COPPA 16 CFR 312.4(a), (d) - Assess and implement online notice placement and clarity
Assess applicable notice duties and place a prominent, clearly labelled notice link at the required screens and collection points
Where this comes from
Provision: 16 CFR 312.4(a), (d) - Assess and implement online notice placement and clarity
Instrument: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Citation: 16 CFR 312.4(a), (d) and 312.5(c)(7)-(9); 90 FR 16918 (22 April 2025), effective 23 June 2025, general compliance date 22 April 2026
Text version: 16 CFR 312.4 and 312.5(c), eCFR displayed through 3 September 2026, retrieved 6 September 2026; 2025 final rule, 90 FR 16918
Checked against the source: 6 September 2026
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- COPPA assessed activity Q_COPPA_COVERED_ACTIVITY: YES
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Document covered activity and the full conditions of any claimed 312.5(c) notice exception; unresolved facts remain for review.
- Where online notice is required, provide a prominent, clearly labelled link on home/landing pages or screens and the separate children's area when applicable.
- Map all collection areas and keep the notice link in close proximity to information requests; test supported screens and layouts.
- Verify clear, understandable, complete wording without unrelated or contradictory material and reconcile the linked content with 312.4(d)(1)-(5).
- Preserve attributable notice versions and synthetic/redacted placement evidence; app-store posting alone does not satisfy in-service placement.
Evidence an auditor expects
- Assessment documentDocument review
Notice assessment, contents and operational evidence
Source-version and activity-specific notice assessment with implemented evidence: Document covered activity and the full conditions of any claimed 312.5(c) notice exception; unresolved facts remain for review. Where online notice is required, provide a prominent, clearly labelled link on home/landing pages or screens and the separate children's area when applicable. Map all collection areas and keep the notice link in close proximity to information requests; test supported screens and layouts. Verify clear, understandable, complete wording without unrelated or contradictory material and reconcile the linked content with 312.4(d)(1)-(5). Preserve attributable notice versions and synthetic/redacted placement evidence; app-store posting alone does not satisfy in-service placement. A generated task or DRAFT source is not consent, an exception determination or legal approval.
Questions people ask
- Does COPPA 16 CFR 312.4(a), (d) - Assess and implement online notice placement and… apply to my service?
- It applies when COPPA assessed activity Q_COPPA_COVERED_ACTIVITY: YES.
- From when does this apply?
- COPPA 16 CFR 312.4(a), (d) - Assess and implement online notice placement and… applies from 22 April 2026. Its current status is: in force.
- What evidence does an auditor expect?
- Notice assessment, contents and operational evidence.
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