COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)
U.S. federal law requiring websites and online services to protect children's privacy. It restricts data collection from children under 13 and requires parental consent.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), enacted in 1998 and updated in 2013, is federal legislation that protects the privacy of children under 13 online. COPPA requires websites, online services, and applications that collect information from children to: provide notice to parents about their information practices, obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information, limit information collection to what's necessary for the service, secure the information they collect, and allow parents to access and delete their child's information. The law defines "personal information" broadly to include names, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, photos, videos, and persistent identifiers like cookies that track children across sites. Companies violating COPPA face significant fines from the FTC. COPPA reflects the legal and ethical principle that children deserve special privacy protection online. As a parent, understanding COPPA helps you evaluate whether an app or service meets legal privacy standards for children. However, COPPA is a baseline; responsible companies often exceed it by implementing privacy-by-design principles and being transparent about data practices.
How Grove applies this
Grove is explicitly COPPA-compliant. The platform minimizes data collection, requires parental consent for children under 13, protects children's information with encryption and security measures, and is transparent about how children's data is used. Parents can trust that Grove takes seriously the responsibility to protect their children's privacy.
See these concepts in action
Grove applies coppa (children's online privacy protection act) in every conversation with your child.
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