UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code) Scope: information society services likely to be accessed by children

What does Scope require?

The code applies to relevant information society services (apps, programs, websites, games, community environments, search, social media, messaging, streaming, marketplaces and connected toys or devices, including free ad-funded and not-for-profit services of an economic kind) that process personal data and are likely to be accessed by under-18s in the UK, not only services aimed at children; 'likely' means more probable than not, judged by the service's nature, content, appeal and access measures, and applies where children are a substantive user group. Excluded are non-commercial public services, law enforcement processing, information-only sites for real-world businesses, traditional telephony, general broadcast and preventive or counselling services. A provider deciding the code does not apply must document and support that decision, and reassess if evidence shows significant child use; services established outside the UK are caught when they offer services to, or monitor, UK users.