaning a child's interaction with the app generates data collection without any affirmative submission by the child.
The child's use of the app causes device information to be collected by YouTube Kids.
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