Hi Kidz, and welcome to your Internet Safety page!
Unfortunately these days, there are some bad people out there that we have to always be on the lookout for. Especially when you're on-line.

But you can play it safe and cool by always following these 9 EASY steps! So read on and become part of our Online Safety Patrol!

1. Whenever you're in a chat room, or on a bulletin board, or even just talking to an online pen-pal, never give out your last name or family name, and never give out your home address or phone number! Remember, this person may not be who they say they are!

2. Don't tell other kids your screen name, user ID or password. Those are a secret!

3. When you visit a Web site, take a look at its Privacy Policy. Learn how it uses the information you give it.

4. Always try to surf the Internet with your parents. If they aren't available, talk to them about the sites you're visiting. They may have heard something you haven't yet.

5. Remember when I said to check out a Web site's Privacy Policy? Well, talk about that with your parents too. That way, each of you can know what information the site collects about you and what it plans to do with it.

6. Web sites MUST get your parent's permission before they collect many kinds of information from you. That's the law. And you can help police them by making sure they follow it.

7. If a Web site has information about you that you and your parents don't want it to have, your parents can ask to see the information—and have it deleted or erased if they want.

8. When you participate in activities on a site, they are not suppose to collect more information than they need about you. Most times, you should be able to participate in activities on-line without even having to give any information about yourself.

9. And always remember—If a site ever makes you feel uncomfortable or asks for more information than you want to give, just leave. Your safety is way more important!

So there you have it kidz. 9 EASY steps to follow! Make sure you start them today—and always remember to follow them. After all, we want to keep all our Kidz Club members Safe and Cool!

Now go ahead and have some fun!