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SG PDPA PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data, Section 3.1 - Consent for Children Under 13

Obtain verified parental or guardian consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal data of children under 13

CRITICALRequirementConsentBinding regulationIn forceApplies from 1 March 2024

Where this comes from

Provision: PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data, Section 3.1 - Consent for Children Under 13

Instrument: Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)

Citation: Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data (March 2024), Section 3.1; Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012), Sections 13-17

Text version: PDPA 2012 (2020 Rev. Ed.); PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data (2024)

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Who it applies to

It applies when all of these are true:

  • Youngest expected user age: Under 13
  • Service requires/offers account registration
  • Service is specifically designed for children under 18

Scope in the source's own terms

  • Service collects data from minors
  • Service available in Singapore

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:

  • Notification is sent within required timeframe (check regulation for deadline)
  • Notification content is in plain language, readable by target audience
  • Notification includes: what happened, why it matters, what to do next
  • User can access notification history in their account settings
  • Necessary notification delivery outcomes use scoped references, channel and attempt time without message bodies or extra recipient data

Evidence an auditor expects

  • Consent recordLog analysis

    Parental consent records

    Records of parental consent for processing minor's personal data

  • Technical controlTechnical audit

    Consent verification mechanism

    Technical implementation to verify parental consent

Questions people ask

Does SG PDPA PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data, Section 3.1 - C… apply to my service?
It applies when Youngest expected user age: Under 13; Service requires/offers account registration; Service is specifically designed for children under 18.
From when does this apply?
SG PDPA PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data, Section 3.1 - C… applies from 1 March 2024. Its current status is: in force.
What evidence does an auditor expect?
Parental consent records; Consent verification mechanism.

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