{"slug":"ad-eligibility","useCases":["Pre-flight checks in ad servers and demand-side platforms","Campaign approval in agencies","Guardrails for AI agents that create or buy ads","Consent and audience reviews in e-commerce"],"inputFields":[["country","ISO code of an EU/EEA country"],["age","Age of the intended recipient, 0–120"],["industry","gaming, gambling, alcohol, retail, finance, health, media or education"],["ad_type","contextual, personalized or profiling"],["ai_used","Whether AI creates or targets the ad"]],"name":"NovaCopilot Ad Eligibility API","question":"May we show this ad to this person, in this country, with this AI system?","description":"Returns a structured decision on whether an advertisement may be shown, the risk level and the controls required across the AI Act, GDPR, DSA and national marketing law.","regulations":["AI Act","GDPR","DSA","National marketing law"],"endpoint":"/api/public/v1/eligibility","status":"live demo","exampleInput":{"country":"SE","age":15,"industry":"gaming","ad_type":"personalized","ai_used":true},"exampleOutput":{"decision":"not_allowed","risk":"high","confidence":0.92,"eligibility_status":"not_allowed","restrictions":["No advertising based on profiling of minors on online platforms","Prohibited: AI that exploits age-related vulnerabilities"],"alternative_paths":["Behavioural advertising towards minors is not permitted. Contextual advertising may be a lower-risk alternative.","Restrict the campaign to verified adult audiences."],"applicable_regulations":["AI Act","GDPR","DSA","National marketing law (SE)"],"required_controls":["Disclose AI involvement and label AI-generated content","Serve contextual advertising only","Disable profiling for minors","Apply age assurance"],"summary":"Advertising based on profiling is not permitted when the recipient is likely a minor.","reasoning_summary":"The recipient is likely a minor and the ad relies on profiling, which the DSA prohibits on online platforms.","affected_groups":["minors"],"sources":[{"id":"dsa.art28.2","type":"Age Restriction","regulation":"DSA","reference":"Art. 28(2)","title":"No profiling-based advertising to minors","jurisdiction":"EU","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj","effective_date":"2024-02-17"},{"id":"aiact.art5.1b","type":"Risk Classification","regulation":"AI Act","reference":"Art. 5(1)(b)","title":"Prohibited: AI exploiting vulnerabilities due to age","jurisdiction":"EU","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj","effective_date":"2025-02-02"}],"relevant_enforcement":[{"id":"enf.ec.dsa.meta.2024","type":"Enforcement Action","title":"Formal DSA proceedings against Meta on minors","authority":"European Commission","country":"EU","date":"2024-05-16","url":"https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/dsa-enforcement","summary":"Proceedings on whether Facebook and Instagram systems exploit minors' inexperience and on age assurance."},{"id":"enf.ie.dpc.tiktok.2023","type":"Fine","title":"TikTok: processing of children's personal data","authority":"Data Protection Commission","country":"IE","amount":"EUR 345 million","date":"2023-09-15","url":"https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/latest-news","summary":"Public-by-default settings for child accounts and design choices that nudged children towards less private options."}],"regulatory_signals":[{"id":"trend.age-assurance","title":"Age assurance is becoming an enforcement expectation","summary":"Supervisors increasingly expect effective age assurance rather than self-declared age.","date":"2025-07-14"}]},"page":"https://explorecopilotai.com/agents/ad-eligibility","disclaimer":"Illustrative examples. Not legal advice."}