CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(8) - Transparency
Provide all privacy information, terms, policies, and community standards in concise, prominent, and age-appropriate language
Where this comes from
Provision: Section 1798.99.31(a)(8) - Transparency
Instrument: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)
Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.31(a)(8), 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 user age is Under 13, 13-15 or 16-17
- Service processes personal data
- Service requires/offers account registration
Scope in the source's own terms
- Service has child users
- Service available to California residents
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Default profile visibility: private (not public)
- Default data sharing: off (opt-in, not opt-out)
- Default location tracking: off
- Default contact discoverability: off
- User can change any default via settings
Evidence an auditor expects
- User-interface evidenceUser testing
Child-friendly privacy notice
Age-appropriate privacy information clearly explaining data practices to children
- Policy documentDocument review
Privacy policy for children
Separate or clearly marked section addressing children's privacy rights
Questions people ask
- Does CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(8) - Transparency apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Youngest user age is Under 13, 13-15 or 16-17; Service processes personal data; Service requires/offers account registration.
- From when does this apply?
- CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(8) - Transparency applies from 1 July 2024. Its current status is: in force.
- What evidence does an auditor expect?
- Child-friendly privacy notice; Privacy policy for children.
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