Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-26030957-20150209041808/@comment-20644-20150213232642

Hey HumboldtLycanthrope. The rule saying you have to be 13 to have an account is in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). That law is all about ensuring that private information is not collected from children under 13, in the form of an account and account details. If parents have their own accounts, with their own private information, and parents are the ones operating the account, then that should be fine. If the child uses the account, however, and we discover that they are under 13, then we would have to close that account.

I hope that answers your question!