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Parental Supervision

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1. Scope and source information

This page compiles information about parental supervision of minors participating in online games in mainland China, based on Yodo1's original parental supervision page. It does not replace a particular game's user agreement, privacy policy, or anti-addiction rules, or serve as uniform terms of service for Yodo1's global corporate website.

The sections below distinguish the initiative's background, historical advice on healthy gaming, and the service information on the original page. The source compilation date is not an effective date for the initiative, the convention, or game services. Please contact customer support about the application procedure and supervision measures currently available for a particular game.

2. Background to the parental supervision initiative

The original parental supervision page describes the “Parental Supervision Initiative for Minors Participating in Online Games” as a joint initiative launched and implemented by domestic online game companies under the guidance of the former Ministry of Culture. Its aims are to strengthen parental supervision of minors' participation in online games, encourage healthy participation, and promote communication within families.

The notice and implementation plan, Wen Shi Fa [2011] No. 6, reproduced on the Ministry of Education website, state that the initiative was implemented throughout the online game industry from March 1, 2011. That webpage was published on May 16, 2011 and identifies the Ministry of Culture as its source.

3. Advice on healthy participation in online games by minors (historical material)

The five points below are the “Advice on Healthy Participation in Online Games by Minors” reproduced on the original parental supervision page and also included in the annex to the 2011 notice above. The annex names the Ministry of Culture's Expert Committee for Online Game Content Review, the Chinese Society of Education's Committee on Information Technology Education in Primary and Secondary Schools, and the China Youth Internet Association.

The figures of 2 hours per week and RMB 10 per month are recommendations in that historical material; they are not current statutory gaming-time or spending limits announced by this page. The National Press and Publication Administration's 2021 notice provides that online game companies may offer minors one hour of online game services, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., only on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory holidays, and requires real-name registration and login. The historical health advice and the anti-addiction requirements that companies must implement under the applicable rules should be understood separately.

  1. Actively control gaming time. Games should be a diversion from study and everyday life. Take an active part in various offline activities, and let your parents know about your behavior and experiences in online games.
  2. Avoid game features that may consume considerable time. Do not play large-scale role-playing games or games with player-versus-player (PK) features. Students attending school should play games for no more than 2 hours a week and spend no more than RMB 10 a month in games.
  3. Do not make games your emotional refuge. Especially when facing pressure and setbacks in real life, talk more with family and friends rather than relying solely on games to relieve stress.
  4. Develop a positive, healthy attitude toward gaming. Overcome tendencies to compare yourself with others, show off, harbor hatred, or seek revenge. Avoid developing harmful online behaviors such as bullying the weak or robbing others.
  5. Protect personal information. This includes identity information about yourself, your family, and your friends; home, school, and workplace addresses; and telephone numbers. Guard against online traps and cybercrime.

4. Parental supervision services described on the original page

The original page presents its “parental supervision mechanism” as a protection mechanism that helps parents monitor and correct excessive gaming by some minor children. Its service description reads as follows:

The parental supervision system takes parents' practical needs into account. When parents find that their children are excessively absorbed in games, they provide information such as proof of their lawful status as guardians, the game name and account, and their wishes concerning the degree of restriction. Several restrictive measures can be applied to accounts of children experiencing excessive gaming to address its harmful effects on minors, such as limiting the time windows and duration of daily gaming, allowing gaming only on holidays, or prohibiting it entirely.

The description above is from the source page. Please check with customer support which measures and application conditions are currently available for a particular game. This page does not introduce identical features for all games or a uniform processing deadline.

5. Service-progress enquiries described on the original page

The original page states that parents who have applied for parental supervision services may contact customer support during working hours with questions about the information they need to submit, the outcome, or other issues during the service period. An officer handling applications can provide answers or guidance. The original page does not specify working hours or promise a processing deadline.

For enquiries about application progress, contact the email address below.

6. Application materials and contact

The application steps on the original page are to download the “Guardian Information Statement,” “Minor's Information Statement,” and “Parental Supervision Application,” complete them as instructed, and email all three forms to kf@yodo1.com.

For enquiries about parental supervision services or to obtain application materials, please contact kf@yodo1.com.

7. Sources and related information

This English version is a reference translation of the corresponding Chinese material. For information about the corporate website, see the Corporate Website Privacy Notice and Website Terms of Use.