To make sure we respect our young visitors, we adhere to the the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Children's Advertising Review Unit's Self Regulatory Guidelines for Children's Advertising: Guidelines for Interactive Electronic Media.

Personal Information
Registering with personal information to play in Kids' World is not required. Any kids, whether they've registered or not, can join the "Bugland Band" and play virtual instruments in "Bugs on Parade," be a bug detective and find the missing burgers in "The Bugland Burger Game," check out letters sent to "Dear Ziggy," or voice their opinions in our weekly Bugland Poll. All of these activities (and more) can be experienced and enjoyed without sharing any personal information. 

Voluntary Submissions
Kids who want to participate in special Kids' World activities, like free email accounts, joining chat rooms, and prize-winning contests are asked for minimal personal information. 

To obtain a bugmail account, each user is asked to provide their parents' e-mail address. We use this address to let their parents know that their child has registered with us. We don't do anything else with parents' e-mail addresses. And we don't sell bugmail addresses to third parties. We ask users to tell us whether they'd like to receive a free Kids' World e-mail newsletter. If they say No, then that's fine. 

To participate in chat rooms, we ask users to make up a screen name and password and to provide their birthdate and gender. The age and gender information is used only in the aggregate form, so that we can calculate the typical gender and average age of our audience. 

If kids want to be eligible to win free prizes, we ask them to give us their full name, mailing address, and parents' email address. We collect this information so we know where to send any prizes they might win. Should a child win a contest, parents will be contacted directly.

Moreover, for kids who state that they are under 13, we require parental permission before they can participate in these special activities. We've set up a 1-800 phone number that their parents can call to let us know that it's ok. Or, parents can also download and sign our e-mail consent form and fax or mail it to us. We want parents to know what their kids are doing, so any time kids give us personal information when they sign up for activities on the site, we send an e-mail to the parent's e-mail address just to let them know.

Kids' World doesn't track visitors to our site, and doesn't share their information with any of our partners, sponsors, advertisers, or friends. 

No matter what information is given to us, it is our policy never to post more than a user's screen name, home town, state, and age. 

Updating and Deleting Personal Information
Kids' World members and their parents can view, correct, update, and delete personal information from our database at any time, as long as they have the correct ID number and corresponding password. (Visit the Kids' World "sign-up zone" for more information on how to do this.) 

Cookies
Cookie are small text files that we send to your computer. They help us improve your experience of our games (by marking how far you got, and what your score was), and they help us administer our e-mail service and our chat rooms. Cookies are not used for gathering information. However, if you are concerned about the use of cookies, you will find information on how to disable cookies on your browser here.

If you still have questions about our policy, feel free to email us at parents@kidsworld.com or call 1-613-389-1234.  Our real-world address is: Kid's World Inc., 1023 Spruce Ave., Rome, New York 154578.