Legal Procedures for making a kids forum?

[Venom]

What legal procedures do I need to take if I made a forum aimed at kids under 13 and older?.

 

[Sam]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's ... ection_Act

Should explain what you need to do for children under 13.

 

[Venom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act

Should explain what you need to do for children under 13.

Does that only apply to sites based in the Us or users In the Us?.

 

[Sam]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act

Should explain what you need to do for children under 13.

Does that only apply to sites based in the Us or users In the Us?.

It applies when there are children under thirteen from the US using your site. I'd imagine other countries have similar laws too though.

 

[zapmaster14]

Hmm It would be a difficult thing to do I think COPPA costs. Weird

 

[Venom]

Hmm It would be a difficult thing to do I think COPPA costs. Weird

It means that A kid under the age of 13 must ask for perental consent. Phpbb has this feature built in. 🙂

 

[Shawn Gossman]

COPPA is an Act not a product, there is no cost.

To comply with COPPA, do what their site says and offer a reliable way to get permission slips to you (postal or fax is most preferred ways). You also need to be very aware of what gets posted on your community. If the wrong things gets posted, you can be in legal trouble. I'd keep all posting on approval-first if I were you.

 

[Venom]

COPPA is an Act not a product, there is no cost.

To comply with COPPA, do what their site says and offer a reliable way to get permission slips to you (postal or fax is most preferred ways). You also need to be very aware of what gets posted on your community. If the wrong things gets posted, you can be in legal trouble. I'd keep all posting on approval-first if I were you.

Can I get them emailed to me?. Also is there a disclaimer I could use in the case of someone signing up with a forged permission slip?.

On the Point of Post approval that was my Idea, the forum would also be strictly moderated and censered and external links disabled except for staff and a special invite only user group.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

COPPA is an Act not a product, there is no cost.

To comply with COPPA, do what their site says and offer a reliable way to get permission slips to you (postal or fax is most preferred ways). You also need to be very aware of what gets posted on your community. If the wrong things gets posted, you can be in legal trouble. I'd keep all posting on approval-first if I were you.

Can I get them emailed to me?. Also is there a disclaimer I could use in the case of someone signing up with a forged permission slip?.

On the Point of Post approval that was my Idea, the forum would also be strictly moderated and censered and external links disabled except for staff and a special invite only user group.

I'm not too sure about the email bit but judging that most forum software platforms don't include that option in their COPPA features, I would assume its not a legit option. I think a physical signed document is what keeps you legally safe.