@sflanker and also if you were underaged and you were on mobile, you were trying to download a large part count craft that requires an account, what would you do?
@sflanker Yeah, on the 3. one it said:
You must be at 13 yeas old in the US or 13 to 16 years old in the EU. If PaooX did not read that Agreement, he might be banned.
@pianoplanepianorocket either did not read or disregarded, and then it was disclosed somehow that they were under the age limit, thus the site moderators gained actual knowledge that a child under 13 was using the site and were forced to act in accordance with the law.
@pianoplanepianorocket DrexxVolv is correct, this account was banned because it was being used by a child under the minimum age required by law in some countries (including the United States apparently).
To better understand the legal liability that this site, and other online services, face when it comes to accounts created or accessed by children you can view the FTC's COPPA Frequently Asked Questions:
The Rule also applies to operators of general audience websites or online services with actual knowledge that they are collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13, and to websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information directly from users of another website or online service directed to children. Operators covered by the Rule must:
Post a clear and comprehensive online privacy policy describing their information practices for personal information collected online from children;
Provide direct notice to parents and obtain verifiable parental consent, with limited exceptions, before collecting personal information online from children;
Give parents the choice of consenting to the operator’s collection and internal use of a child’s information, but prohibiting the operator from disclosing that information to third parties (unless disclosure is integral to the site or service, in which case, this must be made clear to parents);
Provide parents access to their child's personal information to review and/or have the information deleted;
Give parents the opportunity to prevent further use or online collection of a child's personal information;
Unfortunately these guidelines make it basically impossible to create a website that is legally accessible to children under 13 because it would require positively identifying their parents, obtaining the required consent, and providing the required access control. Given that all most websites like this one know about their users is an email address, positively identifying parents is a completely unrealistic requirement. Also note that part 2 of "The Rule" literally creates a Catch 22: how can you identify a minor's parents prior to collecting any personal information from them. If you are an adult and think this results in an unfair limitation of children's access to social and educational websites like this one, then I suggest you 1) contact your U.S. representatives and tell them to reform COPPA to place responsibility for controlling children's access on parents not on service providers, and 2) vote Libertarian in the next election.
These views are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of other moderators or Jundroo.
@sflanker and also if you were underaged and you were on mobile, you were trying to download a large part count craft that requires an account, what would you do?
@BmnkRocketIndustries, please learn from this post.
@SRMforever ok
@pianoAerospace but i think i will make
@SRMforever but he is banned
@pianoAerospace i think we need to create something to commemorate PaooX
@SRMforever
@SpaceSharkie201 lol
Don’t follow me it’s kinda creepy
@SpaceSharkie201 lol
I need to know more because that’s ridiculous
@SpaceSharkie201 if you are 12 years old, you will still be banned.
Does it matter if you’re 1 year off?
@Staticalliam7 yes
Sucks but it’s the law unfortunately
@DrexxVolv Me too.
@pianoplanepianorocket Yeah, I understand.
@DrexxVolv Yeah. It make me sad too. But the reason I wrote this post is to just see the reason why he is banned.
@sflanker Yeah, on the 3. one it said:
You must be at 13 yeas old in the US or 13 to 16 years old in the EU. If PaooX did not read that Agreement, he might be banned.
@sflanker Did read it before.
@pianoplanepianorocket either did not read or disregarded, and then it was disclosed somehow that they were under the age limit, thus the site moderators gained actual knowledge that a child under 13 was using the site and were forced to act in accordance with the law.
For the record: https://www.simplerockets.com/About/Terms
@sflanker You are only able to use this website if you are 13 years older. So PaooX did not read the Terms Of Use while he created his account.
@sflanker Ok. Thank you.
@pianoplanepianorocket DrexxVolv is correct, this account was banned because it was being used by a child under the minimum age required by law in some countries (including the United States apparently).
To better understand the legal liability that this site, and other online services, face when it comes to accounts created or accessed by children you can view the FTC's COPPA Frequently Asked Questions:
Unfortunately these guidelines make it basically impossible to create a website that is legally accessible to children under 13 because it would require positively identifying their parents, obtaining the required consent, and providing the required access control. Given that all most websites like this one know about their users is an email address, positively identifying parents is a completely unrealistic requirement. Also note that part 2 of "The Rule" literally creates a Catch 22: how can you identify a minor's parents prior to collecting any personal information from them. If you are an adult and think this results in an unfair limitation of children's access to social and educational websites like this one, then I suggest you 1) contact your U.S. representatives and tell them to reform COPPA to place responsibility for controlling children's access on parents not on service providers, and 2) vote Libertarian in the next election.
These views are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of other moderators or Jundroo.
Underaged. These types of posts make me sorta sad.