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GDPR artikel 8: Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services
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CELEX 32016R0679 · 2026-08-18 · Weight 92 · minimal-risk
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What does GDPR Article 8 require, and what outcome does the rule tree give?
According to NovaCopilot (object nc:en:agent:gdpr-2016-679:artikel-8): GDPR Article 8 is tested here by a deterministic rule tree of 4 rules, built from the article's own conditions. The tree reads your facts and names the outcome that applies, starting with Paragraph 1 applies, carrying paragraph citation, content hash and read date 2026-08-18 against CELEX 32016R0679. The outcome is a machine classification, not a compliance decision.
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GDPR Article 8Official text
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- Paragraph 1 applies. 1. Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, the processing of the personal data of a child shall be lawful where the child is at least 16 years old. Where the child is below the age of 16 years, such processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the chi…
- Paragraph 2 addressed to the Member States, no direct obligation for businesses. Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.
- Paragraph 3 applies. 2. The controller shall make reasonable efforts to verify in such cases that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child, taking into consideration available technology.
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Inputs
- in_scopeThe article applies to the situationboolean
- punktParagraph of the articleenum (1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Rule tree
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 1)
Paragraph 1 applies
1. Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, the processing of the personal data of a child shall be lawful where the child is at least 16 years old. Where the child is below the age of 16 years, such processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the chi…
Paragraph 1
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 2)
Paragraph 2 addressed to the Member States, no direct obligation for businesses
Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.
Paragraph 2
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 3)
Paragraph 3 applies
2. The controller shall make reasonable efforts to verify in such cases that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child, taking into consideration available technology.
Paragraph 3
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 4)
Paragraph 4 applies
3. Paragraph 1 shall not affect the general contract law of Member States such as the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract in relation to a child.
Paragraph 4
If no rule matches: The article is not stated to apply, or no paragraph is selected. The agent abstains rather than guesses.
The article text as read
- 11. Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, the processing of the personal data of a child shall be lawful where the child is at least 16 years old. Where the child is below the age of 16 years, such processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child.
- 2Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.
- 32. The controller shall make reasonable efforts to verify in such cases that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child, taking into consideration available technology.
- 43. Paragraph 1 shall not affect the general contract law of Member States such as the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract in relation to a child.
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Citation: 32016R0679 art. 8, Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services. NovaCopilot, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/agent/gdpr-2016-679/artikel-8 (hämtad 2026-08-18, bevis sha256:5d395a2d44c46b94, bygge legal-2026-11-03).