Kids Universe is strongly committed to protecting the safety and privacy of young people interacting with the content on our website.

A Special Note For Parents

We encourage you to participate in your child's online experience and to monitor your child's online use. Please help us protect your child's privacy by instructing them never to provide personal information on this site or any other without your permission. The Kids Universe website adheres to the Privacy Act 1988 (amended 2000).

IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS POLICY WITH YOUR PARENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. CHILDREN UNDER 16 SHOULD GET YOUR PARENT'S PERMISSION BEFORE GIVING OUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO KIDS UNIVERSE OR TO ANYONE ELSE ON THE INTERNET.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to tell you what kind of information we may gather about you when you visit our site, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct this information. Our policy allows you to choose what kind and how much information you provide to us and to control how we use whatever information you give us. Our goal is to provide you with a satisfying experience while allowing you to control your privacy and to give you a means to voice any questions or concerns you may have.

Collection of information

Information is collected from you primarily to make it easier and more rewarding for you to use our services. How much of your personal information that you choose to disclose to Kids Universe is completely up to you.

Kids Universe collects two types of information. The first type is anonymous information. For instance, we may collect information to tell us that five thousand people visit this Privacy Policy today, but we do not know their names, where they live or their date of birth - they are 'anonymous' to us. Many of the individuals who access our services are anonymous to us.

The second type of information that Kids Universe collects is personal information. Kids Universe will collect personal information that lets us know the specifics of who you are such as your name, email address, post code, age, school, when you provide it to us . It is entirely your choice whether to respond to these questions or not. With this information, Kids Universe can provide a variety of personalised and enhanced services that are not available to anonymous users. These services may include sending you relevant information updates on Kids Universe, special offers, and for the purposes of entering your name in the draw to win prizes. We hope that you will find it beneficial to provide individually identifiable information about yourself to us because it will make our services more valuable to you.

Use of Anonymous Information

Kids Universe automatically gathers anonymous information to monitor the use of the Kids Universe website, the numbers and frequency of visitors to Kids Universe and its areas, very much like television ratings that tell the networks how many people tuned in to a program. We only use such data in the aggregate. This collective data helps us determine how much our audiences use parts of the site, so we can improve Kids Universe to assure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many users as possible. Kids Universe may publish or provide this aggregate data to other people.

Use and Disclosure of Your Information

The personal information collected by Kids Universe is used to ensure that information updates are delivered to you and that you are advised of any possible changes/cancellations that may occur in the event program. We may use the name and contact details you provide when you sign-up to the Kids Universe Club to advise you of other events or information in relation to our organisation. We may also provide this information to our major sponsors, who are governed by the Privacy Act 1988 (revised 2000) to keep you informed of any marketing oportunities or other events. If at any time you wish to be removed from our email list, please email info@KidsUniverse.NET.au with "REMOVE FROM EMAIL LIST" in the subject bar.

Disclosing your information

Kids Universe may engage third party contractors to perform services such as mail-outs or web-hosting which involve handling personal information. Kids Universe requires such contractors to comply with the National Privacy Principles and also takes reasonable steps to prohibit contractors from using personal information except for the purposes for which it was supplied.

Security

Kids Universe operates secure data networks that are designed to protect your privacy and security.

Complaints About Privacy

If you have any complaints relating to online privacy issues on our website, please notify Kids Universe at kidsclub@kidsuniverse.net.au While Kids Universe accepts no liability for any material or links posted to the service, we will investigate all complaints.

Kids Universe   is committed to protecting your online privacy when visiting our web site. We do not collect and keep any personal information online from you unless you volunteer it and you are 16 or older. We also do not collect and keep personal information online from children under the age of 16 without their parent's consent.

Ensuring we hold accurate information

Kids Universe takes reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information we collect and use is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However the accuracy of this information to a large extent depends on the information you provide. We recommend that you:

· Let us know if there are any errors in your personal information; and

· keep us up-to-date with changes to personal information such as your school or address.

You can access your personal information

You have a right to access your personal information. If you would like to do so, for security reasons, please make this request in writing and Kids Universe will provide you with access to your information which it holds unless there is an exemption which applies under the Privacy Act. Please contact us at kidsclub@kidsuniverse.net.au or (02) 9337 4416.

Kids Universe reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Notification will be provided by posting an updated version of the Privacy Policy on the Kids Universe website.

We want you and your family to have fun surfing our site and urge you and your family to follow common sense whenever disclosing personal information - on this site or anywhere on the Internet.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!