KIDS CARE ONLINE is committed to respecting the privacy of our users. We strive to provide a safe, secure user experience. This Privacy Statement sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to all of our Web sites (unless a different privacy statement is specifically made applicable). By using a KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Statement. Your data will be stored and processed in whole or in part in the United States. If you access a KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site outside the United States, your usage of that site constitutes consent to the transfer of your data out of your country and to the United States. Our sites contain links to other Web sites over which we have no control. KIDS CARE ONLINE is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other Web sites to which you choose to link from a KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those other Web sites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the information we collect on a KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site, and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion. Collection and Retention of Information In some areas of our Web sites, KIDS CARE ONLINE requests or may request that you provide personal information, including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, social security number, contact information, billing information and any other information from which your identity is discernible. In other areas, KIDS CARE ONLINE collects or may collect demographic information that is not unique to you such as your ZIP code, age, preferences, gender, interests and favorites. Sometimes we collect or may collect a combination of the two types of information. Examples of areas on KIDS CARE ONLINE Web sites where we collect personal or combined personal and demographic data are pages where you sign up to use a service, or purchase a product/service. In addition, KIDS CARE ONLINE may indirectly collect information about you when you use certain third party services on our Web site. Such information will be subject to, and treated in accordance with, the policies and practices described in this Statement. We also gather or may gather certain information about your use of our site, such as what areas you visit and what services you access. Moreover, there is information about your computer hardware and software that is or may be collected by KIDS CARE ONLINE. This information can include without limitation your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. KIDS CARE ONLINE may sometimes afford you the opportunity to provide descriptive, cultural, behavioral, preferential and/or life style information about yourself, but it is solely up to you whether you furnish such information. If you do provide such information, you are thereby consenting to the use of that information in accordance with the policies and practices described in this Statement. For example, such information may be used for the purpose of determining your potential interest in receiving email or other communications about particular products or services. Please remember that if you post any of your personal information in public areas of KIDS CARE ONLINE, such information may be collected and used by others over whom KIDS CARE ONLINE has no control. We are not responsible for the use made by third parties of information you post or otherwise make available in public areas of KIDS CARE ONLINE. At our discretion, we retain indefinitely all the information we gather about you in an effort to make your repeat use with us more efficient, practical, and relevant. Of course, you can correct or update your portfolio at any time. Moreover, you can delete your portfolio from our online database or close your KIDS CARE ONLINE account at any time, in which event we will remove all our copies of your portfolio and KIDS CARE ONLINE account profile information except for an archival copy which is not accessible on the Internet. Cancellation of the service does not give you the right to obtain any refunds or partial refunds. Your services are prepaid for the timeframe agreed, and your cancellation is at your own risk with no refund process, either expressed or implied. Use of Information by KIDS CARE ONLINE We use the information we gather on a KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site, whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the purpose of operating and improving the KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the products and services that we offer. We may also use the information we gather to inform you of other products or services available from KIDS CARE ONLINE or its affiliated companies or to contact you about your opinion of current products and services or potential new products and services that may be offered. (The term "affiliated companies" is defined in the section of this Statement entitled "Contact Information.") We may use your contact information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the KIDS CARE ONLINE site, such as new KIDS CARE ONLINE information which may be of interest to you. The nature and frequency of these messages will vary depending upon the information we have about you. In addition, at the time of registration for KIDS CARE ONLINE, you have the option to elect to receive additional communications, information and promotions including, but not limited to, free informational newsletters from KIDS CARE ONLINE relating to topics that may be of special interest to you, such as childcare newsletters. We have an area where you can submit feedback. Any feedback you submit in this area becomes our property, and we can use such feedback (such as success stories) for marketing purposes or contact you for further information. Disclosure of Information to Others We do not disclose to third parties your personal information, combined personal and demographic information or information about your use of a KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site (such as the areas you visit or the services you access), except as set forth in the following four subparagraphs: (i.) We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure. For example, if you indicate that you would like to receive information about the products or services of third parties at the time you register for a KIDS CARE ONLINE portfolio, we may supply your contact information to third parties such as service providers, data aggregators, marketers or others for the purpose of sending you e-mail or otherwise communicating with you. We may use data we have about you (such as the interests and preferences you have expressed) to determine whether you might be interested in the products or services of a particular third-party (ii.) We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our Web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These companies and individuals will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party. (iii.) We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of KIDS CARE ONLINE or its affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public. (iv.) We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of KIDS CARE ONLINE's business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, in the event KIDS CARE ONLINE becomes the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, KIDS CARE ONLINE or its trustee in bankruptcy may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the bankruptcy court. KIDS CARE ONLINE may also share aggregated anonymous information about visitors to each of its Web sites with its clients, partners and other third parties so that they may understand the kinds of visitors to KIDS CARE ONLINE's site and how those visitors use the site. Membership Profiles Since KIDS CARE ONLINE is a promotion site, we give you the option of putting your portfolio in our database. We attempt to limit access to our searchable portfolio database (or copies thereof) only to interested parents soliciting childcare services, registered industry professionals, as well as law enforcement and national security agencies, but cannot guarantee that other parties will not gain access to this database. We are not responsible for the use made of portfolios by third parties who access such portfolios while they are in our searchable database. You may remove your portfolio from our searchable database at any time. However, others who have access to that database or to obtain a copy of that database, as well as parties who have otherwise gained access to the database, may have retained a copy of your portfolio in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use or privacy of portfolios in these instances. Updating Your Information You may review, correct, update or change your KIDS CARE ONLINE portfolio information at any time by submitting changes to our office (subject to provisions of the membership package to which you have subscribed. If you opted to receive newsletters, commercial e-mails or other communications from KIDS CARE ONLINE or third parties at the time you registered with KIDS CARE ONLINE, but subsequently change your mind, you may opt-out by updating your portfolio as described above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt-in. Security KIDS CARE ONLINE has implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. When you place an order online at KIDS CARE ONLINE, your credit card information is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") protocol. SSL makes it difficult for your credit card information to be intercepted or stolen while being transmitted. KIDS CARE ONLINE uses a service company to process its credit card transactions. For further information on this company's privacy and security practices, please contact us. Children KIDS CARE ONLINE is not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Changes to Privacy Statement If we decide to change our Privacy Statement for KIDS CARE ONLINE, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. If at any time, you have questions or concerns about KIDS CARE ONLINE's Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at support@kidscareonline.com. Contact Information MILLENNIUM MEDIA GROUP is the legal entity which determines the purposes and means of processing the information gathered at the KIDS CARE ONLINE Web sites. The information we gather on any KIDS CARE ONLINE Web site may be shared within KIDS CARE ONLINE and its affiliated companies. We welcome your comments concerning this Privacy Statement. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us by e-mailing us at support@kidscareonline.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem. Thank you for using KIDS CARE ONLINE.