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Privacy Policy
May 17, 2007, KIDSRUNNING.COM'S PRIVACY POLICY
KidsRunning.Com's privacy policy is in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) which pertains to children under 13 years of age.
PERSONAL INFORMATION or Public Disclosures
No personal information collected from children will be shared with 3rd parties. The operator of this site will not print or distribute a home address, email address, or telephone number of any child under the age of 13. All personal information collected will be for internal purposes or for photo permission collected from parents and shared only with Rodale.
PINs for VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT/Kids' Online Privileges
KidsRunning.Com has implemented a PIN (personal identification number) security system for kids (under 13 ) and parents. We encourage parents of kids under 17 years of age to also apply for PINs for themselves and for their kids. Click HERE for an explanation of PIN procedure. Click HERE for the PIN application. Through the PIN application we will collect contact information or publication notification and permission to print stories, artwork, guest book posts, and letters online. Without a PIN materials will only be collected offline or with prior written permission. Photo permission will be collected from parents through a signed Rodale Model Release. No photos will be printed without this signed release.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR and KIDS' EMAILS to KidsRunning
Children under 13 will be allowed to email the editor and running coach (Coach Ed). The editor and coach will respond once to the email. Through the PIN application, parents can give permission for KidsRunning.Com to print letters to the editor. Parents can also give permission for Carol Goodrow to email a child more than once or for Carol to forward an email to a coach or to Runner's World. Email addresses will only be saved with permission, by procedures indicated above. All other (under 13) kids' email addresses will be deleted.
Occasionally a letter from a child might indicate a good lead to a news or other article. In that case the editor may send a notice to the parent asking for parental written permission to follow the lead to a news article.
COOKIES
KidsRunning.Com writes a single cookie in order to
count "unique visitors," a site traffic measurement; it does not allow us
to
track or identify individuals, but simply to get an accurate count of how
many people use the site.
GUEST BOOK
KidsRunning.Com has a kid-safe guest book. All posts are prescreened by the editor. If a child has preposted an email address or last name, this information will be deleted before being printed online.
ALL WRITING THEMES
All emails will be screened. Email addresses will not be saved. Photos or drawings coming directly from children under 13 who do not have PINs should be sent in through the snail mail. No 'identifying' personal information will be posted.
RUNNING BOOKMARK PROGRAM
Bookmarks will be requested through the snail mail unless a child has a PIN. With a PIN, the child can send in a material for publication through the email and request a bookmark, but they must also follow through by sending in the bookmark request form and a SASE through the snail mail.
CHILD'S PARTICIPATION NOT LIMITED
A child's participation in activities won't be conditioned upon providing more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in any activity.
PARENTS MAY REVIEW CHILD'S PERSONAL INFORMATION /OPT-OUT/ACCESS VERIFICATION
At any time a parent may review his/her child's personal information which has been collected. A request may be made to have it deleted. A parent may also revoke any further collection of the child's information. This may be done by emailing, or writing to Carol Goodrow. If a parent has a PIN, he/she will be expected to use the PIN for ACCESS VERIFICATION in this communication for KidsRunning to ensure the safety and security of the child's personal information.
KidsRunning.Com is a member of the Runner's World family. Here is a link to the Rodale Privacy Policy. When you enter Runner's World by many of our existing links, you are subject to Rodale's Privacy Policy.
Web Operator Contact Information for KidsRunning.Com:
rwedit@rodale.com
Email KidsRunning.Com editor rwedit@rodale.com with questions.