CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

The following paragraphs summarize MDSI Branded eMail's policy regarding the collection and use of personal information about children.

Types of personal information collected: Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), "personal information" is defined as individually identifiable information such as a first and last name, a home or other physical address including street name and city or town, an e-mail address, a telephone number, a Social Security number, or persistent identifiers such as customer or processor serial numbers held in a cookie, where the identifier is associated with individually identifiable information. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored in a designated file on a user's computer. MDSI usually does not collect personal information, as defined under COPPA. We collect and use only as much information about children as necessary for the activity, and do not condition participation in any on-line activity on the disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary. Occasionally, we use cookies to store pertinent user information during a session.

Use of personal information: We use the information we collect from children only for internal business purposes, and/or to give credit to children for work they have created. We contact children by e-mail only in response to their requests for information or assistance. MDSI uses cookies solely for the purpose of holding information during on-line sessions (for example, to hold answers to on-line quizzes for short-term storage, or to create an ID for use in a multiple-session assessment). If, however, a child voluntarily discloses personal information—such as a name or e-mail address—on bulletin boards or in chat areas that are accessible to other users, then such information could be collected and disclosed by others. MDSI cannot take any responsibility for such collection or disclosure.

Involvement of parents: In accordance with the provisions of COPPA, we will notify parents when collecting personal information from children, and will seek parental consent before collecting, using, and/or disclosing certain personal information from children. A parent may review and have deleted their child's personal information, and may refuse to permit further collection or use of their child's information by contacting MDSI (information listed below). Parents may consent to our collection and use of their child's personal information without consenting to the disclosure of that information to others.

Parental Review

Parents can review the information that we have collected from their children online, prevent the further use or maintenance of such information, or direct the deletion of their children's personal information by:

• Calling us at the telephone number provided below

• Emailing us at the below address

• Writing to us at the above address

Accountability - If you feel that MDSI, or any site, is not living up to its stated information policy, you may contact:

MDSI's Department of Ethics and Consumer Affairs at