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Big BANG Ideas, LLC ("Big BANG Ideas") and its subdivision, big BOING, are strongly committed to the privacy of customers on our website, and particularly the privacy of children. We are providing this Privacy Policy to detail Big BANG Ideas' privacy and security measures with respect to personal information that we collect about you in connection with your use of our websites, www.bigbangideas.com, www.bigboing.com, www.rightbraintoys.com, and www.gnomads.net.
What Information Is Collected
It is our policy to create website content that requires minimum collection of information from our Members. There are few activities on our site where the collection of personally identifiable information is necessary. Those activities include things like registering at www.gnomads.net, purchasing products and sending e-mails or postcards from our sites. When personally identifiable information is collected, you will know because you will have to fill out a form. For most activities, we collect only your ZIP code, e-mail and age. When you make a purchase, we also collect your street and billing address, your phone number and credit card information. By law, we are not allowed to collect more information from children than is reasonably necessary for participation in an activity.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
Congress has enacted a law called the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) which is designed to protect children's privacy during use of the Internet. Big BANG Ideas has implemented the following practices, which are consistent with the guidelines provided by the Federal Trade Commission to date. Big BANG Ideas will continually monitor developments in this area and update our practices. If you would like more information about COPPA, please go to http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/.
Amendments
Big BANG Ideas may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you by e-mail regarding any material changes to our privacy and security practices. Please review all revisions to the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the website and the Reading Program after the date Big BANG Ideas has e-mailed such notices will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.
TRUSTe Certification
Big BANG Ideas is applying for certification from TRUSTe, which is an independent, non-profit organization that seeks to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This organization will review Big BANG Ideas' internal practices with respect to the collection and use of data from our site to ensure that this Privacy Policy accurately reflects our practices. Once they are satisfied that Big BANG Ideas' practices conform to this Privacy Policy, they will certify the Big BANG Ideas website. You can learn more about TRUSTe by visiting http://www.bbbonline.org and http://www.truste.org/.
Registration and Consent
Although users are able to access some areas of the website without registering, a parent or legal guardian must register and activate a Gnomads account in order for a child to use the the Gnomads Services, which include a collection of resources such as communications tools, uploading images and text, forums and personalizable content. You will be asked to submit certain personal information about your child and you as described in this Privacy Policy, and to authorize Big BANG Ideas to use that information in a limited number of ways. By providing your credit card number or submitting a signed consent form, you will have consented to Big BANG Ideas' collection and use of certain information directly from your child over the Internet as described below in the Frequently Asked Question: What Information Does Big BANG Ideas Collect Directly from My Child?
Passwords
During registration, you will be asked to select a password to access your account. Please keep your password confidential and do not share it with anyone else. You must use your password each time you log on to your personal Journal at www.gnomads.net as an Owner. In addition, you will need to use your password to review and change information about your child and you, as well as to edit content on your Journal. You and your child will be able to view your personal Journal by using your Gnomads name or serial number, but editing and participating in other services like the bulletin board, forums and contests requires use of your password.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the privacy or security measures at Big BANG Ideas, please contact:
Adam Tobin
Big BANG Ideas, LLC
480 Gate 5 Road, Suite 340
Sausalito, CA 94965
415.331.7557
Or e-mail us at: privacy@bigbangideas.com
Frequently Asked Questions
What Information Does Big BANG Ideas Collect Directly From My Child?
Nothing, other than non-personally identifiable information contained in cookies. Please see below for discussion of cookies.
What Information Does Big BANG Ideas Collect From Me and How Does It Use It?
Registration Information. In order for a child to participate in the www.gnomads.net site, we permit only parents or a legal guardian of that child to register at Big BANG Ideas. During the online registration process, we will collect your name, e-mail address, phone number and, possibly, your credit card information, including billing address. In order to register your child or children for www.gnomads.net, you will be asked to provide the child's e-mail address, if it differs from yours, gender, date of birth and the relationship of the child to you. We call this information "Registration Information."
How Big BANG Ideas Uses Registration Information:
- E-mail Address: We will use the e-mail address to send a confirmation e-mail at registration, as well as information and updates to the Gnomads Services. We may use your e-mail to contact you in case of legal requirements, if we are concerned about you or your child's use of the site, or in the event of any violation of the Terms of Service or Privacy Policies.
- Credit Card Information: In connection with a purchase of a product or verification of your age.
- Phone Number: We will use the phone number as an additional means of communicating with you if necessary.
- Relationship to Child: We will use this information for internal demographic profile purposes.
- Child's Date of Birth: We will use this information for internal demographic profile purposes.
- Child's Gender: We will use this information for internal demographic profile purposes.
- Secondary Uses: Big BANG Ideas may use Registration Information and other information in the form of aggregate, anonymous statistical information for demographic profiling.
Can I Opt Out of Providing Any of the Information Requested?
No. All of the information that we request is mandatory to ensure the program operates consistently and accurately. Big BANG Ideas does not collect any information that isn't necessary for your child to use the Reading Program.
Can I Review and Modify Information You Collect From Me?
You will have the opportunity to review and modify your Registration Information each time you log onto the Big BANG Ideas website using your password.
How Does Big BANG Ideas Protect My Information From Loss, Misuse or Alteration?
Big BANG Ideas has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. Big BANG Ideas will protect your personal information transmitted to us over the Internet by using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). SSL encrypts your information so that it is unreadable and safe. Your browser will automatically request the highest level of encryption that it can support (up to 128bits). Once we receive your transmission, we will store all information on secure servers behind a firewall. As a further security measure, all credit card information will be encrypted.
In addition, only the Big BANG Ideas management team and the lead engineers can access the information stored on these servers and in these databases. The Big BANG Ideas management team and engineers will continuously review and update the integrity of the website and the security of your personal information.
Will Big BANG Ideas Sell My Information to Third Parties?
Big BANG Ideas does not currently sell, trade or assign the information that it collects to third parties, such as mailing houses, market research firms, or advertisers. We, however, may aggregate the information that we collect from all users of the website to prepare (1) demographic profiles and (2) performance profiles regarding the progress of all children who use the Reading Room. Big BANG Ideas may share this aggregated information with advertisers, potential investors or marketing professionals. This aggregated information will be compiled and reported in the form of anonymous group statistics only.
In addition, as Big BANG Ideas continues to develop its business, it might sell some or all of its assets. In such transactions, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets. An acquiring company would be required to protect all information that Big BANG Ideas collects from users of the Big BANG Ideas website and Reading Program in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time.
With Whom Might Big BANG Ideas Share My Information?
Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, Big BANG Ideas will not disclose the information that it obtains from you to third parties without your express written permission, or where we believe, in good faith, that the law requires us to disclose the information.
Will Big BANG Ideas Send Me Unsolicited Promotional E-mails?
No, Big BANG Ideas will not send you unsolicited promotional e-mails.
Does Big BANG Ideas Use Cookies?
As a standard practice, Big BANG Ideas assigns a number to each user of the website to anonymously monitor site traffic patterns, site usage information and complete your web transactions in a secure manner. This random number is stored in a "cookie." A cookie is a small amount of data sent to your browser from our web server and stored on your computer's hard drive, then sent back to the server by your browser each time you access the website. Only Big BANG Ideas can access this cookie information and we never store sensitive information such as user names or passwords in cookies. Cookies enable us to temporarily store information about what pages you visit on the Big BANG Ideas website ("Tracking Information"). We use this Tracking Information to manage and administer our website. We also use cookies to store your user ID permanently. Big BANG Ideas does not, and cannot, use cookies to retrieve personal information from your computer.
The cookie also allows Big BANG Ideas to never log you off the site, so that each time you return, you never have to log in again. However, if you are using a shared computer such as one at a school, lab or library, be sure to log off after each session. This ensures that no one could then use the same computer to access your account.
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