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Rule Summary. COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age. Text of Rule.
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) gives parents control over what information websites can collect from their kids.
This Act protects children's privacy by giving parents tools to control what information is collected from their children online. The Act requires the Commission to promulgate regulations requiring operators of commercial websites and online services directed to children under 13 or knowingly collecting personal information from children under ...
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
The following FAQs are intended to supplement the compliance materials available on the FTC website. In addition, you may send questions or comments to the FTC staff’s COPPA mailbox, CoppaHotLine@ftc.gov. This document represents the views of FTC staff and is not binding on the Commission. To view the Rule and compliance materials, go to the ...
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): What Parents Should Know Congress and the FTC have taken special steps to assure that children under 13 years ...
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The agency also held a workshop in October 2019 on whether to update the COPPA Rule in light of evolving business practices in the online children’s marketplace, including the increased use of voice-enabled connected devices, educational technology, and general audience platforms hosting third-party child-directed content.
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission addressing the question of whether the COPPA statute or the COPPA rule authorizes schools to consent to arbitration on behalf of parents. File Text of the Amicus Brief for the FTC (216.7 KB)
The COPPA Rule does not mandate the method a company must use to get parental consent. Instead, it says that an operator must choose a method reasonably designed in light of available technology to ensure that the person giving the consent is the child’s parent. The Commission, however, has determined that a number of consent methods meet ...