Zoom prohibits account registration by users under 16 and maintains a separate Children's Educational Privacy Statement for educational organizations providing services to users under 18 through Zoom.
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This provision establishes a minimum age of 16 for Zoom account registration, which is above COPPA's 13-year threshold but consistent with GDPR Article 8's default digital consent age. The separate educational privacy statement for users under 18 in educational contexts is operationally significant for schools and educational institutions deploying Zoom.
Changed from passive restriction to active prohibition on account signup, and added reference to separate Children's Educational Privacy Statement for under-18s in educational contexts.
View full change record →This provision establishes that users under 16 may not register for a Zoom account, and that educational organizations using Zoom to serve users under 18 are subject to a separate Children's Educational Privacy Statement. Educational institutions should consult the dedicated educational privacy statement for applicable terms.
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Compare across platforms →"Zoom does not allow children under the age of 16 to sign up for a Zoom account. For educational organizations that use Zoom products and services to provide educational services to children under 18, Zoom's Children's Educational Privacy Statement is available here.Excerpt from Zoom's Privacy Statement
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This provision establishes a minimum age of 16 for Zoom account registration, which is above COPPA's 13-year threshold but consistent with GDPR Article 8's default digital consent age. The separate educational privacy statement for users under 18 in educational contexts is operationally significant for schools and educational institutions deploying Zoom.
This provision establishes that users under 16 may not register for a Zoom account, and that educational organizations using Zoom to serve users under 18 are subject to a separate Children's Educational Privacy Statement. Educational institutions should consult the dedicated educational privacy statement for applicable terms.
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