COPPA was enacted in the year 2000 to protect the information of children under the age of 13. Under COPPA, a website operator must provide a privacy policy relating to the online collection of information of a child with the prior consent of the parent or guardian of the child. The website owner must provide a notice which includes the type of personal information collected, the use of such personal information by the operator, the manner of disclosure of such personal information to third parties by the operator and the parent’s ability to review the information collected about a child and opt out of further information collection and use.
