KIDS Act

Art. 26 KIDS Act - Verification of parental responsibility arrow_right_alt

1. For the purpose of creating an account with limited features pursuant to Article 6(2) or age-appropriate experience on video-sharing platforms pursuant to Article 7(2) and for the purpose of implementing effective, accessible and user-friendly tools for guardians pursuant to Article 20(1), a provider of a service referred in those provisions shall be able to:
   1. use signals of the parental responsibility based on freely accessible official online databases or online interfaces made available by a Member State;
   2. use signals of the parental responsibility that the provider may already be in possession of in view of the past engagements of the respective minor and adult with parental responsibility with the service concerned;
   3. accept self-declaration by the adult with the parental responsibility at least until the delegated act as referred to in paragraph 3 is adopted.
2. When using signals referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the provider shall make reasonable efforts to verify that the information available is reliable and complete.
3. When using self-declarations referred to in paragraph 1, point (c), the provider shall make reasonable efforts to verify that the adult making the self-declaration is exercising parental responsibility.
4. Verification of the parental responsibility pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be carried out in a privacy-preserving manner and shall not lead to additional processing of personal data that could enable the provider to determine the location of the adult or minor concerned or to track, target or profile the adult or minor.
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 39 to supplement this Regulation by specifying signals indicating parental responsibility pursuant to paragraph 1, point a of this Article.