A core principle of data protection laws is the right of individuals to manage their personal data. This includes the ability to access information held about them, correct inaccuracies, request deletion, obtain a copy of their data, or transfer their data to another organisation. When the user is a minor, these rights often extend to the minor’s parent or guardian, ensuring that families have meaningful oversight and engagement in shaping and protecting children’s digital footprints.

Why Data Subject Rights Matter for Young Users

As kids and teens spend more time online — creating accounts, sharing content, and interacting with digital platforms — the amount and sensitivity of personal data collected continues to grow. This data may include everything from basic account information to profile photos, chat histories, behavioural data and more.

Regulators are taking notice. For example, the FTC in the United States recently highlighted in a staff report examining data practices of social media and video streaming services that companies should provide parents and legal guardians a uniform 👔, easy ✅, and straightforward ➡️ way to access and delete their child’s personal information.

The problem facing many companies however is that simply offering a “privacy@” email address as the sole avenue for parents to make data subject requests is inefficient and clunky, because parents (or bots) will send emails to that alias without sufficient information to verify that they are actually a child’s parent, leading to lengthy back and forth.

How k-ID Simplifies DSRs for Families

k-ID is designed to make it effortless for parents to exercise data subject rights on behalf of their children. Through an intuitive Family Connect self-service interface, verified parents can easily make requests relating to their child’s personal data. We even categorise the common data subject requests — such as access, correction, deletion, or portability — so that parents can select exactly what they need based on what rights are available in their child’s jurisdiction. Since the parent has already been verified as legitimate and their permission tied to a specific child’s session ID, this eliminates the guesswork for your customer support team of linking a parent to a specific child, and streamlines the entire process.

How k-ID Solves DSRs for Platforms

On the platform side, k-ID makes managing and fulfilling these requests just as straightforward. Our user-friendly Developer Portal (shown below) allows you to:

• Filter support requests by type

• Track actions and status (resolved or unresolved)

• Sort requests by location and date to meet legal deadlines and prioritise efficiently

👉 Experience the end-to-end flow using the interactive demo below. See how a DSR is submitted in Family Connect and seamlessly tracked through to the Developer Portal.

Final Thoughts

As digital platforms face increasing scrutiny around children’s privacy and data protection, robust, user-friendly solutions for managing data subject rights are essential.

With k-ID, you can offer families the transparency and control they expect, while ensuring your platform remains compliant and efficient.

👉 Want to get started? Contact us or explore our Developer Docs to get started.