What is a COPPA'D User?

[xXxWhiteWolfxXx]

Hey! I'm just wondering what a COPPA'D User is. I don't know if this is in the right place as I don't know where it goes or what it is!

[Sizacu]

A COPPA user is a user who is (often) under the age of 13. COPPA'd users are generally from America, but there can be some from other parts of the world because of banning, warnings and such that were directed at them.

I hope that's right xD

[onlyafter2009]

COPPA users a users who are under the age of 13. Before they are COPPA'D they are not allowed to post on CS unless they're parents sign a form and send it to the admins through email or by posting it to them.
However, when you are discovered to be under 13 and your posting privilages are taken away, you can still PM your friends and tell them why you aren't posting and such.

[Tess]

both of the answers above are incorrect

The Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act

COPPA'd users are those who have certain restrictions applied if we know them to be under 13 and residents of the USA. Because of the COPPA law of the US, they cannot send trade messages, PMs, set up avatars or signatures, or post in the forums. The only exception is for posts in the oekaki board, where all their posts must be pre-approved by staff before they show up in the forum. If we discover an American user to be under 13 then we will apply the COPPA protection, at which point all of the above restrictions immediately apply.

COPPA users can remove their protection before turning 13 if they send in a signed parents permission form. If they don't send in a form, the COPPA protection will be removed when we know they have turned 13 (i.e. if we have their birthdate on record, and observe their 13th birthday)