verify through the app store's data sharing methods:
(i)
the age category data of account holders located in the state; and
(ii)
for a minor account, whether verifiable parental consent has been obtained;
(b)
notify app store providers of a significant change to the app; and
(c)
request age category data or parental consent:
(i)
at the time an account holder:
(A)
downloads an app;
(B)
purchases an app; or
(C)
launches a pre-installed application for the first time;
(ii)
when implementing a significant change to the app; or
(iii)
to comply with applicable laws or regulations.
(2)
Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may request age category data:
(a)
no more than once during each 12-month period to verify:
(i)
accuracy of age category data associated with an account holder; or
(ii)
continued account use within the verified age category;
(b)
when there is reasonable suspicion of:
(i)
account transfer; or
(ii)
misuse outside the verified age category; or
(c)
at the time an account holder creates a new account with the developer.
(3)
(a)
Beginning May 6, 2027, when initially implementing any developer-created safety-related features or defaults, a developer shall use the lowest age category indicated by:
(i)
age verification data provided by an app store provider; or
(ii)
age data independently collected by the developer.
(b)
Subsection (3)(a) does not prohibit a developer from allowing a parent to customize age-related restrictions, safety-related features, or content settings for individual users within a minor account after the initial defaults described in Subsection (3)(a) are set.
(4)
Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may not:
(a)
enforce a contract or terms of service against a minor unless the developer has verified through the app store's data sharing methods that verifiable parental consent has been obtained;
(b)
knowingly misrepresent any information in the parental consent disclosure; or
(c)
share age category data with any person.
(5)
Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may only use age category data received through the app store's data sharing methods to:
(a)
enforce any developer-created age-related restrictions;
(b)
ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; or
(c)
implement any developer-created safety-related features or defaults.
(6)
Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may request that an app store provider prevent minor accounts from downloading or purchasing the developer's app.
Section 13-76-202 ("Developer requirements.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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