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COPPA Compliance for Online Businesses

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# COPPA Compliance for Online Businesses
This playbook outlines the necessary steps an online business should follow to comply with the Children&#x27;s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) when dealing with data from children under the age of 13.

### Step 1: Understanding COPPA
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Children&#x27;s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), focusing on its requirements for businesses targeting children under 13 years old or collecting their personal information.

### Step 2: Privacy Policy
Develop or update your website&#x27;s privacy policy, ensuring it provides clear, comprehensive information on how children&#x27;s data is collected, used, and protected, in compliance with COPPA&#x27;s regulations.

### Step 3: Parental Consent
Establish a process to obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children, except in cases where COPPA allows for the collection of limited information without prior consent.

### Step 4: Access Control
Provide a means for parents to review the personal information collected from their children, and offer options for them to revoke consent and request the deletion of their children’s data.

### Step 5: Data Security
Implement reasonable security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal information collected from children.

### Step 6: Data Minimization
Collect only the minimum amount of personal information from children that is necessary for the participation in the online activity, and do not condition a child&#x27;s participation on the collection of unnecessary personal information.

### Step 7: Staff Training
Train your staff to ensure they are aware of COPPA regulations and the procedures your business has put in place to comply with the law.

### Step 8: Compliance Review
Regularly review and update your COPPA compliance practices to accommodate changes in the law, your business practices, or the technology you use.

## General Notes

### COPPA Updates
Keep abreast of updates or changes to COPPA regulation to ensure ongoing compliance.

### Additional State Laws
Be aware that some states may have additional privacy laws that apply to the collection of children&#x27;s data, which may go beyond COPPA requirements.

### International Consideration
If operating internationally, consider similar regulations in other countries, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union, which also has stipulations for children&#x27;s privacy.