“YouTube Kids doesn't collect personal information like name, address, or contact information from your child.”
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Certain categories of directly identifying personal information are not collected from children by the app, limiting direct identification data held by YouTube Kids.
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YouTube Kids does not collect your child's name, address, or contact information.
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Certain categories of directly identifying personal information are not collected from children by the app, limiting direct identification data held by YouTube Kids.
YouTube Kids does not collect your child's name, address, or contact information.
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