GDPR-K Article 8(2) - Verification of parental consent
Make reasonable efforts to verify that parental consent is genuinely given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility, using available technology
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 8(2) - Verification of parental consent
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 8(2)
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, consolidated
Who it applies to
Established age 13 rule with Article 8 scope — all of these:
- GDPR consent lawful basis: YES
- GDPR direct child information society service: YES
- Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No
- GDPR established national consent age: AGE_13
- Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 13
Established age 14 rule with Article 8 scope — all of these:
- GDPR consent lawful basis: YES
- GDPR direct child information society service: YES
- Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No
- GDPR established national consent age: AGE_14
- Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 14
Established age 15 rule with Article 8 scope — all of these:
- GDPR consent lawful basis: YES
- GDPR direct child information society service: YES
- Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No
- GDPR established national consent age: AGE_15
- Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 15
Established age 16 rule with Article 8 scope — all of these:
- GDPR consent lawful basis: YES
- GDPR direct child information society service: YES
- Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No
- GDPR established national consent age: AGE_16
- Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 16
What engineering work it implies
- Parental Consent and ControlsCovers it fully
Implement verifiable parental consent for users under threshold age with ongoing parental controls.
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- The consent lawful basis, direct-child service scope, governing country and current national age rule are documented for this processing
- The flow verifies the holder of parental responsibility (the adult), using methods proportionate to available technology and the risk
- Reasonable-efforts verification methods are documented and their choice justified
- Processing does not proceed until verified parental consent is recorded
- System handles null/empty input gracefully (no 500 errors)
Questions people ask
- Does GDPR-K Article 8(2) - Verification of parental consent apply to my service?
- It applies when GDPR consent lawful basis: YES; GDPR direct child information society service: YES; Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No; GDPR established national consent age: AGE_13; Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 13; and GDPR consent lawful basis: YES; GDPR direct child information society service: YES; Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No; GDPR established national consent age: AGE_14; Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 14; and GDPR consent lawful basis: YES; GDPR direct child information society service: YES; Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No; GDPR established national consent age: AGE_15; Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 15; and GDPR consent lawful basis: YES; GDPR direct child information society service: YES; Q_GDPR_GOVERNING_STATE is At, Be, Bg, Hr, Cy, Cz, Dk, Ee, Fi, Fr, De, Gr, Hu, Ie, It, Lv, Lt, Lu, Mt, Nl, Pl, Pt, Ro, Sk, Si, Es, Se, Is, Li or No; GDPR established national consent age: AGE_16; Q_GDPR_YOUNGEST_CONSENT_AGE is fewer than 16.
- From when does this apply?
- GDPR-K Article 8(2) - Verification of parental consent applies from 25 May 2018. Its current status is: in force.
- What engineering work does this imply?
- Typically: Parental Consent and Controls.
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