SUPPLIMENTAL PRIVACY POLICY FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and its rules (collectively, "COPPA") require us to inform parents and legal guardians (as used in this policy, "parents") about our practices for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information from children under the age of 13 ("children"). It also requires us to obtain verifiable consent from a child's parent for certain collection, use, and disclosure of the child's personal information.
This policy notifies parents of: • The types of information we may collect from children. • How we use the information we collect. • Our practices for disclosing that information. • Our practices for notifying and obtaining parents' consent when we collect personal information from children, including how a parent may revoke consent.
This policy only applies to children under the age of 13 and supplements the privacy policy of any third-party technology platforms used in connection with our virtual events or activities (“platforms”).
Information Collected from Children To enable participation in certain virtual events and activities, we collect through the use of platforms, certain information, including personal information, from children. We only collect as much information about a child as is reasonably necessary for the child to participate in an activity, and we do not condition his or her participation on the disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary.
Direct Information Collection
A child must provide us with the following information to participate in the virtual event or activity: the child's first name and a parent's email address. We or the platform may request additional information from your child, but this information is optional.
Automatic Information Collection
The platform may use technology to automatically collect information from our users, including children, when they participate in a virtual event or activity. The information we collect through these technologies may include:
• One or more persistent identifiers that can be used to recognize a user over time and across different websites and online services. • Information that identifies a device's location (geolocation information).
The platform also may combine non-personal information we collect through these technologies with personal information about you or your child that we collect online.
How We Use Your Child's Information We use the personal information we collect from your child to:
• register him or her with the platform.
The platform may use the information collected automatically through technology (see Automatic Information Collection and other non-personal information we collect to improve our its service and to deliver a better experience.
Our Practices for Disclosing Children's Information We do not share, sell, rent, or transfer children's personal information other than as described in this section.
We may disclose aggregated information about many of our users, and information that does not identify any individual or device. In addition, we may disclose children's personal information:
• To third parties we use to support the internal operations of our virtual events or activities and who are bound by contractual or other obligations to use the information only for such purpose and to keep the information confidential. • If we are required to do so by law or legal process, such as to comply with any court order or subpoena or to respond to any government or regulatory request. • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, or others, including to: • protect the safety of a child; • protect the safety and security of the virtual event or activity; or • enable us to take precautions against liability. • To law enforcement agencies or for an investigation related to public safety.
Social Features
The platform may offer social features, including chat or posting on message boards, that may enable children communicate with others on our through the platform. We do not control the types of information your child can send or post through them. We encourage parents to educate their children about safety online and to carefully monitor their children's use of social features to ensure they do not disclose their personal information through them.
Accessing and Correcting Your Child's Personal Information
At any time, you may review the child's personal information maintained by us, require us to correct or delete the personal information, and/or refuse to permit us from further collecting or using the child's information.
You can review, change, or delete your child's personal information by: • Logging into your child's account and visiting his or her account profile page. • Sending us an email at wucfeducate@wucf.org. To protect your privacy and security, we may require you to take certain steps or provide additional information to verify your identity before we provide any information or make corrections.