[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR312.6]

[Page 385]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 312--CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION RULE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 312.6  Right of parent to review personal information provided by a child.

    (a) Upon request of a parent whose child has provided personal 
information to a website or online service, the operator of that website 
or online service is required to provide to that parent the following:
    (1) A description of the specific types or categories of personal 
information collected from children by the operator, such as name, 
address, telephone number, e-mail address, hobbies, and extracurricular 
activities;
    (2) The opportunity at any time to refuse to permit the operator's 
further use or future online collection of personal information from 
that child, and to direct the operator to delete the child's personal 
information; and
    (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a means of reviewing 
any personal information collected from the child. The means employed by 
the operator to carry out this provision must:
    (i) Ensure that the requestor is a parent of that child, taking into 
account available technology; and
    (ii) Not be unduly burdensome to the parent.
    (b) Neither an operator nor the operator's agent shall be held 
liable under any Federal or State law for any disclosure made in good 
faith and following reasonable procedures in responding to a request for 
disclosure of personal information under this section.
    (c) Subject to the limitations set forth in Sec. 312.7, an operator 
may terminate any service provided to a child whose parent has refused, 
under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, to permit the operator's further 
use or collection of personal information from his or her child or has 
directed the operator to delete the child's personal information.