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COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)
COPPA is a U.S. federal law that protects the privacy of children under 13 by requiring parental consent before collecting personal information from children.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act was enacted in 1998 and is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It requires apps and websites directed at children under 13 to post a clear privacy policy, obtain parental consent before collecting personal data, and give parents control over their child's information. I Can Tell Time goes beyond COPPA requirements by collecting zero data from any user — no names, no emails, no usage analytics, no device identifiers. The app works entirely offline and stores all progress locally on the device.