CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(10) - Parental Notification
Notify parents or guardians when the business has actual knowledge that a child is at risk of material detrimental effects, while maintaining child confidentiality
Where this comes from
Provision: Section 1798.99.31(a)(10) - Parental Notification
Instrument: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)
Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.31(a)(10), California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)
Text version: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, AB-2273 (2022); Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28–1798.99.40
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Youngest expected user age: Under 13
- Service enables direct messaging between users
- Service allows user-generated content
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Notification is sent within required timeframe (check regulation for deadline)
- Notification content is in plain language, readable by target audience
- Notification includes: what happened, why it matters, what to do next
- User can access notification history in their account settings
- Necessary notification delivery outcomes use scoped references, channel and attempt time without message bodies or extra recipient data
Questions people ask
- Does CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(10) - Parental Notification apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Youngest expected user age: Under 13; Service enables direct messaging between users; Service allows user-generated content.
- From when does this apply?
- CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(10) - Parental Notification applies from 1 July 2024. Its current status is: in force.
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