Compliance with COPPA

[Mimi]

Hey all!

To fully comply with COPPA (The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), anyone under the age of 13 must have their parents contact me through email to authorize their child's use of the forum.

They should fully view the website and the rules for posting. If necessary, the parent may request to create a forum identity and they may browse the forum before giving consent.

This should bring us fully into compliance with COPPA. However, the text on the regulations is a little obscure. I certainly am not trying to mislead anyone or anything, I just do not fully understand all the language of COPPA.

Parents are encouraged to please read over COPPA for themselves here and then proceed with the steps I outlined above.

You can find my email contact information here.

Thanks!