GDPR-K Articles 13 and 14 - Information to be provided where personal data are collected from, or not obtained from, the dat…
Provide children and their parents/guardians with all required information about data collection, processing purposes, legal basis, recipients, and rights in a child-appropriate format
Where this comes from
Provision: Articles 13 and 14 - Information to be provided where personal data are collected from, or not obtained from, the data subject (read with Article 12(1) where the data subject is a child)
Instrument: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, Articles 13(1)-(4) and 14(1)-(5), read with Article 12(1) and Recital 58
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, as adopted (CELEX 32016R0679), read from the Publications Office Cellar manifestation on 2026-09-21 because EUR-Lex served an empty body to non-browser clients; the 2018 corrigendum (OJ L 127, 23.5.2018) was not retrievable, so any correction it made is unverified.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Data categories collected — any answer
…unless:
- The information duty does not apply where and insofar as the data subject already has the information. (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 13(4) and Article 14(5)(a))
- Where data were not obtained from the data subject, the duty also does not apply where providing the information proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort (with appropriate protective measures, including making the information publicly... (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 14(5)(b)-(d))
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Disclosure is accessible within 2 clicks from main navigation
- Content is written at appropriate reading level (8th grade for general, lower for kids)
- Disclosure includes: what data is collected, why, how long kept, who it's shared with
- Last updated date is visible on the disclosure
- Disclosure is available in all languages the product supports
Questions people ask
- Does GDPR-K Articles 13 and 14 - Information to be provided where personal data ar… apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Data categories collected — any answer. It does not apply where The information duty does not apply where and insofar as the data subject already has the information. (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 13(4) and Article 14(5)(a)).
- From when does this apply?
- GDPR-K Articles 13 and 14 - Information to be provided where personal data ar… applies from 25 May 2018. Its current status is: in force.
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