# Age of consent by country

Our [Terms of Service](/policies/terms) state, in part:

> “if you are a child under the age of thirteen (13) or below the minimum age of
> consent in your country, please do not attempt to register for or otherwise
> use the Services or send us any personal information”

As a convenience, we provide a reference below of age of consent by country where it
is higher than our minimal requirement of 13 years of age.

## Asia

* Hong Kong: 18
* South Korea: 14
* Vietnam: 16

## Caribbean

* Aruba: 16
* Caribbean Netherlands: 16
* Curaçao: 16
* Sint Maarten: 16

## Europe

* Austria: 14
* Bulgaria: 14
* Croatia: 16
* Cyprus: 14
* Czech Republic: 15
* France: 15
* Germany: 16
* Greece: 15
* Hungary: 16
* Ireland: 16
* Italy: 14
* Lithuania: 16
* Luxembourg: 16
* Netherlands: 16
* Poland: 16
* Portugal: 16
* Romania: 16
* Russia: 18
* San Marino: 16
* Serbia: 15
* Slovakia: 16
* Slovenia: 16
* Spain: 14

## Pacific

* Australia: 15
* Indonesia: 18
* Malaysia: 18
* Philippines: 18

## South America

* Brazil: 18
* Chile: 14
* Colombia: 14
* Peru: 14
* Venezuela: 14