YOUTHLINE USA is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its online visitors. This policy statement provides our visitors with a brief understanding of the measures we have taken to provide a safe environment for everyone.

Any personal information collected is submitted on a voluntary basis only. We insist that any children visiting our site always ask for parental consent before providing personal information to us.

There are times when we request personal information. Specifically we ask for name, address, age, e-mail or phone number in connection with our contests, games, surveys, contributions (i.e. artwork, poetry/stories, editorials) subscription registrations, and visitors' requests for additional information.

Unless we indicate otherwise, personally identifiable information will be used solely by YOUTHLINE USA or its agents for internal purposes, and will not be sold or otherwise transferred to third parties.

In addition to some "identifiable" information, we also collect "non-identifiable" information. By this we refer to information about our site visitors (i.e. what web browser they use, or what Internet provider they use) that cannot possibly lead to the identification of an individual user. This information is used to determine how many people visit our site, and which sections of our site are most popular. This information is used for making improvements on the web site in order to better provide our visitors with a great online experience.

YOUTHLINE USA ensures that all information received via the Internet is secure against unauthorized access. This information is kept in a secure environment, outside of the reach of direct connection to the Internet. This means that only YOUTHLINE USA personnel will ever see the information, unless otherwise indicated.

One of the features that we offer is suggestions of sites for our readers/visitors to browse. These sites, while initially visited by YOUTHLINE USA personnel, may be independently owned, and therefore their content is beyond the control of YOUTHLINE USA, Inc. The content of these web sites may be constantly changing, and therefore we recommend that children check with their parents or teachers before surfing to new sites.