Using the personal data of children

Even if you do not intentionally offer online services to children, you might still be processing their personal data. Perhaps you do not yet check the age of people using your website and online services, or process their data when it is related to families.

The ICO have just issued Reddit with a £14.47m fine for children’s privacy failures, which you can read about in full at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/reddit-issued-with-1447m-fine-for-children-s-privacy-failures/.

So this would be a good time to check if you process any children’s data, and ensure that you review the learnings here.