COPPA

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. Publicada el 21 de octubre de 1998 en United States Code.

Norma

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998

Número

Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title XIII

Publicación

21 de octubre de 1998

Diario oficial

United States Code

Estado

en vigor (el U.S. Code en línea recoge las leyes en vigor hasta la Public Law 119-136, de 22 de octubre de 2026)

Última consolidación

22 de octubre de 2026

Texto oficial

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Artículo 15 U.S.C. 6501(1). Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Child

The term “child” means an individual under the age of 13.

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Artículo 15 U.S.C. 6502(a). Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with collection and use of personal information from and about children on the Internet

(a) Acts prohibited

(1) In general

It is unlawful for an operator of a website or online service directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting personal information from a child, to collect personal information from a child in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed under subsection (b).

(2) Disclosure to parent protected

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), neither an operator of such a website or online service nor the operator’s agent shall be held to be liable under any Federal or State law for any disclosure made in good faith and following reasonable procedures in responding to a request for disclosure of personal information under subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) to the parent of a child.

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