; and (ii) prevents the collection, use, or disclosure of covered information from visitors who identify themselves as under age 13 without first complying with the notice and parental consent provisions of this title and the regulations promulgated under this title. (E) Further limitation A digital service shall not be deemed directed to children solely because the digital service refers or links to another digital service that is directed to children by using information location tools, including a directory, index, reference, pointer, or hypertext link. (F) Determination regarding a portion of a digital service For purposes of determining whether a portion of a digital service is directed to children, any reference in this paragraph to a digital service shall be considered to refer to such portion. (22) Likely to be accessed by children or teenagers The term likely to be accessed by children or teenagers means, with respect to a digital service, that the possibility of more than a de minimis number of children or teenagers accessing the digital service is more probable than not. In determining whether a digital service is likely to be accessed by children or teenagers, the operator of the service shall consider whether the service has particular appeal to children or teenagers and whether effective measures are in place that prevent children or teenagers from gaining access to the service. (23) Age assurance The term age assurance means a verifiable process to estimate or determine the age of a user of a digital service with a given and documented degree of certainty. . 3. Requirements for processing of covered information of children or teenagers (a) In general Section 1303 of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ( 15 U.S.C. 6502 ) is amended to read as follows: 1303. Requirements for processing of covered information of children or teenagers (a) Requirements for children’s services (1) Data minimization An operator of a children’s service shall process covered information under the principle