# Age requirement for Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602 "2026-04-27T11:31:58Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602/30 "2026-04-30T00:21:01Z")

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anyways, if you are self-hosting, the least you should have are explicit statements in your TOS and Privacy Policy (if you have one). my public forum is hosted in Canada and we have these:

TOS

> Your permission to use the forum is subject to the following conditions:
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> 1. You must be at least thirteen years old.

Privacy Policy

> Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.  
> This server is in Canada and we are governed by Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), with guidance from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). Since this forum serves members from all over North America and in EU, we adhere to the requirements of COPPA ([Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act)). Therefore, **if you are under the age of 13, you are not allowed to use this site**.

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