Basic information about the regulation

Name of regulation
Requirements for the information society services in context of the child
Citation
Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, the processing of the personal data of a child shall be lawful where the child is at least 16 years old. Where the child is below the age of 16 years, such processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child.
Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.
Legislative localisation Chapter II, Article 8, Paragraph 1
Regulation
subject-matter
Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services (Article 8, Chapter II)
Regulation type Obligation
Indirect right
Regulation class Requirement
Subjects of regulation
Obligation Controller
Indirect right Child
Member states
Parental responsibility holder
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