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Company: WW International Inc.
Current Parent Company: WW International
Penalty: $1,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 4, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced that the government entered into an agreement with Kurbo Inc. and its parent company, WW International Inc. (formerly Weight Watchers International Inc.) and will collect $1.5 million in civil penalties from defendants as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that they violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) in connection with their weight management service for children, Kurbo by WW.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: weight loss services
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