§ 312.10 Data retention and deletion requirements.

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Title 16 CFR: Commercial Practices › Chapter I: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION › Part 312: CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION RULE (COPPA RULE) › § 312.10: § 312.10 Data retention and deletion requirements.

This text was captured on Aug 14, 2026. It is a snapshot, not a live feed, so check the official code before relying on it.

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An operator of a website or online service shall retain personal information collected online from a child for only as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the specific purpose(s) for which the information was collected. When such information is no longer reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, the operator must delete the information using reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to, or use of, the information in connection with its deletion. Personal information collected online from a child may not be retained indefinitely. At a minimum, the operator must establish, implement, and maintain a written data retention policy that sets forth the purposes for which children's personal information is collected, the business need for retaining such information, and a timeframe for deletion of such information. The operator must provide its written data retention policy addressing personal information collected from children in the notice on the website or online service provided in accordance with § 312.4(d).

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