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US Federal Reserve: coppa | Personally Identifiable Information | Privacy
US Federal Reserve: coppa
Financial institutions that operate one or more web sites or online services directed at children (or a portion of such a web site or service), or that have knowledge that they are collecting or maintain­ ing personal information from a child online, are subject to certain regulatory requirements. Those requirements, which are set forth in the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) (15 USC 6501 et seq.), address the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information about children collected from children through web sites or other online services. The regulation that imple­ ments COPPA (16 CFR 312) was issued in November 1999 by the Federal Trade Commission and became effective in April 2000. Each of the federal financial regulatory agencies has enforce­ ment authority for COPPA over the institutions it supervises.
before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children (§ 312.5) •	Provide a parent, upon request, with the means of reviewing the personal information collected from his or her child and of refusing to permit the information’s further use or maintenance (§ 312.6) •	Limit collection of personal information for the purpose of facilitating a child’s online participa­ tion in a game, prize offer, or other activity to that information that is reasonably necessary for the activity (§ 312.7) •	Establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integ­ rity of the personal information collected from children (§ 312.8)
Notice on Web Site
An operator of a web site or online service directed at children must post, on its home page and everywhere on the site or service where it collects personal information from any child, a link taking viewers to a notice of its information practices with regard to children. An operator of a generalaudience web site that has a separate children’s area must post a link to its notice on the home page of the children’s area. Such links must be placed in a clear and prominent place on the home page of the web site or online service. To make the link clear and prominent, an operator may, for example, use a larger font size in a different color on a contrasting background. A link in small print at the bottom of a home page or a link that is indistinguishable from adjacent links does not satisfy the ‘‘clear and prominent’’ guidelines.
•	Child (children)—An individual (individuals) under the age of 13 •	Operator—Any person who operates a web site located on the Internet or an online service and who collects or maintains personal information from or about the users of, or visitors to, such a web site, or on whose behalf such information is collected or maintained where the web site or online service is used for commercial purposes •	Personal information—Individually identifiable information about an individual collected online, including first and last names, home address, e-mail address, telephone number, Social Secu­ rity number, or any combination of information that permits physical or online contact
Operators of web sites or online services directed at children, and operators who have knowledge that they are collecting or maintaining personal information from children, are required to •	Provide, on the web site or online service, a clear, complete, and understandable written notice of information-collection practices with regard to children, describing how the operator collects, uses, and discloses the information (§ 312.4) •	Obtain, through reasonable efforts and with limited exceptions, verifiable parental consent
The web site notice must, among other require­ ments, state •	The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of all operators collecting or maintaining personal information from children through the web site or online service; or the same information for one operator who will respond to all inquiries, in addition to the names of all the operators •	The types of personal information collected from children, and how the information is collected
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•	How the operator uses or may use the personal information •	Whether the operator discloses information col­ lected to third parties. If it does, the notice must state –	The types of business engaged in by the third parties –	The purposes for which the information is used –	Whether the third parties have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integ­ rity of the information –	That the parent has the option of consenting to the collection and use of the information without consenting to the disclosure of the information to third parties •	That the operator may not require, as a condition of participation in an activity, that a child disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in the activity •	That a parent may review his or her child’s personal information, have it deleted, and refuse to allow any further collection or use of the child’s information. Procedures for parental review, deletion, and refusal to allow further collection or use must also be included in the notice.
(including use by an operating subsidiary or an affiliate), the required method of obtaining consent is less rigorous. A financial institution that uses the information internally may obtain parental consent via e-mail, provided that the operator takes addi­ tional steps to verify that the person providing consent is in fact the child’s parent by, for example, confirming receipt of consent by e-mail, letter, or telephone call. Operators who use such methods must provide notice that the parent may revoke consent. The sliding-scale approach was adopted in anticipation that technical developments would eventually allow the use of more-reliable methods to verify identities. This approach, which was originally scheduled to be phased out by April 15, 2005, has been extended indefinitely by the FTC. If, in contrast, the information is to be disclosed to others (for example, to chat rooms, message boards, or third parties), putting the child’s privacy at greater risk, a more-reliable method of consent is required. These more-reliable methods include •	Obtaining a signed consent form from a parent via mail or fax •	Accepting and verifying a credit card number •	Taking a call from a parent, through a toll-free telephone number staffed by trained personnel •	Receiving e-mail accompanied by a digital signature •	Receiving e-mail accompanied by a PIN or password obtained through one of the verifica­ tion methods described in the bullet items above
An operator is required to obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children. An operator must also make reasonable efforts to provide a parent with notice of the operator’s information practices with regard to children, as described above, and, in the case of a notice seeking consent, must state the following: •	That the operator wishes to collect personal information from the parent’s child •	That the parent’s consent is required for the collection, use, and disclosure of the information •	How the parent can provide consent
Parent-Permitted Disclosures to Third Parties
A parent may permit an operator of a web site or online service to collect and use information about a child while prohibiting the operator from dis­ closing the child’s information to third parties. An operator must give a parent this option.
Parental Consent to Material Changes
An operator must send a new notice and request for consent to a parent if there is a material change in the collection, use, or disclosure practices to which the parent has previously agreed.
Parental Consent and Review of Information
Methods of Obtaining Parental Consent
Obtaining verifiable parental consent may be done by any of several methods. Currently, operators may take a ‘‘sliding-scale’’ approach whereby the method of obtaining parental consent depends on how the financial institution intends to use the child’s personal information. Under the sliding-scale approach, if the informa­ tion is to be used solely for internal purposes
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Exceptions to Prior-Parental-Consent Requirement
A financial institution does not need prior parental consent to collect •	A parent’s or child’s name or online contact information solely to obtain consent or to provide notice. If the operator has not obtained parental
consent in a reasonable time after the informa­ tion was collected, the operator must delete the information from its records •	A child’s online contact information solely to respond on a one-time basis to a specific request from the child. In such an instance, the contact information must not be used to re-contact the child and must be deleted. •	A child’s online contact information to respond more than once to a specific request made by the child (for example, a request to receive a monthly online newsletter), if the parent is noti­ fied and allowed to request that the information not be used in any other way •	The name and online contact information of the child to be used solely to protect the child’s safety •	The name and online contact information of the child solely to protect the security of the site, to take precautions against liability, or to respond to judicial process, law enforcement agencies, or an investigation related to public safety
Parents may refuse to permit an operator to continue to use or collect a child’s personal information in the future and may instruct the operator to delete the information. If a parent does so, the operator may terminate its service to that child.
The operator of a web site or an online service is required to establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information collected from a child. Operators must have adequate policies and procedures for protecting a child’s personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure. Operators are permitted to select an appropriate method for implementing this provision.
Parental Right to Review Information
An operator of a web site or online service is required to provide a parent with a means of obtaining any personal information collected from his or her child. At a parent’s request, the operator must provide the parent with a description of the types of personal information it has collected from the child and an opportunity to review the informa­ tion collected from the child. Before a parent is permitted to review a child’s information, the operator must take steps to ensure that the person making the request is the child’s parent. An operator or its agent will not be held liable under any federal or state laws for any disclosures made in good faith and after having followed reasonable procedures to verify the requester’s identity. With prior FTC approval, industry groups, financial institutions, and others may establish a selfregulatory program. Web site operators and online services that comply with FTC-approved selfregulatory guidelines will receive a ‘‘safe harbor’’ from the requirements of COPPA and the regula­ tion. Self-regulatory guidelines must require the implementation of substantially similar require­ ments that provide the same or greater protections for a child as sections 312.2 through 312.9 of the regulation. The guidelines must also include an effective, mandatory mechanism for assessing operators’ compliance as well as incentives to ensure that an operator will comply.
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1. To assess the quality of a financial institution’s compliance management policies and proce­ dures for implementing COPPA, specifically, for ensuring consistency between an institution’s notices about policies and practices and what it actually does 2. To determine the degree of reliance that can be placed on a financial institution’s internal con­ trols and procedures for monitoring compliance with COPPA 3. To determine a financial institution’s compliance with COPPA, specifically, in meeting the follow­ ing requirements: •	Providing, on the web site or online service, a clear, complete, and understandable written notice of its information-collection practices with regard to children that describes how the operator collects, uses, and discloses the information •	Obtaining, through reasonable efforts and with limited exceptions, verifiable parental consent prior to the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information from children •	Providing a parent, upon request, with the means of reviewing the personal information collected from his or her child and the means with which to refuse its further use or maintenance •	Complying with any direction or request of a parent concerning his or her child’s information •	Limiting collection of personal information for a child’s online participation in a game, prize offer, or other activity to information that is reasonably necessary for the activity •	Establishing and maintaining reasonable pro­ cedures to protect the confidentiality, secu­ rity, and integrity of the personal information collected from children 4. To	initiate effective corrective actions when violations of law are identified or when policies or internal controls are deficient
1. From direct observation of the financial institu­ tion’s web site or online service and through discussions with appropriate management offi­ cials, ascertain whether the institution is subject to COPPA by determining if it operates a web site or online service that •	Is directed at children •	Knowingly collects or maintains personal information from children Note: Stop here if the institution does not currently operate a web site that is directed to children or does not knowingly collect information about chil­ dren. In these cases the institution is not subject to COPPA, and no further examination for COPPA is necessary. 2. Determine if the financial institution is participat­ ing in an FTC-approved self-regulatory program. •	If it is, obtain a copy of the program and supporting documentation, such as reviews or audits, that demonstrate the financial institution’s compliance with the program. If the self-regulatory authority (SRA) deter­ mined that the financial institution was in compliance with COPPA at the most recent review or audit or has not yet made a determination, no further examination for COPPA is necessary. If, on the other hand, the SRA determined that the institution was not in compliance with COPPA and the institution has not taken appropriate correc­ tive action, continue with the remaining procedures. •	If the financial institution is not participating in a FTC-approved self-regulatory program, continue with the remaining procedures. 3. Determine, through a review of available infor­ mation, whether the financial institution’s internal controls are adequate to ensure compliance with COPPA. Consider the following: •	Organization chart, to determine who is responsible for the financial institution’s com­ pliance with COPPA
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Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act: Examination Objectives and Procedures
•	Process flowcharts, to determine how the institution’s COPPA compliance is planned for, evaluated, and achieved •	Policies and procedures that relate to COPPA compliance •	Methods of collecting or maintaining per­ sonal information from the web site or online service •	List of data elements collected from any children and a description of how the data are used and protected •	List of data elements collected from any children that are disclosed to third parties, and any contracts or agreements with those third parties governing the use of that information •	Complaints regarding the treatment of data collected from a child •	Internal checklists, worksheets, and other review documents 4. Review applicable audit and compliance review material, including workpapers, checklists, and reports, to determine whether •	The procedures address the COPPA provi­ sions applicable to the institution •	Effective corrective action occurred in response to previously identified deficiencies •	The audits and reviews performed were reasonable and accurate •	Deficiencies, their causes, and the effective corrective actions are consistently reported to management or members of the board of directors •	The frequency of the compliance review is satisfactory 5. Review, as available, a sample of complaints that allege the inappropriate collection, sharing, or use of data from a child to determine whether there are any areas of concern. 6. Based on the results of the foregoing, determine the depth of the examination review, focusing on the areas of particular risk. The procedures to be employed depend on the adequacy of the institution’s compliance management system and the level of risk identified.
including data shared with third parties, if applicable, and determine whether •	The institution has established and main­ tained reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information collected from a child (§§ 312.3 and 312.8) •	Data are collected, used, and shared in accordance with the institution’s web site notice (§§ 312.3 and 312.4) •	Parental permission was obtained prior to the use, collection, or sharing of information, including consent to any material change in such practices (§ 312.5(a)) •	Data are collected, used, and shared in accordance with parental consent (§§ 312.5 and 312.6) 3. Through testing or management’s demonstra­ tion of the web site or online service and a review of a sample of parental consent forms or other documentation, determine whether the institution has a reasonable method for verifying that the person providing the consent is the child’s parent. (§ 312.5(b)(2)) 4. Review	a sample of parental requests for personal information provided by their children, and verify that the institution •	Provided, upon request, a description of the specific types of personal information col­ lected (§ 312.6(a)(1)) •	Complied with a parent’s instructions con­ cerning the collection, use, maintenance, or disclosure of his or her child’s informa­ tion (§ 312.6(a)(2)) •	Allowed a parent to review any personal information collected from the child (§ 312.6(a)(3)) •	Verified that the person requesting informa­ tion is a parent of the child (§ 312.6(a)(3)) 5. Through testing or management’s demonstra­ tion of the web site or online service, verify that the institution does not condition a child’s participation in a game, offering of a prize, or another activity on the child’s disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably neces­ sary to participate in the activity. (§ 312.7)
1. Review	the notice describing the financial institution’s information practices with regard to children to determine whether it is clearly and prominently placed on the web site and con­ tains all information required by the regula­ tion. (§ 312.4) 2. Obtain a sample of data collected from children,
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1. Summarize all findings, supervisory concerns, and regulatory violations. 2. Determine the root cause of any violations by identifying weaknesses in internal controls, audit and compliance reviews, training, manage-
ment oversight, or other factors; also, determine whether the violations are repetitive or systemic. 3. Identify any action needed to correct violations	and weaknesses in the financial institution’s compliance system.
4. Discuss findings with the institution’s management and obtain a commitment for corrective action.
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1. Does	the financial institution knowingly collect or maintain personal
information from a child in a manner that violates the regulation? (§ 312.3) 2. Is the link to the notice clearly labeled as a notice of the web site’s information
practices with regard to children, and is it placed in a clear and prominent
place on the home page of the web site and at each area on the web site
where a child directly provides or is asked to provide personal informa­
tion? (§ 312.4(b)(1)) 3. Does the notice state •	The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of all
operators collecting or maintaining personal information from any children
through the web site or online service, or the same information for one
operator who will respond to all inquiries along with the names of all
operators (§ 312.4(b)(2)(i)) •	The types of information collected from a child, and whether the
information is collected directly or passively (§ 312.4(b)(2)(ii)) •	How such information is or may be used (§ 312.4(b)(2)(iii)) Yes No
•	Whether such information is disclosed to third parties. If it is, determine
whether the notice states
–	The types of businesses engaged in by the third parties –	The purposes for which the information is used –	That the third parties have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the information –	That a parent has the option to consent to the collection and use of the information without consenting to the disclosure of the information to third parties (§ 312.4(b)(2)(iv)) •	That the operator is prohibited from conditioning a child’s participation in
an activity on the disclosure of more information than is reasonably
necessary to participate in such activity (§ 312.4(b)(2)(v)) •	That a parent may review and have deleted the child’s personal
information, may refuse to permit further collection or use of the child’s
information, and is provided with the procedures for doing so
(§ 312.4(b)(2)(vi)) Yes Yes Yes No No No
Notice to a Parent
4. Does the financial institution make reasonable efforts to ensure that a parent
of the child receives the notice? (§ 312.4(c)) 5. Does the notice to the parent state •	That the operator wishes to collect information from the child
(§ 312.4(c)(1)(i)(A)) •	The institution’s practices regarding children, as noted on its web site
(§§ 312.4(b)(2) and 312.4(c)(1)(i)(B)) •	That the parent’s consent is required for the collection, use, and
disclosure of such information, and the means by which the parent can
provide verifiable consent to the collection of information (§ 312.4(c)(1)(ii)) Yes Yes No
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Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act: Worksheet
•	If the operator has collected information from a child that will be used to
respond directly more than once to a specific request from the child, does
the notice state
–	That the operator has collected the child’s online contact information to respond to the child’s request for information, and that the requested information will require more than one contact with the child –	That the parent may refuse to permit further contact with the child and require the deletion of the information, and how the parent can do so –	That if the parent fails to respond to the notice, the operator may use the information for the purpose(s) stated in the notice (§ 312.4(c)(1)(iii)) •	If the purpose behind the collection of information is to protect the safety
of the child, does the notice state
–	That the operator has collected the child’s name and online contact information to protect the safety of the child –	That the parent may refuse to permit further contact with the child and require the deletion of the information, and how the parent can do so –	If the parent fails to respond to the notice, that the operator may use the information for the purpose(s) stated in the notice (§ 312.4(c)(1)(iv)) Yes Yes Yes No No No
6. Does the financial institution obtain the consent of the parent prior to any collection, use, or disclosure of personal information from any children, outside the exceptions listed in section 312.5(c)? (§ 312.5(a)(1)) 7. If changes to the policy on collecting, using, or disclosing data on children occurred, does the institution request and review updated consent forms or documentation and determine whether parental permission is still in effect? (§ 312.5(a)) 8. Does the institution have a reasonable method for verifying that the person providing the consent is the child’s parent? (§ 312.5(b)(2)) Yes No
9. Does	the financial institution respond to parental requests to review
information provided by their children by providing
•	A description of the specific types of personal information collected (§ 312.6(a)(1)) •	The opportunity for the parent to refuse to permit the further use or collection of personal information and to direct the financial institution to delete the child’s personal information (§ 312.6(a)(2)) •	Procedures for reviewing any personal information collected from the child (§ 312.6(a)(3)) •	Adequate procedures to ensure that those persons requesting information are parents of the child in question (§ 312.6(a)(3)) Yes No
10. Does the operator refrain from conditioning a child’s participation in a game, the offering of a prize, or another activity on the child’s disclosure of more personal information than necessary to participate? (§ 312.7) Yes No
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11.	Does the financial institution maintain reasonable policies and procedures for protecting a child’s personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure? (§ 312.8) Yes No
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