Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, German: "Law for the Protection of the Privacy of Children on the Internet") is a law that was adopted on April 21, 2000 in the USA as the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA ) came into force. Its purpose is to create rules for website operators on how to handle the personal data of children under the age of 13.

In Germany, you are confronted with the COPPA when you want to register in a web forum based on American software. During the registration, the question must be answered whether you are under 13 years old. If the answer is yes, the forum software requires a declaration of consent from the parents in order to carry out the registration. However, since the COPPA guidelines do not apply in Germany, registration is also permitted without a declaration of consent.

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