Minimum Age for chess.com

dudes and dudettes, hi:
!@#%$&
i'm 12, for god's sake, and i feel it's perfectly alright for kids to sign up, so long as both their parents completely agree and know what their child is doing
how old are you now lol

I don't see anything wrong with it. I have yet to see a vulgar post of any sort on chess.com -- only slight disagreements. I think most parents would agree that chess.com is much more educational than myspace, facebook, youtube, etc. If you are worried about the parents I would send home a permission slip.
Ha Ha Ha Myspace 2022 Ha Ha Ha this was 2008 it is a wonder this stuff is still popping up.
I'm 16 but have been playing chess since 10 for fun, never knew how to actually play but I played for fun

The act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information by persons or entities under U.S. jurisdiction about children under 13 years of age, including children outside the U.S. if the website or service is U.S.-based.[1] It details what a website operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent or guardian, and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online, including restrictions on the marketing of those under 13.[2]
1998 COPPA

My four year old plays on the site and I have set up an account for him. But I'm always with him when he's online - it's the only way to guarantee safety.
That is very wise indeed.