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Children's Privacy and Children's Copyright Policy and Guidance

Policy

Children's Privacy and Children's Copyright Policy (pdf) (150.58 KB)
This document establishes the policy for protecting the privacy of children on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public access websites and the EPA Intranet, specifically addressing the collection, both online and offline, of information from children under the age of 13, and the display of personally identifiable information (PII) about children on the website.

Guidance

Children's Privacy Notice Guidance (pdf) (445.85 KB)
This guidance addresses the notice and consent requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and provides suggested wording Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offices could use when soliciting personally identifiable information (PII) from children online as part of an outreach effort.