1.   I gcás go mbeidh feidhm ag pointe (a) d'Airteagal 6(1), maidir le seirbhísí na sochaí faisnéise a thairiscint go díreach do leanbh, beidh próiseáil sonraí pearsanta linbh dleathach I gcás ian mbeidh an leanbh os cionn 16 bliana d'aois. Má tá an leanbh faoi bhun 16 bliana d'aois, ní bheidh an phróiseáil sin dleathach ach amháin má thugann nó má údaraíonn, agus a mhéid a thugann nó a údaraíonn, sealbhóir na freagrachta tuismitheoireachta as an leanbh an toiliú sin.

Féadfaidh ballstáit a fhoráil le dlí d'aois is oige chun na gcríoch sin, ar choinníoll nach bhfuil an aois sin faoi bhun 13 bliana d'aois.

2.   I gcásanna den sórt sin, déanfaidh an rialaitheoir iarrachtaí réasúnta a fhíorú gur thug nó gur údaraigh sealbhóir na freagrachta tuismitheoireachta as an leanbh toiliú, agus cuirfear an teicneolaíocht a bheidh ar fáil san áireamh.

3.   Ní dhéanfaidh mír 1 difear do dhlí ginearálta na gconarthaí sna Ballstáit, amhail na rialacha maidir le bailíocht, déanamh nó éifeacht conartha i ndáil le leanbh.

1.   Where point (a) of Article 6(1) applies, in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, the processing of the personal data of a child shall be lawful where the child is at least 16 years old. Where the child is below the age of 16 years, such processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child.

Member States may provide by law for a lower age for those purposes provided that such lower age is not below 13 years.

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.

3.   Paragraph 1 shall not affect the general contract law of Member States such as the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract in relation to a child.