You have trusted us for many years to provide responsible and quality content for children. As we move into the cyberspace world, this trust becomes even more important to you, and to us. We believe the following promises will improve the safety, value, and enjoyment of your child's visits to our site and our affiliated sites.

We will not collect personally identifiable information from your child. For example, first name, age, and name of school or class may be personally identifiable.  

• If your child sends us an e-mail with a question or comment, or enters one of our contests,an automated response may be sent using his or her e-mail, but itr will not store it for future communications.

  If we know that your child is under the age of thirteen, we will collect your permission offline (by postal mail, fax or phone) before we mail any prizes or share your child's personal information with anyone else.

• If your child submits stories, artwork, comments or anything else to us that is posted on our site, he or she will be identified only by first name and age.

• If you or your child localize on pbskids.org, a cookie will tell us your station's call letters. PBS only keeps track of how many computers choose each station. No personal information is stored in the cookie, even if you have entered your name or email address on other parts of PBS Online.

We also promise to help children, their families and communities find the information they need to use the Internet safely and responsibly. When a page on PBS 39 Kids site is partially funded by outside sponsors, we will mark any underwriter logos with a "sponsored by" tag. We select our underwriters carefully, to ensure that the company's products and services fit PBS 39 standards. PBS 39 Kids site will not contain advertisements promoting e-commerce.

With areas on PBS.org like TechKnow's "You Be the Judge" and "Get Your Web License," as well as our "Know Before You Go" Web literacy tips, we will continue to empower children by helping them to make informed choices.

You and your child's use of this site are conditioned on your having accepted these terms. You should check back at 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.

We want to make this site a place where families can surf together, and where parents and caregivers are happy to have their children interact, learn and play. If you have any comments or questions, we're happy to hear them. This is, after all, a site provided for you..

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, send us an e-mail at PBS 39 or you may call and or write to:

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Phone: 610.867.4677    Fax: 610.867.3544