Can a 12-Year-Old Have an Amazon Account? Amazon's Age Restrictions Explained
Learn if a 12-year-old can have an Amazon account and how parental controls and Household accounts work to allow children safe access.
Video transcript
A 12-year-old cannot have their own Amazon account under the normal Amazon guidelines, which require the holder to be at least 18 years old. However, children can use Amazon if an adult creates a Household account and sets up Parental Controls for their profiles.
Questions and answers
At what age can someone create their own Amazon account?
Amazon requires account holders to be at least 18 years old to create their own account.
How can children use Amazon if they are under 18?
Children under 18 can use Amazon via a Household account set up by an adult with parental controls enabled to supervise their activities.
What is an Amazon Household account?
An Amazon Household account allows adults to share Prime benefits and manage child profiles with parental controls for safe usage.
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