1. Introduction: PB Kidz, Corp. ( PB Kidz) takes great pride in providing a safe, fun and educational experience while building strong relationships with its users. That being said, PB Kidz strives to protect the privacy of its users and treat any personal information with the utmost care and respect. Moreover, PB Kidz works hard to provide its users with a significant level of control over his/her privacy and the use of any personal information. This Privacy Policy is designed to inform our users about our privacy procedures, the types of information we gather, and the methods of its use. Moreover, PB Kidz recognizes the heightened need to specifically protect the personal information of children using www.allstarbuddies.com. PB Kidz does not knowingly collect personally identifiably information from children under 13 years of age. It is PB Kidz’s requirement that any children under 13 must have their parent or guardians permission to access and use the Website. Specifically, to protect our users under the age of 13 we comply with the guidelines set forth in the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Generally, COPPA requires that PB Kidz provides information to parents and legal guardians about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children. Moreover, COPPA requires that we obtain the consent of parents or legal guardians in order for children to use certain features of www.allstarbuddies.com. If you would like to learn more about COPPA please visit the Federal Trade Commissions Website at www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy.
Children can gain limited access to, play games, and view certain content on the www.allstarbuddies.com Website without the need to provide any personally identifiable information. PB Kidz generally does not collect any personally identifiable information unless a user specifically registers for an account. To register a user only needs to provide his/her first name, date of birth, player name and parents or legal guardians email address. Birth dates are primarily collected for the purposes of validation of the users age, but may also be used to provide special birthday offers. PB Kidz may also request permission, consent and email address information from a parent or legal guardian in order to send email related to a subscription directly to a user. As discussed below, PB Kidz may also collect personal information from parents or guardians as part of a users access to certain subscription-only features, products or services. These may include instant messaging, email, message board posting, or other similar activities. Only after consent is given will a user be allowed access to such features, products and services. Please be aware that a users participation with such activities or features may provide PB Kidz with additional information, including the content of postings or messages, which may be linked to the users registration or account information.
PB Kidz sends and an email to the parent or guardian of any user under 13 years of age if the user registers or enters into a sweepstakes, contest, promotion or special offer. The parent or guardian then may advise PB Kids if they do not consent to the registration or other entry. If PB Kidz does not receive a refusal of consent or other parental or guardian inquiry within 48 hours, permission is deemed to be given. Moreover, once consent is given or deemed to have been provided the user will be allowed to access, register or enter other promotions without further parental notice. However, if a user wins any sweepstakes, contest or promotion where the prize is in a tangible (non-digital or virtual) form, PB Kidz will provide the parent or legal guardian with notice at their email address and request a mailing address for the purpose of postal delivery of the prize or award. Additionally, PB Kidz may reference on its Website a winner s first name, city and state of residence.
2. Personal Information Collected:
PB Kidz collects user information in a variety of ways but has a strict policy of requesting no more personally identifiable information than necessary for a user to access and play the games on the Website.
Registration: At the time a user activates his/her account, PB Kidz requires that the user provides their name, date of birth and the state/province of residence. Since this information is not sufficient to contact or identify a user offline this category of information is not considered to be personally identifiable. Additionally, as part of the account activation process, the user is asked to provide a separate player name for their virtual athlete. PB Kidz strongly advises its users to not use any personally identifiable information as part of their player name.
Promotions: From time to time PB Kidz may present special offers, contests, sweepstakes or other promotions. In order to enter into said promotions, a user may need to provide additional personal information. To the extent that PB Kidz intends to share such information with any third party involved in the promotion, such information and shared use will be specifically described as part of the terms of any offer, contest, sweepstakes or promotion.
Surveys and Feedback: PB Kidz is committed to providing the best entertainment and educational experience to its users. Therefore, PB Kidz may request information or feedback from users as part of surveys or other feedback requests as part of its continuing work to make the Website the best it can be. PB Kidz may use non-personally identifiable information to improve the look, functionality and content of the Website or to personalize user experience, products, programs and service offers.
User Generated Content: PB Kidz encourages users to submit their original ideas, artwork or other materials, in compliance with the terms of use for the Website. That being said, PB Kidz retains full control and determination of whether and how such submissions are used.
Emails from You: If a user contacts PB Kidz by email, PB Kidz will use the personally identifiable email address information only to respond to the specific inquiry. To the extent PB Kidz also requests a parent s or legal guardians email address in response to such contact, it will only use the email address for the purpose sending notices, responding to inquiry or otherwise complying with COPPA.
Emails from Us: PB Kidz may allow its users to request receipt of special announcements and correspondence, including newsletters, virtual greetings, promotional offers and other messages. The messages may contain registration information, additional Website features or other All Star Buddies information. As discussed herein, at any time the user, parent or legal guardian may exercise its right to opt-out or cancel the consent to collect information for these purposes.
Cookies: PB Kidz may use software technology called cookies which consist of small text files stored in a computers internet browsers to assist us in providing users with the highest level of service. A user has the option of setting their internet browser to accept, reject, or provide notification of a Websites use of a cookie. Cookies do not consist of personally identifiable information per se but could be used to connect a user with personal information, such as an email address. Unless the user sets its internet browser to reject the use of a cookie, PB Kidz may use them for various uses including recording and saving password information and determining number and retention of users on the Website.
IP Address: When users access the Website, PB Kidz collects some non-personally identifiable information concerning the computer used for access, such as an Internet Protocol ( IP) address and the type of computer operating system (e.g., Windows Vista, Windows XP or Mac OS) being used. An IP address is the set of numbers that every computer is assigned by the specific Internet Service Provider ( ISP). These numbers allow a server to automatically identify a users computer and PB Kidz may use it to help diagnose server problems or otherwise to administer the Website. PB Kidz may also use technology to track access and traffic patterns within the Website. This information may be used to maintain a users virtual athletes status in the All Star Buddies world. PB Kidz may also use this information to determine which areas of www.allstarbuddies.com are the most enjoyed or accessed by users.
3. Third Party Disclosure: It is the policy of PB Kidz not to share any personally identifiable information with a third party for the purposes of marketing. All pertinent information collected will only used to provide services related to All Star Buddies. From time to time PB Kidz may engage third parties for technical, processing or other services related to www.allstarbuddies.com, however, PB Kidz will use all reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that such parties are obligated to keep the information secure and confidential. PB Kidz may disclose personal information to the extent necessary to enforce our terms of use, or to otherwise protect the rights of users of the site. Moreover, to the extent necessary to comply with court orders or with requests by law enforcement or governmental agencies, PB Kidz may provide personally identifiable information to the required third parties.
Sale of Business or Assets: In the event that all or substantially all of PB Kidz's assets are sold, given, or otherwise transferred to another entity, all user information collected as part of access to and use of the Website would likely be transferred to that entity as well.
Hyperlinks: The Website may contain hyperlinks and pointers to other sites on the internet that may be maintained by third parties. These other sites may use cookies, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information using methods not confirming to PB Kidzs Privacy Policy. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by PB Kidz of any third-party site or any materials contained therein. PB Kidz does not control, and is not responsible for, the availability, accuracy, or currency of such third-party site or any information, content, products or services accessible from such third-party site. Therefore, PB Kidz recommends that you fully review the privacy policy of any particular site maintained by a third party provider.
4. Security: PB Kidz has attempted to incorporate reasonably appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures into its business and online systems to protect and prevent unauthorized use the information it collects on its users. Such methods include use of a firewall to prevent unauthorized access to our systems and information. While PB Kidz exercises reasonable care and due diligence in providing a secure conduit of information between your computer and our servers, PB Kidz cannot and does not guarantee the security of materials or information transmitted to us over the internet. Therefore, while PB Kidz will attempt to protect the transmission of any payment or credit card information using methods which comply with the industry standards, we accept no liability for any unintentional disclosure of same.
5. Financial Information: For full access to all of the features of the PB Kidz Website, which might include chat services or posting on message boards, PB Kidz requires additional verification of age or to confirm that parental or legal guardian permission has been obtained. Moreover, if you decide to purchase an enhanced subscription, additional information will also be required at the time of purchase. For the purposes of this section such additional actions or information may include credit card billing information, return of a signed consent form or providing the required information to a PB Kidz representative via email.
6. Contact Us: If you need further assistance, please send an e-mail with your questions or comments to info@allstarbuddies.com or write to PB Kidz at:
PB Kidz Corp.
1014-4 Grand Blvd.
Deer Park, New York 11729
7. Parental Review: At any time a user may send a postcard, letter or other correspondence to the PB Kidz Privacy Manager, at the address provided above, if he/she would like to access, update, amend or delete the personally identifiable information that PB Kidz has compiled. To protect our users privacy and security, PB Kids may institute an investigation to verify the identity of any individuals making an inquiry before providing any access to the personal information of our users. Therefore, included with any requested action that you wish PB Kidz to take, please ensure that you provide your email address and telephone number so that a PB Kidz representative may contact you or your parent or legal guardian if necessary.
8. Note to Parents: The entertainment, social networking and educational possibilities available through the internet offer a wealth of opportunity for children. As a parent or guardian your knowledge, involvement and guidance is essential to safeguard that children have a rewarding and fun experience. Your efforts to inform and ensure that your child follows responsible information practices will greatly ensure that your child has a safe and enriching experience with www.allstarbuddies.com and other online providers.
9. Effective Date: The Privacy Policy detailed herein is effective as of the 1st day of October, 2007, and applies to any and all information that you may have obtained from PB Kidz. PB Kidz reserves the right, at its full and complete discretion and without prior notice, to change, modify, amend, add, subtract, or otherwise remove portions of its privacy policy at any time and for any or no reason. Please periodically continue to check the privacy policy on www.allstarbuddies.com for any changes. Your continued access to and use of the Website after the posting of any amendments, deletions or other changes to the Privacy Policy will constitute you acceptance, acknowledgment and agreement to the respective changes.
