Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau joins the industry in recognizing that children, including young teens, may not be able to make informed choices about personal information requested online.

Accordingly, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau does not target children or teenagers (younger than eighteen years of age) for collection of information online. Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau does not solicit or collect customer identifiable information targeted at children and teenagers under eighteen and does not allow anyone else to do so on an Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau Web site. In addition, the editorial content of Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau Web sites designed for children will not knowingly promote or link to any third party Web site that collects customer identifiable information unless that Web site publishes a privacy policy that is easily accessible.

In addition, on all of its online services and Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau Web sites, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau will encourage children to seek the consent of their parents before providing any information about themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet.

Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau encourages parents to take an active role to protect the privacy and security of their children and to prevent the inappropriate use of information about their children. Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau supports the development of technologies that help parents to control the collection and use of personal information from children who use online services in their households.

Finally, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce & Kearney Visitors Bureau complies with all Federal laws and regulations, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires the consent of a parent or guardian for the collection of personally identifiable information from children under 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian.

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