# Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
> **US Federal Trade Commission** · Final rule amendment. · Published 2002-04-17 · 67 FR 18818
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-9272
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Federal Trade Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 18818
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 312
- **Publication date:** 2002-04-17
## Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission ("the Commission") issues a final amendment to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("the Rule") to extend, until April 21, 2005, the time period during which website operators may use an e-mail message from the parent, coupled with additional steps, to obtain verifiable parental consent for the collection of personal information from children for internal use by the website operator.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/04/17/02-9272/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule)
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