b-wave portal - Policy for Kids' Safety

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General Considerations
Responsibility of Parents and Guardians
What have we done to improve safety of kids?
What can you do to improve your child safety in Internet?
www.bubblegumkids.com
Accountability of our Agents and Business Partners
Notification of Changes to these Policies
Questions regarding this Agreement
Related Documents

General Considerations

Our Sites and Services are designed so that they an be used by the entire family, except when otherwise specified. They are to be fun and easy to use and we try our best to make our content interesting and informative for a wide variety of users.

However, depending on the type of information available some of our sites or services may not be appropriate for minors. This document sets out the measures we have undertaken to ensure that minors view appropriate content and information from our sites or services.

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Responsibility of Parents or Guardians

Ultimately, and due to the easy access to Internet, the responsibility to limit browsing of certain sites and type of content lays on the hands of parents or guardians of minors. We strongly encourage parents and/or guardians to exercise this responsibility. We have provided pointers on how you can limit the risk of minors viewing inappropriate content. Parent and/or guardian supervision of the viewing or use of our sites or services is briefly described in our 'Terms of Use' in several sections: 'Use of our websites and Services', and 'Kids warning'.

Our 'Terms of Use' document requires any person under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a guardian who is over 18. A guardian is required to accept the conditions of the 'Terms of Use' on behalf of a minor. You, as a parent or guardian, should take responsibility for the type of content that the minor is either viewing or posting on our Site, or for the use of any of our services. Please refer to our 'Terms of Use' in the sections 'Type of Content Acceptable ' and 'Community Duties and Type of Content' to have a clear idea of the type of content which is not acceptable.

If you consider that another user may be in breach of the conditions contained in our 'Terms of Use', please notify us at policies@b-wave.com.au.

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What have we done to improve safety for kids?

We have taken reasonable measures to make your use and your children's use of our sites and services a safe one. For example,· we remind users that some of our sites and services may be only available to persons over 18 years unless accompanied by a guardian. This is specially necessary when using any of our chat rooms, e-mail lists or bulletin boards.

• We have laid detailed condition for the use of our sites and services;
• We provide opportunities to report any inappropriate content or user behavior;
• we may monitor certain aspects of our Site and Services in accordance with our Policy for Monitoring; and
• we have designed specific areas which have appropriate content for children.
• Please consult our safety tips for general guidelines.

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What can you do to improve your child safety in Internet?

• Please let us know if there is anything else you think we can do to improve children safety at kidssafety@b-wave.com.au;
• Be alert when supervising your children for any sign of abnormal behavior. If your child does not wish you to see what she/he is about, that may be a very normal and important developmental stage, but also may indicate that something is not right;
• Make sure that minors understand that over the Internet people may pretend to be other than who they really are. For example, they may pretend to be a different age or sex;
• Make sure that minors understand that there are risks associated with physically meeting someone they have met online;
• Make sure that minors understand that they should not give out any personal information about themselves, their family or friends such as full names, addresses, telephone numbers, their password or the name of their school;
• Make sure that minors understand that they should never accept offers of free or cheap goods without consulting you first.
• Be also alert of any unusual pattern of behaviors at times in which she/he is not in front of the computer, and try to see if they are related to Internet; and
• In general, use your common sense and experience.
• Finally, there are a number of software products which you can use to help protect minors from offensive content. Some of these are available online, others can be purchased through most computer retailers. Examples of these products are available online at http://www.aba.gov.au/family/family/tools.html.

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www.bubblegumkids.com

Visit our site for kids at www.bubblegumkids.com either directly or through links at www.b-wave.com.au or www.bubblegum-productions.com. This site has been designed with children in mind. The site, which has a format of a magazine on-line, includes educational games, educational material, stories, and community tools such as e-mail and help guides appropriate for minors. Its purpose is to entertain, educate, and encourage minors to be sensible to other people and nature in general.

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