Ti=Article 8 - Conditions applicable to {_child}'s {_consent} in relation to {_information_society_services}
1.sec=Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of {_information_society_services} directly to a {_child}, the {_processing} of the {_personal_data} of a {_child} shall be lawful where the {_child} is at least 16 years old. Where the {_child} is below the age of 16 years, such {_processing} shall be lawful only if and to the extent that {_consent} is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the {_child}. Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.
2.sec=The {_controller} shall make reasonable efforts to verify in such cases that {_consent} is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the {_child}, taking into consideration available technology.
3.sec=Paragraph 1 shall not affect the general contract law of Member States such as the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract in relation to a {_child}.
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