The age of consent differs from country to country. In the United States, this is 13 years. In the European Union it varies between 13 and 16.

The following table shows the age at which children in the particular country can legally consent to the processing of their personal data.

• Antigua and Barbuda16
• Argentina18
• Aruba15
• Australia and Oceania16
• Austria14
• Bahamas16
• Barbados16
• Belgium13
• Belize16
• Bolivia14
• Brazil14
• Bulgaria14
• Canada16
• Caribbean Netherlands16
• Chile18
• Colombia14
• Costa Rica15
• Croatia16
• Cuba16
• Cyprus14
• Czechia15
• Denmark13
• Dominica16
• Dominican Republic18
• Ecuador14
• El Salvador18
• Estonia13
• Finland13
• France15
• Germany16
• Greece*16 (15)
• Grenada16
• Guatemala18
• Haiti18
• Honduras15
• Hungary16
• Ireland16
• Italy14
• Jamaica16
• Latvia13
• Lithuania14
• Luxembourg16
• Malta13
• Mexico17
• Netherlands16
• Nicaragua18
• Panama18
• Paraguay14
• Peru14
• Poland16
• Portugal13
• Romania16
• Saint Kitts and Nevis16
• Saint Lucia16
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15
• Slovakia16
• Slovenia*16 (15)
• Spain14
• Suriname16
• Sweden13
• Trinidad and Tobago16
• UK13
• United States of America13
• Uruguay15
• Venezuela16

*For countries that have not yet adopted an implementation law, the age is set to 16. The age in parentheses indicates the age that has been included in the country’s draft implementation acts. Ages below relates to the country-specific applicable laws, including the GDPR, CCPA and COPPA.