Parental Approval
Our services are for adults and businesses. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must approve before we collect any of your data. Last updated 10 November 2026.
We do not collect data from anyone under 18 without a parent or guardian's approval first. The approval is requested, then given, and only then is any data collected — collection stays paused until approval. To start, use the parental approval request form.
Step 1 — Request
The request form asks for three things: the young person's full name, the young person's email, and the parent or guardian's email. Only the request itself is recorded at this step — no data is collected from the young person and no account is created. The approval email goes to the parent or guardian.
Step 2 — Approve
The parent or guardian opens the approval link in the email we send them and approves. Approving records the approval, and only then may data be collected and an account be created. The approval link expires 7 days after the request was made — an expired link must be re-requested.
Opening an approval link can also show one of these plain confirmations instead: already approved (approval was already given, no further action is needed); approval was declined (no data will be collected and no account will be created); approval link expired (the link is more than 7 days old, so ask for a new approval request); or approval link not recognised (the link is missing or incomplete, or the request could not be found — please use the link from the approval email, or contact us).
Step 3 — Then collect
Only after approval do we collect any data or create an account. Until approval, collection stays paused: nothing is collected and no account is created.
Check the status
The status of a request can be checked on the request page using the young person's email. It shows whether the request is still waiting, has been approved, or has no approval request yet.
Already 18 or older?
If you are 18 or older, no parental approval is needed — you can create an account directly. See also our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Questions
If anything here is unclear, please contact us at team@vantanetwork.org.
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