Privacy Policy
Collection and Storage of Information for Children Under 13 IFAW is committed to complying fully with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). We may collect and store personal information about kids under 13 if it is submitted to our Site with the parent's verifiable consent, in adherence with COPPA. To determine who is younger than 13 years old and whether parental consent is required, we may ask users to submit their date of birth. Those users that indicate they are under 13 years of age must submit a parent’s e-mail address, and we will contact the parent for consent. If given permission from a parent, we may collect and store the following types of personal information about a child under 13: name, email address, mailing address, parent's or guardian's name, and parent's or guardian's email address. We do not gather personal information about a child through the use of passive collection mechanisms such as cookies. For more information on how we use cookies and other information collection tools, please see our section on cookies (provided below). The information that a child provides us may be used to: (a) allow the child to participate in activities on our site (e.g., contests); and, (b) allow us to send the child promotional materials, including information about contests, features and enhancements, special offers, and other events of interest. We may also use the information for our internal marketing and demographic studies, so that we can constantly improve the products and services we provide our visitors and to better meet their needs. Please note that we will not condition a child's participation in an activity, such as contests, on the child's disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in the activity. A parent who has already given us permission to collect and use his or her child's personal information can, at any time, do the following: review, correct, or have deleted the child's personal information; and/or, discontinue further collection and use of the child's personal information. To do so, please contact us at the address below and be sure to include your child's name and email address, and your name and email address. We urge kids to check with their parents before entering information on any website and we urge parents to discuss with their kids restrictions regarding the online release of personal information to anyone they don't know. To make sure that MyAnimalIsland.org stays safe and fun: Almost all the information IFAW collects on this site is non-personal (such as screen name, age, city and state). The author of any content submitted to IFAW through MyAnimalIsland.org that appears on the site will be identified only by first name, age, city and state. IFAW currently does not disclose to third parties personally identifiable information that kids provide, except from time to time, we may transfer, disclose or share such information with third parties who may be engaged by us specifically to handle and deliver certain online activities (e.g. conducting contests and sweepstakes). Such third parties have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. We may also disclose personally identifiable information to third parties in order to comply with law or requests by law enforcement agencies, to enforce our Terms and Conditions or to protect the rights, property or safety of the Site, users of the Site, and others, or as part of a sale or other disposition of our assets (including our customer records). As you visit MyAnimalIsland.org, it is possible that several cookies will be set on your computer. A cookie is information a web site puts on your computer's hard drive so that the site can remember your preferences or which pages you visited on that site. IFAW uses the information from cookies to deliver relevant local resources, remember browser preferences, and improve our visitors' experiences on the Site. No personal information is ever stored in an IFAW cookie, even if you have entered your name or e-mail address on other parts of My Animal Island. IFAW does not sell information collected by cookies or use the information for commerce-related purposes. In addition, IFAW will not filter content based on your preferences without permission. Cookies on MyAnimalIsland.org are, for example, used at the following times: If you watch a video clip or listen to an audio clip on MyAnimalIsland.org, a cookie will remember which media player (such as Real Player or QuickTime) and which type of clip (high or low bandwidth) you prefer to use on your computer. You can change your video and audio preferences at any time, or choose a player each time you view or listen to a clip. *What's a cookie? A cookie is information a Web site puts on your computer's hard drive so that the site can remember your preferences or which pages you visited on that site. Governing Law IFAW controls and operates this Site in the United States of America. Our online privacy practices are governed by the laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which may differ from privacy laws in your state or home country. By submitting your personal information to this Site, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to any country and its use and disclosure in accordance with U.S. federal and Massachusetts law and with this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, send us an e-mail at webupdates@ifaw.org. Send mail to the following postal address: Call the following telephone number: |
Welcome to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (“IFAW”) myanimalisland.org website (the “Site”). IFAW believes in the power of kids and we urge both kids and their parents to use and enjoy the Site. While we encourage the interactive nature of online media, we encourage parents and kids to learn how to safeguard their privacy when traveling on the World Wide Web. Use of this Site is conditioned on your having accepted these terms. You should check back to 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.
