The agreement establishes a minimum age of 16 for general use of Zoom services, with an exception for K-12 educational use through a qualified School Subscriber using the Zoom for Education product.
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The minimum age threshold of 16 aligns with GDPR Article 8's default consent age for information society services in the EU, and is higher than the COPPA threshold of 13 in the US. The K-12 school subscriber carve-out creates a distinct processing context that engages FERPA and COPPA compliance obligations for institutional subscribers.
The provision was narrowed to focus only on age restriction with an added carve-out for K-12 school use, while removing the language about not knowingly collecting children's information and the parent contact provision.
View full change record →The agreement states that Zoom services are not intended for individuals under 16, except through a School Subscriber using Zoom for Education for K-12 purposes. This establishes a higher minimum age than the 13-year COPPA threshold applicable in the US, which may affect how organizations deploying Zoom to younger users must structure their compliance programs.
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Compare across platforms →"Zoom is not intended for use by individuals under the age of sixteen (16) years old, unless it is through a School Subscriber (as defined in the Zoom Services Description) using Zoom for Education (K-12).Excerpt from Zoom's Terms of Service
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The minimum age threshold of 16 aligns with GDPR Article 8's default consent age for information society services in the EU, and is higher than the COPPA threshold of 13 in the US. The K-12 school subscriber carve-out creates a distinct processing context that engages FERPA and COPPA compliance obligations for institutional subscribers.
The agreement states that Zoom services are not intended for individuals under 16, except through a School Subscriber using Zoom for Education for K-12 purposes. This establishes a higher minimum age than the 13-year COPPA threshold applicable in the US, which may affect how organizations deploying Zoom to younger users must structure their compliance programs.
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