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Account for teen (UK)

1908978 over 2 years ago

My son is 13 and would like to get a fitness tracker.

He plays lots of sports and is about to start a school sports scholarship, so will be very active and will be training regularly.

I read somewhere that you can't get a Garmin Connect account under the age of 16 in the UK. If this is correct, how could he track his fitness data?

My wife and I both have Garmin devices and Connect accounts.

Thanks

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trux over 2 years ago +1

Read here: What Is the Minimum Age Requirement to Use Garmin Connect?

From the legal point of view Garmin has no right to collect data of minors. You could circumvent it by creating an account with your…

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0 trux over 2 years ago

Read here: What Is the Minimum Age Requirement to Use Garmin Connect?

From the legal point of view Garmin has no right to collect data of minors. You could circumvent it by creating an account with your credentials, but of course, that is not legal.

There is also an app for kids (personally I know nothing about it):

Using the Garmin Jr. App Kid Mode

0 1908978 over 2 years ago in reply to trux

Thanks. The Garmin Jr account (and devices) seems to be for little kids. It seems odd that a parent could set up and manage an account for a small child, but not for a teen.

Are teen athletes just banned from using fitness apps?

0 trux over 2 years ago in reply to 1908978

1908978 said:
Are teen athletes just banned from using fitness apps?

I am afraid that in many countries today the legislative is indeed made in such way, that it is extremely risky to try to collect any personal data, and at underage persons it is even much worse. The companies cannot afford doing it without risking huge fines. It is up to you whether you want to violate any local laws, and take the responsibility to create an account for them in your name, or under a faked identity with a legal age, but the company cannot really do it without risking legal actions against themselves.

0 seilogramp over 2 years ago

This topic has come up over the years. Similar thread here and Garmin's response.

Garmin-AmberD said:

This rule regarding age comes from the COPPA act. It was written specifically for Internet marketers that operate Web sites visited by children under the age of 13 and collect personal information from those kids. Its purpose is to regulate that collection. Here is a link with this information regarding the act. We still do care very much for your feedback regarding your experience as others have asked this as well. The link from the FTC is below:

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule