children-privacy-skills

Implements age-gating mechanisms for online services to restrict access based on user age. Covers hard gates versus soft gates, neutral age prompts, re-verification triggers, circumvention prevention, and regulatory requirements under GDPR, COPPA, UK Online Safety Act, and DSA. Keywords: age gate, age restriction, neutral prompt, children, online services, access control.

Evaluates and implements age estimation and verification technologies for online services. Covers facial age estimation, digital ID verification, self-declaration with risk assessment, AI-based age estimation, and the accuracy versus privacy tradeoff. Includes ICO guidance and euCONSENT framework. Keywords: age verification, age estimation, facial analysis, digital ID, children, online safety.

Implements strict data minimization and retention limits for children's personal data under GDPR Art. 5(1)(c), Recital 38, UK AADC Standard 8, and COPPA Section 312.7. Covers strict necessity testing, shorter retention periods, limited profiling, parental dashboard design, and automated deletion. Keywords: data minimization, children, retention, necessity test, parental dashboard.

Manages deletion requests for children's personal data. Covers parental-initiated versus child-initiated requests, age of capacity assessment, identity verification, scope determination, third-party notification obligations, and regulatory timelines under GDPR Art. 17, COPPA Section 312.6, and UK AADC Standard 15. Keywords: deletion, children, right to erasure, parental request, data deletion, COPPA.

Designs and implements privacy notices for children that comply with GDPR Articles 12-14, UK AADC Standard 4, and COPPA Section 312.4. Covers plain language, visual explanations, layered information, age-appropriate vocabulary, and interactive notice elements. Keywords: children privacy notice, transparency, plain language, visual, age-appropriate, layered notice.

Implements profiling restrictions for children under GDPR Recital 71, Article 22, UK AADC Standard 12, and COPPA. Covers prohibition of behavioural advertising to children, recommendation algorithm limitations, nudge technique prohibition, and automated decision-making safeguards. Keywords: profiling, children, behavioural advertising, recommendation algorithm, AADC, automated decision.

Implements Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) compliance under 16 CFR Part 312. Covers verifiable parental consent methods including signed forms, credit card verification, government ID, knowledge-based authentication, and video call. Includes FTC safe harbor programs and enforcement actions. Keywords: COPPA, FTC, children, parental consent, safe harbor, verifiable consent.

Assesses children's data protection in educational technology. Covers COPPA school exception under Section 312.5(c)(4), FERPA intersection, parental rights, teacher consent authority, data deletion at year-end, and Student Privacy Pledge compliance. Keywords: edtech, COPPA school exception, FERPA, student privacy, teacher consent, educational data.

Implements GDPR Article 8 parental consent verification for information society services offered to children. Covers age thresholds by EU/EEA Member State (13-16 years), EDPB Guidelines 5/2020 on consent, parental verification mechanisms, and consent record-keeping. Keywords: parental consent, Article 8, children, age threshold, EDPB, verification.

Implements the UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) 15 standards under the Data Protection Act 2018 Section 123. Covers best interests assessment, age-appropriate application, transparency, data minimization, geolocation restrictions, and profiling defaults. Keywords: AADC, Children's Code, ICO, age appropriate design, UK.