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Company: American Pop Corn Company
Penalty: $10,000
Year: 2002
Date: February 14, 2002
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: American Pop Corn Company agreed to pay $10,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) by collecting personal information from childrenwithout obtaining parental consent.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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