J2 Interactive Web Site Privacy Policy

J2 Interactive, LLC (“J2 Interactive” or “J2”) respects the privacy of every individual who visits our web site, and we recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information collected. In keeping with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we are particularly committed to safeguarding children’s personal information collected online, and to helping children learn how to safely control their personal information while on the Internet.  We do not ask children to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in any activity.

Our Privacy Policy has been carefully crafted to take your privacy concerns into consideration and to comply with privacy guidelines published by the Federal Trade Commission and other respected online privacy advocacy groups. We may modify these policies from time to time to better address your concerns or to make other additions, deletions or changes that J2 Interactive determines to be appropriate. By using our web site, you agree to abide by the terms of our Privacy Policy.

NOTE: J2 Interactive provides the JuniorNet Children’s Service, an online subscription service for children that is safe, secure and advertising-free. The JuniorNet Children’s Service is governed by a separate Privacy Policy and Terms of Service that apply specifically to members and their parents.

The Information We Collect

Non-Personally-Identifiable Information

When visiting our site, we automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information such as the type of computer operating system (e.g., Windows 95 or Mac OS X) and browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) being used, and the domain name of the Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, EarthLink).

Personally-Identifiable Information Collected from Children

To enable children to participate in some of our online activities, we may ask them to provide personal information including first name, e-mail address, and age.

On some activities on our site, such as where children can send electronic animated postcards to their friends or participate in a contest or sweepstakes, we also may ask children to provide personal information about other people. This is usually limited to an e-mail address. We also may ask for the name and e-mail address of the child’s parent.

Personally-Identifiable Information Collected from Adults (18 years or older)

In order to participate in the JuniorNet Affiliate Program, you must be 18 years of age or older. We may ask you to provide personal information including name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, tax-payer id number and type.

In order to request a JuniorNet trial or subscribe to the JuniorNet service, you must be 18 years of age or older. When requesting a trial or subscribing to the JuniorNet we may ask you to provide personal information including name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number.  Whenever we do collect personally-identifiable information from you, we will explicitly notify you that we are doing so and we will provide you an opportunity to either (i) "opt out" of having your information stored, used or shared for any reasons other than follow-up correspondence with you from us, or (ii) restrict how this information is being used by indicating your preferences on the form we use to collect information.

How We Use the Information

Information collected from children

We never share children’s personal information with third parties.

We only use children’s information for our internal purposes to allow them to enter contests, participate in online posting, and to send electronic animated postcards to friends, and to respond to postings they have sent us.

We use the information about others so that children can send them an electronic animated postcard, or to notify parents when children have entered a contest and obtain parental permission for children’s participation in contests and sweepstakes.

We do evaluate site usage by analyzing user information in the aggregate that is not personally identifiable. This information will help us tailor our site to better meet your needs and preferences.

Information collected from adults

We use information collected during the CD request and registration process to send a JuniorNet CD or trial version, to bill for the JuniorNet subscription service, and to offer parents products, programs, or services that we believe may interest them.

We use the information collected during the Affiliate Program registration to verify potential affiliates, to communicate about the Affiliate Program, to process Affiliate payments, and to offer products or services that we believe may interest them.

Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites and Sponsors

The JuniorNet.com site may offer contests, sweepstakes, or promotions that are sponsored by or co-sponsored with identified third parties. By virtue of their sponsorship, these third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that children voluntarily submit to participate in the contest, sweepstakes, or promotion. J2 does not control the third-party sponsor’s use of this information. For a list of names and contact information of outside third parties, write to info@juniornet.net.

Cookies and Non-Personally-Identifiable Information

J2 transfers non-personally identifiable information in the form of a "cookie," which is a piece of information that a web site automatically transfers to your hard drive for record-keeping purposes when a web site is accessed. Cookies themselves do not contain any personally identifiable information. Most Internet browsers include the ability to erase cookies from your hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but if you prefer, you may set yours to alert you when cookies are being sent or to disable or refuse cookies altogether.

Security

We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.

Parental Review of Information

E-mail us at info@juniornet.net for instructions on how you can accomplish any of the following:

• access the personally identifiable information that the JuniorNet.com has collected from your child,
• correct factual errors in such information,
• request to have this information deleted, or
• request that we no longer collect or maintain such information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our privacy policy and/or practices, please contact us at the following e-mail address, address and telephone number:

info@juniornet.net

J2 Interactive, LLC
16 Harvard Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

1- 800-JUNIORNET

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