For Parents and
Caregivers of PBS Kids
You have trusted us for many years to provide
responsible and quality content for children. As we move into the cyberspace
world, this trust becomes even more important to you, and to us. We believe the
following promises will improve the safety, value, and enjoyment of your child's
visits to our site and our affiliated sites.
We will not collect personally identifiable information from your child.
If your child sends us an e-mail with a question or comment, or enters one of
our contests, we will respond using his or her e-mail, but will not store it for
future communications.
If we know that your child is under the age of thirteen, we will collect your
permission offline (by postal mail, fax or phone) before we mail any prizes or
share your child's personal information with anyone else.
If your child submits stories, artwork, comments or anything else to us that is
posted on our site, he or she will be identified only by first name and age.
If you or your child localize on pbskids.org, a cookie will tell us your
station's call letters. PBS only keeps track of how many computers choose each
station. No personal information is stored in the cookie, even if you have
entered your name or email address on other parts of PBS Online.
We also promise to help children, their families and communities find the
information they need to use the Internet safely and responsibly.
When a WHRO 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 WHRO
standards. WHRO Kids sites will not contain advertisements promoting e-commerce
or direct links to e-commerce.
All links to third party sites are insulated with a WHRO Kids bridge page. These
pages clearly notify the visitor that he or she is leaving WHRO Kids, and offers
an opportunity to return to WHRO 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 PBS. 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 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. This is,
after all, your site.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, send us an e-mail
at info@whro.org
You may also contact us at 5200 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508.
Last modified: August 22, 2005
