http://blog.famundo.com/articles/2006/01/30/childrens-online-privacy-protection-act en-us 40 <p>Parents should be aware that there are laws relating to the practice of collecting information on children under the age of 13.</p> <p>The Children&#8217;s Online Privacy Protection Act, or <span class="caps">COPPA</span>, was enacted by the Federal Trade Commission in 2000 and states that websites directed to children must put a link to its privacy policy in a &#8220;clear and prominent&#8221; place on the home page and at every area on the website where children are asked to provide personal information.</p> <p>The privacy policy must be written in a manner so that an average person can understand it and must explain what types of personal information are collected, how it is collected, and how the website will use the information. It also needs to tell the visitor whether the website gives the personal information to anyone else. If so, the policy must identify the third parties and tell the visitor how the third parties will in general use the information.</p> <p>For additional information on <span class="caps">COPPA</span> and resources on protecting children on the internet, please visit the <span class="caps">FTC</span>&#8217;s <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html">Kidz Privacy </a> website</p> <p><a href="http://www.famundo.com">Famundo </a> would like to assure you that your family&#8217;s privacy is a extremely important to us. We are fully <span class="caps">COPPA</span> compliant and have made sure that our website and privacy policies clearly outline how your information is used.</p> Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:33:00 -0500 urn:uuid:ef07e48e3b120324bc761cd47ad8fbaf richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) http://blog.famundo.com/articles/2006/01/30/childrens-online-privacy-protection-act Internet Safety http://blog.famundo.com/articles/trackback/7