Extra protection for minors.
WHY IT IS TREATED DIFFERENTLY
Children are less able to understand risks and consequences.
WHAT REGIMES TYPICALLY REQUIRE
Higher transparency Parental authorisation below a defined age Extra caution in marketing and profiling
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Whether your service is directed at or likely to be used by children.
WHY LIKELY TO BE USED MATTERS
Intent is not the test; actual use is.
WHAT TO DO IF IT IS
Design for it, rather than prohibiting and ignoring.
WHAT DESIGNING FOR IT MEANS
Age-appropriate explanations Privacy-protective defaults Minimal collection No profiling for marketing Clear routes to exercise rights
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Age verification that itself collects excessive data.
WHY
Solving one problem by creating another is not compliance.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT PARENTAL AUTHORISATION
Verify proportionately, per the applicable rules.
WHAT SECTORS THIS AFFECTS MOST HERE
Education platforms Children's services Anything with an under-age user base in practice
WHAT TO NEVER DO
Market to children using profiling Collect more than the service genuinely requires
WHAT TO DOCUMENT
Your assessment of whether children use the service, and your measures.
WHAT TO TAKE ADVICE ON
Any service substantially used by minors.
