The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) includes a provision enabling industry groups or others to submit for Commission approval self-regulatory guidelines that implement the protections of the Commission’s final Rule. The COPPA Rule requires the Commission to act on a request for "safe harbor" treatment within 180 days of the filing of the request, and after the proposed guidelines have been subject to notice and comment. Section 312.10 of the final Rule sets out the criteria for approval of guidelines and the materials that must be submitted as part of a safe harbor application.
List of currently approved Safe Harbor organizations (in alphabetical order):
- NGL ( )
- Epic Games, In the Matter of ( )
- Edmodo, LLC, U.S. v. ( )
- Amazon.com (Alexa), U.S. v. ( )
- Microsoft Corporation, U.S. v. ( )
- Epic Games, Inc., U.S. v. ( )
- Weight Watchers/WW ( )
- OpenX Technologies, Inc. ( )
- Kuuhuub, Inc., et al., U.S. v. (Recolor Oy) ( )
- Miniclip, In the Matter of ( )
- HyperBeard, Inc. ( )
- Retina-X Studios, LLC, In the Matter of ( )
- Google LLC and YouTube, LLC ( )
- Unixiz, Inc. doing business as i-Dressup.com ( )
- Musical.ly, Inc. ( )
- SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc., In the Matter of ( )
- Prime Sites, Inc. (Explore Talent) ( )
- VTech Electronics Limited ( )
- InMobi Pte Ltd. ( )
- LAI Systems, LLC ( )
- FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens ( )
- FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 19 Open Commission Meeting ( )
- FTC Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Against TikTok and ByteDance for Flagrantly Violating Children’s Privacy Law ( )
- FTC Order Will Ban NGL Labs and its Founders from Offering Anonymous Messaging Apps to Kids Under 18 and Halt Deceptive Claims Around AI Content Moderation ( )
- Statement of the Commission Regarding TikTok Complaint Referral to DOJ ( )
- FTC Denies Application for New Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA ( )
- FTC Releases 2023 Privacy and Data Security Update ( )
- FTC Extends Deadline by 60 days for Commission Decision on ESRB Application for New Consent Mechanism Under COPPA ( )
- FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 18 Open Commission Meeting ( )
- FTC Proposes Strengthening Children’s Privacy Rule to Further Limit Companies’ Ability to Monetize Children’s Data ( )
- In Comment Submitted to U.S. Copyright Office, FTC Raises AI-related Competition and Consumer Protection Issues, Stressing That It Will Use Its Authority to Protect Competition and Consumers in AI Markets ( )
- FTC Seeks Research Presentations for PrivacyCon 2024 ( )
- FTC Extends Deadline for Commission Decision on ESRB Application for New Consent Mechanism Under COPPA ( )
- FTC Seeks Comment on New Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA ( )
- FTC Provides Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee at Oversight Hearing ( )
- FTC Will Require Microsoft to Pay $20 million over Charges it Illegally Collected Personal Information from Children without Their Parents’ Consent ( )
- FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy Law by Keeping Kids’ Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents’ Deletion Requests ( )
- FTC Files Brief in Jones v. Google in Support of Appeals Court Ruling that COPPA Does Not Preempt Plaintiffs’ State Privacy Claims ( )
- FTC Says Ed Tech Provider Edmodo Unlawfully Used Children’s Personal Information for Advertising and Outsourced Compliance to School Districts ( )
- FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data ( )
- Anonymous messaging app targeting teens: Read the disturbing allegations in FTC and Los Angeles DA action against NGL( )
- FTC Privacy and Security Update: What your business needs to know( )
- FTC is taking another look at COPPA and kids’ online privacy – and we want your insights( )
- FTC proposes enhanced protections for kids online. Where do you stand? ( )
- Could PrivacyCon 2024 be the place to present your research on AI, privacy, or surveillance?( )
- Hey, Alexa! What are you doing with my data?( )
- $20 million FTC settlement addresses Microsoft Xbox illegal collection of kids’ data: A game changer for COPPA compliance( )
- Out of the mouths of babes? FTC says Amazon kept kids’ Alexa voice data forever – even after parents ordered deletion( )
- Not home alone: FTC says Ring’s lax practices led to disturbing violations of users’ privacy and security( )
- Oh no, you don’t, Edmodo: FTC sues ed tech company for violating school kids’ privacy( )
- $245 million FTC settlement alleges Fortnite owner Epic Games used digital dark patterns to charge players for unwanted in-game purchases( )
- Record-setting FTC settlements with Fortnite owner Epic Games are the latest “Battle Royale” against violations of kids’ privacy and use of digital dark patterns( )
- Live from your laptop, it’s PrivacyCon( )
- FTC forum on commercial surveillance and data security convenes soon( )
- FTC undertakes inquiry into commercial surveillance practices and wants your insights( )
- Amplifying the impact of your research( )
- Topics for FTC PrivacyCon 2022 include commercial surveillance, automated decision-making( )
- FTC to Ed Tech: Protecting kids’ privacy is your responsibility( )
- When it comes to health data, comply with COPPA – no kidding( )
- Where in the world is…? FTC challenges stealthy geolocation tracking and COPPA violations( )
- The Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids’ Time OnlineFebruary 25, 2025
- PrivacyCon 2024March 6, 2024
- Open Commission Meeting -January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
- Open Commission Meeting -May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
- The Future of the COPPA Rule: An FTC WorkshopOctober 7, 2019
- Student Privacy and Ed TechDecember 1, 2017
- Twitter Chat: Talking to Kids About Online Safety, Security, and PrivacyFebruary 14, 2017
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2015 Twitter Chat: Digital ParentingOctober 15, 2015
- Stolen Futures: A Forum on Child Identity TheftJuly 12, 2011
- Protecting Kids' Privacy Online: Reviewing the COPPA RuleJune 2, 2010
- Exploring Privacy: A Roundtable SeriesMarch 17, 2010
- Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile MarketplaceMay 6, 2008
- Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-adeNovember 6, 2006
- Remarks of Samuel Levine at the National Advertising Division Annual Conference 2024 ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of NGL Labs, LLC ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of NGL Labs, LLC, et al. ( )
- Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Bytedance/Musical.ly ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On the Issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Facebook, Inc. ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Request to Extend Public Comment Period on Petition to Promulgate a Rule to Prohibit the Use of Certain Types of Engagement-Optimizing Design Practices on Minors ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Epic Games, Inc. ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson regarding Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress on COPPA Staffing, Enforcement and Remedies ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation Report ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro Martin Bedoya Regarding the Policy Statement on Education Technology and COPPA ( )
- Policy Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Education Technology and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ( )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ( )
- Remarks by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson on the Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Request for Public Comment on the Amendments to the Endorsement Guides ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Issuance of Eight Omnibus Resolutions ( )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on Actions to Expedite Staff Investigations ( )
- Joint Statement of FTC Commissioners Chopra, Slaughter, and Wilson Regarding Social Media and Video Streaming Service Providers’ Privacy Practices ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding HyperBeard, Inc. ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding Miniclip and the COPPA Safe Harbors ( )
- Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips at FTC Workshop: The Future of the COPPA Rule ( )
- A Look Behind the Screens: Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services ( )
- 6(b) Orders to File Special Reports to Social Media and Video Streaming Service Providers ( )
- Privacy & Data Security Update (2016) ( )
- Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade ( )
- Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations For Businesses and Policymakers ( )
- Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures are Disappointing ( )
- Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress ( )
- Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace: A Federal Trade Commission Staff Report ( )
- Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade: A Report by the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress ( )
- Protecting Children’s Privacy Under COPPA: A Survey On Compliance ( )
- Privacy Online: A Report to Congress ( )
- Staff Report: Public Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure ( )
- The Federal Trade Commission 2023 Privacy and Data Security Update
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as prepared for delivery Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce ( )
- Testimony of Chair Lina M. Khan Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce United States House of Representatives ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Before the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives concerning “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce for the Hearing: “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce regarding “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” ( )
- Testimony of Chair Lina M. Khan Before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government ( )
- Prepared Statement of the FTC on Repair Restrictions Before the Committee on Business Affairs & Labor in the Colorado General Assembly ( )
- Veterans Consumer Protection: Preventing Financial Exploitation of Veterans and Their Benefits ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Stopping COVID-19 Fraud and Price Gouging ( )
- Frauds, Scams, and COVID-19: How Con Artists Have Targeted Older Americans During the Pandemic ( )
- Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: The Urgent Need to Fix Section 13(b) of the FTC Act ( )
- Opening Statement Of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce: The Urgent Need To Fix Section 13(B) Of The FTC Act ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Curbing COVID Cons: Warning Consumers about Pandemic Frauds, Scams, and Swindles ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
