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COMMERCE AND TRADE > CHILDRENS ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION
Short Summary
This legal document, part of the United States Code under the section ‘COMMERCE AND TRADE » CHILDRENS ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION’, defines key terms related to children’s online privacy protection. It establishes definitions for terms such as ‘child’, ‘operator’, ‘Commission’, ‘disclosure’, ‘Federal agency’, ‘Internet’, ‘parent’, ‘personal information’, ‘verifiable parental consent’, ‘website or online service directed to children’, ‘person’, and ‘online contact information’. The document specifies that it does not apply to nonprofit entities exempt from coverage under section 45. The regulations prohibit operators of websites or online services directed to children, or operators with actual knowledge of collecting personal information from a child, from collecting personal information in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed under this document. Operators are required to provide notice on their websites about the information collected from children, obtain verifiable parental consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, and establish procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of collected information. The regulations also prohibit conditioning a child’s participation in certain activities on the disclosure of excessive personal information. Operators and their agents are protected from liability for disclosures made in good faith and following reasonable procedures in response to a request for disclosure of personal information to a parent. Violation of these regulations will be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice, with penalties as defined under section 57a(a)(1)(B) of the United States Code.
Whom does it apply to?
Operators of websites or online services directed to children, or operators with actual knowledge of collecting personal information from a child
What does it govern?
Children's online privacy protection
What are exemptions?
Nonprofit entities exempt from coverage under section 45
What are the Penalties?
Violation of these regulations will be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice, with penalties as defined under section 57a(a)(1)(B) of the United States Code
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government