On 29 December 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China
(CAC) issued the Announcement on Submitting the Compliance
Audit Status of Minor Personal Information Protection (the
"Announcement"). It introduces a recurring, annual
filing obligation: any personal information (PI) handler that
processes personal information of minors is expected to conduct a
compliance audit of its processing activities of minor's
personal information and submit the audit status to the competent
CAC by 31 January of the following year.
The filing package should comprise of:
- Undertaking Letter;
- Minor Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit Report
(if available); and
- Annual Compliance Audit Status Form.
