WebWilds Privacy Policy

Last updated February 2008

WebWilds is committed to providing a fun, entertaining, and safe learning website for kids of all ages. We are dedicated to safeguarding any personal information collected online and to helping children and parents learn how to exercise control over personal information while exploring the Internet. We ensure that our privacy policy and our information practices adhere to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Principles and the Canadian federal and provincial privacy legislation. Because the majority of the visitors to this site are children, we take care that our content is suitable for children. In addition, we take special measures to help children protect their privacy while online. For example, we do not ask children to disclose more personal information than is necessary for them to participate in a particular activity, and we take efforts to eliminate or prevent children from posting contact information.

As we continue to offer our visitors new and different types of content and services, we may modify our practices from time to time. However, we will treat all personal information we collect in accordance with the privacy notice in effect at the time the information is collected.

1. The Information We Collect

We do not knowingly collect names and email addresses from children under 13. If needed we always require children under 13 to use a parent or guardians email address instead.

Additionally, when visitors come to our site, we automatically collect some non-personally identifiable "computer" information, such as the type of computer operating system (e.g., Windows XP or Mac OS), the user's "IP Address", the web browser (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer) being used, and information regarding the Internet service provider.

Finally, we collect personal and financial information from members as set out in Section 7 of this Privacy Policy, and also from customers of the WebWilds Shop. At WebWilds, we respect your personal privacy and we will never use your confidential customer information for any purpose other than processing payments to WebWilds or fulfilling your merchandise order. If at any time WebWilds offers purchase options the personal and financial information that you enter will be used only by our financial institution for the purpose of processing credit card payments made to WebWilds. This information will be safeguarded with extremely high, bank-level security and all credit card processing will be done using completely secure, industry standard encryption to secure and encrypt your credit card transaction and other personal information.

2. How We Use the Information

We do not keep any personal information we obtain beyond the time it is needed. Sometimes we use a visitor's email address to track usage and to ensure users are following the site's Term of Use.

We encourage users to submit their original artwork or other materials via email attachment. We do however, retain control of how all materials are used and displayed on the WebWilds website. Once the artwork or other material is received it is immediately processed and the email is deleted.

We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site, to personalize our visitors' experience on WebWilds, and to offer products, programs, and services. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer products, programs, or services.

We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's or other public agency's (including schools or children services) request or if we feel that such disclosure may prevent the instigation of a crime. Finally, we may disclose information to a prospective purchaser of WebWilds acquiring all or most of the assets relating to WebWilds, to the extent permitted by law.

We may transfer personal information and store it outside of the jurisdiction in which a member of WebWilds is located and, although such personal information will be protected by the security measures described in this privacy policy, it will be also be subject to local laws.

We will not use or transfer personally identifiable information in ways that are materially different from the ones described above without also providing parental notification of such practices and obtaining consent for any materially different uses.

3. Collection of Information for Third-Party Sites and Sponsors

WebWilds is proud of the fact that we do not allow third-party companies to solicit or advertise to our users. Our intention is to keep WebWilds free from any sort of non-WebWilds related content.

4. Cookies

WebWilds currently does not use a software technology called "cookies", but may choose at a future date to employ them. Cookies are small text files that we place in visitors' computer browsers to store their preferences. Cookies themselves do not contain any personally identifiable information. Although cookies could enable us to relate a visitor's use of this web site to personal information that a visitor has provided, such as an email address, we do not use them for this purpose. We do use "cookies" to determine how many visitors we have and how often they visit various sections of our site.

As you visit WebWilds.com, it is possible that several cookies will be set on your computer. WebWilds uses the information from cookies to deliver relevant local resources, remember browser preferences, and improve our visitors' experiences on the site. No personal information is ever stored in a WebWilds cookie, even if you have entered your name or e-mail address on other parts of WebWilds.

WebWilds does not sell information collected by cookies or use the information for commerce-related purposes. In addition, WebWilds will not filter content based on your preferences without permission.

5. Security

We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.

6. WebWilds Proceeds Support GLOBIO

A portion of the purchase price of your WebWilds puppet is donated by Folkmanis , Inc. to support GLOBIO . These proceeds support ongoing development of educational content in GLOBIO via a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each WebWilds puppet. GLOBIO uses these funds to create content such as Glossopedia which is free to every child via its website at www.globio.org .

In addition Folkmanis has made a generous grant to GLOBIO for the founding of the WebWilds.com website and initial development of the virtual world.

7. Financial Information

In the future WebWilds may offer optional fee-based features. If you decide to purchase any or all of these for your child or yourself, additional information will be required at the time of purchase. That information will not be stored by WebWilds and will only be stored by our financial institution for the purpose of processing payments made to WebWilds. That information will be safeguarded with extremely high, up-to-date, bank-level security and it will never be used for any other purposes.

8. Parental Review of Information

Parents, please send a letter or postcard to our Privacy Manager at the mailing address provided under Contact Us if you would like to do any of the following:

Access the personally identifiable information that WebWilds has collected online from your child, correct factual errors in such information, request to have this information deleted, or request that we no longer collect or maintain such information.

Please be sure to include your email address and a telephone number where we can reach you. To protect your child's privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting you access to the personal information that we collect and maintain about your child.

8. Contact Us

Contact the Privacy Department Director should you have any inquiries regarding the privacy policy and/or practices.

Your concerns regarding WebWilds’ privacy policy and practices are important. Direct your inquiry to the Privacy Director privacy@webwilds.com.

Mailing Address:

WebWilds: Attention Privacy Director
205 SE Grand Avenue, Suite 206
Portland, Oregon, 97214
USA

9. A Final Note to Parents

The Internet offers a world of opportunity for children. Your guidance and involvement are essential to help ensure that all children have a safe and rewarding online experience. We encourage you to visit the SafeKids.com site and look through the “Kids Rules” section together. Your time and effort to instill responsible information practices will help guide your children to age-appropriate sites and will help to ensure that your children have enriching experiences online.

10. Trademarks and Copyrights

WebWilds™, GLOBIO®, and Glossopedia™ are the registered trademarks of GLOBIO, Inc. a U.S. based nonprofit children’s educational organization (EIN #93-1320592). The name and logo are licensed to Folkmanis, Inc. for the purpose of creating, manufacturing and distributing puppets under the label WebWilds™. WebWilds.com, .net and .org are registered URLs under GLOBIO. Folkmanis™ is the registered trademark of Folkmanis, Inc.

11. Effective Date

The privacy policy set out above is effective as of February 1, 2008, and applies to all information previously obtained by WebWilds. WebWilds reserves the right to change its privacy policy at its sole discretion. WebWilds users will be informed of any such change by WebWilds posting a new privacy policy on the WebWilds website. The effective date of any change of privacy policy will be clearly marked.

If you have any questions please contact us.