Traders shall not target advertisements to a consumer based on profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:
(a)
by using personal data of the consumer where the trader is aware with reasonable certainty that the consumer is a minor;
(b)
by using special categories of personal data of the consumer referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Compliance with the obligations set out in this Article shall not oblige traders to process additional personal data to assess whether the consumer is a minor.
This Article does not apply to providers of online platforms to whom Section 3 of Chapter III of Regulation 2022/2065 applies.