§ 7070. Consumers Less Than 13 Years of Age.

ARTICLE 6. SPECIAL RULES REGARDING CONSUMERS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE

 

(a) Process for Opting-In to Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

(1) A business that has actual knowledge that it sells or shares the personal information of a consumer less than the age of 13 shall establish, document, and comply with a reasonable method for determining that the person consenting to the sale or sharing of the personal information about the child is the parent or guardian of that child. This consent to the sale or sharing of personal information is in addition to any verifiable parental consent required under COPPA.

(2) Methods that are reasonably calculated to ensure that the person providing consent is the child’s parent or guardian include, but are not limited to:

(A) Providing a consent form to be signed by the parent or guardian under penalty of perjury and returned to the business by postal mail, facsimile, or electronic scan;

(B) Requiring a parent or guardian, in connection with a monetary transaction, to use a credit card, debit card, or other online payment system that provides notification of each discrete transaction to the primary account holder;

(C) Having a parent or guardian call a toll-free telephone number staffed by trained personnel;

(D) Having a parent or guardian connect to trained personnel via video-conference;

(E) Having a parent or guardian communicate in person with trained personnel; and

(F) Verifying a parent or guardian’s identity by checking a form of government- issued identification against databases of such information, as long as the parent or guardian’s identification is deleted by the business from its records promptly after such verification is complete.

(b) When a business receives consent to the sale or sharing of personal information pursuant to subsection (a), the business shall inform the parent or guardian of the right to opt-out of sale/sharing and of the process for doing so on behalf of their child pursuant to section 7026, subsections (a)-(f).

(c) A business shall establish, document, and comply with a reasonable method, in accordance with the methods set forth in subsection (a)(2), for determining that a person submitting a request to delete, request to correct, or request to know the personal information of a child under the age of 13 is the parent or guardian of that child.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1798.185, Civil Code. Reference: Sections 1798.120, 1798.135 and 1798.185, Civil Code.