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There are no age limits for using Freegle, but Yahoo does require users under 13 to have parental consent and create a family account:
Our Terms of Use ([[https://www.ilovefreegle.org/terms]])for the Freegle website include:
 
http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html    section 3:  "You must be aged 13 or over to use the Services. If you have a pre-existing Family Account covering children aged under 13 then you have an ongoing responsibility to determine whether any of the Yahoo Services areas and/or Content (as defined in Section 6 below) are appropriate for your child."


9. You must be aged 12 or over, as there is user-generated content.


The Freegle mobile app has an age rating of 12+ / Parental Guidance.
The Freegle mobile app has an age rating of 12+ / Parental Guidance.
This is because the user may see content generated by other users which isn't vetted before publication.
This is because the user may see content generated by other users which isn't vetted before publication.
For any groups or cafes still using Yahoo, there is a requirement for users under 13 to have parental consent and create a family account:
http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html    section 3:  "You must be aged 13 or over to use the Services. If you have a pre-existing Family Account covering children aged under 13 then you have an ongoing responsibility to determine whether any of the Yahoo Services areas and/or Content (as defined in Section 6 below) are appropriate for your child."




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Revision as of 14:51, 4 December 2017

Our Terms of Use ([[1]])for the Freegle website include:

9. You must be aged 12 or over, as there is user-generated content.

The Freegle mobile app has an age rating of 12+ / Parental Guidance. This is because the user may see content generated by other users which isn't vetted before publication.


For any groups or cafes still using Yahoo, there is a requirement for users under 13 to have parental consent and create a family account:

http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html section 3: "You must be aged 13 or over to use the Services. If you have a pre-existing Family Account covering children aged under 13 then you have an ongoing responsibility to determine whether any of the Yahoo Services areas and/or Content (as defined in Section 6 below) are appropriate for your child."


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