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Effective Date: 04/09/2014 We at KidUniverse.net want everyone's visit here to be enjoyable and safe. This privacy policy tells you what information we collect on the KidUniverse Sites, and how we maintain and use that information. We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes to our privacy policy, we will notify you by means of notice on the Site and this page prior to the changes becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. Your continued use of the KidUniverse Sites following the posting of any change shows your acceptance of the changes. This privacy policy covers the collection and use of information while on our sites www.kiduniverse.net. If we make material changes to how we use Personally Identifiable Information collected from children under age 13, we will notify you by means of a notice on this Site and may require parents to provide their email address in order for us to obtain verifiable parental consent for the new uses of the child's Personally identifiable information. Information Collected We do not collect any traditional Personally Identifiable Information (name, email address, phone number) about our users, however if you choose to provide such information within your email to us we may use it to respond to your requests. We receive email addresses only when you send email messages to us. You do not need to send us any email messages to use the KidUniverse Sites. If you are under 13 years old, please do not send us any email messages. Under the updated COPPA regulations, persistent identifiers, such as browser cookies and IP addresses, are now also considered personally identifiable information. Analysis of KidUniverse Traffic For our traffic tracking, we use Google Analytisc. These services use cookies to help us understand our traffic. The information gathered is anonymous and is never tied to any information that may personally identify you. We use this data to understand things like what pages have been visited and how long our users stay on our site. This information is used only for internal purposes and is invaluable to us because it lets us know what you like and want more of, so we can continue to make KidUniverse better. It's also really important for us to be able to understand our traffic so we know when we need to upgrade our servers! Without this info, we wouldn't have a clue! Cookies Cookies and beacons are industry standard for website traffic monitoring (for sites and advertisers) and you will receive them from most websites you visit. Our goal at KidUniverse is to have these tools used as safely as possible with our users. To this end, we are very careful to only work with the most reputable of advertising networks who adhere to all IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) policies and fully comply with all privacy laws, including COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). KidUniverse uses cookies to track game progress and level completion. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any Personally Identifiable Information. The use of cookies by third parties is not covered by our privacy policy. We have no access or control over these cookies. More Information Here is more information about online advertising that's put out by the IAB (the Internet Advertising Bureau), so you can learn more about all of this: Guidelines for Kids Under 13 When you send us a question or comment, we will only use your e-mail address to respond to you. We do not sell your e-mail address. Remember, always check with your parent or guardian when surfing the Web! Sharing of Personally Identifiable Information We will share your Personally identifiable information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. We do not sell your Personally Identifiable Information to third parties. Parents have a right to consent to our collection and use of their child’s personally identifiable information without also consenting to the disclosure of that information to third parties We may provide your personally identifiable information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as responding to your email inquiries. These companies are authorized to use your personally identifiable information only as necessary to provide these services to us. We may also disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process, when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request. Security The security of your personally identifiable information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personally identifiable information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Links to Other Sites Our site contains links to other sites that are not controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and read the privacy policies of each and every site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies only to information collected by this site. International Users If you are located outside of the United States, please note that this site is hosted on our computer servers in the United States. Therefore, your information may be processed and stored in the United States. As a result, United States federal and state governments, courts, or law enforcement or regulatory agencies may be able to obtain disclosure of your information through laws applicable in the United States. Your use of the KidUniverse Sites or your submission of any Personally identifiable information (such as your email address) to us will constitute your consent to the transfer of your Personally identifiable information outside of your home country to the United States, which may provide for different data protection rules than in your country.
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