GUARDIAN Act

(a) In general. Upon termination of a covered minor’s account under this Act, the provider of a covered platform shall delete the personal data of the covered minor, except data the provider of a covered platform is required by law to retain.

(b) Graduation

(1) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provider of a covered platform may not retain the personal data associated with an account of a covered minor after the date on which the covered minor attains the age of 16.

(2) Parental consent. Paragraph (1) shall not apply if a parent of a covered minor submits to the provider of a covered platform a request to retain the personal data associated with the account of the covered minor after the covered minor attains the age of 16.

(c) Availability. The operator shall, for a period of not fewer than 90 days before deletion pursuant to subsection (a) or subsection (b), make available to the parent a means to download the covered minor’s personal data in a portable, machine-readable format.