Merge pull request #1845 from alphagov/remove-minors-section

Remove section about children from privacy policy

Author: DavidBiddle

app/views/forms/privacy_page/show.html.erb

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
     <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><%= t("privacy.cookies.heading") %></h2>
 
-
     <p><%= t("privacy.cookies.section_0", cookies_link: link_to(t("privacy.cookies.section_0_link_text"), cookies_path)).html_safe %></p>
 
     <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><%= t("privacy.how_long_we_keep_data.heading") %></h2>
@@ -79,10 +78,6 @@
 
     <p><%= t("privacy.how_we_protect_data.section_0") %></p>
 
-    <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><%= t("privacy.childrens_privacy.heading") %></h2>
-
-    <p><%= t("privacy.childrens_privacy.section_0") %></p>
-
     <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><%= t("privacy.what_are_your_rights.heading") %></h2>
 
     <p><%= t("privacy.what_are_your_rights.section_0.caption") %></p>

config/locales/cy.yml

@@ -479,9 +479,6 @@ cy:
     changes:
       heading: Newidiadau i’r hysbysiad hwn
       section_0: Gallwn addasu neu ddiwygio’r hysbysiad preifatrwydd hwn yn ôl ein disgresiwn ar unrhyw adeg. Pan fyddwn yn gwneud newidiadau i’r hysbysiad hwn, byddwn yn diwygio’r dyddiad addasu diwethaf ar frig y dudalen hon. Bydd unrhyw addasiad neu ddiwygiad i’r hysbysiad preifatrwydd hwn yn cael ei gymhwyso i chi a’ch data ar y dyddiad adolygu hwnnw. Rydym yn eich annog i adolygu’r hysbysiad preifatrwydd hwn o bryd i’w gilydd i gael gwybod am sut rydym yn diogelu’ch data.
-    childrens_privacy:
-      heading: Diogelu preifatrwydd plant
-      section_0: Rydym yn deall pwysigrwydd diogelu preifatrwydd plant ar-lein. Nid yw ein gwasanaethau wedi’u cynllunio ar gyfer plant 13 oed neu iau, nac wedi’u targedu’n fwriadol atynt. Nid ein polisi ni yw casglu neu gynnal data am unrhyw un o dan 13 oed yn fwriadol.
     cookies:
       heading: Cwcis
       section_0: Rydym yn defnyddio cwcis i wneud i’r ffurflen hon weithio. %{cookies_link}.

config/locales/en.yml

@@ -479,9 +479,6 @@ en:
     changes:
       heading: Changes to this notice
       section_0: We may modify or amend this privacy notice at our discretion at any time. When we make changes to this notice, we will amend the last modified date at the top of this page. Any modification or amendment to this privacy notice will be applied to you and your data as of that revision date. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy notice to be informed about how we are protecting your data.
-    childrens_privacy:
-      heading: Children’s privacy protection
-      section_0: We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy online. Our services are not designed for, or intentionally targeted at, children 13 years of age or younger. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or maintain data about anyone under the age of 13.
     cookies:
       heading: Cookies
       section_0: We use cookies to make this form work. %{cookies_link}.
@@ -525,7 +522,7 @@ en:
       heading: How we protect your data and keep it secure
       section_0: We are committed to doing all that we can to keep your data secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place technical and organisational procedures to secure the data we collect about you – for example, we protect your data using varying levels of encryption. We also make sure that any third parties that we deal with have an obligation to keep all personal data they process on our behalf secure.
     preamble:
-      section_0: 'Last updated: 25 June 2025'
+      section_0: 'Last updated: 19 January 2026'
       section_1: This form was created using GOV.UK Forms. GOV.UK Forms is a product provided by the Government Digital Service (GDS) which is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It lets UK government teams create online forms to collect information from people and organisations.
       section_2: The organisation that created this online form using GOV.UK Forms is the data controller of personal data they collect using the form, whilst the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, through GDS, is the data processor. The data controller must tell you about what they are doing with your personal data - %{privacy_policy_link}.
       section_2_link_text: read the data controller’s privacy information for this form