16 CFR 312.7
§ 312.7 Prohibition against conditioning a child's participation on collection of personal information.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 312.7, § 312.7 Prohibition against conditioning a child's participation on collection of personal information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64361
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Full text
An operator is prohibited from conditioning a child's participation in a game, the offering of a prize, or another activity on the child's disclosing more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in such activity.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.