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Online-platform gate and protection of minors
The micro/small-enterprise exclusion from the online-platform section, and Article 28 — online platforms accessible to minors must ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security and may not present ads based on profiling using a minor's personal data.
Article 19 — Exclusion for micro and small enterprises
Verbatim from EUR-Lex (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA) 32022R2065), via the Publications Office Cellar API.
1. This Section, with the exception of Article 24(3) thereof, shall not apply to providers of online platforms that qualify as micro or small enterprises as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
This Section, with the exception of Article 24(3) thereof, shall not apply to providers of online platforms that previously qualified for the status of a micro or small enterprise as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC during the 12 months following their loss of that status pursuant to Article 4(2) thereof, except when they are very large online platforms in accordance with Article 33.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, this Section shall apply to providers of online platforms that have been designated as very large online platforms in accordance with Article 33, irrespective of whether they qualify as micro or small enterprises.
Article 28 — Online protection of minors
Verbatim from EUR-Lex (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA) 32022R2065), via the Publications Office Cellar API.
1. Providers of online platforms accessible to minors shall put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security of minors, on their service.
2. Providers of online platform shall not present advertisements on their interface based on profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 using personal data of the recipient of the service when they are aware with reasonable certainty that the recipient of the service is a minor.
3. Compliance with the obligations set out in this Article shall not oblige providers of online platforms to process additional personal data in order to assess whether the recipient of the service is a minor.
4. The Commission, after consulting the Board, may issue guidelines to assist providers of online platforms in the application of paragraph 1.
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