--- title: "16 CFR 312.7 COPPA: Prohibition against conditioning a child's participation on collection of personal information" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/312.7" source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/section-312.7" 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 312.7 COPPA ยท Part 312: CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION RULE (COPPA RULE) # 16 CFR 312.7 COPPA: Prohibition against conditioning a child's participation on collection of personal information eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official 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. ## 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 312.7 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/section-312.7) 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 312.7 Previous: [16 CFR 312.6 COPPA: Right of parent to review personal information provided by a child](https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/312.6) Next: [16 CFR 312.8 COPPA: Confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information collected from children](https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/312.8) ## 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