Winniethehorsegentler.com encourages your parents to check and monitor your use of email and other online activities, and we urge you to ask your parent or guardian before giving personal information to any web site.  We have created this policy to explain why we ask you for information when you become a member, the types of information we gather, how it is used and how you or your parent can change or delete your information.

We Protect Kids' Privacy

In keeping with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA, Winniethehorsegentler.com limits the collection of personal information from kids.  For example, Winniethehorsegentler.com does NOT ask for a telephone number, and asks for an address only after first sending a verification email to the child's parent or legal guardian, and receiving a confirmation email back from them.  Winniethehorsegentler.com will not intentionally post, sell, rent or disclose your personal information to third parties.

Why Do We Collect Any Information?

By becoming a member at Winniethehorsegentler.com, and providing basic information to us, we can personalize Winniethehorsegentler.com to truly make it your community.  You will also need to provide certain information to allow us to send you gifts and prizes for your participation in some of our interactive areas.  We will send you an email requesting that information and will only send you a gift or prize upon receipt of that information.

How We Collect and Use Information

We ask for the following information when you join Winniethehorsegentler.com:

These things are required:

* Your first name
* Your email address
* Your age
* Your parent's email address

We also give you an opportunity to receive updates via email.

We ask for a parent or guardian's email address in keeping with standard safety guidelines and COPPA. This allows us to let your parents know that you've joined Winniethehorsegentler.com and to tell them about our privacy policy.

Your email address is required to join Winniethehorsegentler.com and to receive our email updates.  If you (or your parent/guardian) no longer wish to receive these messages, you can unsubscribe using the instructions provided at the end of the messages.

Passive Data Collection

Cookies are small data files that your browser may place on your computer when you visit different web sites to mark that you have been there.  These cookies help us collect aggregate data about the number of visitors to our site, how long they stay, what features and web site activities are used the most often.  Cookies also help us determine general information about the types of computers, browsers and operating systems that are used to view our site - so that we can make sure that the technology we use to create our features can be viewed by our users.  You may choose to set up your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent - but if you don't have a Winniethehorsegentler.com cookie, it may limit our ability to customize and improve our features.  Again, this information is only collected by Winniethehorsegentler.com for internal purposes.

Links to Other Sites

It is important to note that Winniethehorsegentler.com contains links to sites outside Winniethehorsegentler.com.  These sites may not follow the same privacy policies as we do.  They may also send their own cookies to your computer and collect data and make use of it in ways that Winniethehorsegentler.com would not.

How We Protect Personal Information

Winniethehorsegentler.com has established appropriate electronic, physical, contractual and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online to prevent unauthorized access, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the correct use of information.

You Have a Choice:

To Change Your Information or to Cancel Your Account.

In keeping with COPPA and Winniethehorsegentler.com's belief in fostering family decisions about Internet use, members and parents may modify, review or delete account information at anytime.  To change your account information, please go to the home page on Winniethehorsegentler.com and click on the link to change your account info.  To cancel your account, follow the directions in the introductory email we sent you when you first registered for Winniethehorsegentler.com.  Please remember that when sending an email to us you must use the email address that you provided during registration so we can verify who you are.

If you have any questions about our information practices and privacy policy, you may send a letter to us at Tyndale House Publishers c/o Winniethehorsegentler.com, 351 Executive Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188).

Winniethehorsegentler.com does not sell your personal information to third parties. You can get more information about cookies and how to modify or cancel your account above.

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Further Note to Parents:

The Internet offers a world of opportunity for children.  Your guidance and involvement are essential to help ensure that children have a safe and rewarding online experience.  We encourage you to the visit The Direct Marketing Association's web site (www.the-dma.org) http://www.the-dma.org and explore the Get CyberSavvy! Program.  Get CyberSavvy! helps families learn how information flows online so they can use the Internet in ways that protect their privacy and well-being.  It also contains a number of valuable resources to help parents and children be aware of and express their preferences about information that is collected online and how it is used.  Your efforts to instill responsible information practices will help steer your children to age-appropriate sites, and will go a long way toward ensuring that your children have enriching experiences online.

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