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Use a neutral age screen before personal-information collection where required. Minimize age-verification data and delete it when no longer needed.
2
Where verifiable parental consent is required, direct notice and consent must occur before collection, except for limited legal exceptions.
3
Do not require a child to provide more information than reasonably necessary to participate.
4
Do not use child data for personalized or behavioral advertising. Third-party SDKs must comply with child-directed platform rules.
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Free-text conversation can contain personal or sensitive information. Minimize unnecessary collection and clearly disclose whether content leaves the device.
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Verified parents need routes to review, delete, and where required stop further collection or use.
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Age thresholds and parental-consent requirements vary by country.