Penalty Amount
$100,000
Meitu, Inc. allegedly violated COPPA and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act by collecting personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. The settlement requires Meitu to pay a $100,000 civil penalty, update its privacy policies, and modify its apps to block data collection from children.
Meitu agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty, update its privacy policies and procedures to comply with COPPA, and make changes to its apps to block personal data collection from children under 13.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor agreements (especially with app developers or third-party service providers), customer-facing terms of service and privacy policies for mobile applications, and any data processing agreements. Focus on clauses governing consent mechanisms, age verification procedures, limitations on data collection from users identified as under 13, privacy policy disclosures specific to children's data, and breach notification protocols. Changes may be required to integrate verifiable parental consent flows, implement robust age-gating, update privacy policies to clearly describe children's data practices, ensure data minimization for minor users, and align data retention and breach response procedures with COPPA's requirements.
Entity
Meitu, Inc.
Also known as: Meitu
Industry
TechnologyOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/nj-division-of-consumer-affairs-announces-100000-settlement-with-app-developer-resolving-investigation-into-alleged-violations-of-childrens-online-privacy-law/
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"Meitu, Inc., and its subsidiary in charge of U.S. operations, Xiamen Meitu Technology Co., LTD. (collectively “Meitu”)"
"pay a $100,000 civil penalty"
"violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”)"
"allegedly failed to notify parents and obtain their consent before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13"
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