PBS KIDS Sprout, an entity of Children’s Network, LLC (“Sprout”), is the first and
only multi-platform service (on-air, on-demand, and online) devoted to preschool
children and their parents, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sprout for Parents is
an online destination where parents can learn, share, and be inspired, available
at www.SproutforParents.com (“SproutforParents.com” or “Website”). This Privacy
Policy applies to this Website and does not apply to other Sprout products or services.
SproutforParents.com is directed to, and intended for, residents of the United States
who are at least eighteen (18) years old.
We are committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of users of this Website.
Collection and Use of Information
We or our service providers who provide support for the operations of our Website
collect personal information that you voluntarily provide on this Website.
Sprout uses the information collected on this Website to provide users access to
SproutforParents.com features and activities, which may include participating in
blogs, signing up to receive newsletters, and to improve our services. We also use
this information to communicate with you and carry out your requests, including
providing you with promotional emails or postal mail about Sprout and third parties.
By contacting Sprout customer service at info@SproutforParents.com users may opt
out of receiving promotional communications from Sprout.
Newsletters and Sprout Announcements
Sprout may use email addresses or postal mail addresses provided by a user to provide
the user with newsletters and other special announcements from Sprout. Users can
choose to cancel their receipt of these features by contacting Sprout customer service
at info@SproutforParents.com or through the “unsubscribe” link at the end of each
email sent to users.
Contests and Sweepstakes
Sprout may offer users the opportunity to enter contests and sweepstakes on this
Website. We may request that a user provide name, address, telephone number, and
email address to participate in a contest or sweepstakes. The information collected
will be used to conduct the contest or sweepstakes, to notify users that they are
a winner, and, if a user is a winner, the user’s name, hometown, and home state
may be announced on SproutforParents.com, Sprout television programming, or in other
Sprout promotional materials. Sprout may also offer contests and sweepstakes sponsored
by third parties. In the event that Sprout will share personal information about
a user with a third-party sponsor of a contest or sweepstakes, Sprout will provide
notice in the entry process that entry information may be shared. Use and disclosure
of such entry information with third-party sponsors is governed by the privacy policies
of those third parties, and is not the responsibility of Sprout.
Cookies
SproutforParents.com may use “cookies” or other technologies to collect information
to enhance your experience with this Website. A cookie is a small text file that
is placed on your computer that collects information about your use of this Website,
such as the pages visited, the date and the time of a visit, etc. Sprout makes
reasonable efforts to limit its designated service providers' use of cookies or
other technologies in the same manner as set forth in this paragraph. Any information
collected by the cookies used by Sprout cannot be used to identify you, nor will
such information be associated with personal information. Most browsers are set
to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to
disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. The help function
on most browsers contains instructions on how to set your browser to notify you
before accepting cookies or to disable cookies entirely. However, it is possible
that some parts of this Website will not function properly if you disable cookies.
In serving the advertisements that you see on this Website, Sprout or our service
provider may place or recognize a unique cookie on your computer. Information about
your visits to this Website is used to serve the advertisements. For more information
about DoubleClick Inc., who assists Sprout with display of advertisements on this
Website, including its use of cookies, as well as its instructions on how to "opt
out" of its use of cookies, please click here.
Disclosure of Information
Sprout may disclose your personal information and other information that we collect
about and from you to third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure
is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to judicial process or to the extent permitted
by law; (b) take precautions against liability; (c) protect the security or integrity
of this Website, including to enforce the terms of use of this Website, or (d) protect
the safety of others. Sprout may also disclose this information to provide you with
the services or products requested by you, including allowing a purchaser of a Sprout
division, or Sprout as a whole, to use your personal information to continue to
serve you. Sprout may also disclose this information to partners of SproutforParents.com
who are interested in serving you, including by providing you with the service or
product requested by you. Sprout may also share your personal information with carefully
selected third parties interested in serving you. Use and disclosure of such information
is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties, and is not the responsibility
of Sprout. You may instruct us at any time not to share this information with such
third parties by contacting customer service at info@SproutforParents.com. We may
use or disclose on this Website, or on any Sprout website, in Sprout’s television
programming, or Sprout promotional materials the contents of any material that you
submit, post, upload, or otherwise make available on this Website (such as your
blog entries). In addition, Sprout may disclose information to its service providers
who have agreed to not use or disclose the information for any other purpose and
whose role is to provide support for the operations of this Website (e.g., to conduct
contests and sweepstakes or to provide email newsletters). Sprout may share non-personal,
aggregate information about our users with third parties, such as advertisers, content
providers, and business partners.
Security
Sprout has established and maintains reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality,
security, and integrity of personal information collected through this Website.
Links to Third Party Sites
SproutforParents.com may contain links to an advertiser's, business partner's, or
third party's site. These other sites are governed by their own privacy policies,
which may be substantially different from ours. Visitors to other sites should review
the privacy policies and information collection practices of those sites. Use and
disclosure of information by third parties is governed by the privacy policies of
those third parties, and is not the responsibility of Sprout.
Questions, Comments, & Concerns?
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please
contact us at:
PBS KIDS Sprout
PO Box 288
Fort Washington, Pa 19034
info@SproutforParents.com
Changes to Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is subject to change. Please review this Privacy Policy so you
will always know what information is collected and how it is used. Changes to this
Privacy Policy will be effective upon posting.
Last Updated: February, 2008