GDPR-K Article 12(1) / Recital 58 - Transparency for children
Provide all privacy information and communications in clear, plain language that children can easily understand, using age-appropriate formats
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 12(1) / Recital 58 - Transparency for children
Instrument: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, Article 12(1) and Recital 58
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, consolidated
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
What engineering work it implies
- Layered Privacy Notice SystemCovers it fully
Implement accessible, age-appropriate privacy notices with just-in-time transparency.
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
Questions people ask
- Does GDPR-K Article 12(1) / Recital 58 - Transparency for children apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18.
- From when does this apply?
- GDPR-K Article 12(1) / Recital 58 - Transparency for children applies from 25 May 2018. Its current status is: in force.
- What engineering work does this imply?
- Typically: Layered Privacy Notice System.
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