# Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services 8(2) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (8(2)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-8#par-2
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Part of **Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-8).

## Provision text

### 8(2)

The controller shall make reasonable efforts to verify in such cases that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child, taking into consideration available technology.


## Topics on this provision

- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing
- **Consent** — https://overview.legal/topics/toestemming
  Freely given, specific, informed indication of data subject wishes

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **OVG Saarlouis - 2 A 165/24** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125590
- **RECHNUNGSHOF V. OSTER REICHISCHER RUNDFUNK, 20.5.2003 (“RUNDFUNK”)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/6199
- **BVwG - W292 2270002-1** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/109002
- **Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 3 September 2025.#Philippe Latombe v European Commission.#Transfer of personal data to the United States – Commission Implementing Decision on the adequate level of protection of personal data ensured by the United States – Right to an effective remedy – Right to private and family life – Decisions based solely on the automated processing of personal data – Security of the processing of personal data.#Case T-553/23.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132137
- **Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 16 July 2025.#Lisa Ballmann v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Complaint against the controller of personal data of users of an online social network in the European Union – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision of the European Data Protection Board – Complainant’s request for access to the file prepared for the purposes of the binding decision – Refusal to grant access –** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132139
- **V & EDPS v. EUROPEAN PARLAMENT** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/5975
- **VOLKER UND MARKUS SCHECKE GBR V. LAND HESSEN, EIFERT V. LAND HESSEN AND BUNDESANSTALT FUR LANDWIRTSCHAFT UND ERNAHRUNG, 9.Nov.2010 (“SCHECKE”)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/6180
- **GC and Others v CNIL** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51475
- **MINISTER VOOR IMMIGRATIE V. M, 17.7.2014 (“Minister v. M”)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/5962
- **Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51474
- **CJEU - C-247/23 - Deldits** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125591
- **CJEU - C-141/12 and C-372/12 - YS and Others (Joined Cases)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125640

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