GDPR-K Article 12(1) - Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subj…
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) - Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject (information addressed specifically to a child)
Instrument: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, Article 12(1); Article 12(7) (standardised icons); read with 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
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) - Transparent information, communication and modalities… 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) - Transparent information, communication and modalities… 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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