16 CFR 312.6 COPPA · Part 312: CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION RULE (COPPA RULE)
16 CFR 312.6 COPPA: Right of parent to review personal information provided by a child
eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
Official text
Upon request of a parent whose child has provided personal information to a website or online service, the operator of that website or online service is required to provide to that parent the following:
A description of the specific types or categories of personal information collected from children by the operator, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, hobbies, and extracurricular activities;
The opportunity at any time to refuse to permit the operator's further use or future online collection of personal information from that child, and to direct the operator to delete the child's personal information; and
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a means of reviewing any personal information collected from the child. The means employed by the operator to carry out this provision must:
Ensure that the requestor is a parent of that child, taking into account available technology; and
Not be unduly burdensome to the parent.
Neither an operator nor the operator's agent shall be held 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 this section.
Subject to the limitations set forth in § 312.7, an operator may terminate any service provided to a child whose parent has refused, under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, to permit the operator's further use or collection of personal information from his or her child or has directed the operator to delete the child's personal information.
Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 16, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.
eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
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