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What is COPPA compliance — and why does it matter for your child's AI?

COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) requires apps, websites, and AI tools used by children under 13 to follow strict data collection, parental consent, and privacy rules.

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COPPA is a US federal law that governs how digital services handle data from children under 13. For AI specifically, this means: no collecting behavioral data without verifiable parental consent, no targeting advertising to children, no retaining data longer than necessary, and clear parental access to any stored information. A COPPA-compliant AI tool must disclose what data it collects, allow parents to review or delete that data, and cannot use children's interactions to train AI models without consent. Most general-purpose AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) are not specifically COPPA-compliant for child users — they require users to be 13+ and don't offer child-specific data controls.
If your child is under 13 and using an AI tool, you should verify whether it is COPPA-compliant. A non-compliant tool may collect behavioral data, conversation content, and usage patterns from your child — data you cannot access or delete. For parents in the US, using non-compliant AI tools with under-13 children creates both privacy risks and potential liability.
Whizbee is built around COPPA principles by design. No behavioral advertising, no data sold to third parties, parent access to Proof Packs and session data with export/delete options, and data that you can request to be deleted at any time.