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KQED KIDS PRIVACY POLICY
For Families Visiting KQED Kids:
The areas of KQED.org oriented to children, including KQEDKids.org, want kids, their parents and caregivers to understand the ways in which we may use information that kids provide when they visit our Web sites. KQED encourages children and their parents, teachers and other caregivers to spend time together online and participate in the activities offered on our site. You have trusted us for many years to provide responsible and quality content for children. We realize that this trust is especially important when children use the Internet. To continue providing content that it is safe, educational, and fun, you can be sure when using KidQED.org that:
In almost all activities, the information we collect is non-personal (such as first name, age, city and state). If you enter a contest, send us a question or send an electronic postcard, we will also ask for an email address. We only collect enough information from our visitors to make activities on KQED Kids fun and interesting.
• If you submit stories, artwork, comments or anything else to us, which is posted on our site, you will be identified on our site only first name, age, city, and state.
• If you send us an email with a question or comment, or enter one of our contests, we will reply using your email address, but we will not store it or use it again.
• If we know that a visitor is under the age of thirteen, we will collect a parent's permission offline (by postal mail, fax or phone) before we mail any prizes or share your child's personal information with anyone else.
We also promise to help children, their families and communities find the information they need to use the Internet safely and responsibly.
• When a KQED kids site is partially funded by outside sponsors, we will mark any underwriter logos with a "sponsored by" tag. We select our underwriters carefully, to ensure that the company's products and services fit KQED/PBS standards. KQED kids sites will not contain advertisements promoting ecommerce or direct links to ecommerce.
• All links to third party sites other than PBS KIDS are insulated with a KQED Kids or PBS KIDS bridge page. These pages clearly notify the visitor that he or she is leaving KQED Kids, and offers an opportunity to return to KQED Kids or PBS KIDS. Each bridge page displays a Web literacy tip, educating visitors how to be safe on the Internet. In the case of a sponsor's link, the bridge page will contain more information about the sponsor's relationship to KQED. Since we cannot be assured that links to outside sites follow our safety or privacy guidelines, we encourage adults and children to discuss these choices together. We are not responsible for the content or safety and privacy practices at any sites linked from our pages.
You and your child's use of this site are conditioned on your having accepted these terms. You should check back at this policy frequently, since it is subject to change from time to time, and your continued use of the site is conditioned upon your acceptance of any modifications hereto.
We want to make this site a place where families can surf and feel safe together, and where parents and caregivers are happy to have their children interact, learn and play. If you have any comments or questions, we're happy to hear them.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, send us an email to kids@kqed.org. You may also contact us at 2601 Mariposa St., San Francisco, CA 94110 (415.864.2000). Please read the KQED.org Privacy Policy for the other sites hosted on our server.
Last modified: 30 May 2002
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