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This
page provides information on three areas of site usage and privacy issues:
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Safe
Content from 3rd Parties |
All content
will be scrutinized, as will the source site, for compliance with Internet
child safety guidelines as set out by the UK government NGFL organization
(part of the UK Department of Education) in the document - How to get
your website on the National Grid for Learning Website - at http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/downloads/NGfL.pdf |
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In compliance with our
registration policy and the guidelines set forth by the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Children's Advertising Review Unit
(CARU), Kindersite.org is committed to protecting the privacy of each
visitor who registers with us. Here is an explanation of our Data Collection
process. |
Obtaining
Parental Consent |
Under
the USA Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which went into effect
on April, 21, 2000, Kindersite.org will require parental consent in order
to keep in our records any registered user information
from a child 12 or under. After April 21st, when a child 12 or under registers
with us, we will ask for a parent's e-mail address and then write to that
e-mail address requesting parental consent. A parent has 21 days to respond
with consent. Parents must follow a hotlink from the e-mail letter to
a web page where they can give consent or delete their child's registration
information. If we do not hear back within 21 days, that child's registration
information is deleted from our system. Once we receive parental consent,
we will follow-up with a confirmatory e-mail. Parents are invited to review
and delete their child's personal information at any time and refuse to
permit further collection. All they have to do is visit our registration
area from the same browser and machine on which their child registered.
There they can review their child's information and, if they choose to
delete that information, simply click delete next to the child's name.
We also provide all our users - children and adults - with a simple procedure
to remove their registration information at any time from any computer.
Delete registration: http://www.kindersite.org/
At the same time, we ask parents to closely
monitor the Internet activities of their children and become educated
on the various Internet and software tools available to help ensure that
their child has a fun and satisfying on-line experience. |
| What
Information We Collect Via Registration |
| Kindersite.org
respects the privacy of its on-line visitors. All registration information
is collected on a voluntary basis. We do not ask registered users for a
real name or postal address. Instead they are invited to create a fictitious
nickname and provide their age, e-mail address, gender, zip code, name of
school state and country |
| How
We Use the Registration Information |
Kindersite.org
uses information from registered users to notify them, from time to time,
about new features in Kindersite.org. Note, these nicknames are not personal
information or e-mail addresses. No one can contact children on-line or
off-line based on these nicknames. We also use registered user information
to complete the academic research that is the primary purpose of the Kindersite.
We make available our overall number of registered users in publicity
documents.
As we explain elsewhere the Kindersite.org
website is the visable part of a research tool for academic researchers,
in the field of childrens use of Internet Content. It is used to further
the understanding of the many questions that face the educational world
in understanding how best to use the new tools of Internet and technology
in to the education process. The data supplied to accredited researchers,
WILL NEVER INCLUDE - the real name, nickname, personal address or name
of school of ANY child. Only total numbers will be supplied to the researchers. |
| Changing
Registration Information |
Registered
users are welcome to view, change or delete their registration information
at any time. Simply go to the registration page of Kindersite.org using
the same computer from which you initially registered. When the welcome
screen appears, you can click on "delete or add".
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| Introduction
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This Site
is published and maintained by Kindersite.org. Your access to and use
of this Site is subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms
of Use"). Please read the Terms of Use carefully before using this
Site. When you access, browse or use this Site, you accept, without limitation
or qualification, the Terms of Use. If you do not agree with the Terms
of Use, do not use this Site.
Kindersite.org reserves the right, at
our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of the Terms
of Use at any time, without notice or obligation. As such, please check
the terms of use periodically for changes. Your continued use of this
Site following the posting of changes to the Terms of Use will mean that
you accept the changes.
Please note that the headings contained
in these Terms of Use are inserted for convenience of reference only and
shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope
of any of the provisions contained in the Terms of Use. |
| Your
Right to Use the Site and Site Materials |
This Site
is only for your personal use. Kindersite.org grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, limited right to enter, display and use this Site. You
agree not to affect/interrupt or to attempt to affect/interrupt the operation
of this Site in any manner.
Unless otherwise stated, this Site and
the content provided in this Site ("Site Materials"), including,
but not limited to, the text and images contained on the site and their
arrangement are the copyrighted property of Kindersite.org and/or third
party licensors. (Please note that while the terms Site and Site Materials
may appear in the terms of use together, when either term appears in the
terms of use without the other, either term shall mean both Site and Site
Materials.) All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary
and the property of their respective owners.
You may use the Site for non-commercial
and informational use only. No portion of this Site, including text, images,
audio, video or data may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted,
uploaded, posted or distributed in any way without the prior written consent
of Kindersite.org OR the appropriate copyright owner, except that you
may download, display and print one copy of the content provided in this
Site on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use only,
provided that (i) you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other
proprietary notices, and (ii) you make no modifications whatsoever to
the materials.
Your use of this Site does not create,
and nothing contained in this Site shall be construed as creating or conferring
to you, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, a license or any other
rights in trademarks, service marks, copyrights or other intellectual
property rights or any other rights of Kindersite.org or any third party.
This Site is provided free of charge and for informational and educational
purposes only and does not create a relationship between you and Kindersite.org.
Any unauthorized use of the Site
and Site Materials may subject you to penalties and damages, including,
but not limited to, damages relating to the violation of trademarks, service
marks, copyright policies, the laws of privacy and publicity, and certain
civil and criminal statutes.
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| Submissions
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You agree
that any information submitted by you through this Site is considered
non-confidential and non-proprietary, unless specifically stated otherwise
in these Terms of Use. You represent that you have the lawful right to
submit such information and agree that you will not submit any information
unless you are legally entitled to do so.
Because of the open nature of the Internet,
common sense would dictate, and we would recommend, that you not submit
to us any information you consider confidential. |
| Disclaimer
of Warranties and Damages; Limitation of Liability |
YOUR USE
OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU OBTAIN BY
USE OF THIS SITE IS OBTAINED AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS SITE AND THE SITE
MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS
SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Links to or from this Site ("Linked
Sites") may exist. No judgment or warranty is made by Kindersite.org
with respect to Linked Sites or any of the information, services or products
offered on the Linked Sites. Kindersite.org disclaims any responsibility
for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on Linked
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association, sponsorship or affiliation with any Linked Sites or with
any merchandise, products or services offered through such Linked Sites,
unless specifically stated. kindersite.org neither operates nor has any
control over the content or any other aspect of any Linked Sites, and
is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any Linked
Sites.
NONE OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN CREATING,
PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THIS SITE ARE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER LOSSES, COSTS,
OR EXPENSES WHICH MAY ARISE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THROUGH ACCESS TO,
USE OF, OR BROWSING OF THIS SITE OR THROUGH YOUR DOWNLOADING OF SITE MATERIALS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANYTHING CAUSED BY BUGS, VIRUSES, OR ANY
COMPUTER SYSTEM, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR PROGRAM MALFUNCTIONS, OR ANY OTHER
ERRORS, FAILURES OR DELAYS. IN NO EVENT WILL WALDEN MEDIA BE LIABLE TO
ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, LOSS OF PROGRAMS
OR DATA) WITHOUT REGARD TO THE FORM OF ACTION AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, SITE MATERIALS, ANY OTHER CONTENT OR SERVICE
ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE OR LINKED SITES, OR ANY COPYING, DISPLAYING
OR USE THEREOF. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
You shall indemnify and hold Kindersite.org
harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes
of action, damages, losses and expenses, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of suit, arising out of or in connection
with your use of this Site. |
| Termination |
| The Terms of Use are effective
until terminated by either party. Kindersite.org may terminate your access
to the Site immediately without notice from us if, in our sole discretion,
you fail to comply with any term of condition of the Terms of Use. You may
terminate this Agreement, immediately without notice to us, at any time
by discontinuing your use of the Site, and any materials you have obtained
from the Site. |
| Jurisdiction |
| You are responsible for complying
with the laws of the jurisdiction from which you are accessing this Site
and you agree that you will not access or use the information on this Site
in violation of such laws. The Terms of Use are governed by and are in accordance
with the laws of theUnited Kingdom. If you attempt to bring any legal proceedings
against Kindersite.org you specifically acknowledge that Kindersite.org
is free to choose the jurisdiction of our preference as to where such action
against us may be held. kindersite.org shall make such decision entirely
as it suits us, without regard to where in the world you are located, or
from where in the world you visited this Site. |
| Notice
of Copyright Infringement Claims |
Kindersite.org
is concerned about protecting the copyright and other intellectual property
rights of others. You may notify kindersite.org by providing the following
information to our designated agent, as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512,
if you believe you have a copyright infringement claim resulting from
material posted on this Site:
A physical or electronic signature of the owner, or a person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed;
- Identification of the copyrighted work, or a representative
listing of the copyrighted works, claimed to have been infringed;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to
be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and information
reasonably sufficient to allow the service provider to locate the
material;
- Information reasonably sufficient to allow us to
contact you, including your address, telephone number, and if available,
your electronic mail address;
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that
the use of the material as described is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; and
- A statement that the information in your notification
is accurate, and under the penalty of perjury, that you are the owner,
or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right
that is allegedly infringed.
Please provide your notification to our
the Kindersite.orgwho may be contacted as follows:
Email: Info@kindersite.org
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