Meet Stringent Requirements for Protecting Children’s Online Privacy

COPPA requires robust verification methods beyond simple email for parental consent before collecting children’s personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI). Acceptable methods include phone calls, postal mail, multistep email verification, or digital signatures with identity verification. Organizations must provide clear notice of data practices and obtain affirmative consent. Kiteworks supports COPPA compliance, providing secure web forms with custom branding that capture verified consent from authenticated parent users and create immutable audit records of all consent activities.

COPPA mandates strict confidentiality, integrity, and availability protections for children’s personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI) through reasonable security procedures. Organizations must restrict access to authorized individuals only, implement multi-factor authentication (MFA), and protect data throughout its lifecycle from unauthorized disclosure. Kiteworks supports COPPA compliance, providing granular access controls enforcing least-privilege principles, end-to-end encryption for data at rest and in transit, plus a hardened virtual appliance that fortifies secure collaboration against external threats.

COPPA requires organizations to delete children’s personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI) once it’s no longer needed for the original collection purpose, with strict data retention limits. Organizations must implement secure deletion processes and maintain detailed records proving compliance with deletion requirements. Kiteworks supports COPPA compliance, enabling secure data deletion that permanently removes information beyond basic deletion, rendering encrypted data irrecoverable while providing comprehensive audit logs documenting all deletion activities for regulatory compliance evidence.

COPPA mandates that parents can review, access, export, or delete their child’s personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI) at any time after providing consent. Organizations must establish processes enabling parents to exercise these rights easily and maintain records of all parental requests and actions taken. Kiteworks supports COPPA compliance, streamlining parental rights management through secure web forms where authenticated parents can access, export, or request deletion of their child’s PII and PHI while comprehensive audit logs track all parental activities for compliance reporting.

COPPA violations can result in significant financial penalties up to $46,517 per violation, legal actions, and long-term reputational damage. Organizations face enforcement from the FTC for inadequate parental consent, insufficient data protection, or improper retention practices. Kiteworks supports COPPA compliance, helping organizations avoid penalties by providing compliant parental consent capture, strong encryption and access controls for data protection, secure deletion capabilities, and comprehensive audit logs that demonstrate COPPA compliance during investigations and assessments.