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of consent by country</h1> <p>Our <a href="/policies/terms">Terms of Service</a> state, in part:</p> <blockquote> <p>“if you are a child under the age of thirteen (13) or below the minimum age of consent in your country, please do not attempt to register for or otherwise use the Services or send us any personal information”</p> </blockquote> <p>As a convenience, we provide a reference below of age of consent by country where it is higher than our minimal requirement of 13 years of age.</p> <h2 id="asia">Asia</h2> <ul> <li>Hong Kong: 18</li> <li>South Korea: 14</li> <li>Vietnam: 16</li> </ul> <h2 id="caribbean">Caribbean</h2> <ul> <li>Aruba: 16</li> <li>Caribbean Netherlands: 16</li> <li>Curaçao: 16</li> <li>Sint Maarten: 16</li> </ul> <h2 id="europe">Europe</h2> <ul> <li>Austria: 14</li> <li>Bulgaria: 14</li> <li>Croatia: 16</li> <li>Cyprus: 14</li> <li>Czech Republic: 15</li> <li>France: 15</li> <li>Germany: 16</li> <li>Greece: 15</li> <li>Hungary: 16</li> <li>Ireland: 16</li> <li>Italy: 14</li> <li>Lithuania: 16</li> <li>Luxembourg: 16</li> <li>Netherlands: 16</li> <li>Poland: 16</li> <li>Portugal: 16</li> <li>Romania: 16</li> <li>Russia: 18</li> <li>San Marino: 16</li> <li>Serbia: 15</li> <li>Slovakia: 16</li> <li>Slovenia: 16</li> <li>Spain: 14</li> </ul> <h2 id="pacific">Pacific</h2> <ul> <li>Australia: 15</li> <li>Indonesia: 18</li> <li>Malaysia: 18</li> <li>Philippines: 18</li> </ul> <h2 id="south-america">South America</h2> <ul> <li>Brazil: 18</li> <li>Chile: 14</li> <li>Colombia: 14</li> <li>Peru: 14</li> <li>Venezuela: 14</li> </ul> <div class="documentation-footer"> <hr /> <p>Please contact <a href="mailto:support@zulip.com">support@zulip.com</a> with any questions about Zulip's policies.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div hidden id="page-params" data-params='{"page_type":"default","development_environment":false,"request_language":"en","google_analytics_id":"UA-79921909-3"}'></div> </body> </html>

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