; and (2) notify the parent or guardian, the contact information of whom is collected under paragraph (1), regarding the creation of the account described in that paragraph. (c) Liability A social media company shall be liable in accordance with this section to— (1) any individual who requests, and is denied access to, all data regarding the use, by a minor child in the custody of the individual, of the covered interactive computer service provided by the social media company; and (2) any individual who requests and is denied the ability to delete— (A) an account maintained with the social media company by a minor child in the custody of the individual; and (B) all data associated with the account described in subparagraph (A). (d) Private right of action (1) In general An individual who makes a request under subsection (c) (and who is entitled to have the applicable social media company take action under that subsection in response to that request), may, if that request is denied by the social media company, bring a civil action against the social media company in an appropriate district court of the United States, or in a State court of competent jurisdiction, for— (A) injunctive relief; (B) punitive damages, with treble damages available if, because of the negligence or inaction of that social media company, the individual did not receive from that social media company a notification to which the individual was entitled under subsection (b)(2); and (C) attorney’s fees and costs. (2) Affirmative defense It shall be an affirmative defense to an action brought against a social media company under paragraph (1) that the social media company, at all relevant times— (A) took reasonable, affirmative steps to ascertain the age of each user of the covered interactive computer service provided by the social media company