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https://values.snap.com/privacy/teensSnapchat's Teen Protection Policy — Plain-Language Summary
This document describes the extra safety and privacy rules Snapchat applies specifically to users aged 13–17. It is not a full privacy policy — it focuses on what Snapchat does differently for teens compared to adult users.
Accounts and visibility: Teen accounts are private by default. Younger teens (13–15) cannot create a public profile at all. Older teens (16–17) can opt into a public profile, but it is off by default, and their public content is only recommended to friends, followers, and mutual connections — not broadcast to the wider app.
Contact and safety: Strangers generally cannot find teens in search results unless mutual connections exist. Teens see an in-app warning before chatting with someone who is not already in their contacts or mutual friend network. Location sharing is off by default and can only be shared with existing friends, never with strangers.
Parents and oversight: Snapchat's Family Center lets enrolled parents see who their teen has chatted with (but not what was said), their friend list, screen time by feature, and lets parents restrict sensitive content, disable the AI chatbot, and request their teen's live location. Teens cannot change their listed age from under-18 to 18+ once set.