If your digital product or service is directed toward children under 13 in the United States, you’re subject to one of the most strictly enforced U.S. privacy regulations: the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

At Walla, we understand how sensitive it is to collect and manage data from minors—and we offer the infrastructure to help you do so responsibly, transparently, and in line with federal regulations.

1. What is COPPA?

COPPA is a U.S. federal law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), designed to protect the personal information of children under 13 years old.

It applies to websites, apps, platforms, and services that:

• Are directed at children under 13, or

• Knowingly collect personal information from users under 13

Under COPPA, operators must:

• Obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting data

• Provide clear privacy disclosures

• Offer access and deletion rights to parents

• Keep collected data secure and only for as long as necessary

2. What Counts as Personal Information under COPPA?

COPPA defines children’s personal information broadly. This includes:

• Full name

• Home or email address

• Telephone number

• Social Security number

• Geolocation

• IP address or device identifiers

• Photos, audio, video, or voice recordings

• Any other identifier that can be used to contact or recognize a child

3. How Walla Supports COPPA-Aligned Deployments

Walla is not a children’s platform, but it is designed to support compliant workflows for customers building child-directed services.

If you operate in a COPPA-covered space (e.g., educational apps, toy platforms, online learning portals), Walla can be configured to ensure proper notice, consent, control, and security of child data collection.

Key Features for COPPA Use Cases

1) Parental Consent Management

• Custom consent flows using pre-form logic

• Capture and store verifiable parental consent before data submission

• Ability to record time-stamped consent logs

2) Privacy-First Data Handling

• Data minimization: collect only what you need

• No tracking or profiling by Walla

• Option to auto-delete form data after a set period

3) Access and Deletion

• API support to allow parental access or deletion requests

• Exportable records tied to consent logs and form submissions

4) U.S.-Based Hosting

• Host forms and data in U.S.-based regions (e.g., AWS N. Virginia)

• Optional regional isolation for educational customers

4. Example Use Cases

Walla can be used to power child-focused services while supporting COPPA compliance, including:

• Online learning platforms with student registration forms

• Educational games that require parent consent before sign-up

• Event registration forms for under-13 audiences

• Feedback and engagement forms from child users (with proper consent)

5. Walla’s Position on Child Data

We believe platforms that interact with children must hold themselves to the highest standard of data ethics. Walla:

• Does not monetize or analyze any form data

• Offers transparent and auditable control to platform operators

• Enables developers to implement privacy-by-design architecture

Building services for children is a serious responsibility. Walla provides the tools to do it with care—and compliance.

6. Need to Collect Data from Minors?

If you are designing a service for U.S. children under 13 and need to meet COPPA standards, Walla offers a privacy-forward way to collect, store, and manage that data—with full ownership and control on your side.

👉 Contact us to learn how to configure Walla for COPPA-sensitive workflows.

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