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16 CFR 312.3 Regulation of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the collection, use, and/or disclosure of personal information from and about children on the internet.

16 CFR Part 312: Children'S Online Privacy Protection Rule (Coppa Rule) (16 CFR Part 312)

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Statute text (verbatim, original language)

It shall be unlawful for any operator of a website or online service directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting or maintaining personal information from a child, to collect personal information from a child in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed under this part. Generally, under this part, an operator must:

(a) Provide notice on the website or online service of what information it collects from children, how it uses such information, and its disclosure practices for such information (§ 312.4(b));

(b) Obtain verifiable parental consent prior to any collection, use, and/or disclosure of personal information from children (§ 312.5);

(c) Provide a reasonable means for a parent to review the personal information collected from a child and to refuse to permit its further use or maintenance (§ 312.6);

(d) Not condition a child's participation in a game, the offering of a prize, or another activity on the child disclosing more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in such activity (§ 312.7); and

(e) Establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information collected from children (§ 312.8).

Proof

ID: provision:us:16-cfr-312:312.3
sha256: b3e62aa7a88d23c84ba50aaefa17cc8b6d5df54c09f8d85bc63cd34e7d5e33c7
Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-312 · eCFR, up to date as of 2026-09-25 · Read 2026-09-29
Source: NovaCopilot

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