This provision operationalizes Duolingo's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by establishing procedures for parental consent verification, data retention restrictions for minors, and remediation pathways when unauthorized collection occurs. The requirement to delete discovered data and maintain a contact mechanism creates an ongoing operational obligation for the company.
This provision operationalizes McDonald's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes McDonald's data handling procedures and remediation process for instances of non-compliant collection.
Eufy
· Eufy Privacy Policy
This provision reflects Eufy's operational compliance structure with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which regulates the collection of personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes the company's stated policy baseline and provides a defined mechanism for parental oversight and data deletion requests.
Apple
· Apple App Store Review Guidelines
The provision operationalizes data protection obligations specific to apps marketed to children by establishing categorical restrictions on data sharing practices and third-party integrations. This reflects regulatory requirements under statutes like COPPA and similar international children's privacy frameworks.
This provision operationalizes T-Mobile's compliance framework for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and establishes procedural mechanisms for parental oversight of minor data collection. The clause defines the entity's data collection posture toward the under-13 population and creates a remedial process for unauthorized collection.
Given that many Activision games are played by children and teenagers, the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms has significant legal and safety implications under COPPA in the US and the GDPR's protections for minors.
The policy asserts COPPA compliance for users under 13, which is significant given Duolingo's broad appeal to younger users; however, the adequacy of age verification mechanisms and parental consent processes is a material compliance question.
Families using Disney+ and other Disney services should understand that children's accounts and family profiles may involve data collection about minors, and the adequacy of age verification and parental consent mechanisms is critical to whether these protections function in practice.
COPPA imposes strict requirements on collecting data from children under 13, and the adequacy of Nintendo's consent mechanism within its family account system directly determines whether children's data is legally protected; parents should actively configure and monitor family account settings.
This provision operationalizes Amazon's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by establishing a consent mechanism and parental control structure. It establishes the procedural requirements and consent framework that govern how Amazon handles personal information from users under 13.
This provision operationalizes Poshmark's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and establishes the institutional mechanism by which age eligibility and parental consent are verified and documented before service access is granted.
Target
· Target Privacy Policy
This provision establishes Target's compliance framework under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The clause documents the company's stated practices regarding collection limitations and deletion procedures for child data, which are operational requirements under federal children's privacy regulations.
This provision establishes age-based eligibility criteria that define the permissible user population for the service. It implements compliance requirements under child privacy regulations including COPPA and GDPR Article 8 frameworks.
This provision operationalizes compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which imposes specific data collection and parental consent requirements for services directed to children under 13. The stated deletion procedure establishes the company's mechanism for remedying inadvertent collection.
Waze
· Waze Privacy Policy
This provision establishes Waze's operational compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar regulatory frameworks that restrict data collection from children under 13. It defines the company's age-gating policy and deletion obligations upon discovery of underage users.
Twitch
· Twitch Privacy Notice
This provision implements requirements under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and establishes Twitch's operational policy regarding data collection from users below the statutory threshold. It creates a procedural obligation for data deletion upon discovery of underage users.
The explicit reporting commitment to authorities is one of the strongest enforcement commitments in the policy, and the definition of minor as under-18 regardless of local jurisdiction creates a globally uniform standard that may be stricter than some local laws.
This clause establishes categorical restrictions on service use related to child safety by prohibiting a defined set of activities and content types. The provision operates as a use restriction that Anthropic enforces through its API governance framework.
The policy establishes an age restriction and a stated commitment to delete data from underage users, but enforcement depends on Discord's ability to verify user ages at registration, which the document does not fully describe.
This provision addresses compliance with children's privacy regulations, including COPPA in the United States and similar age-based data protection frameworks in other jurisdictions. It establishes the operational requirements for account creation, parental involvement, and data handling workflows for the minor user category.
This provision operationalizes Khan Academy's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes both a collection standard and a remediation mechanism for unauthorized data collection.
The policy states that Pinterest is not directed at children under 13 and restricts EEA access based on member state age-of-consent laws; however, the policy does not detail the technical mechanisms used to verify user age at sign-up, which is a key compliance consideration under COPPA and emerging children's privacy laws.
Shopify
· Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes operational compliance obligations that align Shopify's platform use with child protection laws and regulatory frameworks. The clause creates enforceable restrictions on content categories and product sales categories that platform operators must monitor and enforce.
This provision reflects categorical legal prohibitions under federal and state law; its inclusion as an explicit acceptable use restriction establishes a compliance baseline but does not change underlying legal obligations, which apply regardless of platform policy.
Shopify
· Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes baseline content policies that Shopify enforces to maintain compliance with legal obligations regarding child safety and to manage platform risk. The clause creates operational boundaries for permissible merchant conduct and product offerings within the service.
This provision establishes an absolute prohibition on using ElevenLabs for child sexual exploitation material or grooming, which carries serious criminal law implications in virtually all jurisdictions and triggers mandatory reporting obligations.
The provision defines X's operational framework for identifying and removing child sexual exploitation material from its platform, establishing institutional obligations and enforcement mechanisms for compliance with applicable legal requirements.
This provision creates compliance obligations under COPPA (enforced by the FTC), GDPR provisions applicable to children's data, and national implementations of child data protection requirements across the EU. Given Minecraft's demographic profile, this provision is operationally significant for verifying that consent collection and parental authorization mechanisms function as disclosed.
This clause establishes a procedural requirement that limits the joinder of claims in arbitration and restricts the structural forms of dispute resolution available. The operational effect is to require resolution of user disputes on an individual basis rather than through aggregated proceedings.
Class actions allow large numbers of users with small individual claims to collectively seek redress; waiving this right means each user must pursue claims individually, which is often economically impractical for smaller disputes.