Since the form specifically states that you are agreeing to share your contact information with the repository's author, Meta, I would wager that the primary concern is compliance with regulations like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). Meta (then Facebook) has dealt with several different FTC complaints about privacy and their use of personal information from minors. I would expect that Meta's lawyers want to ensure that any time they gather personal information from people that they know the age of those people lest they inadvertently monetize information from minors.
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