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CyberZone Privacy Policy
Cyberzone, the space age way for kids to play
We Love Kids! So much, in fact, that we decided to create a fun, safe and educational Web site, just for children ages 4 to 12. 
Our mission is to create a fun environment where kids can surf safely and have a good time. It's been a challenge, but with the support of our sponsors, and feedback from people like you, we're getting close to achieving our dream.

Who are we? We're a dedicated team of people who believe that kids deserve quality environments on the Net. With the financial support of companies who also care about kids, we've set out to create the best place on the Net for young people. And the teachers, parents and kids that have visited our Web site seem to agree. Just look at some of the comments about CyberZone that we've received:

What a tremendous place for kids! My students have really enjoyed your "friends around the galaxy" e-pal activities.

J. Smith, Ottawa, Canada
I love your games -- the "Intergalactic Olympics" game is my favorite! 
  
Sara, age 10, Montreal, Canada
At last... a Web site where I can turn off the Net Nanny and let my kids have fun! Thanks, CyberZone!

F. Tallim, Vancouver, Canada

We like to think that in our own small way, we are helping kids around the world share friendship and experiences that will last a lifetime.

Online safety

We believe that nothing is more important than the safety of your child.

Anyone can participate in CyberZone. But kids do have to register if they want to post anything to the site, join in our "Friends Around the Galaxy" e-pal program, collect prizes or join the StarZone Club for special newsletters and activities.

When registering, we ask kids to give us their name, date of birth, city/province/postal code and e-mail address, as well as any other fun details that kids have asked us to include. This gives us a better idea of who is visiting us and how we can keep improving the content of our site to meet the needs of our young visitors.

Note: We respect the safety and privacy of your children. We do not ask for home street addresses, telephone numbers, names of schools or any other information that could jeopardize their safety.

We do ask kids for some additional information before they can collect the nifty prizes that they've earned playing games on our site. This is a purely optional activity. Kids aren't required to fill out our CyberZone Survey to enjoy other parts of CyberZone. And Don't worry -- we tell kids to get their parents' permission to participate, because we want to make sure that parents are aware that their children are sharing information with our Web site. Why do we ask these questions? The CyberZone Survey lets us understand the issues that are important to kids and they also help other companies learn about kids. The results of any surveys we do with kids -- whether for ourselves or for others -- always are reported in general, or aggregate, terms. For example, we will not release a specific child's response, like "Johnny Britten says this." Instead, we report that 11-year-olds feel one way while 7-year-olds think something else. We never disclose information that can identify individual children.

We want to make Kids' World the best site ever. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions. Contact us by e-mail at "Star-bright Productions" and we'll be sure to get back to you.


 
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