Privacy

Privacy Policy Summary for Kids

Revision Release Date 5/31/10

As a kid on the internet, Kabongo wants to protect your personal information. Your privacy is very important to us and should be very important to you too.

To help protect your privacy, the government has created laws that don’t let websites collect personal information from kids without letting their parents know. Since we don’t want to break the law, we ask for as little information as we can and we don’t share it with anyone without their parent’s permission.

We ask for your parent’s email address so we can get their permission for you to be on our website. We ask for you to create a username and password so you can login once your parent’s gives their permission. We use your email address, if you give it to us, only to send information you specifically request from Kabongo - like if you forget your password and want to reset it or if you have a question about the website.

To help us protect your information, we use the latest and greatest, high-tech security systems to keep your info safe and secure.

If for some reason, we change our privacy policy, we’ll let you and your parent know.

Privacy Policy Summary for Parents and Teachers

Kabongo is dedicated to keeping the information we collect secure. Our games are designed to comply with the standards set by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (or “COPPA”).

COPPA requires us to inform parents and legal guardians about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children under 13 years of age. This policy describes our practices with respect to information we collect from you, as well as from your child.

Under COPPA, we may not, and we do not, condition your child’s participation in any Kabongo activity on the provision of more information than is reasonably necessary for your child to participate in that activity.

Information we collect and how it is used

What information we collect from children

SKATEKIDS BETA

For our Skatekids beta test, Kabongo requires a child to provide us with a valid email for their parent in order for us to obtain consent from their parent and activate their account. We also ask them to provide us with a username and password for game play once their account is activated by their parent.

Once their account is activated, children have the ability to use a chat feature within the site. This feature consists of only pre-defined statements and emotes – meaning children cannot enter any personal information. We will also periodically request feedback from participants in the beta regarding the website. For example, we may ask – “Who is your favorite character on the website?” Most of these questions will be in a multiple choice format but we may also allow them to send us their comments in our Feedback section. Here they would directly send information and suggestions to our Kabongo designers and developers for the sole purpose of improving our website functionality and game play.

We may also use information a child submits, such as email address or his or her username, to respond one time to a direct request, such as a request for password reset or a support question about the operation of the website.

SKATEKIDS ISLAND BETA

To register for our Skatekids Island beta (which will not be released until August of 2010), Kabongo does not collect any information from a child. All personal information we collect must come from the child’s parent.

What information we collect from parents

SKATEKIDS BETA

In order for a parent to activate their child’s account for our Skatekids beta test, we collect personal information such as an email address and a password in order to create a parent account. We use your email address to communicate with you about beta testing, promotions, new products, support, security, privacy, or administrative issues. We also give parents the option of supplying us with the first name of their child/children in order for them to be able to identify them more easily from their parent account.

SKATEKIDS ISLAND BETA

In order for a parent to register for our Skatekids Island beta (to be released in August of 2010), we directly collect personal information such as name, email address and year of birth. We will also request mailing address and age and gender of their child/children (submitting information in these areas is optional).

We use your name so that we can identify you and address you properly in any communication. We use your email address to communicate with you about beta testing, promotions, new products, support, security, privacy, or administrative issues. We use your birth date to verify that you are over 13 years of age. We ask for the age and gender of your child for research purposes to better understand who our users are. We ask for your mailing address to send information for special promotions or news regarding our products and services.

What information we collect from teachers and students

Participating districts and schools supply us with teacher first and last names, grade level, email address and campus. This information is used to create school and class profiles, assign students and communicate regarding student activity, support, security, privacy and administrative issues. Districts and schools also supply us with student first and last names, grade level and teacher name. Optionally they may provide us with a Student ID number or other unique identifier to match records with standard student information systems (SIS). This information is used to create individual/unique login information and assign students to their respective campus and teacher.

In the course of providing web-based products and services (such as web based games and applications) and in order to provide the highest quality user experience for our members, Kabongo passively tracks the activity of users accessing our website. This information includes IP addresses of users, page views, unique visitors, and repeat visitors. This data is not correlated in any way with any personally identifiable information.

We also use cookies, which are stored on your computer, to enhance your user experience. This cookie passively tracks your preferences, when you are logged in, and some of your activities while on our websites. You may choose to reject these cookies, but if you do, you may be unable to take advantage of all the website features and services. Refer to your browser’s help information to learn how to disable cookies.

From time to time, Kabongo may run promotions or special offers on its websites that may require you to provide certain information, such as your name, email address, or shipping address. These promotions and special offers are optional, but if you decide to participate, the personal information you provide may be shared with a third party in order to deliver awards or special offers to you.

Parents, legal guardians, or teachers given permission by a parent, may request that we remove children’s personal information at any time. They can do this by writing us at the address below or sending an email to privacy@kabongo.com.

Security and protection of information we collect

Information we collect is stored in a secure data facility, and is only available to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis.

We take additional reasonable precautions to secure and protect the information we collect. For example, all personal information is password protected. Additionally, certain data, such as financial information, is collected via a SSL connection. However, no information collected over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. If we become aware of a security breach that may affect your personal information, we will notify you via the email address you provide.

If you have any questions or concerns about how Kabongo secures personal information, contact privacy@kabongo.com.

Information we share

Kabongo is not in the business of renting and selling personal information to any entity outside of Kabongo websites. Kabongo will share your and your child’s personal information under the following circumstances:

  • To comply with a subpoena, court order, or other legal proceeding, or if otherwise requested by a legitimate law enforcement body to cooperate in their investigations.
  • To prevent, investigate, or to take some other action against illegal activities, potential fraud, potential physical threats to any person, violations of our terms of service, or in any other way as required by law.
  • If we sell all or part of our business, personal information may be disclosed as part of the sale or transfer of the business assets. Entities we sell or transfer these assets to will be bound by this privacy policy.

      • Contacting Kabongo

      If you have any questions or concerns about the Kabongo privacy policy, you can contact us at:

      Kabongo, Inc
      Customer Support – Privacy Policy Issues
      5801 Christie Avenue
      Suite #470
      Emeryville, CA 94608

      Email: privacy@kabongo.com

      Changes to our Privacy Policy

      From time to time, Kabongo may make changes to our Privacy Policy. We will notify you of any material changes that may impact how we use your information or the information of your child by sending an email to the primary email address of each registered adult user or by placing a prominent notice on our site.