I was thinking of ideas for software projects to work on, and the one I thought to try brought an interesting legal question to mind. The idea was to create a collection of tools, such as a browser, file storage, email, and other similar services via a web interface. Acting similar to a remote computer. The idea is for the platform to minimise data collected and disclosed, to provide users with desired privacy. As a privacy concerned minor, I already go to extraordinary lengths to ensure my privacy, even in situations where I may not have any legal basis (such as against legal guardians on personal devices).
If I were to run this platform, what legal requirements would I be faced with in regards to disclosing personal information, if the account owner is a minor. To be more specific, what information, if any, am I required to disclose to a parent or guardian of the account holder without the account holder's explicit permission? Legally, would I be required to disclose information such as the content of files stored on the service, the browsing history of the user, or the communications the user had with other users and the contents of the aforementioned communication. Would I be required to possibly even grant access to the minor's account at request of a parent or guardian.
An added complexity to the legal questionability of mandatory releasing of minor's data to parents or guardians, what provisions apply if I (the service provider) am unable to provide access to such data. For example, if the platform (as I intend to) stores the data in encrypted mediums, that is unrecoverable by the platform. In this case, many mandatory release of minor data, if legally required, would be invalid since I would no longer be capable of disclosure.
This is excluding cases such as those that are similar to HIPPA Privacy Rules. For example, releasing data in case of imminent threat to their person or others. This is in regard to the case of a parent or guardian contacting the platform requesting access to the account holders data for unspecified reasons. At this point, would I have to disclose anything? Do I have to keep the account? Would I (the service) legally be able to close the account, if the account holder had retroactively requested account termination in attempt of unauthorised access.
Background
Some background on why I ask. As I said I am a minor, and I've very privacy concerned. I encrypted everything I save with a very long and complex password that only I know, change constantly, and never transcribe to clear-text medium. I talk to people and read about stories, how their parents would violate basic levels of privacy that should be expected, things like reading journals. That's why I ask if there are any legal requirements that I, if I were to deploy a platform such as this, to the guardians. I don't believe they have any right whatsoever to the content stored in a platform like this, since everyone deserves the right to privacy. However, legally, I wanted to know what I would be mandated to do.