--- title: "16 CFR 312.6 COPPA: Right of parent to review personal information provided by a child" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/312.6" source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/section-312.6" source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 15, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. 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." text_as_of: "2026-10-29" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 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 ### 16 CFR 312.6(a) **(a)** 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: #### 16 CFR 312.6(a)(1) **(1)** 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; #### 16 CFR 312.6(a)(2) **(2)** 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 #### 16 CFR 312.6(a)(3) **(3)** 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: ##### 16 CFR 312.6(a)(3)(i) **(i)** Ensure that the requestor is a parent of that child, taking into account available technology; and ##### 16 CFR 312.6(a)(3)(ii) **(ii)** Not be unduly burdensome to the parent. ### 16 CFR 312.6(b) **(b)** 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. ### 16 CFR 312.6(c) **(c)** 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 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. [16 CFR 312.6 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/section-312.6) eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. This is reference material, not legal advice. ## Navigation [COPPA Navigator](https://dposchool.com/coppa) / 16 CFR 312.6 Previous: [16 CFR 312.5 COPPA: Parental consent](https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/312.5) Next: [16 CFR 312.7 COPPA: Prohibition against conditioning a child's participation on collection of personal information](https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/312.7) ## For AI agents - Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/coppa/llms.txt - JSON API: https://dposchool.com/coppa/api/v1/index.json - Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents) - Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api - Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents